what makes you to say hleb is a failure? because he is an arsenal player? or do you have better points to convince he is a failure?

No.It doesn't matter whether he is an arsenal player or not.To me, he didn't do quite well even during his Arsenal career.What more, his few seasons with Barcelona and Stuttgart were even worse than his time in arsenal.I don't know but it seems like we are getting the barca-reject with the hope of him turning into a world class player.For the money we get from masch, it's more like we are paying 10m for this 29, soon-to-be another uncle, player in our squad.Wise move? Probably not.

Ok guys, being a Juve fan as well as as a Pool fan (Juve still my primary club though, no offence  ). Here's my opinion about Poulsen.

He's a hardworking, no nonsense type of DM. If there's scraps need to be cleaned up, he'll clean it up without complaining. If you need him to be a full back/center back, he'll fill up that position without making much noise. He is pretty defensively versatile. Sometimes he could get into fights/incidents due to his aggressiveness  .

He does his job well, but not flashy. Don't expect him to make dazzling dribbles or score goals or those defence splitting Pirlo-like passes.

However, between him and Masch, I'll still pick Masch.

No.It doesn't matter whether he is an arsenal player or not.To me, he didn't do quite well even during his Arsenal career.What more, his few seasons with Barcelona and Stuttgart were even worse than his time in arsenal.I don't know but it seems like we are getting the barca-reject with the hope of him turning into a world class player.For the money we get from masch, it's more like we are paying 10m for this 29, soon-to-be another uncle, player in our squad.Wise move? Probably not.

funny, Hleb was really great when he was replacing Freddie Ljungberg at Arsenal. He can dribble and cross and very speedy player. I remember he constantly pawned Real Madrid defense with Roberto Carlos can't catch up his dribbling and speed. He should never leave Arsenal, he is not the same player now especially Barca prefer Catalan in their squad. The only thing i din't like is he is like Robben, fall down too easily when opponent make contact.

Since no one provided an answer to my question, can I safely concluded that no one has actually seen Poulsen play? Ah perhaps someone from the Juve thread can enlighten us so we know if we should get excited or not.

I like Masch but not as much for his ability as a footballer than for his commitment and passion. He is the type of player that inspires you to play harder and I can see why Maradona gave him Argentina's armband. You don't have to be the most talented player in the team to inspire your squad and this is one of the hallmarks of a great leader, that your mere presence gives your teammates a sense of assurance that everything's going to be alright. As a fan, his name is one of the first I look our for when the starting lineups are shown on the screen. As a player, you know that if you get caught out of position, you'll see Masch run the full width (or even length!) of the pitch because as they say, "he's got your back". He possesses the tenacity that many players don't these days. He reminds me a lot of Edgar Davids actually, minus the goggles. I still find it a little insulting that he has been accused by rival fans of being dirty. I disagree. He is enthusiastic, sometimes a little over-enthusiastic but he doesn't set out to injure players. He has injured himself on countless occasions by going into 50-50 challenges at full speed so you cannot say he is dirty because if he were, he wouldn't take the risk of getting himself hurt.

As I type this, images of him dashing from the corner of the TV screen, into the main frame where the ball often is, come to mind. I will miss seeing him scampering across the field, protecting the back four like it was his castle being seiged by invaders. It looks a certainty that he'll leave so I will bid him a premature farewell. May you piss off many more opponents to come with your burning desire to make their lives a living hell on the pitch, and may you one day return to Anfield as a friend of the club, even if you are flying an enemies flag. YNWA.