thebigbangtheo wrote:Power n Glory wrote:Phil71 wrote:Power n Glory wrote:This bastard put in a decent performance for once. A couple of moments where we were vulnerable to a counter and snuffed at the attack with early tackles.
Don't get too excited. He'll be rubbish again in the next game.
For sure, but i heard on BT Sports that Emery had a long conversation with the guy after coming to his defence with his recent poor performances.
It's a one off but interesting to see him actually have a decent game and stay switched on.
I would love to see this guy finally turn that massive corner he's been navigating for the last couple of years, like a ship with James May and Uncle Albert at the helm.
Would stellar performances in all our remaining games be enough to save his Arsenal career? I don't know, that palace abhorration can still be smelt like someone having walked dog shit into the room, and as such the dye is already cast.
However, if he was to have finally found himself again and morphed back into the defender he was at Valencia, then our desperate urgency for a £70M plus finished article would be significantly lessened.
But knowing our luck, he'll produce his best form, we'll keep him, the team will start next season brilliantly and be right up there until mid November/December when he gets crocked with a season ending injury and we'll be back to square one.
He's 27, but tbh, I think Graeme Souness had it spot on when he said if he doesn't get it now, in his prime years, then he will never get it. He's a not a kid, he's a seasoned, experienced professional who has played in 4 different leagues.
The truth is his performance yesterday is the exception rather than the norm and I think we need to get shot of him in the Summer, even if he performs like prime Maldini from now until the end of the season.
It just hasn't worked out for him at Arsenal.
