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Dicks and chicks
02-01-2012, 07:23 PM
he's so fucking tall. yet he always gets out jumped? such a joke.

Dog Toffee
03-01-2012, 03:54 PM
Shut up.

Letters
03-01-2012, 04:08 PM
:lol: Snappy comeback.

Young Guns 11
03-01-2012, 04:12 PM
True though. How hasn't he scored from a corner/freekick with the amount we've had all season? Don't we get between 5 and 10 a game? that's like 100-200 "chances" in the prem alone. Not really good enough.

Niall_Quinn
03-01-2012, 04:36 PM
True though. How hasn't he scored from a corner/freekick with the amount we've had all season? Don't we get between 5 and 10 a game? that's like 100-200 "chances" in the prem alone. Not really good enough.

He's easily our worst striker.

Young Guns 11
03-01-2012, 05:10 PM
He's easily our worst striker.

For shizzle.

Olivier's xmas twist
03-01-2012, 05:10 PM
True though. How hasn't he scored from a corner/freekick with the amount we've had all season? Don't we get between 5 and 10 a game? that's like 100-200 "chances" in the prem alone. Not really good enough.

has he ever had a record of doing that though even in germany did he score from headers.

Ollie the Optimist
03-01-2012, 05:16 PM
he's so fucking tall. yet he always gets out jumped? such a joke.

perhaps he is really andy carrol in disguise

Cripps_orig
03-01-2012, 05:18 PM
Seen him win plenty of headers defensively

Dicks and chicks
03-01-2012, 11:05 PM
Seen him win plenty of headers defensively
What about the swansea game which he got out jumped by danny graham who is about 4 ft 2.

It's seriously worrying, his main quality is his height yet he just doesn't use it. Also would have expected him to score one or two more from corners this season :|

Cripps_orig
03-01-2012, 11:06 PM
I was at the Swansea game and that was his debut if i remember rightly, he was excellent.

He doesnt win every header but who does?

Mountain out of a mole hill. Hes fine. Done very well. One summer signing we can be happy with

Dicks and chicks
03-01-2012, 11:07 PM
Shut up.
Your Mum's so stupid she bought a spoon to the Super Bowl.

Dicks and chicks
03-01-2012, 11:22 PM
I was at the Swansea game and that was his debut if i remember rightly, he was excellent.

He doesnt win every header but who does?

Mountain out of a mole hill. Hes fine. Done very well. One summer signing we can be happy with
he doesn't win enough Cripps. thats all i am saying, not for someone with his height.

GP
03-01-2012, 11:25 PM
What about the swansea game which he got out jumped by danny graham who is about 4 ft 2. |

Pretty close, he's 6'1

Kaiser
03-01-2012, 11:43 PM
His game is all about positioning and he wins the ones where he gets that right. The problem is because he's so tall, his leap isn't great from a standing position, similar to Peter Crouch. You can see he's been a great player for us so far. Very intelligent in how he mops stuff up, and I do appreciate that we've finally adopted a deeper line and more pragmatic tactical outlook (also helped by Arteta).

Letters
03-01-2012, 11:48 PM
Initially he seemed to struggle to adapt to the PL but I think he's getting there. Overall he's impressed me in the last few games.

Master Splinter
03-01-2012, 11:49 PM
Thankfully, Koscielny has improved hugely in terms of heading. Vermaelen has always been good in that department too.

There's very little to complain about regarding our defence at the moment, especially as we've been decimated. Shame Szczesny had to have his worst game (well half) of the season yesterday.

GP
03-01-2012, 11:50 PM
Agree with Kaiser and Letters. He's done well, and is definitely an upgrade on what we had, and a far better option than the likes of Cahill.

Marc Overmars
03-01-2012, 11:54 PM
Given his awkward style you always hold your breath whenever he's on the ball, but he's a no nonsense defender and seems to have a nack of making timely interceptions. When Gallas and Toure were fucking up back in the day, a defender like Mertesacker is what we were calling for.

-Xs-
04-01-2012, 04:02 AM
He's easily our worst striker.

Surely not worse than Chamakh?

fakeyank
04-01-2012, 05:45 AM
Even Andre the giant would not score from our corners. Why? Coz we probably dont practice set pieces. Did anyone notice the difference in Per's footwork since joining us? Before he looked like he would fall down the moment the ball came to him, now he looks much more assured.. wonder why Arsene doesnt give the same ball control coaching to Theo! That guy could do with a 4 year degree in controlling the ball.. he may barely pass that uni!

Letters
04-01-2012, 09:21 AM
Even Andre the giant would not score from our corners. Why? Coz we probably dont practice set pieces. Did anyone notice the difference in Per's footwork since joining us? Before he looked like he would fall down the moment the ball came to him, now he looks much more assured.. wonder why Arsene doesnt give the same ball control coaching to Theo!

He probably does. Theo just isn't a very good footballer. Good sprinter but I think that's about it.

selassie
04-01-2012, 10:31 AM
http://www.herstads.net/marius/images/3952f.jpg

That is all

LDG
04-01-2012, 10:34 AM
What have Drogba and Woody Harelson got to do with anything?

selassie
04-01-2012, 10:39 AM
What have Drogba and Woody Harelson got to do with anything?

LDG,

Drogba? That's Wesley Snipes dude.

The message is in Woody's top ;)

Olivier's xmas twist
04-01-2012, 10:45 AM
LDG,

Drogba? That's Wesley Snipes dude.

The message is in Woody's top ;)

yeah but to LDG all the mofo's look the same

selassie
04-01-2012, 10:47 AM
yeah but to LDG all the mofo's look the same

:d

Japan Shaking All Over
04-01-2012, 11:00 AM
Started off a bit wobbly but defensively has become very comfortable. . .it really is a shame we cant get a back 4 settled, what with all the injuries! If we could would get even better because even tho no mutha seems to be able to biry one from a corner, the same can be said for teams playong against us because until the other night I thought we had been defending set pieces far better than last year. . .

Fucking Fulham

GP
04-01-2012, 11:00 AM
Even Andre the giant would not score from our corners. Why?

Because he's dead.

Flavs
04-01-2012, 11:07 AM
Because he's dead.

Still more mobile than Meatpacker tbf

Niall_Quinn
04-01-2012, 11:28 AM
Let's just hope Merts doesn't get injured, else it's Squid. Enough said.

Tony Tuesdays
04-01-2012, 12:32 PM
For all his int'l experience he's decidely average. i thought that of him when he was at Bremen and when he's played for Germany.
Was totally underwhelmed by his signing.

He can't jump for toffee and although he gets into the right positions his body shape is all wrong, hence why he looks so fuckin clumsy when he's dispossessed and the opposition go on to score.

Anyone notice he's never deployed to mark the big striker? It's always Kossie or Vermaelen.
He couldn'rt even handle Steve Morison. And he's not exactly a technical striker is he...?

I'll give him this season to improve before I start properly laying into him.

Kano
04-01-2012, 12:40 PM
you may as well start now cos it doesn't look like you're giving him any time at all

Tony Tuesdays
04-01-2012, 12:53 PM
you may as well start now cos it doesn't look like you're giving him any time at all

Really? And there was me thinking i was giving him the benefit of the doubt ;)

Master Splinter
04-01-2012, 06:24 PM
Because he's dead.

:haha:

Also, Mertesacker has been mostly excellent. You're not watching if you think otherwise.