Andre Santos

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Andre Santos

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Throughtout the magnificent win today, I kept on looking and wondering why we signed him! Yep, he scored an important goal (with the aid of crap goalkeeping it has to be said) and improved in the 2nd half but I'm nearly 86 years old, in a wheelchair and I reckon I could still beat him in a one on one.
I don't know if he's trying to get used to the English game but he's been breathing through his arse in every game so far.
Hope I'm proved wrong but at this moment I'm wondering whether his Turkish scout was pissed in the summer!!
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Post by Gunnersaurus »

Tomorrow mate, tomorrow.
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Post by StuartL »

Don't know why but a tune for Santos has just popped into my head.


To the tune of Crazy Horses - by the Osmonds :oops:



http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://ww ... -qlcQ2aE3w
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Post by RioGooner »

As bG probably said here, the man has less marking power then my grandfather.

He's 28 he won't miraculously learn how to mark and I really don't rate him. But after he scored he played very, very well
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Post by 1989 »

Atrocious first half, quality second half.
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Post by Eboue-Why? »

Gunnersaurus wrote:Tomorrow mate, tomorrow.
Yeah, perhaps you're right. I just found myself yelling at him a lot today!! :oops:

But I'm just surprised that knowing as we do that Wenger likes his players to be nippy, athletic and mobile, in the absence of Gibbs teams are gonna exploit him as the weakest part of the defence
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Post by Dan_85 »

Probably gonna get slated, but I actually quite like the guy. Needs to definitely work on his positioning & maybe reign in his attacking play a touch but I don't think he's any worse than Clichy was.
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I agree, he was shocking as was Djourou in that first half for me but tonight they are all heroes.

In fairness to him he did pull himself together but still not good enough.
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Post by Peeman »

Has equalled Clichy's goal tally in fuck all games :barscarf:

But I do know what u mean. I'll reserve judgement until we see him get a run in the team.
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Post by Yankee_Gooner_Dandee »

by far our best option, unless you play vermaelen at LB.
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Post by 1989 »

Dan_85 wrote:Probably gonna get slated, but I actually quite like the guy. Needs to definitely work on his positioning & maybe reign in his attacking play a touch but I don't think he's any worse than Clichy was.
Agreed. He's really likeable imo. Has passion as well unlike that robot Clichy. Suddenly I'm starting to like most of our players...
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Post by StuartL »

Must be something about Stamford Bridge that our left backs enjoy

Winterburn
Sylvinho
Santos

All scored out of the blue goals there.
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Post by Steviegooner »

StuartL wrote:Don't know why but a tune for Santos has just popped into my head.


To the tune of Crazy Horses - by the Osmonds :oops:



http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://ww ... -qlcQ2aE3w

Fucking classic......!
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Post by SpanishJoe »

I'm quite hopeful about him.

He's strong, good on the ball, passes fairly well, can put in a tackle and seems to have a footballing brain.

Given that he is a Brazilian, who arrived from Turkey at the eleventh hour, into a different culture with a very different style of football I think we should give him a couple of months to settle in.

Even TH and DB took a while to get going.

Besides (and I'm not sure tactically why) in today's game all four fullbacks looked exposed (possibly lack of cover in front of them).
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Post by kiwomya »

Gunnersaurus wrote:I agree, he was shocking as was Djourou in that first half for me but tonight they are all heroes.

In fairness to him he did pull himself together but still not good enough.
I was glad to see Jenkinson come on - funny how things change.....
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