EDDY DE SILVA

Post by **REB** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:24 pm

any one think that maybe he wont make it at arsenal, i know it takes a while to settle but the man gets a lot of injuries which considering he doesnt play that often is a bit of a worry

prob just me and after xmas he'l go mad and get 20 league goals

EdgeOfTown · Post by **EdgeOfTown** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:44 pm

It does seem weird that one week he's in the squad, next week he's out...
He's already shown that he can score goals, but Wenger obviously is keeping him away from the Premiership...
Adebayor's just gone 8 games without scoring and Edu got 2 starts in that time (carling cup and Prague away), which is telling really..

Really want the boy to make it and he's got goals in him, and maybe we just need to give him more time, but cant see him getting many more minutes once RvP recovers.

Post by **REB** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:52 pm

theres another problem,, you would think with rvp out for the last month that he would have got some pl games

we know he can score so maybe its wenger building for next year as he's always saying it takes some maybe a year to settle in england

EdgeOfTown · Post by **EdgeOfTown** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:58 pm

yeah, I wouldn't doubt that, but I'm thinking surely you get PL experience by playing in games, the pressure and the intensity are things you can only learn by being there..
For me, Bendtner looks closer to the 1st team that Edu at the moment..

Post by **Belfast Boy** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:08 pm

Remember AW nearly always has to condition a new player to what he considers a acceptable level of fitness!

Bergkamp95 · Post by **Bergkamp95** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:18 pm

Its kind of worrying me at the moment that he has not being given a chance in the Premier League so far.Its a settling in period for Eduardo at this moment and what i have seen of him so far he looks a very good player.He is better than Julio Baptisa i think.

Bergkamp95 · Post by **Bergkamp95** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:41 pm

Well i have spoken to alot of Arsenal supporters about Eduardo and they are confident that he will make it at Arsenal.We just have to hope and pray that he will.

Post by **flash gunner** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:50 pm

Belfast Boy wrote:Remember AW nearly always has to condition a new player to what he considers a acceptable level of fitness!

I would have thought he is conditioned by now isnt he? he has been with us for 3-4 months.

I do think it is strange he doesnt get a look in but i hope its just another AW master stroke and when he is unleashed he will be unstoppable

gus ceasar is a legend · Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:23 pm

I think this may be one of Wenger's few and far between mistakes.

He has not looked anything special at all so far! He is certainly the type of player that we need but thats does not mean he is good enough!

Jury is well and truely out!

TheOne2Smooth · Post by **TheOne2Smooth** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:49 pm

My god Eddy has only been here 4 months and already the vultures are out! sometimes I think people would rather a player fail rather than succeed! Its a given rule a foriegn player needs a year to settle in. How many people had doubts about Flamini and Hleb before this season? now be honest . give the guy a chance fellas

Post by **REB** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:52 pm

smoothys rule has been invoked

no more free speech

TheOne2Smooth · Post by **TheOne2Smooth** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:01 pm

rebel gooner wrote:smoothys rule has been invoked

no more free speech

So I cant make a valid point? and it is valid!

You have your opinion and I have mine,

wouldnt the forum be boring without a difference of opinion?

Post by **REB** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:13 pm

so we can talk about arsenal players in a not so good light

isnt that what the forum is for,,

Post by **Belfast Boy** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:00 pm

flash gunner wrote:
Belfast Boy wrote:Remember AW nearly always has to condition a new player to what he considers a acceptable level of fitness!
I would have thought he is conditioned by now isnt he? he has been with us for 3-4 months.

I do think it is strange he doesnt get a look in but i hope its just another AW master stroke and when he is unleashed he will be unstoppable

AW has said of many players he has signed that they were not only unfit but carrying injuries, strains and long term previously undiagnosed weak areas in their physiology, which as you know he is a stickler for and he will not play them until they are 100% - much the same as Theo, AW will not use a player for a certain amount of games until he thinks his body can take it!

green gooner · Post by **green gooner** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:16 am

I previously stated my belief that Eduardo would be a huge player for us even though he is not a player granted or blessed with a lot of pace. But I would have thought that Monday nights game against Reading would have been ideal for him as it was all played just outside their box.

A player with a quick turn and a lethal left peg could have capitalised upon such a situation

Is he injured again then.......