Controversial Arsenal views

[Lee1]

I think Gilberto was overated....thought Edu was a much better player and we should have tried much harder to keep him.

[SammyDroppedHisShorts]

I think Gilberto was overated....thought Edu was a much better player and we should have tried much harder to keep him.

Gilberto overrated????

Man that player was immense, we were far worse without him....and far better with him

[Lee1]

All about opinions

[SammyDroppedHisShorts]

All about opinions

I agree but mate if you thought Gilberto was over rated you don't know football!

[MegaGooner]

I think Paul Davis would walk into our first team today, and should have throughout GG's reign, hugely under-rated

Graham always dropped my favourite players: as well as Davis he underused then got rid of Limpar and Rocky
yet I still loved him because (like Wenger) he's Arsenal and had delivered trophies as well as mistakes

I liked Hleb, couldn't get the ball off him in a phone box
I think our fans are to blame for losing Kevin Campbell who could have been a great squad player for years
Wenger should have refused to let Wrighty go - if he had been sub striker in '99 instead of Diawara we would have won either the FA cup or the league
Cygan was not totally crap (I remember an amazing big game performance away at 'Boro in particular)

Isn't that the problem? 1 game, seriously

[MegaGooner]

I think Gilberto was overated....thought Edu was a much better player and we should have tried much harder to keep him.

Me too I felt he did a good job defensively, but was a pathetic passer. None of his passes seem to reach their target.

[1989]

I think Adebayor is a quality striker and we've missed what he brought to the table since his departure (Chamakh was signed as his replacement and he's not fit to lace his boots).

[highburyJD]

Cygan was not totally crap (I remember an amazing big game performance away at 'Boro in particular)

Isn't that the problem? 1 game, seriously

dunno if Cygan really got a run or formed partnerships in defence
he gets lumped in with Stepanovs, Tavlaridis, Silvestre and Squillaci who had about 5 good minutes between them

I think Adebayor is a quality striker and we've missed what he brought to the table since his departure (Chamakh was signed as his replacement and he's not fit to lace his boots).

when he wants it and works he's good
his 30 goal season was 50% Cesc + Hleb provided tap ins + deserves a 30* goals (* 6 v Derby) footnote
he never understood the offside rule and because of this once he stops working he's a liability

[brazilianGOONER]

I think Gilberto was overated....thought Edu was a much better player and we should have tried much harder to keep him.

Gilberto overrated????

Man that player was immense, we were far worse without him....and far better with him

agreed. one of the best defensive midfielders i saw, top player

[highburyJD]

whichever teams Gilberto plays for wins things

[slag]

Sign up Andy Carroll Arsene and then sign a decent winger aswell to put some crosses in

[flash gunner]

I think Gilberto was overated....thought Edu was a much better player and we should have tried much harder to keep him.

Gilberto overrated????

Man that player was immense, we were far worse without him....and far better with him

agreed. one of the best defensive midfielders i saw, top player

Agreed

[Henry Norris 1913]

Sign up Andy Carroll Arsene and then sign a decent winger aswell to put some crosses in

walcott + carroll = glory

[SWLGooner]

Interestingly, I absolutely despise West Ham, SWL. Hate them almost as much as the Scum tbh. It started when they stabbed one of our fans to death in 1982, then progressed to epic levels of hatred when I realised I had never met a Shammer that wasn't a total c***bag.

Indeed a quick perusal of some of their "celebrity" fans will confirm the epic levels of c***dom amongst their fanbase;

http://www.footballfancast.com/2010/03/ ... supporters

A fair point - don't get me wrong, they have a huge amount of c***s following them.

But I've never had any reason to hate them in my personal experience.

[highburyJD]

my controversial Arsenal view -
I don't think our defence is that bad
I like Szcz and think he will iron out the mistakes
Sagna is the best RB in the league, Kos and Verm are brilliant and are building an understanding, Santos and Gibbs are a worry but I can see one of them stepping up
Mertesacker was a good signing and is a good organiser, Djourou was rubbish at RB but can play CB, Miquel and Bartley are good prospects

take out ManUre and Blackburns 12 goals against us early last season and our stats are comparable to most of our rivals