Eduardo Da Silva

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Postby Fordy » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:01 am

Eduardo da Silva is looking to make a big impression in his first season at Arsenal, although he admits he will not be able to emulate Thierry Henry's achievements for the club.

Arsene Wenger moved quickly to bring in da Silva following Henry's departure to Barcelona, and the Brazilian-born Croatian has a superb goalscoring record in recent seasons.

However, the former Dinamo Zagreb forward knows it will not be easy to follow Henry and has warned the fans not to expect too much.

"I don't think anyone can fill Henry's boots. A player who does as much for Arsenal as Henry did will only come around once every 50 years," da Silva told the Arsenal Magazine.

"It will be impossible for me to do what he did. All I can hope to do is please the club, the coach and the fans."

Da Silva is confident he can have a good first season at Emirates Stadium as he insists he has always been a reliable team player.

Describing his style, he said: "I'm a player who runs a lot, is disciplined and who scores.

"I've played centre-forward but now play more on the left or right. I'm a team player and will always run back to mark.

"My style is closer to the Europeans - not like Robinho or one of these Brazilian players that like to dribble a lot.

"I'm a player that likes to do my bit, who the coach can tell what to do, and does it with speed and strength."

Da Silva accepts that it may take time to adjust to the Premier League but believes Wenger is the perfect mentor for a young player.

"English football is faster and more physical and the quicker I adapt, the better," he explained.

"Arsene Wenger is very good. People say he is the best coach in the world."


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Postby CLS » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:08 am

i read this also on sky sports and at first i thought he came across as slighty negative but hopefully he just saying he will never be able to do what henry did and i might take a while to adjust.

maybe he is just covering his back so we dont complain to early

i hope
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Postby She_Gunner_Wales » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:31 am

Sounds like he may have been thinking that we expect miracles from him, its good to hear that he feels confident without thinking he can fill Henry's boots, he's right a player like Thierry dont come along often, but i do hope he settles & adjusts well for us.
Looking forward to seeing him play in the prem.
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Postby Lanchester » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:32 am

CLS wrote:i read this also on sky sports and at first i thought he came across as slighty negative but hopefully he just saying he will never be able to do what henry did and i might take a while to adjust.

maybe he is just covering his back so we dont complain to early

i hope


Like we did with Baptista, maybe he should have stated something. :lol:
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Postby Eltzadizzle » Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:54 am

I dunno if ne1 has said this, but don't u all think thay Da Silva looks like Prince...

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Postby REG » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:24 am

Oh yeah he does (suddenley :b: with idea lol)
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Postby rvtheace » Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:21 pm

Yuck. :p
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Re: Arsenal sign Eduardo Da Silva

Postby KG3 » Tue Aug 16, 2016 4:20 pm

Wouldn't mind if we took a risk on a player like Eduardo again someone scoring for fun in a crap league it's better than nothing, remember when he first signed people were traded because some nobody was replacing Henry but as the season went on he showed what a good player he was and were it not for that unfortunate incident we would have won the title.

Wonder what our scouts have been doing surely there's someone out there scoring for fun in a crap league we can acquire for a small fee it's better than nothing.
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Re: Arsenal sign Eduardo Da Silva

Postby Sims » Tue Aug 16, 2016 5:40 pm

We should've been taking more risks in the striker department for the last 5 years
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Re: Eduardo Da Silva

Postby Santi » Tue Aug 16, 2016 6:22 pm

we should've been taking more risks in all departments for the last 5 years


also i'm still gutted about his leg break, he was a quality player and we would've won that title.
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