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.
northbank123 wrote:I do agree with you about Giroud's aerial ability DB10 but I think SteveO's point about having nobody to aim for is valid. Look at Young, Valencia and Nani. They're held in high esteem as fantastic crossers but if you look at their job it's far easier: often they're crossing the ball in from the corner of the 18-yard box with a great angle and 3 players to aim for in the box. When Rooney went on that great run of scoring headers a few years ago if you actually look at it he was basically just standing in the box and waiting for somebody to stick the ball on his head because the other players were good enough to create space to get a good cross away from a dangerous position and defenders would actually be occupied by other strikers and runners. Our full-backs normally get the ball in a cramped area on the touchline and are asked to pick out our one striker who is being marked by two lumps of centre-halves.
Not that they'd necessarily be good crossers anyway. But Clichy still takes the prize for being the worst crosser I've seen. By a distance.
Wholeheartedly agree with this.
I don't think Gibbs is that bad. I actually think given a run he is a decent left back not world class but then again neither was c**tley when he first started. He benfitted from getting quite a run in games and his loan period. Not to mention a more settled backline. If Gibbs can manage to get about 25-30 games then we can judge him properly.
As long as he doesnt get injured falling over a twig
I slipped f'ing running so it wasn't just a twig...i rolled my an...oh f**k it ...not coming to any of you c**ts for sympathy
SteveO 35 wrote:Isn't it amazing how all of our full backs are awful at crossing. Nothing to do with having no bodies in the box and having to thread the ball through the eye of a needle of course. Would love to see how many assists Baines gets at Arsenal. Don't get me wrong he is a decent player but taking dead balls and whipping in crosses for the likes of Fellaini and Jelavic is one thing. Try whipping them into Le Chapman and a collection of midfield midgets and we'll see how his assist record bears up
Spot on ,even when we had hungry speedy players we always lack numbers in the box going forward due to tip tap stylee.
Its been a gaping flaw in the system for 13 years but it hasn't been addressed ..........ever !
Getting back onto K.Gibbs though ,he started very well but has like most Gooners spent too much time on the treatment table and not enough time on the training pitch being coached defending.
Wasn't he Originally a left sided midfielder though ???
