Gael Clichy, what to do?

jrthgooner · Post by **jrthgooner** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:03 pm

His form this year has been very patchy to say the least (as has been mentioned before). But what worries me most that almost every team we seem to play against is now targeting him.
Almost all of the problems seem to come from our left (this may be even more highlighted by the return to form of Sagne), his continual need to dive in and win the ball and failure to stop crosses is really making it worse for our already creaking defence!! He is still quick across the ground but that is not always going to get him out of trouble.
I don't want to blame him for all of the problems we are having but surely being as out of form as he is Gibbs must be given his chance to get a run of games under his belt and see if that makes us more solid

goonersid · Post by **goonersid** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:04 pm

jrthgooner wrote:His form this year has been very patchy to say the least (as has been mentioned before). But what worries me most that almost every team we seem to play against is now targeting him.
Almost all of the problems seem to come from our left (this may be even more highlighted by the return to form of Sagne), his continual need to dive in and win the ball and failure to stop crosses is really making it worse for our already creaking defence!! He is still quick across the ground but that is not always going to get him out of trouble.
I don't want to blame him for all of the problems we are having but surely being as out of form as he is Gibbs must be given his chance to get a run of games under his belt and see if that makes us more solid

No Gibbs has looked even more uncertain than Clichy.

1989 · Post by **1989** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:04 pm

Strange thread. Clichy has been brilliant last few games.

jrthgooner · Post by **jrthgooner** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:06 pm

I must have been watching a different game beacuse I don't feel he has played well

mikeyb772001 · Post by **mikeyb772001** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:07 pm

jrthgooner wrote:His form this year has been very patchy to say the least (as has been mentioned before). But what worries me most that almost every team we seem to play against is now targeting him.
Almost all of the problems seem to come from our left (this may be even more highlighted by the return to form of Sagne), his continual need to dive in and win the ball and failure to stop crosses is really making it worse for our already creaking defence!! He is still quick across the ground but that is not always going to get him out of trouble.
I don't want to blame him for all of the problems we are having but surely being as out of form as he is Gibbs must be given his chance to get a run of games under his belt and see if that makes us more solid

To be honest this is the least of the worries at Asrenal

1989 · Post by **1989** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:07 pm

jrthgooner wrote:I must have been watching a different game beacuse I don't feel he has played well

Clichy has been flawless for about 6 games now. Yes, he didn't have a great game at Newcastle especially in the second half but we have far bigger problems than him.

dm14 · Post by **dm14** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:41 pm

jrthgooner wrote:His form this year has been very patchy to say the least (as has been mentioned before). But what worries me most that almost every team we seem to play against is now targeting him.
Almost all of the problems seem to come from our left (this may be even more highlighted by the return to form of Sagne), his continual need to dive in and win the ball and failure to stop crosses is really making it worse for our already creaking defence!! He is still quick across the ground but that is not always going to get him out of trouble.
I don't want to blame him for all of the problems we are having but surely being as out of form as he is Gibbs must be given his chance to get a run of games under his belt and see if that makes us more solid

bit unfair to be honest as he doesnt get cover from whoever is playing in front of him but he has been much better than last season

Madd Mark · Post by **Madd Mark** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:28 pm

When you consider the job Jack and Song have been doing in the middle. In front of what I think is an underrated pairing of Koz and Djourou. Sagna keeping his "Mr. Reliable" act up on the right. I think "they" would end up focused on our left by default. It's true he doesn't get a lot of cover and he does worry me at times but he seems to be "on the up". Glad to see him keeping Evra out of the French team. Or maybe its just Evra keeping Evra out. Definitely a Dickhead that one.

Nasri8 · Post by **Nasri8** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:20 pm

I feel Clichy has been one of our more consistent performers over the last 5/6 weeks. Newcastle wasn't his best performance but with Rosicky playing infront of you it doesn't really help.

littlefire · Post by **littlefire** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:22 am

Nasri8 wrote:I feel Clichy has been one of our more consistent performers over the last 5/6 weeks. Newcastle wasn't his best performance but with Rosicky playing infront of you it doesn't really help.

Tomas Rosicky? He was playing?

Post by **REB** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:08 am

i thought gael had improved the last few games

enjibenji · Post by **enjibenji** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:06 am

in fairness to gael, he has been a lot better the past few months. lets just hope he continues that untill the end of the season

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