Nicolas Pepe: The Nutmeg Express!

[AberGooner]

Wasn't brilliant by any stretch but I thought he did ok today when we eventually got the ball to him. Unfortunately ok with that price tag hanging over him isn't ever going to be enough. He's going to be here this season anyway so would like to see him get minutes with the likes of Laca/ESR.

 

[Jack_the_boy]

Yet another chance for him, yet another poor performance.

Lack of service is a poor excuse. There’s so much he could do. He could press like Martinelli was pressing in order to force mistakes. He could drop deeper into midfield to help them out as well as get more of the ball. But his off ball movement is so static. And most of the time when he saw the ball in the second half he was poor with it

 

[Camus]

He's still easily one of our more productive attackers but having him dip in and our of games just won't help. Suppose you can't drop Saka for him.

He also had
Outright the lowest pass success of anyone that played 90 minutes and joint lowest of anyone.
Was dispossessed the most of anyone
And lost the ball the 2nd most behind Nketiah

I don't care what uncontextualised Squawka stats say, none of those 5 "chances created" were remotely chances bar the one for Eddie. What was clearly and obvious from actually watching his performance was that he was a black hole that consistently lost/gave the ball away and killed promising moves.

 

[OnlyOne]

Yet another chance for him, yet another poor performance.

Lack of service is a poor excuse. There’s so much he could do. He could press like Martinelli was pressing in order to force mistakes. He could drop deeper into midfield to help them out as well as get more of the ball. But his off ball movement is so static. And most of the time when he saw the ball in the second half he was poor with it

 

[Jack_the_boy]

Do you know what qualifies for the “chances created” stat?
Ask @Macho

 

[Jakarta]

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Lol I was just about to reply to him.

Making Africans look like money grabbers. It’s not like Özil, Bale and many countless non-african players haven’t milked big money contracts.

I guess he thinks Pepe grew up in a remote poor village in Ivory Coast so he needs all the money he can get. Oh wait he was born in France and grew up there.....

lol man there was no need to bring up him being African.

 

[SA Gunner]

Has the skills and potential, but unless we change the manager to someone who can extract more from, I think we need to call time on his career here IMO.

Hopefully we can use him as leverage for players come the summer.

 

[Sniper Mik]

He was bad today. Out of 5 chances he created only one was of any real quality. Before he took that freekick I pointed on my tv screen and told my friend exactly which row he was going to send the ball in and I was pretty much spot on.

 

[Monstar-Gunn4r]

He was bad today. Out of 5 chances he created only one was of any real quality. Before he took that freekick I pointed on my tv screen and told my friend exactly which row he was going to send the ball in and I was pretty much spot on.

Tbf he finally managed to not hit the first man from a set piece, so if Im like the Pepe fanboy club that means it was a good attempt therefore good performance

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Too limited footballer he can try how much he want but for fullbacks it's easy to stop him because when he dribble he go with speed and always try to cut inside he need to upgrade his game he got talent but he limited

 

[dashsnow17]

Too limited footballer he can try how much he want but for fullbacks it's easy to stop him because when he dribble he go with speed and always try to cut inside he need to upgrade his game he got talent but he limited

But remember when he first arrived I swear he was playing much better. He was trying to dribble past players, he looked more confident. I don't see any of that anymore. For the sake of his career he needs to go back to France.

 

[Macho]

Everyone knows I’m almost the Manberg equivalent for Pepe but what I will say is he did some good stuff and some bad stuff today. Was our most dangerous looking attacker though.

I think a lot of you before you go ballistic today need to ask yourself what the other attacking players did in that match.

That African comment is just typical but what I’ve come to expect from some of you.

 

[Monstar-Gunn4r]

I think a lot of you before you go ballistic today need to ask yourself what the other attacking players did in that match.

A lot of the players gave the ball to Pepe to watch him lose it

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

But remember when he first arrived I swear he was playing much better. He was trying to dribble past players, he looked more confident. I don't see any of that anymore. For the sake of his career he needs to go back to France.

Of course he want to do something he frustrated with himself the talks of fee and him not delivering surely will put pressure on players he need to forget that and focus on how to to improve his game

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

Had a good second half, looked dangerous. Think he’s gotta produce from now till the end of the season consistently to have a chance at staying here.

 

[dashsnow17]

Of course he want to do something he frustrated with himself the talks of fee and him not delivering surely will put pressure on players he need to forget that and focus on how to to improve his game

Yeah he needs to focus, but imo he can only do that by returning to France. He's finished here, he's going backwards. He could still have a career but not with us. Maybe a Lyon, Marseille or Rennes would take him.

 

[Sebastes]

Been hoping he’d eventually turn things around but now I’m out. There’s a good player in there but he’s not at all suited to how Arsenal plays/played under Arteta, Emery or Wenger. Such a poor signing from a strategical perspective and probably never even had the chance of making it here...

Time to move him on. Not expecting to get more than 35m and I’m okay with taking the L.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Yeah he needs to focus, but imo he can only do that by returning to France. He's finished here, he's going backwards. He could still have a career but not with us. Maybe a Lyon, Marseille or Rennes would take him.

Yes his time here running out desperately want to succeed but when you not helping yourself it will be hard to keep him

 

[Macho]

Yes his time here running out desperately want to succeed

All his haters say this

Whatever man.
If Arteta stays there’s no way Pepe does I’m sure of it.

 

[Sniper Mik]

Been hoping he’d eventually turn things around but now I’m out. There’s a good player in there but he’s not at all suited to how Arsenal plays/played under Arteta, Emery or Wenger. Such a poor signing from a strategical perspective and probably never even had the chance of making it here...

Time to move him on. Not expecting to get more than 35m and I’m okay with taking the L.

No one's gonna offer that much for a flop. They'll wait till his contract runs out. Unless of course his personal management decides to push for a move can't see him going anywhere