Jan 13 2009, 11:27 AM
QUOTE(ervinliew86 @ Jan 13 2009, 10:07 AM)
Compare the squad we used to have in 03/04 season.
Other than Sagna, i can't see any department which is better than the past. Cesc is almost the same par as Vieira, but more creative. but Vieira brings the monster in our midfield. As for the defence, I'll have Campbell anytime of the day.
No point dwelling on the past though. I just hope AW will do something soon. We can't go on trophiless for long. We must win silverware this season.
In Arsene I trust!
We had to change the squad... most of the unbeaten team's players were at the peak of their powers or on the decline so if we didn't inject new blood soon we'll end up with an aging team like Milan last season. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «
Other than Sagna, i can't see any department which is better than the past. Cesc is almost the same par as Vieira, but more creative. but Vieira brings the monster in our midfield. As for the defence, I'll have Campbell anytime of the day.
No point dwelling on the past though. I just hope AW will do something soon. We can't go on trophiless for long. We must win silverware this season.
In Arsene I trust!
Having said that, Arsene's ruthless release of so many first teamers in a short period of time has affected our team's overall performance as the youngsters were given far too high expectations. It's not entirely Arsene's fault to be honest - Paddy left because of Fabs' uprise, Dennis was always going to retire sooner or later, Bobby wanted a longer deal which wasn't exactly in the team's best interests (plus we had Reyes ready as his replacement that time), Cashley god damn it, Sol had a mental breakdown, Lauren and Freddie probably wasn't the same as before after injuries. The team just had to be replaced... and replace them we did with players like Tommy, Hleb, Matty, etc. Things didn't exactly work out that well apart from last season's early title surge and the reasons have been discussed to death.
QUOTE(yfchin2 @ Jan 13 2009, 10:35 AM)
i think someitmes AW shud give some chance to younger players to play in bigger league games...like MU give chance to anderson,nani ,rafael and evans when they came..not to say copying MU style...just tat this will increase the depth of the squad...so tat when injury comes,it wont affect the match too much...just my 2 cents....
Erm... hello? Not to be rude, but an MU fan talking about giving youngsters a chance compared to Arsenal? MU has the luxury of a big squad and better luck with injuries, so you guys actually don't have to depend on youngsters as much as we do. Having said that, it's definitely a pro to be able to have players like Carrick on the BENCH when our bench often consist of players that are barely past their 20s.Anyway, Myles Palmer gives some decent insight that's worth reading, but he does include the obligatory MU-worshipping.
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Clearly, Fabregas is a very different type of playmaker to Nasri. He mainly plays one/two touch and creates goals with early passes that other players cannot see. At his best, Fabregas is shrewd, economical and deadly. Nasri usually holds the ball more, carries it forward and sideways, dribbles in the middle third, looks, dribbles a bit more, then passes.
After Fabregas was crocked, Wenger wanted to see how Nasri, his other brainy footballer, could shape the play from the middle of the park. Even though Aaron Ramsey, the teenager, is more like Fabregas in style. Arsenal is a French club playing in England, as Robbie Pires noted, and it's had three French captains before the Spaniard earned the armband, so it's always likely that a French player will be given a bigger role , if a bigger role is up for grabs.
After Fabregas was crocked, Wenger wanted to see how Nasri, his other brainy footballer, could shape the play from the middle of the park. Even though Aaron Ramsey, the teenager, is more like Fabregas in style. Arsenal is a French club playing in England, as Robbie Pires noted, and it's had three French captains before the Spaniard earned the armband, so it's always likely that a French player will be given a bigger role , if a bigger role is up for grabs.
http://www.arsenalnewsreview.co.uk/index.p...nt01returnid=42
It's a good observation. Fabs doesn't do fancy dribbles, he doesn't have afterburners; but what he offers to us is the quick feet passing and oracle-like vision. Nasri is a Hleb with shooting mode switched on. I still retain the belief that we can accomodate both players in the same team, with Fabs remaining as the fulcrum while Nasri is given the license to roam and shoot.
For the kids, Aaron is indeed like Fabs whose passing is the main spark, while Jack has more trickery and footwork which is not unlike Nasri.
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I only remember glimpses of the our final surge towards the 97/98 double as it was my first year exposure to football but I haven't exactly supported any team yet back then.
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