in an Arsenal starting 11.
Win or lose, these players symbolise all that is wrong with Wenger.
Utterly meaningless figures in the quest to improve both squad, and any ambition towards challenging for the title.
Why, I ask.. Just... Why ?
in an Arsenal starting 11.
Win or lose, these players symbolise all that is wrong with Wenger.
Utterly meaningless figures in the quest to improve both squad, and any ambition towards challenging for the title.
Why, I ask.. Just... Why ?
Good goal, to be fair. That's my signature finish on FIFA.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
and there you have it R.. If not to bolster the second string and prove some kind of worth in these 'also ran' fixtures.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
To what purpose indeed, one might ask.
I get the likes of Iwobi, Maitland Niles and other aspiring players. The likes of Jack, even. Throwing the dice for perhaps one last crack at a regular start.. But... El Neny and Le Coq. Just a total waste of everyone's time..
They won't think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
Almunia and Denilson didn't . . .
A 'keeper as bad as Almunia played for The Arsenal :cry:
Squad players for a squad tournament.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
Quite. It would be a bit odd if our second string midfielders were great, particularly as the first choice ones are so ****ing useless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
As if the players that never play are the problem :)
I also think El Neny is serviceable. That said, he's slow. The Norwich player who scored blew by him like he was a field of wheat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
:shrug:
But I like El Neny. He's also got crazy eyes, kind of scary, fanatical, in short Muslim.
There was a time when Coq was the saviour, I seem to recall. I can't remember exactly what disaster had befallen us on this occasion (probably a ridiculous injury crisis), but we called Coq back from Charlton (where he couldn't get into the team) and he came back to save us.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
For this reason alone, he is worth another contract on £30k a week.
Coquelin was never the saviour, ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
He was in fact a cut price solution, a footballing sticking plaster, the type one finds at the back of the drawer when one has a blister, new trainers perhaps. You put it on thinking you will get away with it and off you bowl down the street.
Ultimately, and soon enough, the pain returns and you realise the plaster was in fact shíte.
In summary, he is a very average footballer, mid to lower PL standard, at best.
But he did a job, SW. To piggyback on your analogy, he stemmed the bleed.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
So if we pay him lower PL wages and he's happy with appearances in the League Cup and UEFA Cup then great. Seems well liked in the squad so good to have around for team morale, if nothing else.
Out of interest, if Coq and Elneny are our squad defensive midfielders, who are the first choice wons then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
We don't really do defensive midfield, do we? Xhaka is the closest we have, I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
Yes Rich, that was the point. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
And Xhaka isn't remotely close to a defensive midfielder, BTW.