SammyGunner11 wrote:Arsenal~Fanatic wrote:Will he get in to the side straightaway after ACON ?
A confident Gervinho would be pushing for a starting spot in this team IMHO. He scored goals for Lille. He scores goals with the Ivory Coast. He has shown that he can score and create chances for us. He never stops working which is more than I can say for some of the current crop. Judging by the abuse he gets on here, you would think Santos was a better footballer.
Santos is not a better footballer!!
But perhaps Gervinho is not good enough to play at the top level at the moment?
Lille - French league - not top level (when was the last French EC/CL Finalist/winner?)
Ivory Coast - African Nations Cup - not top level. (How many ANC teams have got to Semi Finals of the W/C since 2000?)
Gerv needs to raise his level of performance when playing in England. In general defenders in the EPL are quicker, more tactically aware and more "robust" than either of the two other competitions.
He works hard, i'm sure he does, but is it work which has an output? I don't think so.
IMO he needs to get his head up more, to see where teammates are, he needs to pay attention when NOT in possesion to get into scoring positions, needs to hit the ball on target more often, and get a bit stronger to hold of opponents and win tackles.