Benoît Assou-Ekotto

[HollandGooner]

Assou-Ekotto

Tottenham fullback Benoit Assou-Ekotto is a shock target for Arsenal boss Arsène Wenger.

L'Equipe says Wenger has long rated Assou-Ekotto highly and believes his development this season has him now ready to handle the pressures of a top four club.

Only yesterday, Sp**s boss Harry Redknapp spoke of how impressed he's been by the ex-Lens defender's progress this season.

Despite the presence of Gael Clichy, Wenger is now weighing up a shock move for the youngster.

Cant see a strenght-adding in him though, with the progess of Gibbs.

 

[NWgunner]

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Agreed. Seems unlikely, he's not as good as Clichy, and Gibbs is progressing well.

Whats the source?

 

[Arai]

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Hmmm... :?

Not just Clichy or Gibbs for that position

Traore too...

 

[HollandGooner]

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Maby Wenger will use Traore in a winger-role, who will know..

 

[patrick42uk]

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Not as good as clichy? I think he's had a better season than Clichy personally.

 

[AnthonyG]

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Perhaps, but we can hardly go around bringing in players in positions of relative strength. Also, we don't need to load up on more ACN eligible players.

 

[Lord Dula]

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Gotta iirk some Sp**s fans reading that Wenger feels he can now handle the pressure of a top four club

 

[kamikaze80]

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traore, an arsenal player? dont make me laugh.

 

[MDGoonah41]

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I guess this is in preparation for the Clichy to Juve rumors starting up again

 

[arsmile]

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we dont even slightly-nearly-a-bit need a left back

 

[famous no 10]

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traore, an arsenal player? dont make me laugh.

Well, quite.

The guy is so average, I hope we get some money for him in the summer.

 

[Klaus Daimler]

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Meh. I personally don't think Traore will amount to much at Arsenal either and I never rated him as a leftback but come on. Average? He's nineteen and began this season as a starter at a club that finished in the upper half of Premier League and won the FA Cup last season. He isn't average in any way.

 

[kamikaze80]

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heh and didnt he lose his starting spot and his team flirt with relegation this year? i think average is pretty appropriate - there are LMs better and worse than him.

 

[thegame24]

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this a joke right?

guy is ****

 

[Klaus Daimler]

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heh and didnt he lose his starting spot and his team flirt with relegation this year?

Yeah, but they weren't when he was a starter. He's nineteen. He was eighteen at the start of the campaign. Do you know how many nineteen year old players that have been considered regular starters in the league this season? Sure, he looks average right now if you compare him to players who are six or seven years older. It's definitely not average to play as much as he's done at that age though. He's a work in progress, not a finished product.

 

[scytheavatar]

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this a joke right?

guy is s**t

X2. It will be a repeat of a certain clown from Man U once again.

 

[kamikaze80]

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klaus, who's to say he's not just an early peaker? players careers arent automaticaly bell curves, you can't just project someone will be good just because theyre young. otherwise, jermaine pennant would be a superstar today.

i haven't seen anything from traore to suggest he'll ever be more than average at LM. his inability to learn how to defend as an LB means he'll never be above-average at his position.

 

[Klaus Daimler]

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klaus, who's to say he's not just an early peaker? players careers arent automaticaly bell curves, you can't just project someone will be good just because theyre young.

Who says he is? You can't just project someone won't improve much because they're showing signs of promise at an early age. That's even more weird. I don't think that he'll amount to much either in the end, a least not at Arsenal. The point was that it isn't average to start regularly in the Premier League at eighteen though. If you can't give him the benefit of a doubt at that age when he's already at that level then what's the point?

 

[Clrnc]

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I am a firm believer of Traore. He has impressed me alot whenever he played and I do think he could be a good leftback/leftmid for us. But right now he needs to win Gibbs to be 2nd choice and its looking unlikely because he is weaker defensively.

 

[ricky1985]

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Benoit Assou-Ekotto?

OH. MY. GOD.

Not going to happen. I'll protest outside the training ground if it does.