Originally Posted by
Rich
It's not that, Wes. Even in the purple patch you mention he was still showing the concerning traits that he had before joining Arsenal.
I've never seen such a big player be so weak on the ball. I can forgive the complete absence of technical ability if he was using his physical characterisics to his advantage but he's incapable.
He is quite fast but in the PL he's not as fast as the defenders he's up against. So when he does get space (which is what he needs but is very rarely afforded to Arsenal) he loses the ball. He ruins our buildup play by constantly losing the ball (or rather it sort of bounces off him at peculiar angles).
I don't think his teammates have any confidence in him at all (and they see him far more than we do) and I really cannot blame them.
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