How surprised would you be if this guy turns out to be our next starting X1 left back? If he had a right stormer this season and Gibbs confidence/injury/defensive issues keep going, who knows? I think it is likely that Gibbs will have issues this year. Like I said, confidence/injury/defensive nous issues. Too many potential problems THIS season for Gibbs I would say...
So Traore then... now I'm not a football insider like everybody here, and don't have 20 years experience in the game and in management like all you pretend to have. And so I haven't been watching every single game Traore has had for Juventus, again, like all you no doubt have. But from some clips he seems to have done okay in the odd match here and there (much like Gibbs). What are Traores best attributes? He is quick I can say that!!
So I ask, do you think it likely that Traore will make the LB position his own? Do you think Gibbs will be there instead? Or do we need another LB?
I personally would like a top LB myself, but they don't grow on trees.... (and don't say some of them do swing from trees either!!! That'd just be distasteful!!
So, Armand Traore?
posted on 3/8/11
Ah look at that, my very own 1 star!! Cool!! I don't have to write a "Barton for Arsenal" article now!
posted on 3/8/11
another reason why we wont win anything. We lost clichy who was solid & expect to replace him with Traore who shouldve been sold to benfica last season. But no we loan him to juve, who didnt rate him & he was unconvincing in a very defensive league.
I thought wenger called us a big club, well big clubs sign big players to replace others not this over reliance on youth.
posted on 3/8/11
Ah look at that, my very own 1 star!! Cool!! I don't have to write a "Barton for Arsenal" article now!
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Not sure why your article deserved a one star? Here I will give you 5 whole stars to balance it up a bit.
posted on 3/8/11
What's most telling here is, after the huge disappointment that was Clichy's stint at Arsenal, none of us are currently overflowing with anticipation regards his likely successor.
posted on 3/8/11
Traore and Gibbs are both pacy and decent going forward but defensively naïve and have the positional awareness of Stevie Wonder.
Traore is only still at the club as Juve refused to meet his wage demands. Both are the archetypical AW player, technically sound, quick but poor without the ball.
As AW has stated that Gibbs will be first choice and Traore back up, expect the same sort of defensive blunders our defensive is fast becoming famed for to continue.
posted on 3/8/11
I've followed Arsenal for a long, long, long, long, long, long time now
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Lexington: If you are a VU fan, in all probability, you are in an age bracket to have followed Arsenal for a long time
posted on 3/8/11
when it comes to our defence wenger shouldnt be allowed anywhere near it. This includes signings & training as he has NFI.
posted on 3/8/11
N1 Man
VU had a resurgence in the late 80s I'll have you know!
posted on 3/8/11
Not sure why your article deserved a one star? Here I will give you 5 whole stars to balance it up a bit.
Yay!!
Also, it is ironic that during last season nobody wanted Clichy for Arsenal, nearly EVERYBODY wanted Gibbs to be given his chance.
How the tide has turned....
posted on 3/8/11
"..last season nobody wanted Clichy for Arsenal, nearly EVERYBODY wanted Gibbs to be given his chance."
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Probably based on Gibbs' 2009-10 appearances as opposed to his jaunts around the pitch last season.