For some who likes to think they're a cut above the rest you can be very immature at times! please log in to view this image Having said that Sagna is far better than Walker
I'm well aware of Heenan's past, but please don't derail threads that he posts on. If he tries any of the **** that he's known for on this board, then he'll be dealt with appropriately.
Song was better 2 years ago when he actually played his own position, rather than wandering about all over the place and leaving your back line exposed. We've got two better holding players than him now, regardless of any aberrations in the Champions League. Parker played 9 games in the Champions League for Chelsea. According to your logic though, Djimi Traore is better than any Arsenal left-back ever, as he's won the Champions League.
Song doesn't play his position well, SNIAW. His overall game has improved, but after he dyed his hair a while ago, he seemed to decide that he was a superstar and had to get forward a lot more. He no longer contributes as much defensively and it shows in games when you need to defend. Parker's older than Song, but Sandro's younger than both. He's already better than the Cameroonian, in my opinion.
Perhaps you're right and it's down to Wenger's instructions that Song gets forward a lot more, but it that's true then he's failed to tell anyone to cover for him. It's not an issue in a lot of games, but against more accomplished attacking sides it leaves your defence unprotected.
He was trying to dislodge someone from a central midfield of Lampard, Makelele and Essien, when they were all at the top of their game. It was simply never going to happen. Your argument is ridiculous. You're basically saying that Song is at Arsenal, so he's the better player. Being the best holding midfielder in Africa isn't much of an achievement at the moment, either. Who was he up against, considering that the likes of Appiah and Essien are basically finished? An off-form Muntari and a dire Mikel are the only ones that spring to mind. No, I watched Chelsea lose instead. One game would hardly change two years of form, though. Go back a matter of weeks and I'm sure you'll be able to find tons of moaning on your board about Song.
Yaya Toure isn't a holding player any more, so I'm afraid that it's you that's displaying an ignorance of African football. Forget African football though, have you not watched him for City this season? Do you think that Song would've dislodged any of those players? I don't think that there are many around now that could have, especially Makelele in his pomp. Cheers for proving my point.
Parker certainly proving his worth now though and probably the best cdm in the league on current form. Also player of the year last season
PNP...this poster is a known racist, banned from this site at least five times and 606 more times than I care to remember...we and the Arsenal mods delete his posts as soon as they appear...your call but just to give you the heads up.
I couldn't care less who is better. All I care is how he is performing for us and he is doing one hell of a job and I think some other clubs are regretting not going for him. He was even outstanding for England against the best team on the world
What position do you actually think both players played in that tournament? Bear in mind that Zokora and Tiote started every game for the Ivory Coast. Now you're just being ridiculous. Song couldn't even dislodge Flamini and only took his place after he departed to Milan on a free. He missed the game against United, where you conceded nearly half of your goals. Slightly distorts the figures, doesn't it? They also asked who the best team in London is. I take it that you don't accept that poll's results, though? http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine...nd-chelsea-according-talksport-listeners-vote
I chose Parker over Song because he's a lot more defensively sound, yes Song is more technical but I don't trust him to sit deep and hold as well as Parker does. Does it matter that Parker left for Newcastle and Song is at Arsenal? Parker is playing IMO better football than Song (granted his assist the other night was top class).
I think the guy just needs to get laid, then he might not be so uptight about all these spelling errors, the constant dictionary quoting is even more laughable.
What was that about not knowing African football? Now can you tell me where Toure was playing, please? That's delightful, but you've yet to show me that he's dislodge anyone at all, let alone players of the calibre that Parker was up against at Chelsea. Against who, though? You conceded 2 against us with him in the side and only the keeper's performance (Walker's goal aside) kept the score down and you conceded 3 against Chelsea.
Given that you didn't even realise that Tiote was playing, would you like to reconsider that answer? Just admit that you don't know, as you clearly don't. Parker didn't fail at all. Another ridiculous claim and another that has nothing to do with the issue at hand. Against who, though? He skipped the games against Man Utd and Liverpool and you conceded 5 in total against Spurs and Chelsea. You also conceded 4 against Blackburn, so I'm not sure that your claim is even true.
Thierry Henry failed at Juventus, VDV failed at Real Madrid by that standard. Being selected in the team of the week in the CL means very little despite talking that up and talking down Football Writers' POTY. Also bringing up nonsense like Song being younger is irrelelvant. You keep referencing that Song is at a "top tier" club but where's the evidence for this? You haven't made a title challenge or won a trophy since he's been a fixture in your side. He's good but he's sloppy, whilst Parker has all the attributes of an excellent defensive midfielder Song is missing a few, which you can't make up for with other abillities like that rather excellent run and cross he put in the other night.
Can I just ask if you think Ramsey is better than Modric then? As Ramsey apparently has made it at a 'top' club and Modric hasn't?
