Andre Santos

[Herd]

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.

[flash gunner]

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 especially after that fucking idiot squirts vinegar all over it

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

[supergeorgegraham]

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

[brazilianGOONER]

In all honesty, Armand Traore was better as a left back.

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.

[rigsby]

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

[arseofacrow]

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

[GranadaJoe]

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.

[arseofacrow]

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.

[Gunnersaurus]

Eboue2012.

[littlefire]

...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.

[Herd]

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 !

[skizz_b]

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.

[donaldo]

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

[goonersid]

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

[rodders999]

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.