Caporegime
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Just because you want it to be positive, doesn't mean it is. Song captained Arsenal last night, doesn't make him great, benny has captained Israel, name another great Israeli player who you'd kill to have at Arsenal. Why on earth would I care about having 5 captains in the team.
Again I read a story that was negative about Mertesacker, after a terrible performance(from every report) from him, you want me to post that on here as positive because you want it to be?
As for winning against Swansea, no, I don't think beating a team from an utterly flukey, once every 10 years goal is a great sign. Did we look a real goal threat without that, no, did we make the same mistakes, yes, did Wenger continue with his insistance on removing the best player on the pitch which led directly to our attacking play dissappearing, which led directly to consistant pressure on our defence, yes, did I think that was a good sign.... no.
I can't find much positive to say, because there isn't much positive going on. I don't give a monkeys about the Utd performance, it was woeful, and embarassing, but the squad that played that game wasn't in any way indicitive of the actual team we had available before we made 5 signings, it wasn't anywhere near as good as the team we put out against Liverpool and still got beating rather easily. Pretending the transfer window was great and the team is vastly improved by only comparing to the Utd losing squad is a joke of massive proportions, you're deluding yourself quite literally.
Compared to last year, every single guy we've brought in except Mertesacker, maybe, is a worse player than we had, how can you spin that positively, I honestly don't know.
Gervinho is worse than Arshavin(who we haven't even got rid of but won't seemingly play anymore), Benny is worse than Nasri, Arteta is worse than Fabregas, santos is worse than Clichy, Mertesacker...... is utterly unproven but MIGHT be better than what we had, even if Mert turns out great, that isn't enough of an improvement to make up for the loss of Cesc, let alone everyone else.
Mertesacker was crap for Germany, the papers reported it, I said that on here and you had a go at me for being negative..... if Mertesacker was great, I'd have said that and I'd be significantly happier about our defence if he had looked instantly solid for us, or played an outstanding game for Germany, he hasn't.
Park had a great game for South Korea by all accounts, though I can't remember who they played, I don't mind having good players, and if they are cheap all the better, if they can help us commercially, woohoo, if they play in a position we have a bang on unremoveable first team player...... i'm less enthusiastic. Start him instead of Theo and I'll probably cum in my pants out of sheer joy, unfortunately i don't see it happening.
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