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Arsenal fans crying for us to bin the back three last season are now clamouring for it again?
I said for ages that it was our best formation, Kolasniac got 11 assists from LWB ffs. It fits our personnel perfectly.Arsenal fans crying for us to bin the back three last season are now clamouring for it again?
Arsenal fans crying for us to bin the back three last season are now clamouring for it again?
I don't necessarily like it. But at the moment with the players we have, it is the best formation for the team.I said for ages that it was our best formation, Kolasniac got 11 assists from LWB ffs. It fits our personnel perfectly.
No I get your frustration. I love that expression from Rodman as well.It's what they get paid big bucks for. As Dennis Rodman said 'I play basketball for free, I get paid for all the other bullshit' I'm paraphrasing but it was something like that. He should've stayed at Brighton if he wanted to be small time, he's playing with the big boys now.
I'm not saying it's fair or right or he deserves it. It's just the reality of playing for a team like Arsenal, you're under more scrutiny and more eyes on you. Just stay at the small clubs if you don't want people to care.No I get your frustration. I love that expression from Rodman as well.
But Ben White didn't exactly have a say in the 50mn isn't it? The reality is, we no longer have the draw to top players. The club is no longer appealing. We have to overpay in some sense to bring in players from the second tier. And that's how I see the Ben White signing. Likely the same for eventual Ramsdale deal as well.
A proven world class player like Varane was never going to come to Arsenal. Not at 40mn, nor at whatever wage he is on. Arsenal will have to pay 50% more to even entice him.
That's the reality the club sits on now. And I still don't think it's fair new players get the stick right after one game. He might turn out crap still - but not now. For the record, I'm equally frustrated with the club and our transfers, but that's a result of our horrendous form which we need to break out of.
1 match where he wasnt great and everyone is writing him off already, lets maybe see how he does first, I remember Koscielny not having the best of starts either and the vast majority of people now regard him as a great centreback. Hopefully with a bit more confidence in his role he'll be snapping in to challenges soon.
I think you are confusing transfer fee with wages. To attract a player himself, we need to overpay wages which Arsenal is doing now as you said. Transfer fee is a deal between clubs.No I get your frustration. I love that expression from Rodman as well.
But Ben White didn't exactly have a say in the 50mn isn't it? The reality is, we no longer have the draw to top players. The club is no longer appealing. We have to overpay in some sense to bring in players from the second tier. And that's how I see the Ben White signing. Likely the same for eventual Ramsdale deal as well.
A proven world class player like Varane was never going to come to Arsenal. Not at 40mn, nor at whatever wage he is on. Arsenal will have to pay 50% more to even entice him.
That's the reality the club sits on now. And I still don't think it's fair new players get the stick right after one game. He might turn out crap still - but not now. For the record, I'm equally frustrated with the club and our transfers, but that's a result of our horrendous form which we need to break out of.
I haven't posted on here for quite some time and only followed the PL last season in between with detached interest knowing that there was no point in keeping expectations high.
However, I can't believe that we paid 50m for a defender. Is he like Thuram / Ferdinand kind of player? Lets hope so.
Don't know a lot about Mari. I thought he was injured most of the time.So far he's like a Pablo Mari kind of player, small sample size though
Gab is our best defender. He won player of the month twice in a row until he caught Covid and had a rough time getting back into form. Had a pretty solid debut season and really looking for him to kick on this year.Don't know a lot about Mari. I thought he was injured most of the time.
How good is our Brazilian CB? The one who we signed last season.
Means nothing, there were similar articles written about Titus Bramble and that Spuds kid Davenport in many sports magz back in the day.Nice write up about Ben. His character and attitude keeps getting mentioned which is encouraging, talent only goes so far without the right mental attributes.
White’s rise to £50m ‘future England captain’
How Ben White has gone from a unproven Newport County loanee with a point to prove, to a £50m defender tipped to be a future England captain.www.bbc.co.uk