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Gareth Bale

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by Brian Lefevre, Apr 13, 2013.

  1. Brian Lefevre

    Brian Lefevre New Member

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    Here in peace. Why don't you like Gareth Bale. He is a heroic player. Better than any player you have. Even when you said Walcott is better than him. I'd like your opinion on him because I don't understand. He is superb.
     
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  2. SwaninPeace

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    He is also Welsh. ;)
     
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  3. Arsegun

    Arsegun Well-Known Member

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    He's a chimp who rejected the banana thrown at him by a charitable Arsenal fan.
     
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  4. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    Show me one quote where anybody has said they don't like Gareth Bale ?

    Most people on here think he is an exceptional player, albeit a diving cheat at times. It's who he plays for that makes it problematic. If he signed for the club he supports, then it would be all good <ok>
     
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  5. Not PC enough

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    Imagine if Galen signed for Arsenal.

    OOOOOOOoooooooooooooooh .

    It would eclipse the Sol Campbell experience .

    Fucckin hilarious that would be.

    Plus WE could throw bananas at him with impuntity .
     
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  6. Jamrag

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    .....and pay him peanuts :p
     
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  7. Arsenal87

    Arsenal87 Well-Known Member

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    I'm that one person, I don't like Bale.

    :-D.
     
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  8. Brian Lefevre

    Brian Lefevre New Member

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    Bale is better than Arsenal. He looks down upun them. Upun is not even a word, but he just made it up. AND WHAT.
     
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  9. District Line

    District Line Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Brian you are very random...
     
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  10. Cb

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    Don't think anyone denies he's a quality player who would into any side in the pl. some arsenal fans hate for the same reason lots of our rivals hate our best players calling them over rated etc which is self explanatory in the word 'rival'. It's harder for a rival to acknowledge the quality of any a teams players.
     
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  11. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    This is a demonstration of a low IQ expressed via poor wummery.

    He thinks he's on the wind up and yet as a result of his impediment, we end up laughing at him <ok>
     
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  12. enigma

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    WUM attempt, and a poor one at that
     
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  13. BBFs Unpopular View

    BBFs Unpopular View Well-Known Member

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    Nah, he's a good player, minus pace he would be useless, his best traits are pace, beating players to open up space and powerful shots. Without pace the power is **** all use on its own and he hasn't the best footballing brain cos if he did he would not need pace to change games all of the time, his pace is his best attribute.

    Beckham had no pace, couldn't even beat a man but boy could he take a free kick and find a man with a cross, I can't stand Becks but he is just an example of technique over pace as he was better than Bale and I never rated Becks as a complete footballer cos he wasn't
     
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  14. ToledoTrumpton

    ToledoTrumpton Well-Known Member

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    I don't think Bale and Beckham are alike at all. For me Bale is a typical British player, he plays at pace, he is strong, and he has a swashbuckling style that is exciting to watch. He gets on the end of through-balls and he scores goals. His assists are gained primarily, by fairly aimless crosses that are played into an area.

    Beckham was not a typical British player, and the only part of his play that got him any praise in the UK was his crossing and his set-pieces. What should have got him more praise was how he used the threat of his crossing and his long passing to influence a game. Essentially his ability to play a long ball out of a defensive situation, removed the threat of a press. His ability to put in a good cross from in front of a deep sitting "2-banks of 4" defence made that tactic very difficut to play against him. He was also very strong defensively and was very good and determining which of his assets were going to help his team most in any given match.

    Just having him in your team created problems tactically for the other side, no matter how well or badly he played. Even playing for PSG in the first leg of the CL at 37, he managed to extract PSG from the Barca press and launch several fairly dangerous counter-attacks.

    I like Bale as a player, but I see him and Theo Walcott as fairly similar, one year one will do better, the next the other. Not much in it. And there are a fair number of other similar players. David Beckham on the otherhand was a much rarer commodity.

    Having reread your post a little more carefully, you may agree with me, not sure.
     
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  15. I am Gooner

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    Why is a sheep shagging spud lover trying to wum us?
     
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  16. Topgun

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    Enough of this Monkey business ........
     
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  17. cosicave

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    Stunning!
     
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