Nicolas Pepe: The Nutmeg Express!

[dashsnow17]

I wonder if Pepe is sort of RvP but without the ruthless mentality.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

I wonder if Pepe is sort of RvP but without the ruthless mentality.

I don't see it myself. RvP had quite a weird way of moving but everything he did was deliberate. With Pepe, I get a sense of hit and hope in his mentality. It's all intuition and zero finesse.

 

[DJ_Markstar]

Guys like Sarr, Ziyech were much cheaper. Could’ve signed an attacker and spent the rest of the money on a CB or CM and we wouldn’t have finished 8th.

But it’s easy to look back in hindsight I guess.

Easier than looking forwards in hindsight I'd imagine.

 

[DJ_Markstar]

We love to demand the club spends money, but when they do, we often complain that they should have spent it better. Hindsight’s always 20/20 and think that conversation has little value. The truth is you’re not always going to get transfer right - whether they’re 5M or 100M. It’s important to take a punt on a player every now and then who could take you up a level, and Pepe is exactly that.

All that said, don’t think he’s nearly as bad as some suggest. Think he had a decent debut campaign, and it’s clear that he’s got the tools to do even better.

Yeah he had a slow start to the season but looked pretty decent in patches. I think you have the right to expect more from your record signing in his second year, and I really expect him to get top 20 numbers in the league for combined goals and assists if played regularly.

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

I wonder if Pepe is sort of RvP but without the ruthless mentality.

Just about zero in common in my eyes. Care to elaborate your case?

 

[Big Poppa]

I don't see it myself. RvP had quite a weird way of moving but everything he did was deliberate. With Pepe, I get a sense of hit and hope in his mentality. It's all intuition and zero finesse.

RvP’s problem as a youngster was only really discipline and fitness. If he was kicked he’d kick back. You knew if he could channel his aggression though he’d do some serious damage on the pitch. Pepe doesn’t even have any aggression to work with, he’ll just hit the floor.

He could be so much more effective if he paid as much attention to his off the ball game as he did to his stepovers.

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

RvP’s problem as a youngster was only really discipline and fitness. If he was kicked he’d kick back. You knew if he could channel his aggression though he’d do some serious damage on the pitch. Pepe doesn’t even have any aggression to work with, he’ll just hit the floor.

He could be so much more effective if he paid as much attention to his off the ball game as he did to his stepovers.

Step overs get the ladies way more than off the ball crap does.

 

[dashsnow17]

Just about zero in common in my eyes. Care to elaborate your case?

Both tall, gangly and immensely skilful left-footed players. RvP also started on the wing, and there's a thought that Pepe could move more centrally further down the line. I'd say there's a lot in common there. However, as I said, there was a seriousness about RvP that Pepe doesn't seem to have. His own father said upon signing for us that he needed to get more serious.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

RvP’s problem as a youngster was only really discipline and fitness. If he was kicked he’d kick back. You knew if he could channel his aggression though he’d do some serious damage on the pitch. Pepe doesn’t even have any aggression to work with, he’ll just hit the floor.

He could be so much more effective if he paid as much attention to his off the ball game as he did to his stepovers.

Pepe strikes me as a fitter Walcott with decent numbers. If he hasn't stepped up massively by Christmas, we have to plan to move him on. He's not someone you wait ages for.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Expensive pillow.

 

[gamechannel]

75 million sub who can't even kick proper corners.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Start him against Sheffield so he can get into the season properly, Willian has been decent but it is time to give Nico the confidence.

 

[tap-in]

When you get the chance you have to take it. Pepe couldn't even take a decent corner today. Very poor!

 

[razörist]

72M and offers you two trash corners.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Yeah no wonder Raul got the chop for this disaster of a deal.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Can see why Arteta not playing him. He not taking things seriously this season should be where he kick on but not good enough

 

[krengon]

I’ll be honest, I see nothing to suggest he’ll turn it around.. Only have blind hope left..

 

[Gooner_girl14]

I was fairly confident he was going to kick on this season but it doesn't look like it so far. He was a nothing player when he came on. Starting to think he's one of those precious confidence players who needs coddling.

 

[GUNNERS4L1FE]

What is this guy actually good at?!

 

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