when played at centre back, that has always been true. he was terrible at RB, but thats not his position. even TV, who can apparently play there, is dreadful at LB. u can't expect players to be on the best when out of position.
Probably because the wages difference between categories is much less than with other clubs. We have clubs where best players get over 100+K and many squad players are on 15K. With Arsenal the difference is much less. That is what socialism is about - you get 2K a month and if you work really really well and got promoted to the seniour position you will get a whopping 5% raise. Arsene thinks it creates a better atmosphere in the team. I think that was part of his bigger idea of keeping players together , let them grow as a team for several years etc.. As we all know it has spectacularly failed. I would say the whole idea of millionaires socialism is ridiculous. We are not talking about guys who struggle with their mortgages or childcare. I heard EPL managers just laughed when they were told how much Bendtner gets. Same with Denilson and many other players. It just distorts the market. We can not attract the best and unable to shift the deadwood.
Are you talking about Djourou the defender who said once that more than anything he llikes to pamper himself with creams?
Rumour on twitter saying we're signing Eduardo Vargas, the Napoli and Chile forward. Absolute BS though. He's currently on the Napoli bench. Worst twitter rumour ever.
Would not mind James McCarthy at all, can play DM & in thε back four, I seriously rate him a bit higher than Ramsey
Mcarthy would be a great signing, is very strong and good in a tackle, also a very good passer of the ball, kind of plays the same sort of role as arteta, and would be a good long term replacement
Id have him over ramsey any day of the week, and im not one of the people who slate ramsey either, just think mcarthy is a superior player, and is more of a defensive player.
It doesn't seem to me so much that this more 'socialist' pay system doesn't work, more that it doesn't work in isolation. Trotsky would agree with me here
Some idiot moaning about the Clichy sale: our attacking left back was in the prime of his life, although he hardly scored he assisted in many goals. Was considered by many to be the best lb in the country, he ended up leaving arsenal in search of silver wear. He is now linking up with Nasri and toure in man city.
When he first came into the team in 2004 a lot of fans and pundits were saying that he would be better than Ashley Cole.He was very good for a few seasons but his game regressed as time went on.
He started well, but by the time of his sale he was absolute garbage. Other than this guy, you won't find many people outraged at his sale.
