Can you imagine what DM made of a certain Thierry Henry when he joined. Played as a striker, and then didn't score for the first 8 games...
I could see the potential, and he was always originally a striker, it was Wenger who put him on the wing at Monaco, rather stupidly, where he wasn't anywhere near as good, then finally at Arsenal he got put back upfront, and shone.
Notice something, since monaco he's been buying strikers and insisting on putting them on the wing, its worked...... once, and it took what, 5-6 years.
Traore on loan to QPR by the end of the week. Madness! Blackburn are interested in Lansbury. Even more Madness!
Meh, he is completely gash, but more madness by Wenger, if he leaves we'll need 2 starting quality left backs, Gibbs and Djourou shouldn't be at the club. IF Woodgate or Hargreaves were as injury prone from before they even hit the first teams, it would be as stupid as QPR getting Dyer and thinking he'd last a whole game.
If Jenkinson or Sagna get injured who the hell is going to be playing? Jenks actually looks ok, and quite tall if not very strong looking. But we need two left and right backs, neither of our current left backs are very good and one is leaving.
My point was he was writing off Gervinho after a couple of games, his final ball has been lacking in those 2 games, but he's settling into a new country/team and seems to be a direct runner, something the club has been missing for some time.
Yes Vela went yesterday on loan to Spain.
I haven't writen off Gervinho, AT ALL, read my posts. He's rubbish on the wing, he is, it hasn't been two games, I've watched, 6 games I think that he's played in now, he's been absolutely gash in each one. He can't pass, can't cross, can run the ball to the corner flag quite well, then do nothing, defensively didn't offer a thing.
I've specifically stated in each post that its early but the EARLY SIGNS are awful. I also stated in the very very first game when several Arsenal fans were raving about two goal Gervinho, that it was his wing play that was important because he would not be played upfront under Wenger. His wing play was very poor, his fitness has improved yet theres not a single sign of better passing or non Theo like retardedness when it comes to decision making. The two tap ins he got upfront while briefly leading the line weren't relevant if he'll never play there.
Theo is awful on the wing, and might make a good striker. If Wenger simply will not ever play him upfront, why pay him and keep him as a winger? If Gervinho is fantastic upfront, and woeful on the wing, but Wenger will never play him upfront....... whats the point?
Wilshire is fantastic, if for some absurd reason Wenger decided to only ever play him as a truly awful goal keeper and would not play him in central midfield, its not his fault, but he won't be helping the team.
Again its another retarded situation created by Wenger, a formation that doesn't work and his utter insistance on playing people out of position for literally no reason.
