CynicalGooner wrote:But I don't "prefer" Chamakh, that's the mind set I have issue with!! Yes I think Chamakh is a better overall player than Bendtner, but I don't let any petty tribalism like the B52 fan club fog my vision and that's exactly what it looks like you lot do. Bendtner has a bad game, you either go silent or you defend him to the nth degree if anyone has a pop. Chamakh (direct competition with Bendy) has a bad game and you go for the throat. It's not a conspiracy but it's certainly favouritism and it's pretty sad.
This is all in your mind, sorry guv.
I don't criticize Chamakh because he plays in Bendtner's position I criticise him because he's been shit. That's all there is to it.
I really wish he wasn't because if he'd continued his earlier form we might be top of the table.
Besides, B52's position this season seems to be RW so it isn't even the same as Chamakh's.
I think you're confusing post-match criticism with the Bendy v Chamakh debate.
That whole debate was many months ago and if you want to dig the thread out you'll find that I pointed out all the things that Chamakh is better than Bendy at. I'm perfectly capable of being objective thanks.
The only reason I had to defend Bendtner back then is because when Chamakh was brilliant many people had the attitude of 'Right let's sell B52 for as much as possible, Chamakh is clearly waaaay better.' which to me is bullshit.
By the way, again I will reiterate that the B52 fan club only needs to exist because he is so badly slated all the time, even when he scores a hatrick.
There are a few of us who have no choice but to defend him in the face of totally misdirected criticism whenever we lose/draw a game.
He's been the scapegoat for the last few seasons and it's so boring.
The 'fan club' as you put it shouldn't even need to exist, the fan club should be all Arsenal fans, period.
Sadly some fans only want to see the bad in some of our players.
Regarding Sagna, you forget all his fantastic crosses against Man U? Today with 3 strikers on the field don't you expect one of them to get on the end one one of his crosses, even if they aren't the best he's ever put in? I think his delivery has improved significantly this season so it's a really bizarre thing to go knee jerk over
Well maybe but I did admit it was a knee-jerk.
I also agree that his crossing has improved this season but on today's evidence it's clearly back to its old self again.
I'm just so sick of knowing that he'll get looooads of the ball on that right wing and knowing that f**k all will come of it.
It's just like the fact that every gooner knows that we can have 50 corners in a game and we'll never score from one. It's just concrete fact these days and I'm bored of it.