Andre Santos

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That place has gone down since the Chinese mainlanders bought it ,was owned for very many years by a Catonese family who were fantastic and treated their old customers like kings n queens ,but they sold out about 7/8 years back and the new mob aren't a patch on them,nor is the food.

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LewisT92 wrote:For this reason alone he should be captain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAeOcwPJ0yU
Is it me or does he look like he hates that food and as soon as the camera is off he will be puking :lol: especially after that fucking idiot squirts vinegar all over it :D

As for him as a player he is an accident waiting to happen at left back, going forward he looks good but i like defenders to defend and as a defender worryingly he is shite

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He is going to cost us goals galore next season as a left back who plays like a left winger. Brazil wont touch him anymore. Very weird signing for a team conceding goal after goal

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Re: Andre Santos

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QuartzGooner wrote: In all honesty, Armand Traore was better as a left back.
:coffeespit:

my greatgrandmother (who passed away a decade ago) has now a better defensive awareness than traoré - by the far the worst fullback i ever saw in my life. justin hoyte is not far, but traoré is fucking hideous.

i like andre santos, he's excellent on the ball and a good guy, but indeed his defensive abilites leave a lot to be desired. anyway, i think he's a good squad player, and if we had a defensive midfielder who would cover for his runs up the pitch (unlike song who'll join him leaving arteta with all the work of covering for everyone) i would play him as first choice.

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Good player. Also I don't think he's as suspect as some are banging on about, same people who say Mert is suspect.

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rigsby wrote:Good player. Also I don't think he's as suspect as some are banging on about, same people who say Mert is suspect.
they're both a bit suspect

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I'm cautiously optimistic. He looked unfit when he joined but had started to slim down and was playing well when AW played him a pointless away game and he got crocked. He doesn't look stylish in defence but seems to get his tackles in. I think he'll have benefitted from a year in the PL and a full pre-season and will prove to be a decent buy. With our current slow build-up style of play we desperately need fullbacks who provide a threat, can beat their man and cross or shoot and he fits the bill.

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GranadaJoe wrote:I'm cautiously optimistic. He looked unfit when he joined but had started to slim down and was playing well when AW played him a pointless away game and he got crocked. He doesn't look stylish in defence but seems to get his tackles in. I think he'll have benefitted from a year in the PL and a full pre-season and will prove to be a decent buy. With our current slow build-up style of play we desperately need fullbacks who provide a threat, can beat their man and cross or shoot and he fits the bill.
It's perhaps the only thing he fits.

:roll: :oops:

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Eboue2012.

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GranadaJoe wrote:...we desperately need fullbacks who provide a threat, can beat their man and cross or shoot and he fits the bill...
...and aren't afraid to put it about a bit if needs be.

:twisted:

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my greatgrandmother (who passed away a decade ago) has now a better defensive awareness than traoré - by the far the worst fullback i ever saw in my life. justin hoyte is not far, but traoré is fucking hideous.

OK, so how much does she want a week in wages ?????
Have a soft spot for Traore ever since I saw him get nicked at Tottentham for having a knuckle duster and cs gas !

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Not the best defender we've ever had, but he does bring positives to the squad. losing 1-0 with 20 to go you would want him at left back pushing forward over gibbs i think. not first choice but will be decent this year having adjusted to the english game last year.

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skizz_b wrote:Not the best defender we've ever had, but he does bring positives to the squad. losing 1-0 with 20 to go you would want him at left back pushing forward over gibbs i think. not first choice but will be decent this year having adjusted to the english game last year.
This comment and others sum him up.He was bought as a LB not a winger.If we are chasing a goal we should have attackers on the bench not a LB who can bomb forward.Thats what used to be said about Eboue.I dont care if he's a nice guy he is paid good money to be a LB.And as a LB he's shite.So is Gibbs by the way

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I actually think he is better than Gibbs, both going forward and defending. He is far from the weakest link in our squad.

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Re: Andre Santos

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What we need for left back is to clone a left footed Sagna. We are suspect there whether it be Santos, Gibbs or even Vermaelen for that matter.

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