Monreal: Nacho 2020

[BobP]

The Basque Jeremy Morel.

 

[carlito'sway]

The Basque Jeremy Morel.

No way mate. Morel has no business being in the same sentence with Nacho.

 

[BobP]

No way mate. Morel has no business being in the same sentence with Nacho.

I was waiting for you to pull me up on it.

 

[carlito'sway]

I was waiting for you to pull me up on it.

I see what you meant....but totally different level though. Morel is a journeyman, Nacho is a legitimate Spanish international.

 

[BobP]

I see what you meant....but totally different level though. Morel is a journeyman, Nacho is a legitimate Spanish international.

Bielsa on that Banter.

 

[carlito'sway]

Bielsa on that Banter.

I remember that banter....Was referring to Morel experience and commitment, I am sure.. not his talent...lol

 

[blaze_of_glory]

PFA Player of the Month!

https://www.arsenal.com/news/nacho-monreal-named-pfa-player-month

 

[A_G]

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

Nacho is my new hero!

 

[OnlyOne]

This dudes be solid for a long long time, true captain.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

This man's just sensational at the moment, we're truly blessed to have him at our football club.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

There was a time people actually wanted Gibbs to play over him lmao.

 

[carlito'sway]

There was a time people actually wanted Gibbs to play over him lmao.

I remember that time.

 

[TromsoGooner]

Oddly enough he`s still perceived as some kind of weak link in our team. Went to a Sp**s forum before the game and quite few posters suggested they should target him.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Silent assassin!

Brilliant brilliant player.

 

[Aevi]

I didn't see that coming from him, banter

 

[Mark Tobias]

One of my favourite players right now!!! Can remember thinking when he arrived "Are you kidding, a mexican food dish for a defender"... Loads of flacour in this dish though.

 

[say yes]

Great defender. Great character.

Would be nice if we could autosub him off every time the ball gets into our box though.

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

One of my favourite players right now!!! Can remember thinking when he arrived "Are you kidding, a mexican food dish for a defender"... Loads of flacour in this dish though.

Served with a bit of spice!

 

[dashsnow17]

He's matured wonderfully and the LCB position clearly suits him.

But long-term do you think we rely on him for that spot? If we continue with 3 at the back, there's Kos and Mustafi too. Kos is class and has some years left in him, while Mustafi is a very good defender on his day and is only going to get better and more consistent hopefully. That's 3 good defenders for 3 positions, but do you rely on that or do you bring a top CB in?

In the summer we were all crying out for one, and it's typical Wenger to not buy a player because of the good form of players we already have. But top clubs buy players for competition and as an insurance if injuries or poor form hits.

Monreal/Kos/Mustafi are great for now providing they stay fit, but would it be negligence to not bring a top CB in who might force one of them out?

We have 3 potentially good CBs in Holding, Chambers and Bielik, but none of them are anywhere near top quality yet. You could argue that someone like Van Dijk would block their development, but imo it's necessary for the overall good.

Perhaps a good middle ground would be someone like Glik/David Luiz/Alderweireld, someone in their prime who wouldn't necessarily block Holdng's development forever.