The_Red_Connoisseur (U9741)
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Who would you say is the best GK in the league? De Gea?
@AWWife,
Evra has been poor defensively for a couple of seasons now. Im sure if Gibbs stayed fit and got a season or two behind him then he would be a great LB but until then I would prefer Evra.
Dubbed did you not claim Santos was better than Gibbs??
Im not sure about Kos being the 2nd best CB, c'mon.
If we had Evans people say he was the best in the league as well.
Hart is better than De Gea, and most people would agree with that.
Dubbed The New Wenger90 (U9163)
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I've rated him highly since the start of the season, I don't know why you hate Gibbs it is so unjustified. Can you remember a mistake he has made?
And Dubbed, I wouldn't expect you to care, seeing as you're so far up your own behind, you could probably lick your ribs
De Gea might not be the best but he is up there. I might not be an Arsenal fan, but i wont be so blinkered to say Szescny is a bad keeper , he is excellent.
Hart is a top keeper,has made many mistakes this season but because he is English and because of City's early form, the spotlight was not on him. And his distribution is woeful.
IMO, the most effective keeper this season has been Tim Krul. A potentially world class keeper. He has been a revelation this season and has made less mistakes than most.
"Dubbed did you not claim Santos was better than Gibbs??"
I stick by that. Santos's been out for a while. Defensively, there's not much difference between the two (though Gibbs shades it). But attacking, Santos is a notch above him.
"I've rated him highly since the start of the season, I don't know why you hate Gibbs it is so unjustified. Can you remember a mistake he has made?"
I don't hate him. I don't hate any of our players. I'm just not conned by hype.
Gibbs is constantly caught out of position. Though we've been winning recently, so no one remembers it.
Let's not have one of those my keeper is better than yours discussions. All I know is you could offer me a swap with any keeper in the league, and I'd stick with de gea.
Good article, I think everyone knows Dubbed is a plank. But my god you gooners really overrate Kosc, he's good but 2nd best CB in the league? Behave, Vidic/Kompany are arguably the top 2 centre backs right now in the league.
Also evra is not bad at defending, it's a popular stick to whack him with but it's a bit of an overstatement. I think it's more to do with a lack of help from left mids. He has been poor, but people go on like he IS poor.
If your defence is that great gooners then you wouldn't be so far ahead in conceding goals. And we've got so much more clean sheets than you, we've got our 5th in a row including today's match. This is with an unsettled back 4 for the majority of the season and interchanging of keepers.
Arab, Why did you run away from our little COD discussion?
Was gonna unleash my gaming knowledge on you (football and life seems such tedious things to teach you about).
United have a better defence and attack than Arsenal, in my opinion it's the central midfield area that's debatable. Carrick is quality but I don't know who he'd partner well with any of Arsenal's center mids.
comment by •Reverend Ramsey•
Szczesney, koscielny, sagna, wilshere and rvp would all start for utd. Verm, song, Gibbs, ox, Walcott would be pushing for starting spots. No one can disagree with this as its fact
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that's half the Arsenal team! Why aren't they top of the league!
RVP yes & a fully fit Wilshere quite possibly.
Szczesney -no.
Kosc over Vida & Ferdy - No.
Sagna over Rafa, maybe....but close
Vermaelen, Song, Gibbs all no. Walcott over Valencia? Is that meant to be the biggest WUM in the world?
I asked you what COD you liked, it's hardly inviting you into an analysis of each game is it? And sorry mate, but you claim I have bad football knowledge when you think Arsenal has a better team than United. You ran away from my post when I showed you up about the previous invincibles been replaced with dross. Your own fans know you're a bit "special" too.
The table don't lie. I said this again. United is 15 p (??) ahead of us and that alone said it all. You can't take that away from them.
To be honest I am no impressed with United performances at all. This United team is by far one of the weakest in years. That means that the level of good football declined imo.
United can grind out wins and score when it is needed. Arsenal can't and have worked hard for the 3th place so far. We are on a good run. Fact is though United wouldnt have failed to win against QPR.
Arab that is only half of the truth. We had to play with a different back four half of our season and weren't settled there. You underrate Kossy I think. He is decent and for me one of the best defender in the Premier League.
He's a good defender gunnerthru but it's a bit extreme labelling him 2nd best, he still has a way to go to have that label. He's made mistakes this season (Blackburn away) and he's gradually improving on them.
People underestimate Koscielny because he is a rarity in the Premier League - a footballer who plays at centre half.
Because he doesn't have monstrous arms and a badman skinhead, like Vidic and Kompany, people think he isn't the real deal.
His first thought when in possession isn't "how far can I kick this ball?" but "can I make a pass and keep the ball as a team?"
David Luiz gets tarred with a similar brush. Often their accompanying CB is a typical 'kick and rush' player, and the mistake comes from them not realising that their CB teammate likes to play football.
" You ran away from my post when I showed you up about the previous invincibles been replaced with dross."
You call that "showing" me up?
As you copied and pasted that from one of your previous posts, which I responded to (or another gooner did), I ignored that, you simpleton.
Think that shows who the 'special' one is tbf. Copying and pasting ones old comments.
wenger, maybe. I quite like Kosc, i think he is quality but to suggest he is the second best CB in the league is farcical. Or to pontificate that he will walk into ManU´s first team is silliness too.
These are the delusions of a blinkered Gunner.
Who at Man U's better than Koscielny? Why aren't you Mancs specifying? You were always quick to do so. Pretty obvious you have no one there.
Vidic is ace, we all know that.
Ferdinand is old and sluggish - I don't think he'll feature a great deal next season.
Evans has improved - despite many Utd fans calling for his head after the City battering.
Jones is garbage
Smalling hasn't kept fit.
If Koscielny doesn't walk into your team, he must be 3rd choice, and will soon show that he deserves a starting place.
KOSC's partner is not a kick and rush player. He is Vermalen, who is equally as silky as Kos.
And people who think Vida is like kick and rush Carragher dont watch our game. He might be a bull but he is a ballet-dancing bull.
And come on, Luiz's mistakes are not due to the ineptitude of his partners. They are due to his lack of concentration, poor positioning and showboating. Dribbling in your own penalty box doesnt make you a star, it makes you a liability.
Ferdinand is old and sluggish - I don't think he'll feature a great deal next season.
He's quality, you just seem to think he's crap because of his age. He still can read the game very well and he may have lost a yard of pace, but his experience is what has built Evans up to be one of our best defenders right now. These two players when partnered have about 9 clean sheets between them.
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posted on 8/4/12
The_Red_Connoisseur (U9741)
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Who would you say is the best GK in the league? De Gea?
posted on 8/4/12
@AWWife,
Evra has been poor defensively for a couple of seasons now. Im sure if Gibbs stayed fit and got a season or two behind him then he would be a great LB but until then I would prefer Evra.
posted on 8/4/12
Dubbed did you not claim Santos was better than Gibbs??
Im not sure about Kos being the 2nd best CB, c'mon.
If we had Evans people say he was the best in the league as well.
Hart is better than De Gea, and most people would agree with that.
posted on 8/4/12
Dubbed The New Wenger90 (U9163)
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I've rated him highly since the start of the season, I don't know why you hate Gibbs it is so unjustified. Can you remember a mistake he has made?
posted on 8/4/12
And Dubbed, I wouldn't expect you to care, seeing as you're so far up your own behind, you could probably lick your ribs
posted on 8/4/12
De Gea might not be the best but he is up there. I might not be an Arsenal fan, but i wont be so blinkered to say Szescny is a bad keeper , he is excellent.
Hart is a top keeper,has made many mistakes this season but because he is English and because of City's early form, the spotlight was not on him. And his distribution is woeful.
IMO, the most effective keeper this season has been Tim Krul. A potentially world class keeper. He has been a revelation this season and has made less mistakes than most.
posted on 8/4/12
"Dubbed did you not claim Santos was better than Gibbs??"
I stick by that. Santos's been out for a while. Defensively, there's not much difference between the two (though Gibbs shades it). But attacking, Santos is a notch above him.
"I've rated him highly since the start of the season, I don't know why you hate Gibbs it is so unjustified. Can you remember a mistake he has made?"
I don't hate him. I don't hate any of our players. I'm just not conned by hype.
Gibbs is constantly caught out of position. Though we've been winning recently, so no one remembers it.
posted on 8/4/12
Let's not have one of those my keeper is better than yours discussions. All I know is you could offer me a swap with any keeper in the league, and I'd stick with de gea.
posted on 8/4/12
Good article, I think everyone knows Dubbed is a plank. But my god you gooners really overrate Kosc, he's good but 2nd best CB in the league? Behave, Vidic/Kompany are arguably the top 2 centre backs right now in the league.
posted on 8/4/12
Also evra is not bad at defending, it's a popular stick to whack him with but it's a bit of an overstatement. I think it's more to do with a lack of help from left mids. He has been poor, but people go on like he IS poor.
posted on 8/4/12
If your defence is that great gooners then you wouldn't be so far ahead in conceding goals. And we've got so much more clean sheets than you, we've got our 5th in a row including today's match. This is with an unsettled back 4 for the majority of the season and interchanging of keepers.
posted on 8/4/12
Arab, Why did you run away from our little COD discussion?
Was gonna unleash my gaming knowledge on you (football and life seems such tedious things to teach you about).
posted on 8/4/12
United have a better defence and attack than Arsenal, in my opinion it's the central midfield area that's debatable. Carrick is quality but I don't know who he'd partner well with any of Arsenal's center mids.
posted on 8/4/12
comment by •Reverend Ramsey•
Szczesney, koscielny, sagna, wilshere and rvp would all start for utd. Verm, song, Gibbs, ox, Walcott would be pushing for starting spots. No one can disagree with this as its fact
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that's half the Arsenal team! Why aren't they top of the league!
RVP yes & a fully fit Wilshere quite possibly.
Szczesney -no.
Kosc over Vida & Ferdy - No.
Sagna over Rafa, maybe....but close
Vermaelen, Song, Gibbs all no. Walcott over Valencia? Is that meant to be the biggest WUM in the world?
posted on 8/4/12
I asked you what COD you liked, it's hardly inviting you into an analysis of each game is it? And sorry mate, but you claim I have bad football knowledge when you think Arsenal has a better team than United. You ran away from my post when I showed you up about the previous invincibles been replaced with dross. Your own fans know you're a bit "special" too.
posted on 8/4/12
The table don't lie. I said this again. United is 15 p (??) ahead of us and that alone said it all. You can't take that away from them.
To be honest I am no impressed with United performances at all. This United team is by far one of the weakest in years. That means that the level of good football declined imo.
United can grind out wins and score when it is needed. Arsenal can't and have worked hard for the 3th place so far. We are on a good run. Fact is though United wouldnt have failed to win against QPR.
posted on 8/4/12
Arab that is only half of the truth. We had to play with a different back four half of our season and weren't settled there. You underrate Kossy I think. He is decent and for me one of the best defender in the Premier League.
posted on 8/4/12
He's a good defender gunnerthru but it's a bit extreme labelling him 2nd best, he still has a way to go to have that label. He's made mistakes this season (Blackburn away) and he's gradually improving on them.
posted on 8/4/12
People underestimate Koscielny because he is a rarity in the Premier League - a footballer who plays at centre half.
Because he doesn't have monstrous arms and a badman skinhead, like Vidic and Kompany, people think he isn't the real deal.
His first thought when in possession isn't "how far can I kick this ball?" but "can I make a pass and keep the ball as a team?"
David Luiz gets tarred with a similar brush. Often their accompanying CB is a typical 'kick and rush' player, and the mistake comes from them not realising that their CB teammate likes to play football.
posted on 8/4/12
" You ran away from my post when I showed you up about the previous invincibles been replaced with dross."
You call that "showing" me up?
As you copied and pasted that from one of your previous posts, which I responded to (or another gooner did), I ignored that, you simpleton.
Think that shows who the 'special' one is tbf. Copying and pasting ones old comments.
posted on 8/4/12
wenger, maybe. I quite like Kosc, i think he is quality but to suggest he is the second best CB in the league is farcical. Or to pontificate that he will walk into ManU´s first team is silliness too.
These are the delusions of a blinkered Gunner.
posted on 8/4/12
Who at Man U's better than Koscielny? Why aren't you Mancs specifying? You were always quick to do so. Pretty obvious you have no one there.
posted on 8/4/12
Vidic is ace, we all know that.
Ferdinand is old and sluggish - I don't think he'll feature a great deal next season.
Evans has improved - despite many Utd fans calling for his head after the City battering.
Jones is garbage
Smalling hasn't kept fit.
If Koscielny doesn't walk into your team, he must be 3rd choice, and will soon show that he deserves a starting place.
posted on 8/4/12
KOSC's partner is not a kick and rush player. He is Vermalen, who is equally as silky as Kos.
And people who think Vida is like kick and rush Carragher dont watch our game. He might be a bull but he is a ballet-dancing bull.
And come on, Luiz's mistakes are not due to the ineptitude of his partners. They are due to his lack of concentration, poor positioning and showboating. Dribbling in your own penalty box doesnt make you a star, it makes you a liability.
posted on 8/4/12
Ferdinand is old and sluggish - I don't think he'll feature a great deal next season.
He's quality, you just seem to think he's crap because of his age. He still can read the game very well and he may have lost a yard of pace, but his experience is what has built Evans up to be one of our best defenders right now. These two players when partnered have about 9 clean sheets between them.
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