isop
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He never played consistently he was injured all the time, it's easy to add pace in the game when all your body can manage is 10-15 minutes at the end of the match. Most overrated Arsenal player in history, people rate him out of sympathy.
Not to mention I reckon my 12 year old cousin could barge him off the ball, he was the quintessential Arsène player from the late 2000s; pretty on the ball but no physicality and injured practically his whole career.
Not for me. Sure he had a bad injury record, but he was a really good player, before and during his time at Arsenal. With his dribbling, his creativity, his shooting, movement, intelligence on and off the ball, he wasn't called "Little Mozart" for nothing.
He was part of that 07/08 quality team that challenged for the title, and there was at least 1 or 2 seasons where his form carried the team into a top 4 finish, playing in the CAM role. You are severely underrating him imo, he's a much better player than you're making him out to be.
As for Emery, well, even with Top 4 and EL still to play for, it's getting a bit boring now. I actually can't wait for the season to finish and the transfers out and recruitment to start. As mentioned I'm not a fan of him and don't really trust him but lets see what he can do with a revamped squad, his own (well documented) shortcomings aside.
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