Aaron Hickey

[The_Playmaker]

Yeah Robertson was awful, looked absolutely shattered to me. Hickey was alright but 25m is an absolute joke. We love pissing money away on backup players it’s infuriating.

Back ups don't exist anymore. Games are about starters and finishers. 5 subs and 60 games a season mean you need a strong squad, not back ups because back ups cost you. A back up means the level drops off to much.

What is key is that the profile of player doesn't affect how we play. We need to factor physical ability, technical ability, but also intelligence. Now we have first hand info from Tomi as to whether he would be a good fit. If Tomi says, he is the first guy into training, his diet is right, he would be good for the dressing room, he is always looking to improve and is very smart. Then I'd spend 20m euros on that. He is 19 ffs, playing international qualifiers for his country and starting regularly for Bologna. Full backs mature very quickly and peak earlier than say a cb. The growth would be huge in 3 years. Tierney was 19 once you know.

Nuno strikes me as a supreme athlete, but maybe he lacks something between the ears that Arteta is looking for.

It could be a case where we buy Hickey to back up Tierney and be emergency cover for RB.

Tierney-----Gabriel-----White-----Tomi

Say Tomi gets injured.

Tierney---Gabriel---Saliba---White

Say Tierney then gets injured

Hickey---Gabriel---Saliba--White

Say Gabriel gets injured

Hickey---???????---Saliba--White

There is your problem. We need a full back, but we also need one more cb as Holding doesn't allow us to play a high line.

 

[Heavy Duty Rom]

Back ups don't exist anymore. Games are about starters and finishers. 5 subs and 60 games a season mean you need a strong squad, not back ups because back ups cost you. A back up means the level drops off to much.

What is key is that the profile of player doesn't affect how we play. We need to factor physical ability, technical ability, but also intelligence. Now we have first hand info from Tomi as to whether he would be a good fit. If Tomi says, he is the first guy into training, his diet is right, he would be good for the dressing room, he is always looking to improve and is very smart. Then I'd spend 20m euros on that. He is 19 ffs, playing international qualifiers for his country and starting regularly for Bologna. Full backs mature very quickly and peak earlier than say a cb. The growth would be huge in 3 years. Tierney was 19 once you know.

Nuno strikes me as a supreme athlete, but maybe he lacks something between the ears that Arteta is looking for.

It could be a case where we buy Hickey to back up Tierney and be emergency cover for RB.

Tierney-----Gabriel-----White-----Tomi

Say Tomi gets injured.

Tierney---Gabriel---Saliba---White

Say Tierney then gets injured

Hickey---Gabriel---Saliba--White

Say Gabriel gets injured

Hickey---???????---Saliba--White

There is your problem. We need a full back, but we also need one more cb as Holding doesn't allow us to play a high line.

Who cares what Tomi thinks about him ffs, football players aren't always the best judge of character, just a few weeks back Tavares was saying Mount is the player who has impressed him the most in the league.

We don't need some incredibly raw, technically inept, clunky looking full back. We'd be better off persisting with Cedric and Tavares than wasting money on this guy.

 

[Rasmi]

Fair, I've only seen him in today's game and I thought the same. I'm only saying that players have bad games all the time, some people here seem to be drawing some pretty fast conclusions.

For a club with limited budget. Do we really need to spend 25 million on a player who is not gonna improve us straight away or get in the team? He is a hot prospect for the future at best. But we have so many holes is this the wisest move?

 

[SK___]

lmao is he really that bad?
I don’t watch bologna matches

 

[Rasmi]

lmao is he really that bad?
I don’t watch bologna matches

Honestly he was shocking. A kid playing man’s football. But he is 19 and we love 19-20 year olds at Arsenal

 

[Jasard]

When did Cross come out of his hole?

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Would have liked someone more experianced.

And we would like you to be taller

 

[yorch44]

Have you heard of Trent Alexander-Arnold?

Yeah, I watched him ruining the final CL for Liverpool. Very limited players that only can do is cross. Weakest point in Liverpool defense. Probably the reason why Klopps system keeps failing in finals.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Yeah, I watched him ruining the final CL for Liverpool. Very limited players that only can do is cross. Weakest point in Liverpool defense. Probably the reason why Klopps system keeps failing in finals.

Reece James is clear

 

[Gunner-Union]

Yeah, I watched him ruining the final CL for Liverpool. Very limited players that only can do is cross. Weakest point in Liverpool defense. Probably the reason why Klopps system keeps failing in finals.

He’s defending is absolutely atrocious as is his passing and general play but he can do the ODD cross and free kick

 

[lomekian]

Artera really wants us to be Cross and set piece FC. Signing this dude only because he can cross a ball.

You do realise he scored 5 goals this year cutting inside onto his other foot?

 

[lomekian]

Serie A fans know jack sh1t.

Sounds familiar...

 

[yorch44]

You do realise he scored 5 goals this year cutting inside onto his other foot?

So our new tactic is going to be playing without CF, FB ocassionally scoring and probably not reinforcing midfield again? That would absolutely be so Artetish

 

[lomekian]

Who cares what Tomi thinks about him ffs, football players aren't always the best judge of character, just a few weeks back Tavares was saying Mount is the player who has impressed him the most in the league.

We don't need some incredibly raw, technically inept, clunky looking full back. We'd be better off persisting with Cedric and Tavares than wasting money on this guy.

To be fair, Mount was Chelsea's best player in the opposition half by a country mile this season, and had 11 goals and 10 assists in 32 Premier League games - joint 6th in the EPL, and with less games played than those above him.

 

[lomekian]

Yeah, I watched him ruining the final CL for Liverpool. Very limited players that only can do is cross. Weakest point in Liverpool defense. Probably the reason why Klopps system keeps failing in finals.

Yet he has been hugely impactful in quarter finals and semi finals. We all know his weakness is tracking runners re far post crosses, but going forward he's the best in the world at RB (though fully fit Reece James and Carvahal are top draw too)

 

[yorch44]

Yet he has been hugely impactful in quarter finals and semi finals. We all know his weakness is tracking runners re far post crosses, but going forward he's the best in the world at RB (though fully fit Reece James and Carvahal are top draw too)

I don't know if you are from England, but English players are sooooooo overrated by English media and fans. Not bad attacking but not that good to call him best in the world.

 

[Heavy Duty Rom]

To be fair, Mount was Chelsea's best player in the opposition half by a country mile this season, and had 11 goals and 10 assists in 32 Premier League games - joint 6th in the EPL, and with less games played than those above him.

4G and 2A came against Norwich.
2G and 1A vs Leeds
1G and 1A assist vs Watford
2G and 1A vs Southampton
1G vs West Ham
1G vs Everton

For context.

 

[14Henry]

25m on this guy for me seems a bad move. It's too much to spend on a young squad player when the first 11 needs so much addressing.

 

[Rasmi]

25m on this guy for me seems a bad move. It's too much to spend on a young squad player when the first 11 needs so much addressing.

It’s stupid move. But they will hide behind him being 19 and investment for the future

 

[Oxeki]

This is the same mistake we made with Lokonga. Blew over 20m on a player who wasn't gonna improve us. Smh