think he'll play Gyokeres tomorrow (who is better in away games where he has fractionally more space) and then drop him agianst United. Kai's technical ability is clearly being missed against low blocks.
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think he'll play Gyokeres tomorrow (who is better in away games where he has fractionally more space) and then drop him agianst United. Kai's technical ability is clearly being missed against low blocks.
First start since Manchester United.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Could happen. Though we seem to want to give him as much time as possible (to recover).
Pretty sure that Arteta will want him starting as soon as he is ready. You can understand the caution.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
Dunno. He's been ready for weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
There must be a reason why they are managing his minutes so carefully. He has been out for a long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
Perhaps it's because we signed a certain someone in the Summer who would be perfectly capable of holding up an end, awaiting Kai's patient, leisurely return and it seems to be working rather well so there's no hurry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Please don't tell Rich I said that.
People seem to think that Saka and Gyokeres have fallen out.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
The obvious solution is to sell Saka :-)
:hehe: Genuinely though - what's the argument against playing Harriman-Anous? He looks a much better fit for us in the minutes I've seen. Nice range of passing. Good runs. Lovely touch.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
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Originally Posted by Peter
Right. At least he might be worth a few quid, unlike that other clown.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
If Madrid came and slapped 100million on the table for Saka I think we'd have to consider it...Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
and replace with whom?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Arda Guler would be one option. Presumably the scouting department have others.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
Or Nwaneri if we are looking at internal solutions.
Saka, is one of the best RW in World football. Hence he's about to get a 5 year extension.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
I wouldn't take 100 million for him. 150, maybeQuote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
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I just wouldn't sell him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
This is a statement that gets banded around a fair amount. And I'm not disagreeing with it.... However, when compared to other similar players his output is perhaps a leetle down on those elite level players.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
I'd rather not. And i think we won't, because I'm not sure any other club genuinely understands what he is worth.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
A lot of our fans dont seem to.....
Young strikers coming up through the ranks at big, ambitious clubs never make it; there's no patience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
This goes double for the ones that have become addicted to Champions League cash.
Like us :-\
He's got too much Arsenal flavour for us to sell. Our franchise player, as the Americans would say.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Noni Madueke :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
On the other hand, why wouldn't you start Kai, or even Jesus tomorrow night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Gentle run out in a game we don't really have to win; sounds ready-made for a bit of rotation.
Well, you see; That would mean having to play Gyokeres against United at home which I suspect Arteta is loathe to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
Yes. Simply, we are more likely to win when the Glock plays.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Nothing against the other two, perhaps they'll all play a part in both matches. Manchester United is the important one though, so Viktor plays.
is important then in the next breath sanction the inclusion of an artless donkey whose footwork suggests that his feet were once severed in a dreadful farming accident then sewn back on the wrong way round.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
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Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
Yes, the nibs have gone over all the stats and facts and figures and consulted with their charts and models and graphs and everything and come to the conclusion that it's essentially witchcraft so there's nothing to be done but accept it:shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
That is a very long-winded definition of a traditional centre forward. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman
You would have said that to Ted Drake's face.
It's true. Like goalkeepers, they play where they play because they cannot actually play football very well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Alan Smith spoiled us all and got us insisting that all strikers ought to be able to control a football.
That was a new era. Centre forwards being expected to be footballers. And the inevitable happened- they wanted to play football and stopped being centre forwards. And the role disappeared. Like leg spin.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
Same thing is happening with keepers, as you say. Raya is a bit of a dinosaur in being able to actually catch a football. Much better to cover yourself in tattoos, do a few step overs and then flail a punch at a cross before falling over and screaming for a foul.