Not exact matches
Ten years later, SB Nation
spoke with three of the leaders from the 2007 squad — head coach Mike Bellotti, offensive tackle Geoff Schwartz, and safety Patrick Chung —
to tell the story of a program - changing season; one that
never could've happened without a symbolic equipment bonfire, a genius from New Hampshire, and a certain minor league baseball
player.
For that kind of money you'll be getting far more talented
players.If you watch a lot of football you'll know this.He has age mates that are better than him but their not yet being talked about because some are in average teams and others are yet
to be given a proper stage.Also, Monaco
never wanted
to sell Mbappe and Lemar this season.If Arsenal were interested in any other
players we would have gotten them long ago.They might have even demanded more than # 80 if many clubs were interested and honestly
speaking can you blame them?Is he the only talented winger that Arsenal are looking at?We have
to spend money wisely and this ain't wise business.
wenger wont say squat ever anonymity is his calling card so
to speak, him keeping under the radar is what has worked so well for him in getting the
players he wants the ozils and the sanchez's of this world we should get behind wengers transfer methods however he works his magic in the market (as long as it gets the desired results of course lol) we will
never know until he releases an biography will be the best read ever.
What concerns me is something that should worry every
player heading
to Augusta: I've
never heard Tiger
speak as confidently as he has this spring.
Vardy said Wenger
never spoke to him but we know Wenger
speaks to players he really wants, like MBappe.
Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but
to be considered the best you have
to bring more than just assists
to the table... for me, a top
player has
to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need
to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability
to take their game
to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him
to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed
to get the best of our soft -
spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important
to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances
to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came
to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly
never looked himself when he eventually returned
to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal...
to me that goes directly
to this club's inability
to surround him with the necessary
players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of
player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance
to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste
For Arsenal the part we always ignore is what always costs us and it won't shock me if it happens again.The fact that Sanchez and even Walcott have been chosen over him in CF tells me a lot about his quality.However, the thing is that both these
players don't have striker instincts.They did well but
to me they
never really played like actual strikers and both had many limitations.Honestly,
speaking as a striker he's better than both in terms of positioning and others but he lacks quality in finishing and cutting edge.He's very lucky
to be in Arsenal.
«Another one an attacking
player, especially that can play through the wings
to give me more attacking options but I
never speak about
players that belong
to other teams.»
The moment Song went from a
player I liked
to a
player I love was post Adebayour celebration last season when he
spoke about the club and fans and how he would
never behave like that
to something that had given him a chance and means so much
to him, the fact that he also said he wanted
to clatter Adebayour even though their close friend also helped!
Speaking of sexy, the packaging for this set is darned sleek and sexy, Even if you
never get as far as inserting a single disc into a Blu - Ray
player to show off your home entertainment, erm, equipment
to friends and relatives, the chances are that you can wow them with the packaging alone.
Friends can jump in on the single
player campaign but are
never given the same level of control as the lead
player (can t control puzzles) and there are no multiplayer exclusive modes
to speak of.