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By: Arsenal FC Blog » Bendtner deserves to start against Blackburn

Arsenal FC Blog » Bendtner deserves to start against Blackburn — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:28:41 +0000

[...] night to play their second game of the Premier League season against Blackburn Rovers. After their last-gasp win over Fulham last weekend and a controlled 2-0 Champions League qualification victory away to Sparta Prague in [...]

By: sam nix

sam nix — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:02:29 +0000

if we could convert even 40%…

By: coolljoe

coolljoe — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:51:11 +0000

if arsenal are able to convert 75% of the chances they creat,then we all can sleep and know the premiership is ours.the fulham win was scary

By: Spanish Fry

Spanish Fry — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:40:30 +0000

sam nix - The thing about Walcott is, can we really expect him to do well at this age? Many people might say we can (and I know you're not one of them), but I just don't think it's realistic yet. He needs much more time to mature. And I agree that Bendtner deserves some real opportunities - he has taken his chances with two hands and looks a brilliant prospect.
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gunnershabz - I hate to say I told you so but...

By: sam nix

sam nix — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:17:41 +0000

I felt Walcott was weak and innefective against Fulham. When he did get by Konchesky, his touch let him down. At the mo, his pace seems to be his only attribute. Love the kid and think he has HUGE potential, but he doesnt seem any better than when we signed him… a bit stronger, but still a bit of the “deer lost in the headlamps”.. still needs time. Bendtner however is ready to go. Like to see him start a game soon.

By: gunnershabz

gunnershabz — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:04:24 +0000

u know watching florent malouda play, i just so angry that we did not even bother bidding for him.

this guy would of made a big difference to our midfield he would score goals and create them too.

its a pity we did not buy him, £13m is not bad comparing it to todays market for a class player.

By: phatrick

phatrick — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:01:45 +0000

couldn’t agree more – though wingers are in short supply see all the good targets are gone – and more worryingly we didn’t even try to get any of them.

Drenthe – Madrid
Bable – liverpool
Malouda – Chavs
Quresma – Chavs?

We don’t actually have an out and out winger.

That said, I think Bendtner will be the secret weapon this season… the lad is really effective at pretty much everything, he could be the key to bringing in Van Persie, Rosicky, Hleb and Walcott into games.. If Adebayor is injured this is the perfect time to test him out, and to be fair everytime we have used him he’s caused trouble. He should sort the big-head thing out though…

By: knightman

knightman — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:41:37 +0000

Ebuoe was ok but not upto his expectation and in fact walcott seemed to fit in to the game better..my conclusion so far about these two is that there are games that Ebuoe will be the best choice for and others which Walcott will fit like a missing puzzle.

I totally agree that we need another signing but if possible i’d prefer a utility player who can play wide in the left as well as handle the central mid and the right wing moderately(am i creating a fantasy player?)..actually i got one in mind but he’s a kenyan and don’t stand a chance in hell of getting a work permit in england so hopefully wenger is hunting down the right person. CHEERS!

By: sam nix

sam nix — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:20:08 +0000

NichtTheGooner makes an EXCELLENT point. We used to be lightning fast in the counter attack. 3 passes and BANG, we are in front of the oppositions goal for a tap-in. Now we take to long to hit back with the counter. We need to work on the speed of the transition.

By: NicktheGooner

NicktheGooner — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:54:29 +0000

Ronaldo7, u’re right ACN will affect us. Eboue will be gone, so we’ll have to play Hleb on right and he isnt much comfortable there. Or else it’ll be Walcott. But he isnt a finished material yet. That’s why almost every Arsenal fan has been yelling for a new winger.
And SF, i agree that Eboue was ‘OK’. But he needs to perform much better in the coming games.
And another factor which isnt helping us is the fact that we’re getting poor in counter-attacks. We’re getting slow in doing that.
And ofcourse Set-pieces. When will we learn to use em properly…!