Tir Na Nog
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Country: Ireland
The ESR vs Pepe rivalry is so weird to me since they can easily fit into the same team. 
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Nicolas Pepe: Saint Nic Is Back
Country: Ireland
Except Arteta wants ESR to play LW and Saka RW, like @Trilly said.The ESR vs Pepe rivalry is so weird to me since they can easily fit into the same team.
I don't know exactly what ESR is, tbh.
The golden child’s defence league is on standby for a war. @American_Gooner spearheading the attack.
Tir Na Nog
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Country: Ireland
I mean in a good system.
Country: England
It’s not a rivalry it’s just one guy on Twitter who doesn’t rate him but rated Pepe.The ESR vs Pepe rivalry is so weird to me since they can easily fit into the same team.
Was bored and brought it onto the forum.
Tir Na Nog
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Country: Ireland
It’s not a rivalry it’s just one guy on Twitter who doesn’t rate him but rated Pepe.
Was bored and brought it onto the forum.
I mean even on twitter tho it's getting pretty intense.
BigPoppaPump
Reeling from Laca & Kos nightmares
Just went on his page lol he makes a good case against ESR not gonna lie.Certain members favourite players are getting exposed on that Pepe_19i Twitter page.
Country: England
Oh yeah it’s defo a Twitter rivalry, my bad.I mean even on twitter tho it's getting pretty intense.
BigPoppaPump
Reeling from Laca & Kos nightmares
ESR is officially on my radar but the @ing of Trilly and Macho is getting milked to death now it’s cringe.
Country: Canada
Difference is ESR just ran the NLD a week prior and is already a more consistent performer while being 5 years younger. He's gonna get more leeway at this point compared to Pepe and how his Arsenal career has gone.
Country: Iceland
Benched by kids at struggling mid-table team like Arsenal...
Talk about the definition of a terrible player!
Talk about the definition of a terrible player!
Jury
A-M's drunk uncle
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Country: England
Why @ me for though? I’m not the one who mentioned ESR in this thread at all.
You guys win, Pepe is the worst player in the league and not fit to lace ESRs boots, just stop mentioning me when you wanna say it.
Country: England
I’m gonna turn off @ notifications if it’s possible.
I thought A-M would get easier once he got benched ffs.
Country: England
I think that’s exactly what he’s highlighting, the leeway. Not sure he’s questioning it or why it’s being given.
Also consistent better at what? Consistently looks better or plays better? What defines playing better? How do you measure playing better? Cos if you go down that route that statement falls apart quickly.
On the reasons for the leeway: the only leeway should be for his age really but even then, you’ll have some fans who believe we’re a top 5 team but then are happy to excuse their no10 for not completing a pass that any top 5 attacking midfielder would complete, especially considering how highly the very same people rate him. None of it makes sense.
Auba gets less leeway ffs.
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scytheavatar
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Consistently better at being a threat that our opponents need to fear. If I am a top class PL defender I am not going to fear Pepe cause I know even if he dribbles past me he's going to fall over anyway. While ESR with his work rate is always a threat and difficult to defend against even when he is not playing well.
And Auba is paid many times more in salary than ESR or Pepe so I am not sure why we should be giving him any leeway at all. We should be expecting Sanchez/RVP level performances from him every match.
That's the thing about this team. No real gamechangers. Don't know if it is project youth or trying to get better now. Cause getting Willian and Luiz does not look like a team that wants to build for the future. Those two guys had so many horror shows. Giving Auba that new contract was obviously a bad decision even at that point when he was in the form of his life. This is a player that has always been limited. He is like Özil really. Cannot raise his level if the team is not performing. We don't have anyone close to that Fabregas, Sanchez and RVP level that can take over games and makes things happen.
MartiSaka
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You could have this criticism about every single one of our attacking players however.
MartiSaka
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But Auba was never that type of player to create the type or quantity of chances Sanchez/RVP did; relies on the service of others.
