fab was and is a bloody great player, loved watching him pull the strings from midfield. if he was complemented with other players not caught up in attempting to do the same, we would've progressed by now.
we won't buy anyone in CM. not a soul. diaby, wilshere, ramsey, rosicky, ox, arteta, song, coq will all be rotated, which means we will buy upfront and maybe at the back but that is all.
Don't get me wrong. He's a cracking player. Really top draw.
I guess I just like a different style of football. I just think pace and power, and the stuff we've seen just recently, might not be as clever on the eye, but it just gives you so much more to shout about from the stands.
You're right, Fabregas ran the show, but that's the problem we had. To make that work, you needed another two or three players on the same level as him.
I prefer us playing as a team, like we are now I guess.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
He wasn't that good.![]()
To prove I'm not bitter, experienced saddos like myself will know I've been saying that on GW since 2007 when Hleb kept setting him up on a plate and he was a bit poor.
He was fantastic in the 09/10 season - true leader and evolved into Frankcesc Lampregas in terms of productivity. But last season and generally...nah. Nasri's better. And Jack's better than both (if not dead).
My dibdab is atroshious.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Amen to that bro.![]()
somebody put something in my milk
Ok so an update on this is that Almunia and a load of kids are gone and we sent Benayoun back.
Podolski and probably Giroud have been signed
RvP and Theo haven't signed new contracts yet
We haven't managed to shift any of the smelly timber we have yet
Miyachi is likely to go out on loan to Bolton for a season and is likely to be joined there by Damian Martinez as well.
So i make that like this (with spares)
Arsenal 1 -
---------------------Wjccuichui1nhjunbuc-----------
---Sagna----Mertesacker-------Vermaelen-------Gibbs
------------Song-------Wheelchair-----Arteta----
--Walcott---------------------------------Podoslki
------------------------RvP----------------------
Arsenal 2 -
------------------Flapianskid-----------------
---Jenko--------Kos-------Jo Djo-------Pie Santos-
---------Ramsey------Le Coq------Rosicky-------
--The Ox------------------------------Megamind-
----------------Giroud----------------------
Arsenal 1 looks good. Decent backup in the main, though I'd be happy to lose Fabianski and replace him with a keeper.