Alexis Sanchez

[Peter]

Fair enough. What did his opponents say.

Ha! The aussies used to say they would offer him a single just to get him down the other end so they could bowl to someone who actually wanted to play the game.

Boycott claimed that the aussies never gave anyone anything, and they were no more generous at the crease than they were at the bar. And if they did want him down the other end it was only because they couldn't get him out.

You can see why people didn't warm to him

[John Bunnell]

Comments here are nuts. He was insanely good for us. Not much he can do when the rest of the team were operating at a lower energy. He worked his arse off. Assists + goals + crazy off ball work. I get calling him a treacherous c**t for going to United, but to not like him when he played with us is a wild take.

[PSRB]

Comments here are nuts. He was insanely good for us. Not much he can do when the rest of the team were operating at a lower energy. He worked his arse off. Assists + goals + crazy off ball work. I get calling him a treacherous c**t for going to United, but to not like him when he played with us is a wild take.

He and Ozil deserved the current defence.

[Peter]

Comments here are nuts. He was insanely good for us. Not much he can do when the rest of the team were operating at a lower energy. He worked his arse off. Assists + goals + crazy off ball work. I get calling him a treacherous c**t for going to United, but to not like him when he played with us is a wild take.

I was always more of a Giroud and Cazorla man.

[redgunamo]

Ha! The aussies used to say they would offer him a single just to get him down the other end so they could bowl to someone who actually wanted to play the game.

Boycott claimed that the aussies never gave anyone anything, and they were no more generous at the crease than they were at the bar. And if they did want him down the other end it was only because they couldn't get him out.

You can see why people didn't warm to him

"Wanted to play the game"; here, having the meaning "more willing to throw their wicket away."

We know what they're up to. Great compliment.

[IUFG]

I was always more of a Giroud and Cazorla man.

Was never fond of Giroud at the time. I remember saying to my mate on his debut, when he missed a sitter against Sunderland(?) - "the new Chamakh". Turned out to be decent I suppose.

Chamakh...

Arsenal 2012-2013

Wojciech Szczęsny
Abou Diaby
Bacary Sagna
Per Mertesacker
Thomas Vermaelen (captain)
Laurent Koscielny
Tomas Rosicky
Mikel Arteta (vice-captain)
Lukas Podolski
Jack Wilshere
Andre Santos
Olivier Giroud
Theo Walcott
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Aaron Ramsey
Nacho Monreal
Sebastien Squillaci
Santi Cazorla
Johan Djourou
Łukasz Fabiański
Francis Coquelin
Andrey Arshavin
Vito Mannone
Carl Jenkinson
Emmanuel Frimpong
Gervinho
Kieran Gibbs
Marouane Chamakh
Park Chu-young
Ryo Miyaichi
Nicklas Bendtner
Denilson
Joel Campbell

There was some real ****e in that squard. Santos

[redgunamo]

Was never fond of Giroud at the time. I remember saying to my mate on his debut, when he missed a sitter against Sunderland(?) - "the new Chamakh". Turned out to be decent I suppose.

Chamakh...

Arsenal 2012-2013

Wojciech Szczęsny
Abou Diaby
Bacary Sagna
Per Mertesacker
Thomas Vermaelen (captain)
Laurent Koscielny
Tomas Rosicky
Mikel Arteta (vice-captain)
Lukas Podolski
Jack Wilshere
Andre Santos
Olivier Giroud
Theo Walcott
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Aaron Ramsey
Nacho Monreal
Sebastien Squillaci
Santi Cazorla
Johan Djourou
Łukasz Fabiański
Francis Coquelin
Andrey Arshavin
Vito Mannone
Carl Jenkinson
Emmanuel Frimpong
Gervinho
Kieran Gibbs
Marouane Chamakh
Park Chu-young
Ryo Miyaichi
Nicklas Bendtner
Denilson
Joel Campbell

There was some real ****e in that squard. Santos

Right. Not even Mikel could do anything with that little lot. A terrific bunch of lads though, if that makes any sense. They did have their moments

[Peter]

Was never fond of Giroud at the time. I remember saying to my mate on his debut, when he missed a sitter against Sunderland(?) - "the new Chamakh". Turned out to be decent I suppose.

Chamakh...

Arsenal 2012-2013

Wojciech Szczęsny
Abou Diaby
Bacary Sagna
Per Mertesacker
Thomas Vermaelen (captain)
Laurent Koscielny
Tomas Rosicky
Mikel Arteta (vice-captain)
Lukas Podolski
Jack Wilshere
Andre Santos
Olivier Giroud
Theo Walcott
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Aaron Ramsey
Nacho Monreal
Sebastien Squillaci
Santi Cazorla
Johan Djourou
Łukasz Fabiański
Francis Coquelin
Andrey Arshavin
Vito Mannone
Carl Jenkinson
Emmanuel Frimpong
Gervinho
Kieran Gibbs
Marouane Chamakh
Park Chu-young
Ryo Miyaichi
Nicklas Bendtner
Denilson
Joel Campbell

There was some real ****e in that squard. Santos

**** me, that is terrible

[redgunamo]

**** me, that is terrible

On the other hand, you COULD make a decent bench for the current lot out of them. You know, if you happened to need a goal in the last five minutes or something. Bendtner, Olivier, Theo, Poldi etc.

[redgunamo]

On the other hand, you COULD make a decent bench for the current lot out of them. You know, if you happened to need a goal in the last five minutes or something. Bendtner, Olivier, Theo, Poldi etc.

Having said all that, Alexis probably wouldn't make all that much difference to the team today. Assuming he would replace Martinelli, we (anyway, me) would still be grumbling about thirty-goal a season strikers.

He was always a highspeed, world class danger for us and would add a few direct free-kicks and a sprinkling of star quality to the team. An in-form GM could match his output though and is still fairly young, plenty of potential there.