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Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 5:54 pm
by Sims
didn't realise injuries tied into a players ability

it's like saying Giroud a better striker than van Persie was

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 5:57 pm
by Cripps
So your answer is?

Ok I'll make it easier. Who has better end product over the last 5 years?

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:05 pm
by Sims
Cripps wrote:So your answer is?

Ok I'll make it easier. Who has better end product over the last 5 years?


you think iniesta is overrated ffs

football isn't judged on fantasy football points

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:08 pm
by Cripps
Sims wrote:
Cripps wrote:So your answer is?

Ok I'll make it easier. Who has better end product over the last 5 years?


you think iniesta is overrated ffs

football isn't judged on fantasy football points

Neither is it on pretty passing which you love.

Give me end product every day of the week.

Anyway back on topic, this Leicester scout. Is he decent or just another Bruce Forsythe type acquisition for our our staff?

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:30 pm
by Gunpowder
Cripps wrote:
Sims wrote:
Cripps wrote:So your answer is?

Ok I'll make it easier. Who has better end product over the last 5 years?


you think iniesta is overrated ffs

football isn't judged on fantasy football points

Neither is it on pretty passing which you love.

Give me end product every day of the week.

Anyway back on topic, this Leicester scout. Is he decent or just another Bruce Forsythe type acquisition for our our staff?


Come on man you recently admitted Cazorla is better than Ramsey.

Barkley isn't a terrible player but he's not the player we need. We have a great CAM and Barkley lacks vision and passing to be a CM for us.

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:16 pm
by Highbury Hillbilly
Wrigglesworth sounds like the name of a cartoon mouse of some sort with glasses and a bow tie

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Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:53 pm
by Jimmy Skitz
just to point out, this bloke was only head of technical scouting recently, his predecessor left to join Spurs, Steve Walsh, not the ex player, our Assistant Manager, Head of Recruitment, is our true chief scout and the key to our system, but good luck to Ben in his new role

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:17 pm
by TOP
we have more scouts than transfers

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:20 pm
by Santi
Jimmy Skitz wrote:just to point out, this bloke was only head of technical scouting recently, his predecessor left to join Spurs, Steve Walsh, not the ex player, our Assistant Manager, Head of Recruitment, is our true chief scout and the key to our system, but good luck to Ben in his new role



so we can't even sign the right scouts ? :doh:

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:22 pm
by alexafc12
This story has been over hyped so much ha. Don't expect him to come in and suddenly change our entire youth philosophy.

It's part of the youth transformation under Jonker. We're finally moving out of the dinosaur ages Brady had us operating under. Glad to see we're introducing some young blood who is up to date with the latest methods,

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:02 am
by mel4
Gunpowder wrote:
Cripps wrote:
Sims wrote:
Cripps wrote:So your answer is?

Ok I'll make it easier. Who has better end product over the last 5 years?


you think iniesta is overrated ffs

football isn't judged on fantasy football points

Neither is it on pretty passing which you love.

Give me end product every day of the week.

Anyway back on topic, this Leicester scout. Is he decent or just another Bruce Forsythe type acquisition for our our staff?


Come on man you recently admitted Cazorla is better than Ramsey.

Barkley isn't a terrible player but he's not the player we need. We have a great CAM and Barkley lacks vision and passing to be a CM for us.


Cazorla is 10 times the player Ramsey will ever be, except if stamina is all that is needed to make one a good footballer.

On the flank as a winger and not a defensive mid, Cazorla is better
In the CAM role, Cazorla is better
In the CM role (as a double pivot), Cazorla has shown to be better
If ball control and first touch matter, Cazorla is better
If scoring from deadball counts, Cazorla is better
If whipping in deadballs count, Cazorla is better
If making incisive throughball passes count, Cazorla is better

...but if running after lost balls because of unnecessary flicks or ball hogging, or jog- strolling to add tour km coverage is all that counts, then Ramsey is better.

Anyways, back to the topic, like someone mentioned earlier, the scout identifying the player is just one step, the player being able to fit into our system is another, Wenger using said player rightly is another step. We could have bought Riyahd and Kante and but still insist on Walcott or Ox, or Arteta. It is this Arsenal's way. Scout effort equals to almost zero, except there is an injury.

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:03 am
by Cripps
What about scoring from open play?

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:27 am
by mel4
Cripps wrote:What about scoring from open play?



You are probably looking for stats and i don't have that but I will lean more towards Ramsey.

Santi's highest goal scoring season for us in EPL was 2012/13 with 12 goals. While Ramsey's is 10 in 2013/14.

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:26 pm
by billie86
aniym wrote:Wrigglesworth sounds like the name of a cartoon mouse of some sort with glasses and a bow tie

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Probably something to do with the cat in Austin powers called Mr Bigglesworth lol

Re: Arsenal sign Leicester scout

PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:11 am
by Cripps