Arshavin to quit football

[Zenith]

Don't really see the problem, he hasn't played in ages, clearly isn't interested in football anymore and after all he's still a human and most of us humans like to get pissed from time to time. When a football player [at the end of his career] does it, people act like it's a crime. Hypocrites.

[prolific]

Its not a crime. The wasted resources at Arsenal is criminal though! Having said that its not totally Arshavins fault. Anyway the video made me laugh!

[padster_87]

Thanks the lord that he'll be off our books!

[Youngie]

Thanks the lord that he'll be off our books!

I know. He's not worth even half of the £95kpw.

I think he'll have to quit football, what "credible" team is going to take him and give him a contract. He's a thief in my books.

[fari]

Thanks the lord that he'll be off our books!

i quite agree...he will look back 20 years from now and realize how he wasted his time...smh

[Angelito]

Thanks the lord that he'll be off our books!

i quite agree...he will look back 20 years from now and realize how he wasted his time...smh

He won't. He had some amazing moments. He's a first-class international for Russia and he got paid a fortune for playing.

[padster_87]

Thanks the lord that he'll be off our books!

i quite agree...he will look back 20 years from now and realize how he wasted his time...smh

He won't. He had some amazing moments. He's a first-class international for Russia and he got paid a fortune for playing.

He might had a good 3-4 years near the top in a what could have been a 12 or so year career there imo. He might have got payed a fortune but it's hardly a career to be proud of the way it ended, and maybe that money will feel a bit empty in years to come........who am I kidding, if that was the case he'd have pulled his finger out or begged for a transfer so he could have got games somewhere. Same as Squilaci, thief!

[CrimsonGunner11]

We could attract a good player for 95k per week

[Angelito]

Thanks the lord that he'll be off our books!

i quite agree...he will look back 20 years from now and realize how he wasted his time...smh

He won't. He had some amazing moments. He's a first-class international for Russia and he got paid a fortune for playing.

He might had a good 3-4 years near the top in a what could have been a 12 or so year career there imo. He might have got payed a fortune but it's hardly a career to be proud of the way it ended, and maybe that money will feel a bit empty in years to come........who am I kidding, if that was the case he'd have pulled his finger out or begged for a transfer so he could have got games somewhere. Same as Squilaci, thief!

That is, if you're comparing him to Pires. If you compare his life to a life of any ordinary person, he is a mega success. Not every football player desires to have a long career. Not every football player has his life limited to football only.

[Leody]

We could attract a good player for 95k per week

Or two African teenagers that move to France when they were children... The way we pay youth players.

[padster_87]

Thanks the lord that he'll be off our books!

i quite agree...he will look back 20 years from now and realize how he wasted his time...smh

He won't. He had some amazing moments. He's a first-class international for Russia and he got paid a fortune for playing.

He might had a good 3-4 years near the top in a what could have been a 12 or so year career there imo. He might have got payed a fortune but it's hardly a career to be proud of the way it ended, and maybe that money will feel a bit empty in years to come........who am I kidding, if that was the case he'd have pulled his finger out or begged for a transfer so he could have got games somewhere. Same as Squilaci, thief!

That is, if you're comparing him to Pires. If you compare his life to a life of any ordinary person, he is a mega success. Not every football player desires to have a long career. Not every football player has his life limited to football only.

Maybe you're right, I guess I'm just seeing it from what I and I assume the football community in general want from a player. At the end of the day maybe he doesn't have the desire or the care that his career fell off the cliff that we'd expect him too!

[Royal Gooner]

Arshavin to quit drinking?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5ui2He4esE&sns=tw

this f***ing mans come out?

I bet it was because they called him Alexandr Orlov.

[Diaby24AFC]

Sure he didn't live up to expectations. But no reason to feel bad. Now Chelsea supporters with Shevchenko and United supporters with Veron should feel bad.

[Sims]

I think he was definitely wasted at us. He was never played as a second striker which is his best position. Still love the wee fella though.

[Zedie]

Don't know if anyone caught it, but straight after the Everton game, they showed the arsenal v Liverpool match when he scored the 4 goals for us. I couldn't get over how he busted a gut to get on the end of walcotts run for the 4th, he was lightning quick!

I had literally forgotten the player he was in that first season.

It's a real shame when players end up like this and there defo will be regrets in a few years when he really does take a look at himself. Anyhow, £95k pw along with all the ther dead wood that has to leave one way or another is a massive step to us hopefully getting in some real quality this summer.