Szczesny to Barca?

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:06 pm

He's more than 'the best of a poor bunch'!! The lad, although still very young, has proven since getting into the first team that he is a quality keeper. He just happens to be handicapped by playing behind the worst Arsenal defence in living memory. Yesterday's mistake aside, he has been playing out of his skin so far this season and it's thanks mainly to the Pole that we're as high in the table as we currently sit!!

Post by **REB** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:17 pm

im with IHH on this. chesney made save after save yesterday before he conceded that bad goal but the guy is been made to work bloody harder then he should with the fucking way we defend as a team.

Chapman · Post by **Chapman** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:56 pm

I Hate Hleb wrote:He's more than 'the best of a poor bunch'!! The lad, although still very young, has proven since getting into the first team that he is a quality keeper. He just happens to be handicapped by playing behind the worst Arsenal defence in living memory. Yesterday's mistake aside, he has been playing out of his skin so far this season and it's thanks mainly to the Pole that we're as high in the table as we currently sit!!

Absolutely spot on Szczesny has been outstanding since the start of the season in spite of playing with the rubbish that masquerades as our defence! In the last year he has developed so much and is now already a very good goalkeeper. What people have to realise is that he is very young for a goalkeeper and will make mistakes, but he is learning in every game that he plays and will continue to develop as he gets more experience. What impresses me most about him is his singlemindedness and focus and you can be sure he won't beat himself up about the mistake yesterday. Up until then he'd made 3 fantastic saves that had kept us in the game. I can genuinely see him being one of the top 5 goalkeepers in the world within the next 3-4 years. In the meantime he will continue to improve, but also make the odd mistake as all GKs do. I just hope we can keep hold of him!

M-50 · Post by **M-50** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:59 pm

Szczesny out of the Polish squad due to back injury

surely not another?

SWLGooner · Post by **SWLGooner** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:04 pm

M-50 wrote:Szczesny out of the Polish squad due to back injury

surely not another?

Hope that's an 'injury'

enjibenji · Post by **enjibenji** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:10 pm

The ball moved at the very last moment, any keeper would have struggled with that...

rigsby · Post by **rigsby** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:30 pm

Indeed, his positioning was spot on until it quickly swung in the corner. Maybe he should have anticipated it better, but with these new balls its tough.

How anyone can question him is beyond me. Name one goal besides the one yesterday he's been at fault for??

worthing gooner · Post by **worthing gooner** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:35 pm

M-50 wrote:Szczesny out of the Polish squad due to back injury

surely not another?

Back injury!!! Theres a fooking suprise as he had to carry our defence yesterday.

arseofacrow · Post by **arseofacrow** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:35 pm

SWLGooner wrote:
M-50 wrote:Szczesny out of the Polish squad due to back injury

surely not another?
Hope that's an 'injury'

Yes, otherwise known as a Fergury. (Doesn't really work as I'd hoped)

1989 · Post by **1989** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:38 pm

Szczesny is one of a handful of our players who deserve to play for Arsenal.

Aaron11 · Post by **Aaron11** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:21 pm

enjibenji wrote:The ball moved at the very last moment, any keeper would have struggled with that...

the ball went straight at him.....his confidence is slowly turning into arrogance,im not a massive fan but yeah hes the best of a very bad bunch and we should of got steklenberg when we had the chance.

BournemouthRED · Post by **BournemouthRED** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:24 pm

not surprised hes fucked his back with the amount of times hes had to pick the ball out of the back of the net!

armchair · Post by **armchair** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:34 pm

I rate Shezza very highly and confidence in a young keeper is a good thing.
He reminds me of Schmeichel the way he spreads himself when one on one with attackers.
But I reckon hes a bit suspect on shots from outside the box and free kicks.
Having said that he has to be given a chance and I reckon with the proper coaching he could become a truly great keeper.

topcat · Post by **topcat** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:42 pm

Shez is a fucking top quality goalkeeper, no doubt.

How many time can a striker give the ball away and it be forgotten about! where as a GK makes one mistake and its remembered!!

Maybe Shez could have done better but the defending that led up to the second goal yesterday was horrific, they threw it into a free man inside of the 18 yard box ffs!

And besides all the best goalkeepers make the odd mistake so don't even start getting on his back.

Szczesny is the last of our problems.

ambarron · Post by **ambarron** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:51 pm

I know we are all frustrated but FFs I am stunned to see our keeper receiving stick on here.

Without doubt our best player this season, left fucking exposed about 10 times a game, without him yesterday we would have got fucking embarrassed!

Almunia flappy etc would not be criticised for that goal yesterday if they hadn't made about 1000 errors in previous games!

I defy any keeper in world football to keep clean sheets behind our excuse for a defence

As someone else has said ches is the very least of our worries here!!