Joe Cole to Lille..... PLEASE let this mean we can have Hazard!!!
Park, Santos, Mertesacker, Hazard........ Cahill on a free next year?
Joe Cole to Lille..... PLEASE let this mean we can have Hazard!!!
Park, Santos, Mertesacker, Hazard........ Cahill on a free next year?
He'll fit right inOriginally Posted by up the arse
I've seen Mertersacker play quite a few times, and he's never impressed me. He's slow, his distribution is poor and positionally he's found wanting many times. Moreover, he's a defender who has to play extremely deep, because he's not the type who can nick the ball from an opposing striker and make interceptions. This may not be a bad thing, because the high line we play these days is extremely dangerous, but at the same time it allows the opposition more time in possession and prevents us from pinning them back in their half with the defenders pushing up.
Sure, he may be useful against teams like Stoke who play aerially, but against top quality sides like United, City, Liverpool etc, who keep the ball on the ground, I expect him to be like a rabbit caught in the headlights.
A poor signing IMO, and once against Wenger's gone for the cheap option rather than the option that would improve our defence appreciably (Cahill)
There are actually snails who move more quickly than Mertersacker, he's not a good defender, guess that's why Wenger wants him.
End of the waiting period
His lack of pace is seriously worrying. I remember a moment in the world cup when Rooney knocked the ball beyond him on the touchline and was just left for dead. He didn't even bother trying chase Rooney because he knows he has no chance of catching up. Football in the Premier League is played at a really high speed, so it'll be no surprise to see Mertersacker struggle badly to keep up.
Let's not forget, Wenger made Bould, Adams and Keown better footballers, and arguably better defenders too, and this didn't affect their ability to defend...
Never really rated this guy ever since I first saw him at the 2006 World Cup, many were very critical of him then, he's very slow but it's not just that I mean Adams was slow but he anticipated well, this guy doesn't.
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Joe Cole to Lille is a bit random!
Are they preparing for life without Hazard?
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