Wow, very surprised. Was sure someone was going to say he had picked up an injury (it happens to you guys a lot!) - although I did notice he was first off even though he looked a threat.. Don't like players being dropped for established players when they've done well. We had that with Wimmer losing his place to Vertonghen, even though he's barely put a foot wrong.
It's a funny one. On the pitch he couldn't put a foot wrong imo so I think something has happened behind the scenes. I don't think Arsene minds being proven wrong as he held his hands up with Coquelin who we were effectively freezing out. I'm of the opinion that it's Campbell's agent (who I also think is his dad) who is meant to be a notorious tw*t. Or it could of course be any of the reasons Brunel lists! Either way I totally agree with him and it's frustrating to see someone perform so well and then get dropped instantly. Players should have to earn their way back into the team through hard work. No way certain players deserved to start over him. I think Arsene fully intends to sell him in the summer so hopefully those performances should increase his fee a bit. Classless way to treat a player though if it's the case. Mind you...won't be surprised if Theo goes either. Shame he couldn't put in a few good performances himself to increase his fee.
I think his problem is his limited understanding of the game and bad decision making. He tends to run into cul-de-sacs, he has lapses of concentration, defensively he finds himself out of position all the time, he is a liability in close proximity to his own goal. It looks like he is unable to adapt, he has a simple game plan that he always follows, and when it does not work, he does not know what to do and his game collapses. He is technically OK and physically very good, so he has potential, he just needs a different team, that are playing more direct football, and a different manager, who would give him clear, simple, strict guidance rater than letting him "express himself", what Wenger prefers to do.
I was just thinking about this. Campbell has been one of our best performers whenever he played for us this Season. It makes absolutely no sense for Wenger to drop him.
Arsene does not seem too keen on playing campbell but then again when he was hardly on form,he was blooded into the team... I think it has to do with the way we play,we cannot afford more than one direct winger with Ozil in AMF,the other winger should be someone like Rosicky/Pires who can act as a direct man sometimes but most of the time be available for 1 touch playing and playmaking with Ozil,that helps us be fluid and create more..whereas with 2 direct wingers we are too much a hit or miss team.
