He has just had/is having, to cope with a pregnant spouse/newborm baby during the middle of a lethal virus outbreak?
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The pandemic only kicked off in March really so I don’t think that excuses his performances for most of the season. Also the virus isn’t considered a major threat to babies.
Anyway, I’ve seen a lot of talent from Pepe and I’m pretty sure he’s going to establish himself as the PL’s apex winger next season.
Anyway, I’ve seen a lot of talent from Pepe and I’m pretty sure he’s going to establish himself as the PL’s apex winger next season.
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All that bollucks so you could write apex winger
That still leaves the 3rd manager in one season, squad chaos and new country/league. Doesn't really matter that the pandemic didn't start until march in that sense. It just puts him beyond reproach as of march. There were already several good reasons for him not to have hit the ground running up until then.
Pregnant women were in the vulnerable group and we had no exact info re whom was at risk. The at risk usual suspects as such were cited at first (SOP), but the truth is nobody knew. And as yet there's still nowhere near enough data to definitively, though it does now look as though babies as usual are in the clear.
AS LONG AS they don't have any underlying health condition. Which unfortunately for Pepe, he still won't know because plenty of them can't be/aren't necessarily diagnosed at birth. For now they've had a healthy baby yes, but he and the missus will be living the worst kind of "What if" right now. Scariest time ever to have a new baby.
comment by * R U Dumb, Stupid or Dumb (U18359)
posted 42 minutes ago
Anyway, I’ve seen a lot of talent from Pepe and I’m pretty sure he’s going to establish himself as the PL’s apex winger next season.
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All that bollucks so you could write apex winger
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Had to be done lol
please don't go overboard supporting another winger OP. you are a curse
Tactics play a big part as well. I've noticed a number of times he has started making a run to space only to have the ball held by the player with it and plays a short sideways pass. Artet's tactics atm are not helping him.
One particular one stuck in my mind, I think it was Brighton. Pepe was fairly central and made a diagonal run towards the line. Bellerin had an easy pass up the line past the only defender who would have been taken out of the game and Pepe would have run into space in a great attacking position. Instead, Bellerin held the ball and played a short sideways pass inside.
Either this is what Arteta wants (which I'm sure it is) or Arteta is not doing his job by dealing with negative play when easy attacking options are available.
You can try and deflect the blame on Bellerin etc but the reality is that Pepe needs to work on his final ball. At the moment the guy has flattered to deceive
I don't think covid can be blamed for him telegraphing cutting inside and shanking shots can it?
You sound like a relative of Pepe,not his dad are you.
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
please don't go overboard supporting another winger OP. you are a curse
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Overboard? I said cut him some slack until next season fgs. That wouldn't be overboard if the season had been smooth and the team he came into decent.
Giving him a fair go/chance, isn't going overboard. Writing him off now is.
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 46 minutes ago
You can try and deflect the blame on Bellerin etc but the reality is that Pepe needs to work on his final ball. At the moment the guy has flattered to deceive
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Bellerin has been poor since coming back and he's the main player Pepe will link with. One player new and the other still trying to find his own form doesn't bode well for any partnership in terms of flowing football. The fact it flows just fine with AMN tells us that it's far more about Bellerin not having his form back than Pepe being poor at it.
The only justified complaint you have is the final ball due to him being so left footed. But nobody's going to care how one footed he is, if next season he's taking way more set pieces and smashing in a bundle of them are they? It'll be "Ah no, gotta keep that sweet left foot at Arsenal." You lot hate if you want but do remember just how ridiculous that stance looks after supporting the return of a certain individual at the start of the season. Yes you got burned hard for your support there. But that's no reason to be so unforgiving to Pepe.
He needs to be more aggressive
Definitely has the talent, but it seems he has to be in the mood
comment by WB2 (Emery'll Get Me Killed) (U8276)
posted 49 minutes ago
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 46 minutes ago
You can try and deflect the blame on Bellerin etc but the reality is that Pepe needs to work on his final ball. At the moment the guy has flattered to deceive
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Bellerin has been poor since coming back and he's the main player Pepe will link with. One player new and the other still trying to find his own form doesn't bode well for any partnership in terms of flowing football. The fact it flows just fine with AMN tells us that it's far more about Bellerin not having his form back than Pepe being poor at it.
The only justified complaint you have is the final ball due to him being so left footed. But nobody's going to care how one footed he is, if next season he's taking way more set pieces and smashing in a bundle of them are they? It'll be "Ah no, gotta keep that sweet left foot at Arsenal." You lot hate if you want but do remember just how ridiculous that stance looks after supporting the return of a certain individual at the start of the season. Yes you got burned hard for your support there. But that's no reason to be so unforgiving to Pepe.
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Look the talent is definitely there but as stated, he isn't aggressive enough and does not seem that interested most of the time.
I am still hoping he may come good next season but for the price tag, I want to see more
The OP will next be saying he scraped his knee as a child and that is having an effect on his performance too 😎
Nobody is “hating” on him, he’s just not currently worth his place in the team and we were extremely foolish to pay £72m for him. If Joe Blow was offered a huge sum to play for Arsenal I wouldn’t “hate” Joe Blow for taking the offer, I would blame our useless scouts and stupid upper management for again offering a huge contract to a mediocre player.
We need to stop playing players who are delivering p**s poor performances hoping they will ‘come good’, this is Arsenal, not a local park team...
Gervinho looked a better player.
My issue is that if he does come good next season as any sensible person would be willing to give him the chance to do, before deciding whether or not he was worth the price tag. Then all you lot will be kissing his ass talking about what a player he is.Trying to downplay the fact that you were slating him now
Same crap every window with you lot. Wanna sell everybody and buy a new team. He's one of the last players we should be thinking about getting rid of or writing off but no ya all ON IT like some feckin AFTV comment thread. All the while calling yourself a supporter.
THAT IS NOT SUPPORT!
For the record, had Wenger had your approach neither Bergkamp nor Henry ever would have become legends at Arsenal. Because both were underwhelming to say the least, in thier first seasons. Trying to rebuild a team, petulant impatience over the time it takes NEW SIGNINGS to settle in, is the LAST fecking thing the club needs. Assume we'll be bringing in a fair few over the next 2-3 windows. We won't get far at all if the fans are going to be utter s to anyone who doesn't do well straight away. Something which should actually be expected anyway.
Yes, I remember the same BS about Walcott, he was going to 'come good' for over a DECADE - and he too was difficult to give up on because he had glimmers (e.g. as a Fabregas tool) amongst the unremitting s**t performances and injuries that was his Arsenal career. You don't win the big stuff with that level of inconsistency in your side.
We cannot have a player continually being s**t in the first team. Stick him out on loan if necessary and see if he will 'come good' - I would love to eat humble pie and see him finally deliver because I am an Arsenal supporter. I don't think it will happen but at least he won't be a burden on the side whilst he tries.
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 11 hours, 9 minutes ago
You can try and deflect the blame on Bellerin etc but the reality is that Pepe needs to work on his final ball. At the moment the guy has flattered to deceive
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I wasnt deflecting the blame on Bellerin, I was putting some of the blame on Arteta's tactics.
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posted on 14/7/20
He has just had/is having, to cope with a pregnant spouse/newborm baby during the middle of a lethal virus outbreak?
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The pandemic only kicked off in March really so I don’t think that excuses his performances for most of the season. Also the virus isn’t considered a major threat to babies.
Anyway, I’ve seen a lot of talent from Pepe and I’m pretty sure he’s going to establish himself as the PL’s apex winger next season.
posted on 14/7/20
Sharticle
posted on 14/7/20
Anyway, I’ve seen a lot of talent from Pepe and I’m pretty sure he’s going to establish himself as the PL’s apex winger next season.
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All that bollucks so you could write apex winger
posted on 14/7/20
That still leaves the 3rd manager in one season, squad chaos and new country/league. Doesn't really matter that the pandemic didn't start until march in that sense. It just puts him beyond reproach as of march. There were already several good reasons for him not to have hit the ground running up until then.
Pregnant women were in the vulnerable group and we had no exact info re whom was at risk. The at risk usual suspects as such were cited at first (SOP), but the truth is nobody knew. And as yet there's still nowhere near enough data to definitively, though it does now look as though babies as usual are in the clear.
AS LONG AS they don't have any underlying health condition. Which unfortunately for Pepe, he still won't know because plenty of them can't be/aren't necessarily diagnosed at birth. For now they've had a healthy baby yes, but he and the missus will be living the worst kind of "What if" right now. Scariest time ever to have a new baby.
posted on 14/7/20
comment by * R U Dumb, Stupid or Dumb (U18359)
posted 42 minutes ago
Anyway, I’ve seen a lot of talent from Pepe and I’m pretty sure he’s going to establish himself as the PL’s apex winger next season.
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All that bollucks so you could write apex winger
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Had to be done lol
posted on 14/7/20
please don't go overboard supporting another winger OP. you are a curse
posted on 14/7/20
Tactics play a big part as well. I've noticed a number of times he has started making a run to space only to have the ball held by the player with it and plays a short sideways pass. Artet's tactics atm are not helping him.
One particular one stuck in my mind, I think it was Brighton. Pepe was fairly central and made a diagonal run towards the line. Bellerin had an easy pass up the line past the only defender who would have been taken out of the game and Pepe would have run into space in a great attacking position. Instead, Bellerin held the ball and played a short sideways pass inside.
Either this is what Arteta wants (which I'm sure it is) or Arteta is not doing his job by dealing with negative play when easy attacking options are available.
posted on 14/7/20
You can try and deflect the blame on Bellerin etc but the reality is that Pepe needs to work on his final ball. At the moment the guy has flattered to deceive
posted on 14/7/20
I don't think covid can be blamed for him telegraphing cutting inside and shanking shots can it?
posted on 14/7/20
You sound like a relative of Pepe,not his dad are you.
posted on 14/7/20
comment by Sir Digby (U6039)
posted 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
please don't go overboard supporting another winger OP. you are a curse
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Overboard? I said cut him some slack until next season fgs. That wouldn't be overboard if the season had been smooth and the team he came into decent.
Giving him a fair go/chance, isn't going overboard. Writing him off now is.
posted on 14/7/20
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 46 minutes ago
You can try and deflect the blame on Bellerin etc but the reality is that Pepe needs to work on his final ball. At the moment the guy has flattered to deceive
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Bellerin has been poor since coming back and he's the main player Pepe will link with. One player new and the other still trying to find his own form doesn't bode well for any partnership in terms of flowing football. The fact it flows just fine with AMN tells us that it's far more about Bellerin not having his form back than Pepe being poor at it.
The only justified complaint you have is the final ball due to him being so left footed. But nobody's going to care how one footed he is, if next season he's taking way more set pieces and smashing in a bundle of them are they? It'll be "Ah no, gotta keep that sweet left foot at Arsenal." You lot hate if you want but do remember just how ridiculous that stance looks after supporting the return of a certain individual at the start of the season. Yes you got burned hard for your support there. But that's no reason to be so unforgiving to Pepe.
posted on 14/7/20
He needs to be more aggressive
Definitely has the talent, but it seems he has to be in the mood
posted on 14/7/20
comment by WB2 (Emery'll Get Me Killed) (U8276)
posted 49 minutes ago
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 46 minutes ago
You can try and deflect the blame on Bellerin etc but the reality is that Pepe needs to work on his final ball. At the moment the guy has flattered to deceive
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Bellerin has been poor since coming back and he's the main player Pepe will link with. One player new and the other still trying to find his own form doesn't bode well for any partnership in terms of flowing football. The fact it flows just fine with AMN tells us that it's far more about Bellerin not having his form back than Pepe being poor at it.
The only justified complaint you have is the final ball due to him being so left footed. But nobody's going to care how one footed he is, if next season he's taking way more set pieces and smashing in a bundle of them are they? It'll be "Ah no, gotta keep that sweet left foot at Arsenal." You lot hate if you want but do remember just how ridiculous that stance looks after supporting the return of a certain individual at the start of the season. Yes you got burned hard for your support there. But that's no reason to be so unforgiving to Pepe.
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Look the talent is definitely there but as stated, he isn't aggressive enough and does not seem that interested most of the time.
I am still hoping he may come good next season but for the price tag, I want to see more
posted on 14/7/20
The OP will next be saying he scraped his knee as a child and that is having an effect on his performance too 😎
Nobody is “hating” on him, he’s just not currently worth his place in the team and we were extremely foolish to pay £72m for him. If Joe Blow was offered a huge sum to play for Arsenal I wouldn’t “hate” Joe Blow for taking the offer, I would blame our useless scouts and stupid upper management for again offering a huge contract to a mediocre player.
We need to stop playing players who are delivering p**s poor performances hoping they will ‘come good’, this is Arsenal, not a local park team...
posted on 14/7/20
Gervinho looked a better player.
posted on 14/7/20
My issue is that if he does come good next season as any sensible person would be willing to give him the chance to do, before deciding whether or not he was worth the price tag. Then all you lot will be kissing his ass talking about what a player he is.Trying to downplay the fact that you were slating him now
Same crap every window with you lot. Wanna sell everybody and buy a new team. He's one of the last players we should be thinking about getting rid of or writing off but no ya all ON IT like some feckin AFTV comment thread. All the while calling yourself a supporter.
THAT IS NOT SUPPORT!
For the record, had Wenger had your approach neither Bergkamp nor Henry ever would have become legends at Arsenal. Because both were underwhelming to say the least, in thier first seasons. Trying to rebuild a team, petulant impatience over the time it takes NEW SIGNINGS to settle in, is the LAST fecking thing the club needs. Assume we'll be bringing in a fair few over the next 2-3 windows. We won't get far at all if the fans are going to be utter s to anyone who doesn't do well straight away. Something which should actually be expected anyway.
posted on 14/7/20
Yes, I remember the same BS about Walcott, he was going to 'come good' for over a DECADE - and he too was difficult to give up on because he had glimmers (e.g. as a Fabregas tool) amongst the unremitting s**t performances and injuries that was his Arsenal career. You don't win the big stuff with that level of inconsistency in your side.
We cannot have a player continually being s**t in the first team. Stick him out on loan if necessary and see if he will 'come good' - I would love to eat humble pie and see him finally deliver because I am an Arsenal supporter. I don't think it will happen but at least he won't be a burden on the side whilst he tries.
posted on 14/7/20
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 11 hours, 9 minutes ago
You can try and deflect the blame on Bellerin etc but the reality is that Pepe needs to work on his final ball. At the moment the guy has flattered to deceive
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I wasnt deflecting the blame on Bellerin, I was putting some of the blame on Arteta's tactics.
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