I'm hungry, bring on the Spuds
Thursday, 29 October 09, 09:08 AM · Comments(11)
It seems almost a shame to have to bitch about something, but bitch I shall. About what you might ask, but I guess you noticed it as well, and if you didn’t, then you really need to take of those Danish-coloured glasses. Apart from his goal last night, everything Bendtner touched seemed to end with me saying ‘what a dick.’ It’s not that I don’t think he has talent, he does, but I am beginning to wonder if he has ‘Arsenal’ talent. No doubt if he was leading the line at any other club he could bag 20+ goals a season. He is not, and never will be a winger. He doesn’t have the finesse for that. Wingers should be graceful and able to beat players, Bendtners strengths lie in his ability to win a ball aerially or take one touch and bang, shoot at goal. It’s hard to do that out wide. Does he fit with this team? I just don’t think so, as much as I want him to be a success, if for no other reason than the hard time he has been given. My Man U supporting mate even texted to say he looks so out of place. He can’t do deft touches and flicks, the kind we thrive on around the box. He just can’t, and while I know he’s young, will that ever come? It’s like his finishing, he gets in all the right places, has all the right ideas, but when it comes to executing them, can’t quite pull it off.
Anyway, enough of the negative.
In my blog yesterday I said that I expected to see Vela start, not realising that he was injured, and forgetting completely about one of my favourite youngsters, Fran Merida. Boy, did he show me up last night for forgetting about him. His range of passing gets ever more impressive, and his goal, well, if you saw it, you know words won’t do it justice. Sign him up Arsene. Now. I noticed that Liverpool obviously learn their defensive tactics out of the same manual we do – step 1 – panic step 2 – panic some more but as with most goal-mouth scrambles at the right end, we just weren’t able to capitalise on it.
In goal, we were able to witness the most assured performance I think I have ever seen from Fabianski. Last night he looked like the keeper he has always promised, but failed, to be. There were a few times he came for crosses and I found myself watching through one half-open eye, but he took everything brilliantly and flapped at nothing, at least, nothing I can remember. Even his keeping at the edge of the box and his footwork with crazy back passes was very impressive. Do you think they had a diazepam implant put in when they were operating on his knee? Whatever they’ve done to him, it looked like it worked, and while Wenger won’t confirm anything before Saturday, I expect we’ll see him start on Saturday against the Spuds. If he does, I think it’s pretty safe to assume Almunia is no longer number one. I wonder what happened, we’ll probably never know. Just as I finished that sentence I seen an article in the Daily Mail stating that Almunia will start against the Spuds. It’s all really, really, really confusing.
Watching from the sidelines, Cesc and Andrei gave all the support they could, and their delight at our goals was brilliant to see. How many other big name stars don’t even bother? Most of them really.
Anyone else think that Wenger should get the credit for beathing life into what was essentially a dead trophy? Until he started using it to blood the kids, nobody gave a stuff about the Carling Cup, even matches such as Arsenal v Liverpool would not have gotten a full house. Great to see. Credit where it's due please.
Did I forget anything? Probably, my brain is absolutely fried at the minute, more fried than usual for all you smart feckers out there saying ‘no change there then,’ and when you see what I’ve been doing design-wise coming your way in the next few days, you’re all gonna feel very, very guilty for thinking mean things about me. Or not. Who cares LMAO. I’ll shut up now and go get lunch.
Anyone fancy a baked potato?
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PedroRamirez said:
... Your right but i nedd to go d pup and more things
that's so cruel 
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LadyArse
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11 Comments · Add yours
Don't believe anything you read in the Daily Mail.
If Fab is in nets who will be on the bench?
Reply to JamrockRover:
I don't usually, but it was a strange assertion to make...who knows, I don't even think Wenger does at this point
Reply to LadyArse:
I don't imagine he does.
Reply to JamrockRover:
I don't know, it can be hard chosing between three kinds of average lol
I guess it looks like Don Vito is on the bench...LINK
when you watch the free clip on that link, Wenger doesn't half look annoyed that Fab is injured, I reckon he was first pick for Saturday
I reckon Mannone will continue. Wenger tends to play the 2nd string keeper in the Carling Cup matches, so I don´t think there ever was anything to suggest that Fabianski would continue against the Spurs other than just speculation.
One thing I must say is that I hated your scathing article about my main man Nicky B. I think it was unfair and a bit premature.
I don´t think he´s a winger, and I don´t think Wenger does either. I think he´s being played out there to help him develop his game. We all need to give him TIME to develop his game, the boo babies last year were meanies
I guess my point is that not everyone can do the little tricks and flicks, but not everyone needs to. I think Arsenal have been missing a big lumbering centre forward to take the ball down on the chest and rifle it in the top corner for awhile; who can come on and really attack a ball on a corner, or a deep cross. Theonewhosenameshallnotbespoken seemed to be the cure, but we all know what happened there.
I think we´ve actually upgraded rather than downgraded, I think Bendtner has better work rate, and is more unselfish, and he´s 3 years younger. How many class strikers are REALLY class when they are 21. VERY FEW. That´s how many. Even Torres wasn´t scoring 20 goals a season when he was 21. Let´s see I think this will be a big year for Bendnter I expect him to score 15 and hope he´ll score 20.
Reply to ArsenalAdam:
Don't get me wrong, I agree with all the points you make, apart from the need for a 'big' and 'lumbering' cf. That's not what this team is about, and to be honest, I expect more from Bendtner that to be just a big lumbering player. As I said above, he knows what he should be doing, he just has trouble executing it, like he gets over excited or something.
I don't think it was scathing at all, and it wasn't all that honest, because I could have been a lot harder on him, if he had been a player for another team I could have had a great time tearing him apart. The reason I didn't is because I still think he has what it takes to develop the finesse he needs to slot into this team.
I'll take Nik every day over the ex-25, and there was no end judgement in what I said, but while we can't always just focus on negatives, we can't just close our eyes to them either.
As an impact sub who plays thru the middle to launch long balls at, brilliant (and you don't have to be lumbering for that) but as a winger, nope, doesn't fit. And if he doesn't have to do tricks and flicks, and struggles to pull them off, why does he do them?
I totally get your point about age, and if you look at my fantasy football team, I don't have Bendtner in it because I think he's useless. Goal aside, he had a bad game last night, and struggles out wide more than shines.
That doesn't mean that is for ever and always, but just how I see it at the minute. I have my favourites too, but I try and judge all Arsenal players honestly and how I see it after the last performance.
A striker is always supposed to get away with a bad game if he scores but unfortunately Bendtner didn't play as a striker.
yeh that goal was awesome