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  1. #1
    Quote Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda View Post
    True, and it would a gross injustice to not mention the role that Wenger played in developing him into the player he became.

    There are those of us old enough to remember his struggles in the first few years, especially in front of goal. 'Will never be a natural finisher' was a commonly held sentiment that was frequently expressed on here as I recall.

    Wenger at his best imo.

  2. #2
    Quote Originally Posted by WES View Post
    True, and it would a gross injustice to not mention the role that Wenger played in developing him into the player he became.

    There are those of us old enough to remember his struggles in the first few years, especially in front of goal. 'Will never be a natural finisher' was a commonly held sentiment that was frequently expressed on here as I recall.

    Wenger at his best imo.
    Maybe he could have a word with Eddie?

  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by WES View Post
    True, and it would a gross injustice to not mention the role that Wenger played in developing him into the player he became.

    There are those of us old enough to remember his struggles in the first few years, especially in front of goal. 'Will never be a natural finisher' was a commonly held sentiment that was frequently expressed on here as I recall.

    Wenger at his best imo.
    At one point we thought his finishing was so bad that we decided to sign Francis Jeffers to do it for him

  4. #4
    Quote Originally Posted by WES View Post
    Wenger at his best imo.
    and yet he allowed Almunia to play 109 times for The Arsenal.

    Bewildering!
    “Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”

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