Kieran Gibbs: The Backup Backup Backup Captain

[krackpot]

Never knew Marcelo ditched the fro.

hehe

but he's not close to marcelo. marcelo might become the best lb ever.

 

[Mitch]

hehe

but he's not close to marcelo. marcelo might become the best lb ever.

Marcelo is awful defensively.

 

[Penn_]

West Ham's trash RB at the weekend probably saved Monreal his spot. Without that there would no question as to who should be starting.

 

[razörist]

hehe

but he's not close to marcelo. marcelo might become the best lb ever.

Marcelo annoys the hell out of me.

 

[bojed]

Gibbo's offensive qualities shouldn't be a surprise if you've been following Arsenal long enough when Clichy used to start for us. Gibbs start out as a LM/CM when he joined us and there were some games when both him and Clichy will play together on the same flank.

Maybe he's starting to realize his own worth but whatever it is, his recent performance could only be a good thing as we are quite short in quality at LB at the moment. Nacho is still the better LB but the PL's focus on pace is starting to catch him up.

 

[haha_arsenal]

keep it up, Gibbo
deserve all the praise

 

[Hunta]

Don't think it's a coincidence that our English lads (bar Jenkinson) have all stepped it up since Wenger let Wilshere leave on loan. If he let the most talented one go then the others aren't guaranteed a place at Arsenal.

 

[krackpot]

Marcelo annoys the hell out of me.

me too. he probably spent 50 minutes as a CM, but man, what a winner!

Marcelo is awful defensively.

Saw him just twice. he scored both times, so there is that.

since Roberto Carlos compares himself to Marcelo, I can believe that he might not be a good defender

http://www.marca.com/2013/06/21/en/football/real_madrid/1371797161.html

 

[say yes]

Give it Gibbseh till the end of the season.

 

[Vinci]

Offensively he was very good, but defensively he was average really. This Basel winger got plenty of crosses in and a dangerous shot as well.

Definitely still prefer Monreal.

 

[Rocky]

our left has been fantastic the last few games, dunno the exact reason.

Likely has something to do with Bellerin being out and replaced by a solid defender with less attacking ambition in Gabriel.

 

[Nyctophobia]

I've been a critic of Gibbs I'll admit, but I also said that he works hard and that's shown to be his greatest attribute, his hard work has paid off and he's seemingly reinvented himself so I want to praise him for his great efforts lately, good job!

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

To be honest, I forgot about him last season. It is good he is getting noticed. It is a start. Can he win the starting spot? We will see.

 

[GDeep™]

It's easier when you're coming into a confident and settled team.

You guys think it's easy for young English players with their own problems coming into a weak or struggling team? Until recent years we've never had the luxury of top elite experienced players in our starting eleven and a strong squad.

Team is on fire, Gibbs just slots in.

 

[GDeep™]

He's a back up though, immediate plan has to be to ditch Nacho and sign a top young Lb. Gibbs remains back up.

Ghoulam impressed me a while back.

 

[redanddread]

Marcelo is awful defensively.

Thank you...

 

[GDeep™]

Marcelo and Ashley Cole are on the same level. Pick the type you prefer or suits your team, Cole is the better defender but Marcelo is more dynamic.

Marcelo is twice the player Roberto Carlos ever was.

 

[4R5Emaniac]

Marcelo and Ashley Cole are on the same level. Pick the type you prefer or suits your team, Cole is the better defender but Marcelo is more dynamic.

Marcelo is twice the player Roberto Carlos ever was.

Total media hype job, Roberto Carlos.

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

Marcelo and Ashley Cole are on the same level. Pick the type you prefer or suits your team, Cole is the better defender but Marcelo is more dynamic.

Marcelo is twice the player Roberto Carlos ever was.

Cole was better defensively than Marcelo. That said, I don't think Marcelo is particularly bad defensively. Emre Mor (phenomenal young player) gave him the run around last night though.

 

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