According to the club's website, Gnabry's last first team appearance was in the Bayern Munich game last season.
According to the club's website, Gnabry's last first team appearance was in the Bayern Munich game last season.
Hearing that Sterling is stalling on a contract. I'd do a straight swap with Theo tbf... 100% a better player!
Arsene Wenger, the only football manager that got paid 8 million quid to do nothing but sit on his arse..
He seems tidy but isn't it a but early for those sort of comparisons? He's only been playing at youth level so there is still a way to go. A long way.Originally Posted by milla
Rate Gnabry higher than Ox. Germany youth team is short of striker and they use Gnabry as their CF. He is in the same mold Suarez and Alexis, very interesting prospect.
Wenger has been reluctant to put Theo on even as a late sub at times so I think whilst that may be a factor it is probably not the main reason. In fairness to Bellerin he has done a lot to on the positioning and tracking back side too....if Wenger is worried about him pairing with Theo, he should at least see if it can work and instruct them to be mindful of each other.
I've intermittently brought Gnabry up through the season but I have no idea why he is still nowhere to be seen.
Rate Gnabry higher than Ox. Germany youth team is short of striker and they use Gnabry as their CF. He is in the same mold Suarez and Alexis, very interesting prospect.
As I have often said....considering Giroud's form, our wide options and Welbeck's own aversion to playing wide, he has been very fortunate to play as many games as he has.....and yet so many believe Theo's minuscule involvement since he came back is totally justified.
Why not try a Sterling/Walcott swap. Sterling is from London area. Both have contract issues and we can throw £20m in as well.
Speaking of Theo, have a listen to the latest Tuesday Club podcast. Alan Davies pretty much nails it regarding him and also gives a very funny and interesting anecdote from the last time Theo's contract was up and he was talking to Wenger about it.
Can you really blame him though? Theo's not exactly the guy to bring on when you're 2 - 1 up and hanging on (which has happened in a lot of our games recently). He's not renowned for his industry and defensive hard work and that could have cost us; Rosicky or Ramsey anytime tbh.
Like I said in my previous post, it's up to him to develop his all round game to make him a more viable option to be picked regardless of the situation.
Think he's just still fully coming around from the injury. Luckily because of Ox's and Alexis' form this season, we've not really needed him much.
Also completely disagree with Milla's post about Gnarby being better than Ox. Alexis aside, Ox is probably the best of our wide attacking players. Just needs to sort out his composure in front of goal (ala Ramsey pre breakout) and he'll become one of the best players in the league. He's that good.
We should definitely consider the possibility. Assuming we get CL football and they don't, we're going to be a very attractive destination for him though reading up his supposed stalled contract talks with Liverpool, I get the feeling like Theo and his reps, he's very greedy for money. Guardian were reporting that he wants 150 K ...... not sure whether we could justify that given we've already got Ozil and Alexis near to or less to that.
I just finished listening to that. About 10 minutes ago. Supposed to be a training ground bust up with Wenger as well. Theo is gone and as said, if he's asking for more money, it's a poor time to do so.
The point is mainly that imo Theo should have been starting more games, never mind being the option to bring on with 10 minutes to go. People can slate him if they wish for his erratic finishing recently but his stats were pretty impressive before he got injured. I don't see any reason why they wouldn't be again. The players around him have improved as has Giroud.
Not sure how exactly Winterburn would be privy to that (may have spoken to another player) but it wouldn't surprise me if it was true.
Ala Gerrard on Sunday, Theo's probably frustrated with sitting on the bench but getting into a row isn't the solution. He should know that Wenger has on the whole been very fair and reasonable with him up to this point.
One of Theo's strengths is that he seems fairly intelligent, astute and pleasant so I'd like to think it was a one-off incident.
Regarding his wage demands, if Liverpool are baulking at paying their golden boy Sterling his wage demands, he must realise there's no way he'll even get the 100 K he's already getting here, there. Man City are probably the only realistic option but he'll just be stuck on the bench (like he is atm here) and probably go the way of a Scott Sinclair or <insert promising English talent they've ruined>.
The latest podcast has taken ages to arrive..... cheers for the heads up!
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