The Arsenal Society VIII

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Comparing Bentdner to other "big men" at his age;
- Drogba was 23 he was just ending his spell at Guingamp scoring 17 goals in 34 games, christ just two years earlier he was playing in their second division
- Ibrahimovic only scoring 16 goals in 45 games for Juventus and only really started because Trezeguet was injured.
- Diego Milito was just finishing a spell at Racing scoring 21 goals in 129 games
- Trezeguet only managed 15 goals in 32 games for Juventus
- Christian Vieri only manged 14 goals in 38 games for Juventus

I have a little theory about how players like Owen and Messi will always have been fast little bastards; when they break into first team football they know the role inside out because they've played it since they were a kid. I would wager a lot of the "big men" only come into physical maturity at about age 17-18, they're so far behind the pace merchants in terms of experience. Of course there are the odd few who've always been huge like Lukaku but I've also noticed their development tends to drop off. This in part explains the fall of the big man; as football needs results faster and players tend to stick around less clubs no longer have the patience with these kind of players. I'm starting to digress a bit; the point is Bentdner needs more time - there's no guarantee he'll succeed but there's still a chance he'll make it as a world class striker.

Comparing Bentdner to other "big men" at his age;
- Drogba was 23 he was just ending his spell at Guingamp scoring 17 goals in 34 games, christ just two years earlier he was playing in their second division
- Ibrahimovic only scoring 16 goals in 45 games for Juventus and only really started because Trezeguet was injured.
- Diego Milito was just finishing a spell at Racing scoring 21 goals in 129 games
- Trezeguet only managed 15 goals in 32 games for Juventus
- Christian Vieri only manged 14 goals in 38 games for Juventus

I have a little theory about how players like Owen and Messi will always have been fast little bastards; when they break into first team football they know the role inside out because they've played it since they were a kid. I would wager a lot of the "big men" only come into physical maturity at about age 17-18, they're so far behind the pace merchants in terms of experience. Of course there are the odd few who've always been huge like Lukaku but I've also noticed their development tends to drop off. This in part explains the fall of the big man; as football needs results faster and players tend to stick around less clubs no longer have the patience with these kind of players. I'm starting to digress a bit; the point is Bentdner needs more time - there's no guarantee he'll succeed but there's still a chance he'll make it as a world class striker.

You boy had better smarten this place up ready for the "Wenger out!" brigade if Arsenal don't find something in the next 10.

whats the score? skysports.com is being gay and i just got in