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"3) Diaby and Eduardo...what could have been for both players until they had those 2 horrific injuries (result of the "Arsenal are soft" agenda that refs did little to clamp down on). Now we see penalties given for the slightest of contact!"
It's a bit surreal to think about a time when teams were actually instructed to ruin the careers of fellow professionals. At least football and VAR (in part) has helped to clamp down on that. As you say, imagine what could've been if those two (among many others I'm sure) hadn't received fully intentional GBH while playing football
Ahhhh the good old days of winning games with skill as opposed to forcing the opposition into mistakes.
Take me back
comment by Why Hasn't He Been Sacked Yet? (Days In Artetavirus Lockdown: 511) (U3245)
posted 9 hours, 7 minutes ago
as much of a caaant he turned out to be, adebayor was class for us. massively underrated
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Rvp /Adebayor > Auba/Laca
comment by Why Hasn't He Been Sacked Yet? (Days In Artetavirus Lockdown: 511) (U3245)
posted 11 hours, 35 minutes ago
as much of a caaant he turned out to be, adebayor was class for us. massively underrated
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If he learned the offside rule, his goal stats would have improved drastically. He had the pace that he did not need to go early as often as he did!
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
comment by Why Hasn't He Been Sacked Yet? (Days In Artetavirus Lockdown: 511) (U3245)
posted 11 hours, 35 minutes ago
as much of a caaant he turned out to be, adebayor was class for us. massively underrated
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If he learned the offside rule, his goal stats would have improved drastically. He had the pace that he did not need to go early as often as he did!
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I still think that one of Wenger's biggest mistakes was sticking with RVP at the expense of Ade. He should have gone the other way on that decision. Ade could play a whole season and that was worth the difference in ability levels due to the talent we had in MF and how we played. We may well have won the title a season or two later had he made that call instead.
Easy to say with hindsight though and Ade was being a complete tool
You say it as if Wenger had a choice to keep ade over RvP. Guy was just an uttercunt.
Cmon we all know Cesc made Adebayor’s career.
comment by TheSkins (U3865)
posted 9 hours, 2 minutes ago
Cmon we all know Cesc made Adebayor’s career.
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Yeah and had we kept him that he may well have made his PL and or CL golden boots for him too. Whilst both were making us titles but ho hum, we'll never know because we went with the cripple.
comment by Tu Meke - NearlyHeadlessNico (U3732)
posted 12 hours, 56 minutes ago
You say it as if Wenger had a choice to keep ade over RvP. Guy was just an uttercunt.
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And RVP wasn't? Only difference between the two is that Ade was loudmouth, upfront and public about it. RVP prefers the passive aggressive approach. But his moving to Man Utd shows him to be every bit the Ade was. If he wasn't he'd have gone somewhere else.
It wasn't a straight up choice between adebayor and rvp though. Ade was just being a cuuuunt and had to be sold.
Question is how would this team fare in today’s league?
Think comfortably second place. City would win the title and maybe by a few points but wouldn’t have been as easy for them
Only one in that team that could cover lots of ground was flamini. Think the team would struggle a lot with today super athletes in the prem.
comment by Tu Meke - NearlyHeadlessNico (U3732)
posted 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Only one in that team that could cover lots of ground was flamini. Think the team would struggle a lot with today super athletes in the prem.
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I think that team would play circles around today's super athletes. They moved the ball in ways thst had teams chasing shadows!
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posted on 15/5/21
"3) Diaby and Eduardo...what could have been for both players until they had those 2 horrific injuries (result of the "Arsenal are soft" agenda that refs did little to clamp down on). Now we see penalties given for the slightest of contact!"
It's a bit surreal to think about a time when teams were actually instructed to ruin the careers of fellow professionals. At least football and VAR (in part) has helped to clamp down on that. As you say, imagine what could've been if those two (among many others I'm sure) hadn't received fully intentional GBH while playing football
posted on 15/5/21
Ahhhh the good old days of winning games with skill as opposed to forcing the opposition into mistakes.
Take me back
posted on 15/5/21
TM
posted on 15/5/21
comment by Why Hasn't He Been Sacked Yet? (Days In Artetavirus Lockdown: 511) (U3245)
posted 9 hours, 7 minutes ago
as much of a caaant he turned out to be, adebayor was class for us. massively underrated
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Rvp /Adebayor > Auba/Laca
posted on 15/5/21
comment by Why Hasn't He Been Sacked Yet? (Days In Artetavirus Lockdown: 511) (U3245)
posted 11 hours, 35 minutes ago
as much of a caaant he turned out to be, adebayor was class for us. massively underrated
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If he learned the offside rule, his goal stats would have improved drastically. He had the pace that he did not need to go early as often as he did!
posted on 15/5/21
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
comment by Why Hasn't He Been Sacked Yet? (Days In Artetavirus Lockdown: 511) (U3245)
posted 11 hours, 35 minutes ago
as much of a caaant he turned out to be, adebayor was class for us. massively underrated
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If he learned the offside rule, his goal stats would have improved drastically. He had the pace that he did not need to go early as often as he did!
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I still think that one of Wenger's biggest mistakes was sticking with RVP at the expense of Ade. He should have gone the other way on that decision. Ade could play a whole season and that was worth the difference in ability levels due to the talent we had in MF and how we played. We may well have won the title a season or two later had he made that call instead.
Easy to say with hindsight though and Ade was being a complete tool
posted on 15/5/21
You say it as if Wenger had a choice to keep ade over RvP. Guy was just an uttercunt.
posted on 15/5/21
Cmon we all know Cesc made Adebayor’s career.
posted on 16/5/21
comment by TheSkins (U3865)
posted 9 hours, 2 minutes ago
Cmon we all know Cesc made Adebayor’s career.
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Yeah and had we kept him that he may well have made his PL and or CL golden boots for him too. Whilst both were making us titles but ho hum, we'll never know because we went with the cripple.
posted on 16/5/21
comment by Tu Meke - NearlyHeadlessNico (U3732)
posted 12 hours, 56 minutes ago
You say it as if Wenger had a choice to keep ade over RvP. Guy was just an uttercunt.
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And RVP wasn't? Only difference between the two is that Ade was loudmouth, upfront and public about it. RVP prefers the passive aggressive approach. But his moving to Man Utd shows him to be every bit the Ade was. If he wasn't he'd have gone somewhere else.
posted on 16/5/21
It wasn't a straight up choice between adebayor and rvp though. Ade was just being a cuuuunt and had to be sold.
posted on 17/5/21
Question is how would this team fare in today’s league?
Think comfortably second place. City would win the title and maybe by a few points but wouldn’t have been as easy for them
posted on 17/5/21
Only one in that team that could cover lots of ground was flamini. Think the team would struggle a lot with today super athletes in the prem.
posted on 17/5/21
comment by Tu Meke - NearlyHeadlessNico (U3732)
posted 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Only one in that team that could cover lots of ground was flamini. Think the team would struggle a lot with today super athletes in the prem.
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I think that team would play circles around today's super athletes. They moved the ball in ways thst had teams chasing shadows!
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