Santos out for three months

Sutch · Post by **Sutch** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:01 pm

Fuck!

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... ight-ankle

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:03 pm

we're lucky with injuries this season, if you take jack aside, we have been playing our first choice midfield and attack for almost the whole season...

so this is more arsenal, i have to say

anyway, it's a shame. he was playing well, a lot better than i thought he would i have to admit. and well, now we have no one for the position. gibbs is just like rosicky and diaby - you can't rely on those players.

i wish we went for a left back in january, but i don't see it coming to be fair.

Sutch · Post by **Sutch** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:05 pm

True, we must buy another left back in January now, even Wenger surely won't continue playing four centre halves every game?

donaldo · Post by **donaldo** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:06 pm

Dont worry we have Gibbs to come back

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:06 pm

Sutch wrote: True, we must buy another left back in January now, even Wenger surely won't continue playing four centre halves every game?

oh you do know we're talking about wenger here, right?

good thing bendtner is not at arsenal, otherwise i could see wenger playing him as right back

Red Member · Post by **Red Member** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:10 pm

when is Gibbs back?

then we have Vermaelen and Miquel as cover

Sutch · Post by **Sutch** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:13 pm

I still say Gibbs isn't a left back, he's a left sided wide midfielder more suited to attacking full backs rather than being one. He gets alot of unfair stick on here because he's being played out of position, people will point to Arshavin having the same treatment but at least Gibbs puts a shift in

georgegraham · Post by **georgegraham** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:26 pm

Sutch wrote:I still say Gibbs isn't a left back, he's a left sided wide midfielder more suited to attacking full backs rather than being one. He gets alot of unfair stick on here because he's being played out of position, people will point to Arshavin having the same treatment but at least Gibbs puts a shift in

yeah, but if you're talking about gibbs being a midfielder because of his better qualities going forward than as a defender, then andrÃ© santos is a centreforward, mate

EDIT: oops sorry, i actually read brazilianGOONER's thoughts and posted here, i hope he won't mind

Red Member · Post by **Red Member** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:28 pm

Actually this is one of those rare moments when Wenger does deserve criticism. Santos should NEVER have played in Greece - fuck knows what he was thinking of to even let him board the plane

this could be very significant at the end of the season

Post by **g88ner** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:28 pm

Wonderful

Injured in a meaningless game he shouldn't have been playing in

So now all hopes are pinned on injured - and injury prone - Gibbs

I think we might have to get used to seeing Vermaelen at left back for some time yet. Whether that's a good thing or not, is debatable. I'd certainly say it's nice having a defensive minded left back for a change! - and if Mert and Koscielny can form a partership together, then a back four of Vermaelen, Mertesacker, Koscielny and Sagna might not be a bad thing?

enjibenji · Post by **enjibenji** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:28 pm

And once again an injury that can have been avoided,

stupid decison to have him playing in that champions league game, it was a nothing game

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:29 pm

And injured in the most meaningless match that we could possibly have picked him for.....nice one Arsene

TV5 looks alright out there but not his best position. To be honest right back is more worrying

Post by **g88ner** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:32 pm

enjibenji wrote:And once again an injury that can have been avoided,

stupid decison to have him playing in that champions league game, it was a nothing game

Agreed.

Anyway, I hear Wenger has sent Van Persie off to Pamplona to run with the bulls... can't see that going wrong, can you?

Furthermore, I've also herd Wenger has okayed a game of Russian roulette between Vermaelen and Arteta.

Seriously, Wenger's decision making is baffling at times.

terry henry · Post by **terry henry** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:45 pm

Don't worry we have Djourou

Gunnersaurus · Post by **Gunnersaurus** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:04 pm

He won't buy, we're stuck with Gibbs who will be back in 3 weeks apparently.

Every year it's the same thing, under prepare in the Summer, suffer in the winter.