OneBardGooner wrote: ↑Sat Oct 08, 2022 9:48 am
Gunnerz4life wrote: ↑Sat Oct 08, 2022 8:31 am
Gotta love the labeling of anyone who has anything different to say other than "Xhaka is a c*nt" as a supafan and Clive luvvie. Yet those same individuals whine about being labelled negative.
Not hypocritical at all.
Negative!??
I said a while back that I am "beginning to warm to Arteta", but what I still don't get is his insistence on selecting xhaka week in week out, when until recently when his playing position was changed from Mid-field holder; which he never was or will be because he has no pace, he cannot think on the ball and be creative nor does he drive the play forward. So if anything I am relieved (not glad) that he is more forward in the play even though I would prefer he wasn't on the pitch at all AND the reasons for that are that he still has the 'rick' in him, he proved that last week against the scum, it was his inability to use the necessary skills to simply control and / or clear the ball, but instead his actions or in-actions simply put our defence under even more pressure & panic and so Gabrielle had to make a last ditch challenge, and so gave away the pen.
I heard some fans blaming Gabriel for that, but he was put in that situation by xhaka.
He will always have that 'rick' in his game, he makes the clumsiest challenges even when there is no danger and no need to make a challenge. He acts the hard man; I dunno maybe he actually believes he is, but just because he is (age wise) one of the senior players doesn't automatically make him a leader, because he is not. If you look at the stats he plays the ball either sideways or backwards more than any other Arsenal player.
And top it all off in the recent All Or Nothing documentary
a) He tried to blame and dig out Saka for a mistake that lead to a goal being scored against us, when anyone with even one eye could see it was down to him.
b) In one of the games when we were losing, at half-time he came into the dressing room shouting about how 'we' the team are just not good enough, but he had in fact been the worst player on the pitch... He was giving it the BIG I am etc... But as soon as Arteta came into the dressing room he dropped his head and shut up.
c) He has Never Apologised for his behaviour when he threw a tantrum, told everyone to 'fuck-off' and threw his shirt on the floor.
But he then went on to do a number of interviews in the media claiming he was being trolled on Twitter etc.
He said his family called names etc, which is 100% WRONG.
But the fact remains is he has Never Apologised and yet he seems to have been given a 'get out of jail' card. It is no coincidence that during the Documentary the club did a "fluff" piece on him... He was the only player that the camera's followed and went into his home to show him playing with his kids etc, as if to say see he is a nice home loving guy; which I'm certain he is, BUT as a player and how he conducts himself as a player as he has never accepted the Balme when he has caused the penalties or giving the ball away that lead to a goal that lost us the game. Why? Because I reckon he is something of a coward.
I just wish some Journo would step up and ask him " Why have you never apologised to the Arsenal fans?". But of course the club would not allow that.