The Arsenal Thread XIX

Maybe he is to some people.
But he's actually a great person.

He's a great teacher to the younger/newer players, and he always gives his all.

Sometimes he might be frustrating for opposing fans in a match, but off the field he is actually an awesome guy.

Maybe he is to some people.
But he's actually a great person.

He's a great teacher to the younger/newer players, and he always gives his all.

Sometimes he might be frustrating for opposing fans in a match, but off the field he is actually an awesome guy.

French, German, English, Spanish, a bit of Japanese, and Italian? I stand corrected.

The guy just oozes class.

I suppose learning Italian would be a walk in the part with French and Spanish already under your belt.

His level in German is hardly surprising considering he's from Strasbourg and the surrounding areas. I find it interesting that despite having spent a considerable amount of time in London he continues to think in French and hasn't tweaked his stereotypical accent.

None of us know what he's like off the pitch. Someone who can punch people in the head and bite them is probably not going to be the nicest person off the pitch, but we don't actually know. All we can say is based on what we do know, he's definitely a dickhead.

I would think Wenger has better man management skills than either tbh, especially Mancini.

LOL lets just ignore the casual racism and biting along with the diving then shall we! Him toning down his antics this season doesn't mean you can excuse his previous.

Credit to LFCs PR team for changing his image in such a way, some have now forgotten his history. Magnificent job.

Yeah, great person!!



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You of course have a bias against him like most opposing fans, stemming largely from jealousy of his world class ability.

Nobody can say for certain, but from interviews and reports from family and colleagues, he seems like a great guy.

That's just your perception of him.
I agree he has done some very stupid things on the pitch, but what has he done this season that has annoyed you so much?

You of course have a bias against him like most opposing fans, stemming largely from jealousy of his world class ability.

Nobody can say for certain, but from interviews and reports from family and colleagues, he seems like a great guy.

We all do bad things; maybe not as bad as biting, but that's over now, cut him a little slack.

Balotelli got 14 in 30, Giroud got 16 in 36. So Balo has a better record in a worse team.

Balotelli is an average player with flashes of brilliance. Not good enough for City, not good enough for Milan, but apparently good enough for Arsenal and justifies a 30M price-tag? I'll pass personally. Meanwhile Mandzukic is inches away from rejoining Wolfsburg.

Oh I thought it was only Chelsea who loaned out players forever, 'abusing' the loan system.

You must be joking Surely? Balo is a quality player, he just needs the right motivation.

Mandzukic really worth £20M to Arsenal when we Giroud who performs the same role. Also Giroud will have 2 years of Prem experience under his belt

Good post, I tend to agree with most of it except the Suarez part. Suarez and Balo are two vey different players mentality wise. Suarez is such a great player because he ALWAYS gives 110% on the pitch every game, he works hard for the team and that naturally raises the work rate of players around him.

Even when he was attracting negative headlines he was still consistent top level performer. You can't say that with Balo, he turns up when he wants.

Why on earth would family/colleagues speak down on him in the first place? You can't just assume he's a great guy because these people are nailed down to praise him no matter how much of a dickhead he actually may be

Just admit it Giggs is a ****, I admit that, why can't you do the same?

Inconsistent player. Not wort £30M. When he's not producing on his day he's offering nothing else to the team. Ask any Milan fan and they will tell you he is the most frustrating player to watch.

Mandzukic is a major upgrade to Giroud. Mandzukic was ranked 6th in goals:minutes last season in Europe. Balotelli was nowhere near it. Only the likes of Suarez/Messi/Ronaldo/Ibra can boast better.

you're telling me i can't assume him to be nice, but you're assuming him not to be.
isn't that what family are meant to do?
of course they have their own bias, but they can also see who he really is when he isn't in the outside world or on the pitch being watched by millions.

nobody can ever defend his biting antics, but a few moments of madness do not define a person.

you're a good poster and i normally agree with you, but i simply can't on this.



i would admit it if it were true.
on the field he has extreme desire to win; maybe that can at times cause him to go OTT.
but how does that make him a bad person off the field?

without sounding too humanitarian, he is a human being like the rest of us.
you may not like him, but that does not at all mean he is a bad person.

i would admit it if it were true.
on the field he has extreme desire to win; maybe that can at times cause him to go OTT.
but how does that make him a bad person off the field?

without sounding too humanitarian, he is a human being like the rest of us.
you may not like him, but that does not at all mean he is a bad person.