As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
Metalheadz Gooner wrote:Once the forehead sorts out his finishing he is going to be deadly.
Exactly.
He's 24 guys.
Finishing you learn between the ages of 10 and 15.
Can't do it now, never will.
He is young give him time.
Also remember, once Ade Akinbiyi and Francis Jeffers sort their respective finishing, they will be top-level ballers! Because they get on the end of chances, it's just errrm....the finishing bit that lets em down!
I would also suggest you show some patience with Henry too please. He is young and needs time to adapt to the pace of this league. Give him about two months THEN you'll see how immense it will all be!
Keep the Faith for 2012!!!!
Arsene Knows
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If there was an Arsenal forum back in 1999 I bet that's what they were saying, and look how it all turned out.
Babatunde wrote:Do you actually remember what I said about Gervinho when he signed?
I said that at Lille he was incredibly inconsistent, and was incredibly clumsy with his first touch, and had no regularity in his game. I said that at £11 mil it was a piss-take price and that Hazard is clearly the quality player there; and that we were getting the poor man's Hazard.
As usual though, the AKBs were out en masse to shut that suggestion down.
Needless to say, I stand vindicated.
BUT, Arsene has a habit of turning average journeymen from Ligue 1 into quality. Look at Chamakh. So give Gervinho a chance and he will soon be ripping it up. Trust in Arsene. Show some patience FFS...
No, I'll think you'll find that those of us who had actually watched Gervinho knew exactly what we were getting and adjusted our expectations accordingly.
My opinion on Gervinho has not changed since the say we signed him, he is a totally "meh" player, horrifically average. Off the top of my head I can't think of a worse one on one finisher...
There is one playing in the same team as Gervy
Hint:
-He's very very quick
-He likes writing kids books
-He's got the football IQ of a river shrimp
nexum5me wrote:gervinho is at least direct, and can hold up the ball. his final ball isn't always always right, but at least he's always positive, and gets us up near the opposition box.
i know i'm clutching at straws a bit but there's far worse players in the squad that deserve abuse before gervinho
So what if he is direct, Theo is lightening quick but it means nothing if their end product is the weakest part of their game, like I say, we play one striker, our wingers are a huge part of our game, they are useless, I can't wait to see Chamberlin have a go, even at his young age you just know he will be far better.
Captain Fabregas wrote:Strange robin goes over to celebrate with Almunia and someone else and ignores Wenger
Yea noticed that. Couldn't make out who it was (stream wasn't great) but did think it a bit odd?
Hmmm... is he really that quick?? I saw Luke Young beat him for pace today... also at Man City I saw Kolo beat him also... so I don't think he's that quick... in fact, overall, I think he's pretty shit and we should be aiming our sights higher than this Hleb-alikey tosser.
nexum5me wrote:gervinho is at least direct, and can hold up the ball. his final ball isn't always always right, but at least he's always positive, and gets us up near the opposition box.
i know i'm clutching at straws a bit but there's far worse players in the squad that deserve abuse before gervinho
So what if he is direct, Theo is lightening quick but it means nothing if their end product is the weakest part of their game, like I say, we play one striker, our wingers are a huge part of our game, they are useless, I can't wait to see Chamberlin have a go, even at his young age you just know he will be far better.
yes i'd like to see chamberlain given a go too, i was making the point that while he isn't great, there are worse players in the squad to get exasperated with than him in my opinion, of course
mcdowell42 wrote:Is anyone else getting a bit fed up of Ramsey and his pointless backflicks which when he does them always gives the ball away,maybe alright if you are 3/4 goals up but when only winning by 1 and him giving the ball away needlessly
yep, it's something him and Song seem to do far too often. It's great when it comes off, but at 4-0 or something you can take that gamble, when a game is close you need to do something productive.
Ramsey just irritates me full stop, yes his flicks are reckless but he holds on to the ball so long and takes one too many touches, he really slows our play down a lot.
Said it before, Diaby would get crucified if he played like Ramsey.
Gunnersaurus wrote:Ramsey just irritates me full stop, yes his flicks are reckless but he holds on to the ball so long and takes one too many touches, he really slows our play down a lot.
Total "meh" player like so many in our team, horribly average.
Gunnersaurus wrote:Ramsey just irritates me full stop, yes his flicks are reckless but he holds on to the ball so long and takes one too many touches, he really slows our play down a lot.
Said it before, Diaby would get crucified if he played like Ramsey.
Diaby would be worshipped if he could only play as good as a shit ramsey
Have to say that from the bits I watched online today it def looked like arteta was carrying our midfield on his own cos the other 4 were total shite
Dan_85 wrote:
My opinion on Gervinho has not changed since the say we signed him, he is a totally "meh" player, horrifically average. Off the top of my head I can't think of a worse one on one finisher...
Gunnersaurus wrote:Ramsey just irritates me full stop, yes his flicks are reckless but he holds on to the ball so long and takes one too many touches, he really slows our play down a lot.
Said it before, Diaby would get crucified if he played like Ramsey.
If you watch it, really watch it, you'll see it isn't that at all.
Ramsey is quick in mind, quick in feet, but always waiting for play to catch up with him or move ahead of him.
He has no chance in our current set up, he is surrounded by inadiquacy. Heaven forbid he played more regularly with Cesc or even Wilshere but he's fucked.
For everything Arteta does well, we're looking at £10m on the type of player you should be able bring up for free in your youth system.
Ramsey is suffering, you can see the boy wants to ball, tries to ball, but he's fucked with whats around him.
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