Since we’re doing the Wenger retrospective, how about great mysteries of his era?

[Pat Vegas]

I liked the lookalike/likeforlike replacement approach Idea he had for a while. I mentioned this several times over the years.

Adebayor for Kanu.
Theo for Henry
van Persie for Bergkamp
Eboue for Lauren
Clichy for Cole
Rosicky for Pires,
Diaby for Vieira

all similar in stature.
I am sure there were more.

[Burney]

I liked the lookalike/likeforlike replacement approach Idea he had for a while. I mentioned this several times over the years.

Adebayor for Kanu.
Theo for Henry
van Persie for Bergkamp
Eboue for Lauren
Clichy for Cole
Rosicky for Pires,
Diaby for Vieira

all similar in stature.
I am sure there were more.

With Cole, Clichy and Gibbs we seemed to be building a dynasty of taupe-coloured left backs. Monreal came along and ruined it.

It's weird how little respect Cole gets. I know he was a gobsh1te, but he was also for many years one of the very best players in his position in the world and proved it consistently at club and international level. And yet his career ended with virtually no recognition.

[AFC East]

I liked the lookalike/likeforlike replacement approach Idea he had for a while. I mentioned this several times over the years.

Adebayor for Kanu.
Theo for Henry
van Persie for Bergkamp
Eboue for Lauren
Clichy for Cole
Rosicky for Pires,
Diaby for Vieira

all similar in stature.
I am sure there were more.

One of the best observations I've read on awimb.

[SWv2]

One of the best observations I've read on awimb.

In the January window when we signed Walcott and Adebayor and perhaps Diaby (perhaps not signed that window) I recall a newspaper article about how we had signed the new Henry / Kanu / Vieira with a caption of each former player and each new signing alongside.

It was on reflection one of the most ill-judged and wildly optimistic pieces of journalism ever put to print.

2 legends and a man who conjured some moments of magic, and 3 ****s.

[Burney]

In the January window when we signed Walcott and Adebayor and perhaps Diaby (perhaps not signed that window) I recall a newspaper article about how we had signed the new Henry / Kanu / Vieira with a caption of each former player and each new signing alongside.

It was on reflection one of the most ill-judged and wildly optimistic pieces of journalism ever put to print.

2 legends and a man who conjured some moments of magic, and 3 ****s.

I remember reading an article where it flatly stated that, with players like Walcott, Wilshere and Gibbs, Arsenal would be providing the core of the next World Cup winning England side.

Wrong on so many levels it's not even funny.

[AFC East]

In the January window when we signed Walcott and Adebayor and perhaps Diaby (perhaps not signed that window) I recall a newspaper article about how we had signed the new Henry / Kanu / Vieira with a caption of each former player and each new signing alongside.

It was on reflection one of the most ill-judged and wildly optimistic pieces of journalism ever put to print.

2 legends and a man who conjured some moments of magic, and 3 ****s.

Bit harsh on Diaby? To be fair, Adebayor was 3 cvnts on his own.

[Peter]

Bit harsh on Diaby? To be fair, Adebayor was 3 cvnts on his own.

A **** who scored quite a lot of goals and left for a lot of money that we badly needed.

[Burney]

A **** who scored quite a lot of goals and left for a lot of money that we badly needed.

There were times when Adebayor was on his game where he was a real handful. Not far off Drogba levels of physicality combined with actual pace.

[IUFG]

There were times when Adebayor was on his game where he was a real handful. Not far off Drogba levels of physicality combined with actual pace.

His top quality play was all contract chasing.
Mind you he scored a good goal against them after his initial mis-control.

[Burney]

Bit harsh on Diaby? To be fair, Adebayor was 3 cvnts on his own.

sw has no sympathy for injury. To him, being injury-prone is just another form of sh1tness.