Gabriel Magalhães: Not Our Only Signing

[Riou]

Gabby reminds me of Kolo for some reason. I think it’s his choice of when to go to ground, or that streak of crazy in him.

Kolo ****ing Toure...what a player, but also what a man...


...how can anyone not love him

 

[BigPoppaPump]

@BigPoppaPump I agree as well.

You’ve gone too far. Was funny at first but you need to have a look at the posters you’re starting to affiliate with.

Kmt just cos I don't rate Pepe and Pogba drove you mad, relax you don't know them in real life.

Taylor Gang can't chat sh*t either needs to go back to smoking chipped up zoots and wearing worn out vans the dummy.

 

[Trilly]

Kmt just cos I don't rate Pepe and Pogba drove you mad, relax you don't know them in real life.

Taylor Gang can't chat sh*t either needs to go back to smoking chipped up zoots and wearing worn out vans the dummy.

Sigh.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

The thing I always felt with Kos is that while he was very very good and capable of elite performances, he also had a mistake in him and was not the prototypical PL defender. He's the kind of guy that would have been regarded as one of the best in the world by many more people outside of our supporters had he been playing at a Madrid or Barca. This is the guy who pocketed absolute peak Messi and then routinely got manhandled by Shane Long for example.

Now, a more consistently competent partner to take the more physical assignments from him would no doubt have helped mitigate some of those struggles but while it's early days, I feel that Gabriel seems like he has most of those positive qualities Kos had in terms of dealing with the ball on the ground and recovery pace with the addition of being taller, better in the air and it not being even a remote contest in terms of raw strength and the ability to tussle with the kind of rugged 9s you often see teams lower in the table deploy.

When people bring up our games against Barca back then they say stuff like Koscielny pocketed Messi and Jack dominated Xavi and Iniesta. But anytime I remember those games it was just us getting dominated for 90 mins and barely having any chances. Maybe my memory is hazy. I don't remember Koscielny pocketing Messi but I do remember Messi dominating us in many games.

 

[Batman]

When people bring up our games against Barca back then they say stuff like Koscielny pocketed Messi and Jack dominated Xavi and Iniesta. But anytime I remember those games it was just us getting dominated for 90 mins and barely having any chances. Maybe my memory is hazy. I don't remember Koscielny pocketing Messi but I do remember Messi dominating us in many games.

He absolutely did pocket him. Messi answered with 4 after getting some stick for a quiet showing in the following match if memory serves but the point is that he was able to mark him out of a game and then look hopeless against dreck like Shane Long. As far as Jack besting Xavi and Iniesta, you have to purposefully block it out of your mind to not remember it happening. Xavi himself came out singing Wilshere's praises as did Guardiola. I know it's crazy to think when you see where poor Jack has ended up but it absolutely did happen. We had an opportunity to knock Barca out without referee shenanigans at a time when they looked as unbeatable as any side in recent memory.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

He absolutely did pocket him. Messi answered with 4 after getting some stick for a quiet showing in the following match if memory serves but the point is that he was able to mark him out of a game and then look hopeless against dreck like Shane Long. As far as Jack besting Xavi and Iniesta, you have to purposefully block it out of your mind to not remember it happening. Xavi himself came out singing Wilshere's praises as did Guardiola. I know it's crazy to think when you see where poor Jack has ended up but it absolutely did happen. We had an opportunity to knock Barca out without referee shenanigans at a time when they looked as unbeatable as any side in recent memory.

I remember the Wilshere game yeah he was one of the best players on the pitch that day but I still remember Barca dominating us most of the game and us scoring on counters. But I don't remember Koscielny pocketing Messi, it wasn't the first leg of the 4 goal Messi game because he didn't play that one. I don't really remember Koscielny dominating anyone tbh, he was an easy CB to play against.

 

[James Bond]

There will be a lot of negativity on the front page of A-M today but no way should this man’s thread be on page 3.

So happy we have this guy.

 

[Vibra]

Too early to hand him the armband?

 

[Rex Stone]

Too early to hand him the armband?

Thiago Silva is captaining Chelsea. He should have it now.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

I feel sorry for him the only player he playing well every game but team and manager just keep letting him down very hoot header today not easy to win battle against Traore that easily

 

[James Bond]

There will be a lot of negativity on the front page of A-M today but no way should this man’s thread be on page 3 2.

So happy we have this guy.

*bump*

Another week another bump needed for our best player and a top top signing. Shame he won’t get the recognition and respect by others/media as he should (likely won’t ever as he’ll be tied to this horror-show of a season) but how well he’s slotted in has been incredible and one of the few bright spots this season.

We also saw today he’s more than a CB as he’s better at leading the line and holing the ball than all our CFs and better at dribbling and driving up the pitch with the ball than all our midfielders. What a signing.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Again good performance today he really not showing any lack of confidence despite what we going into in last 4 games.

 

[novar]

He's just part of the we're actually not doing so bad delusion at this point. Decent player but blowed up to look world class when there really is nothing there to support that vision.

With the myth of our defensive improvement destroyed, it's hard to see what Gabriel is actually improving.

 

[Trilly]

Should he have been tighter on Kane for their first goal or harsh?

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Should he have been tighter on Kane for their first goal or harsh?

Maybe but it was 4 against 2.

 

[Penn_]

Outstanding mentality to hold out and not let Arteta break him.

 

[Trilly]

Maybe but it was 4 against 2.

First goal not second.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

First goal not second.

Yeah maybe but I'm more pissed about how Bellerin Holding defend against son and allow him to have free shot

 

[Red London]

Should he have been tighter on Kane for their first goal or harsh?

Maybe but mostly another good performance from him. Towards the end he picked the ball up and did what none of our midfielders can do, taking players on and advancing us up the pitch, even nutmegged someone on the right wing I think

 

[Trilly]

Maybe but mostly another good performance from him. Towards the end he picked the ball up and did what none of our midfielders can do, taking players on and advancing us up the pitch, even nutmegged someone on the right wing I think

Ah I see. I missed the second half, what was it like in general?