The Arsenal Society VIII

I don't think so. There's still some very good teams in it besides barca. I remember in 2003, when Real Madrid seemed unstoppable, outplayed Man Utd, only to get beaten by a spirited Juventus side.

I was just about to reply to your previous post until I saw this.

Right now, Walcott has contributed to the team thus far. In the league he has bagged 6 goals and 4 assists. This is an average contribution, not bad, but not great. The trouble is that it is inconsistent. He will score a hat trick against Blackpool and do absolutely nothing for the next 10 games. Much like for England, he scored a hat trick against Croatia and has never scored since. His contribution is more than his quality, and in the long run quality prevails and he will fail. This is why I hate the fact that we now all of a sudden have confidence in him. Wenger appears to have no back up for the wing now because Walcott has "arrived". We have set ourselves up for extreme disappointment. Proof of my argument is Arshavin. We all know he is capable of fantastic performances but right now he is not putting the work in, but yet he has still bagged 4 goals and 9 assists. Better than Walcott, but yet in all of this Walcott is the hero and Arshavin is the villian. Quality always prevails. So yes, I do agree. Walcott must perform for the remaining 16 games but him being our first choice winger for years to come is a very worrying thing for Arsenal football club.

Edit: Any by NO means do I judge a player on the amount of goals they score. But Walcott offers nothing more to the team.

I was neither ridiculing you nor blasting you. You made an absurd comment, I called you up on it and now you're ranting away about how you're 'praised at the end of the season'? Seriously, GROW UP! How old are you that you throw silly tantrums like a child rather than debating the issue like an adult?

Please do us all a favour and go away!

Work rate with some ability will always outshine a moody player with excellent ability in terms of productivity.

See (Bergkamp, D) vs (Balotelli, M).

Suggesting bergkamp had any less than excellent ability is frankly heinous

I wouldn't say so.

In terms of raw ability, Bergkamp was always outclassed by Henry - it doesn't mean he was incapable of moments of magic himself, as we all very well know.

If I was being pedantic then I could replace him with Wrighty.

Balotelli has 8 goals in 11 appearances. Poor example but your initial point is sound.

Bergkamp was probably the most technically gifted player we've ever seen in the Premier League

Bergkamp and Henry What a partnership that was!

I don't want to be controversial here, but the most technically gifted player we've had in the Premier League is either Robert Pires or Aliaksandr Hleb.

Technical ability doesn't make you a great player without application (Hleb wasn't good defensively and almost never shot or scored, whereas Pires was a true club legend).

I wouldn't say so.

In terms of raw ability, Bergkamp was always outclassed by Henry - it doesn't mean he was incapable of moments of magic himself, as we all very well know.

If I was being pedantic then I could replace him with Wrighty.

Let's move on to more pressing matters, like the team for tomorrow. Personally I think Clichy, Nasri, RVP and Wilshere will be benched and the team will look a lot like this:



I hope Chamakh starts, but I've got a feeling Wenger will keep faith in Bendtner (unfortunately). Fabianski is still out so Shezza continues, while Sagna returns from suspension.