At least we won't go below spurs

[Luis Anaconda]

8 December at the Cottage should be interesting. Silva will undoubtedly play all three of them if they're fit.

Nelson can't play

[pjlincs]

nelson can't play

gpwm......

[Peter]

Nelson can't play

Harsh, imo. He's had some good games for us

[7sisters]

Harsh, imo. He's had some good games for us

Nelson isn?t exactly pulling up trees at Fulham tbf. He?s replicating what he did for us.I think he anticipated more starts, although he did get one last time out, only to get pulled in the second half.
The issue is more that Sterling is a busted flush, the warning signs were already there but the deal, and perhaps Arteta?s ego, wanted to see if an Indian summer was a possibility.
Mudryk would have been the better loan but I doubt that was ever an option.

[Luis Anaconda]

Nelson isn?t exactly pulling up trees at Fulham tbf. He?s replicating what he did for us.I think he anticipated more starts, although he did get one last time out, only to get pulled in the second half.
The issue is more that Sterling is a busted flush, the warning signs were already there but the deal, and perhaps Arteta?s ego, wanted to see if an Indian summer was a possibility.
Mudryk would have been the better loan but I doubt that was ever an option.

Think you've jumped the gun on Sterling very early there 7. He's come into a tight unit with no pre-season - let's see what impact he has later on in the season. To have such an experienced player as back up to Saka and Martinelli is surely a plus. Seem to remember you crying out for such experience back in the Wenger days

[PSRB]

Think you've jumped the gun on Sterling very early there 7. He's come into a tight unit with no pre-season - let's see what impact he has later on in the season. To have such an experienced player as back up to Saka and Martinelli is surely a plus. Seem to remember you crying out for such experience back in the Wenger days

Not sure I agree. He looks as **** as he was at Chelsea. Think he's genuinely done. Hope I'm wrong but Preston looked his level.

[Luis Anaconda]

Not sure I agree. He looks as **** as he was at Chelsea. Think he's genuinely done. Hope I'm wrong but Preston looked his level.

Let's see him play with the skipper - I think he has lost a bit of pace but the great thing about ?degaard (like Bergkamp - and I don't make this comparison lightly) is that he can make up for that

[Luis Anaconda]

Let's see him play with the skipper - I think he has lost a bit of pace but the great thing about ?degaard (like Bergkamp - and I don't make this comparison lightly) is that he can make up for that

Of course, I might be talking **** and you both may be right

[Peter]

Think you've jumped the gun on Sterling very early there 7. He's come into a tight unit with no pre-season - let's see what impact he has later on in the season. To have such an experienced player as back up to Saka and Martinelli is surely a plus. Seem to remember you crying out for such experience back in the Wenger days

I think we all know what arteta hoped he could get out of him. And that he hasn't seen it yet.

It's all down to sterling himself. He is a fine player, comfortably good enough to provide a real threat for us if he can get himself properly fit and focused.

We have to wait and see if he has another season in him. Or has he just had enough and all we've done is replaced Willian.

I agree it is to early to judge. But if he isn't contributing by Christmas then it hasn't really been worth the gamble.

[Luis Anaconda]

I think we all know what arteta hoped he could get out of him. And that he hasn't seen it yet.

It's all down to sterling himself. He is a fine player, comfortably good enough to provide a real threat for us if he can get himself properly fit and focused.

We have to wait and see if he has another season in him. Or has he just had enough and all we've done is replaced Willian.

I agree it is to early to judge. But if he isn't contributing by Christmas then it hasn't really been worth the gamble.

This is a well-balanced and reasonable argument. It has absolutely no ****ing place on awimb