Nicolas Pepe: Saint Nic Is Back

[gunner4lyfe]

So take the decision away from him. Play him at CF. He is instinctive in and around the box. Transitioning from our half to theirs or the wing to a central area with the ball throws up too many patterns and decisions.

I agree 100% and have been suggesting it for a while. But I dont think Arteta has that kind of imagination.

 

[Oxeki]

You'd think man dropped a stinker with the way this thread is going

If any other player had this same performance yesterday, you lot will be coming in your pants.

 

[Farzad Stoned]

It is Arteta, he never gave the kid any chance to play. When he did play consistently he scored and created at decent clip. More evidence that every minute Willian played last year damaged the club.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Well done to him. Not easy to come in after not playing for a long time and put in a performance like that

 

[Plutarch]

Pepe looked good against a League One second-choice full back. We've seen plenty of times that he can't do it in the Premier League. There's no point trying any more, we should just sell him.

 

[Farzad Stoned]

We ruined Pepe like Jose ruined Mata, a team not in transition and with a better manager would of developed Pepe into something, he has bag fulls of skills and end product. It is a shame, neither the club or Pepe will get these years back. How hard is to get him to drive to the by line and make a few cutbacks? Arteta had to be forced to play ESR and Gabby as well? Yet he had tonnes of minutes for underperforming players all over the pitch the last 2 years. I see a lot of Jose in this guy sometimes minus the narcissistic public prick waving in press conferences.

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

Absolutely superb performance. I honestly felt back for Sunderland’s left back. All of a sudden our attack is firing on all cylinders. If we had a peak, in-form Auba I’d seriously fancy us for top 4. Maybe even top 3.

 

[Goonerwether]

Absolutely superb performance. I honestly felt back for Sunderland’s left back. All of a sudden our attack is firing on all cylinders. If we had a peak, in-form Auba I’d seriously fancy us for top 4. Maybe even top 3.

A superb performance against a league one team.

 

[Trilly]

‘Unprovoked’ benching of Willian?

I was an advocate of the player, but you’re saying I sounded drunk? What happened to aRteTas fAvOuRitE Willian?

Love how that narrative conveniently shifted!

You and @Macho make this thread borderline unreadable Like two crackheads waffling pipedreams to each other in a squat

If you actually read my post you would see that you’ve got it completely wrong, it’s actually almost amazing how wrongly you’ve read it.

I literally said ‘for’ and you changed it to ‘of’ you daft cow! Talk about confirmation bias in action! Yet you want to talk about narratives and agendas. Low it g

 

[Rex Stone]

A superb performance against a league one team.

Yeah but he still hasn’t played much in ages.

He’s done here but hopefully we can use him after Christmas.

Think he could be electric off the bench and on his day can create something out of nothing.

 

[Oxeki]

He's still very good player. Infact, he'll instantly be one of the best attackers in the la liga or serie A if he goes there. He's good enough to play for a title winning side there. It reminds me of how united fans used to ridicule Lukaku.

Hopefully he contributes a lot to our season and wins a trophy before he leaves.

 

[GDeep™]

People praise others but we can’t praise Pepe because it’s “only Sunderland”.

You can only sell him if other clubs offer him the wages he’s on now. He’s clearly unhappy and Arteta has never given him a real chance, guy got dumped for that dirty Chelsea b.um Willian after an electric finish to the season before.

 

[Macho]

guy got dumped for that dirty Chelsea b.um Willian after an electric finish to the season before.

He's revealed recently he asked his agent to get him out the club 3 months into the contract too. He was being forced for ages which is even more damning.

 

[Hunta]

People praise others but we can’t praise Pepe because it’s “only Sunderland”.

You can only sell him if other clubs offer him the wages he’s on now. He’s clearly unhappy and Arteta has never given him a real chance, guy got dumped for that dirty Chelsea b.um Willian after an electric finish to the season before.

The B.um squad were all for it as well.

Sickening stuff.

 

[Trilly]

The B.um squad were all for it as well.

Sickening stuff.

@Jury

If you’re done ducking me then you might wanna address this.

 

[Hunta]

@Jury

If you’re done ducking me then you might wanna address this.

He’s probably out right now flashing.

 

[GDeep™]

Remember when @Jury said Willian will be our Ronaldinho hahahhhHahahahahahahahaha.

 

[Trilly]

Remember when @Jury said Willian will be our Ronaldinho hahahhhHahahahahahahahaha.

Finds a way to justify anything the club does them gets whiny and upset at those who don’t lap it all up like he does. A shill on his period basically, never seen anything like it.

 

[Hunta]

Remember when @Jury said Willian will be our Ronaldinho hahahhhHahahahahahahahaha.

Fat mess he is.

 

[Oxeki]

Willian is one of our worst signing ever up there with the likes of Mustafi, yet he never got half stick Pepe got.

The manager has set a bad precedence. He's turning the fan base against players he doesn't like.

No matter what he does the fan base will never take to him. The manager made sure of it.