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It is much player for a young player to be coming up in that team compared to this team. I don't want it to be Sambi vs Guendouzi though, it's unfortunate it didn't work out for Guendouzi but I am glad Sambi is here.
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Sambi Lokonga: Sam Be the Man in Midfield?
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Jury
A-M's drunk uncle
Why are people forever looking over the fence at our loaned bums? I rated Guendo early on and I still think he's talented, but he was a knob. Lokonga looks just as talented but with a brain and I've been more impressed with how he's slotted in and how comfortable he looks in the circumstances. Guendo isn't coming back. Wish him well and get over it.
GunnerShy
Well-Known Member
Sambi is better. More press resistant, mobile. Looks a steal at this point.
Jury
A-M's drunk uncle
Couldn't agree more. Looks like he's got his head screwed on without all the potential nonsense and baggage we had with the backward bog brush.
gunner4lyfe
Established Member
RunTheTrap
Kai Havertz Offense League
Why are Xhaka stans insecure about Lokonga all of a sudden? Sambi is 21, a newcomer to the PL and he’s doing okay. Not world class but fine. Granit Xhaka is 29 following his 5th season in the PL and after letting himself and the team down after a red card suspension. At least wait for Sambi to have a poor game before typing nonsense.
RunTheTrap
Kai Havertz Offense League
Douzi would be frustrating if he played this game. Don’t forget Douzi loved holding onto the ball longer than he should at times like this. Personally, I think we only saw the best of Douzi when the game was hectic or we needed a goal. Otherwise, he was mostly frustrating and slow.
razörist
Soft With The Ladies, Hard With The Mes
Country: Morocco
Shut up about Xhaka bro this needs to end.
CountChocula
Active Member
There was supposedly a comment from his time in Hertha Berlin where the manager told Douzi to stop diving to try to get a foul and he raged back at the manager for calling him out. Feels like you'd never be able to improve at that rate.
So long as Lokonga's head's in a good place and he has a good coach (ideally one more experienced than Mikel), he can get a lot better than Douzi in a few years time by virtue of his superior coachability/attitude.
razörist
Soft With The Ladies, Hard With The Mes
Country: Morocco
This would be a good thing except not when Arteta is manager. We need players that don’t listen to him.
Xln
Get me Jesus on the phone 📲
Don't forget to add how he always used to hold the ball too long and then drop like a fly after minimal contact trying to bait out a foul somewhere irrelevant in midfield.
Just like you said, frustrating
Xln
Get me Jesus on the phone 📲
People forgot with Douzi on pitch teams were having a go at our defense like moses split the sea for his people
Country: England
Player:Saliba
Well he's certainly changed then, maybe he's being managed well.
IstraBalagina
Active Member
What I'm hearing, elite? People getting carried away as usual.
Xhaka would've been good for the game against Norwich btw, putting agendas aside.
Xhaka would've been good for the game against Norwich btw, putting agendas aside.
Has some interesting qualities, will be interesting to see how he develops. Decent start to his career here
Heavy Duty Rom
Outdated Tweets Merchant
I'm not insecure about it. My point was more about Sambi. Arsenal fans overhype players soo much. It won't be long before you all turn on him saying he plays too safe, dwells on the ball too much, doesn't offer goal threat, etc...
He had a decent game, but nothing special. do i think the result would have been different if Elneny or Xhaka were in instead of him? No i don't, we'd still have won. But if you go by Arsenal Mania, Lokonga put on a midfield masterclass. In the first half, the Lokonga AMN pivot was a problem, we couldn't move the ball forward with these two. Just my opinion.
Country: Scotland
Player:Gabriel
I think Lokonga looks like the backup to Partey for this season if anything. From Arteta's POV if Xhaka is out I think it's more likely Elneny/AMN come in.
I don't think Sambi is disciplined enough defensively yet for Arteta to play him alongside Partey unless Partey was told to sit in front of the defence which hasn't been his game with us so far at all.
I don't think Sambi is disciplined enough defensively yet for Arteta to play him alongside Partey unless Partey was told to sit in front of the defence which hasn't been his game with us so far at all.
CaseUteinberger
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Country: Sweden
Are you for real? Xhaka releasing the ball through the lines quicker? A bit cheeky coming to the Lokonga thread to big up Xhaka!
RunTheTrap
Kai Havertz Offense League
You know I can see your other posts, right? You wrote we would have scored more goals if Xhaka were playing. You clearly feel threatened by the emergence of Lokonga and feel the need to build a narrative against him.
AbouCuéllar
Author of A-M essays 📚
Yeah, tbf, I've criticised Mikel a bit for his handling of Guendouzi, but there's a lot to suggest that Guendouzi is just an immature knob, and against that there's not too much one can do.
Will see how his career evolves, being an immature knob isn't necessarily an impediment to being a top level footballer, there's been many like this (though it tends to be better if they are forward players like Cristiano than team players who need to organise like Guendouzi).
