Van Persie equals Cahill in the battle of the executioners. Report + player ratings.
Playa Ratings
1 - Almunia, 6.5
3 - Sagna, 6.5
22 - Clichy, 6.5
20 - Djourou, 7.5
10 - Gallas, 7.5
2 - Diaby, 6
17 - Song, 7
15 - Denilson, 5
8 - Nasri, 6
25 - Adebayor, 4.5
11 - van Persie, 8.5
26 - Bendtner [Sub], 6
27 - Eboué [Sub], 6
It’s inevitable - midweek deadlines require the bulk of the piece to be filed with a fair bit of time still to go.
My interpretation is that because we equalised, we deserved to equalise. This was a game of very, very few chances in which the main men for both teams did their party pieces.
Just as before the game we all knew Tim Cahill would cause us problems in the air, so Everton would have been well aware handling RVP would be their biggest headache.
At the end of an absorbing contest, the pair finished all square. Just.
It was not end to end football or chance after chance that made this exciting. In fact, the game was anything but. But what we learned from it was fascinating.
We witnessed our most disciplined defensive performance for a long, long time. Up until their goal, Everton created almost nothing. After it, there was also little of any substance. When their goal did come, the defending to stop the cross could have been better, with Sagna marking space.
But when it got in the box, Clichy challenged properly for it but could do nothing as Cahill rose brilliantly to divert the ball back into the far corner. Stunning header and exactly what we knew to be wary of.
At the other end of the pitch we were offered further supporting evidence for why Arshavin is necessary. Openings were very, very few - RVP could not convert a delicious Nasri cross and the poor Denilson steered well over with his left foot when very well placed at 0-0.
That was before Everton scored. After they scored there was virtually nothing. Not even the belated (and not quite correct) replacement of Song and Sagna by Bendtner and Comrade had made any real difference. Everton looked impenetrable.
Then deep, deep into injury time, RVP did exactly what David Moyes would have warned his team about. He drifted out left, took a long Diaby ball on his chest and bang, smashed it at goal. Critics will say Howard might have saved it, but in real time it all happened so quickly that in the pub I saw the game in there was a couple of second delay before everyone realised it was in, such was the pace on it.
Even in slow-motion, it flew in.
So at the back we were really pretty good, with set-pieces dealt with comfortably in a back-line where Gallas replaced Toure and Clichy returned instead of Gibbs.
Abou Diaby started in the centre when six weeks ago he would have been shunted out wide. In the event it was a restrained performance. Not terrible, but none of the driving runs that we sometimes see. Next to him, Song got better and better and was unlucky to be subbed.
The major disappointment was Adebayor. Repeatedly shrugged off the ball with ease, his body language was not what we needed. If ever I’ve seen a player who looks like he’s off in the summer, Adebayor must be it.
Had we equalised with five minutes left it would have been called resilience, whereas with 30 seconds left it’s considered luck.
But I don’t think it was. Instead what happened was entirely consistent with our recent stabilising at the back and the form of RVP up front.
The gap widens, but on the plus side if we can beat West Ham at home, come Sunday night we will be either three points behind one of Chelsea or Liverpool or four behind both.
29 January 2009 at 1:11 am
excellent report as always
29 January 2009 at 1:20 am
Denilson and Adebayor just look so lethargic. It’s like their minds are not on the game or they haven’t received enough sleep etc.
It will be interesting to see what midfield pairing AW chooses on the w’end. I don’t think either Son or Diaby stank up the place. Diaby will be given more licence to go forward at the Grove and Eboue’s pace will also be important. Hopefully that will reinvigorate Denilson a bit.
29 January 2009 at 1:22 am
Thanks James.
29 January 2009 at 1:41 am
Last year we won 4-1 at Everton and I remember Moyes saying after the match that he thought Everton should have won the game. Late equalisers are always lucky for us. If it would have been the other way around tomorrows papers would be hailing Everton’s never-say-die spirit. I agree with this blg.
29 January 2009 at 1:57 am
I thought we were very lucky to get that point. I do think Adebayor could do with being dropped as he is beginning to really frustrate me with his touch. I expect him to lose the ball every time he gets it, and he usually does. Apart from Robin’s great strike, it was a performance that will not live long in the memory.
29 January 2009 at 2:00 am
Glasgow Gooner - Do you not think that defensively we were far more organised than we have been for a long time. We won a lot in the air and Everton were restricted to very few clear cut chances. Not saying we had a lot, but the defence at least deserve some credit.
29 January 2009 at 2:05 am
I thought Van Persie and Song were the shinning lights from tonight. Song provided good cover in the middle, hence maybe why our defence werent called on too much even thought Everton did dominate. I loved how he fought with Fellini in the middle for the ball. Inside of just lying down. Van Persie and Vela to start up front for the weekend. Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee
29 January 2009 at 2:14 am
I think Goodplaya may actually be becoming the best Arsenal blog going. Keep up the good work.
How long can Wenger go not playing Vela or Wilshere in a wide position, when Denilson and Eboue quite obviously don’t fit? They may not yet have the stamina to last whole games or take the intense physical nature of Premiership football yet but a) if they give us an immediate impact for the first 45 minutes, they only need say 60mins AND THEN Eboue can come on and sure us up defensively and b) they are only going to adapt to the physical nature and build up their stamina by playing regularly. (also, what happened to Bischoff?) It’s only till Theo is back fit in a month or so, so it’s not like they are made to play 60 odd games a season, just a handful to prove themselves.
29 January 2009 at 3:30 am
I was actually so dissapointed when eboue came on tonight, that I watched the last minutes of lpool-wigan instead. I still got the last 10min of the arsenalgame. I found out later that eboue was playing RB, and not his “free role”, so maybe it wasn’t that bad at the end. My point is, why not vela, when we’re down 1-0, 15min to go.. why eboue? why?
29 January 2009 at 4:29 am
4.5 a bit harsh for adebayor - he got no service at all
denilison ffs its called pass its easier to do then it is to spell -(so promising when i first saw him, now just constantly dissapointing adds nothing going forward or back)
fast simple passes work
29 January 2009 at 4:59 am
I really wouldn’t go overboard about the defensive display , don’t forget Cahill is usually a midfielder and the only threat the Gunners had to contend with . If Yakubu , Saha or Vaughan had been available then Everton’s forward threat would have been far stronger,
29 January 2009 at 5:21 am
Terrific post Goodplaya. I’d take a point at Everton given the way they’re playing but it’s puts us further away from Villa, who it seems can do no wrong even if they don’t play particularly well.
Wenger’s comments after the game kinda show that he now realizes that 4th place is going to be tough. Even if Eduardo and Theo return soon, they will take time to get back into the flow of things. Having said that, I’d rather have Theo on the right than Denilson, who is clearly not a player who can adapt to playing on the wing. It also shows how much Wenger trusts his “pass master” that he’d put Denilson on the right instead of Eboue.
We were so close last season and this season we’re so far away–it’s frustrating.
29 January 2009 at 5:21 am
Kolo toure should play in denilson or song’s position..more experienced and composed.good passer of
the ball and able to shoot from outside the penalty box(added advantage to win a game since no one
in the team wants to take shot)..toure is not a bench warmer and hopefully he wont be in the coming
matches.he has improved after a dreadful start at the start of the season.
29 January 2009 at 6:03 am
I think many of the people who put up posts here have never never kicked a ball in their lives - yet speak with the authority of “experts”!
It doesn’t require a Phd to know our major problem is lack of creative midfielders who can make our fowards shine. Agreed Ade was not at his best but any striker plays on confidence. If you feel that it is going to be “one of theose days” where you just watch balls being kicked about aimlessly and you are expected to score goals when you can’t get withing 10 metres of the ball, you only hope that you will get your gaol via a defensive blunde which never happened! Let us accept:
(i) AW is dreadful at making changes - they usually cost us games!
(ii) Denislon is not good enough - please advise him to try his hand at snooker!
(iii) Clichy lost his game at B’Ham last season - what remains is his ghost!
(iv) Almunia does not cut the grade of a “good” goalkeeper - average at best! There is nothing basically wrong with our defence - its the goalkeeper who lets us down. He does not impose himself. If he comes out and tells “long-ball throwers” or so called set-pieces specialists that any ball in the air in my box is mine, then his defenders will settle down and play football. You can now see the tension on their faces any ball flies into the box!
29 January 2009 at 6:34 am
Another great report GP!
Playing a 4-man midfield against a team like Everton with 6 midfielders has been the worst tactical choice by Arsene in a long time. If it wasn’t for a really disciplined and battling display from the boys (even Nasri defended well) we would never have got anything out of it. In 2005 when we had another injury-plagued season Arsene was much more audacious, this year we always play 442 independently of whom we’re against. If we’d played a creative midfielder against Everton with this formation we’d have lost by 2 or 3 goals. Arsene has to be more creative.
Denilson was better than Diaby IMHO but is definitively tiring. He’s played more than anyone else, it’s his first season and he’s 20. If he is not rested he’s going to pick up an injury soon. Now he’s a good time to introduce Vela. He will be like a new signing after all.
29 January 2009 at 7:24 am
In the grand scheme of things a draw at Everton is one of the results you’d take at the beginning of the season. But with everyone above us winning with late goals recently we look like we haven’t got what they’ve got. Can you imagine Man United or Aston Villa scraping a last minute draw against a team with no strikers?
29 January 2009 at 7:47 am
we deserved a draw - despite what reports may say. I remember a 15-20 minute spell in the 1st half where they were definitely on top. Otherwise, we probably shaded it. Neither team had chances. Djourou, Gallas were both very good. Our full-backs need to improve their crossing. Nasri needs to occasionally pass to the overlapping Clichy instead of always cutting inside. Clichy must be really frustrated making runs and then not being fed the ball. Nasri also needs to take players on more. He goes at the full-back, but then cuts back - just go for it. Ade was crap. Song was not as good as suggested by goodplaya, but ok. Ratings see good otherwise. We really need a creative spark - wonder who that would be??
29 January 2009 at 8:10 am
Despite the fact that Arsenal played not too well yesterday, the fact must not be lost that only Arsenal and Liverpool had victory over Everton this season out of the big four. Mind you, it was Everton 1, Man Utd 1.
Keep encouraging this guys…………….
29 January 2009 at 9:46 am
Agree with the poster who said Wilshere on Vela at least deserve a game out on the wings given our paucity of options at the moment.
Compare the defensive performance to Villa away a few weeks ago - chalk and cheese.
29 January 2009 at 10:43 am
Were you and Arseblogger watching the same game? I think I agree with your analysis more but the defending for the Everton goal was woeful, Nasri drifts out of games for too long and we lack any creativity in midfield.
29 January 2009 at 12:14 pm
I wouldn’t keeping banging on about this Everton team having no strikers you blokes. It’s not even bias from me as an Aussie - Tim Cahill’s been banging them in for a good 4 seasons for Everton now. He’s done the same for the socceroos and is completely capable of playing up front on his own. He’s just brilliant in the air for a player of his size and gave Liverpool just as much grief over two matches as he did to us in this one. When Yakubu and Saha went down I knew Tim would step up to the plate, I just could have handled him firing a blank last night tho.
It is going to be hard for 4th now. I hate that I have my doubts we are going to make it and can’t bear the idea of a season without CL football but it has happened to plenty of big clubs before and I believe those who say RVP and Cesc will look for greener pastures are just shit stirrers who don’t understand the attachment those two have for the club. They won’t leave us and Arsenal will be fine in the long run, the sun still rises you know!
29 January 2009 at 12:35 pm
“If ever I’ve seen a player who looks like he’s off in the summer, Adebayor must be it.”
Agreed (more at http://www.adrian.tk/2009/01/ade-togo.html) and he is in no way the player of last year; but he seems to constantly want to shift the blame elsewhere. OK, so he isn’t getting the service he gets when Cesc is playing - so do something about it? Don’t keep making the same runs and wondering why the ball isn’t appearing at your feet. No?
29 January 2009 at 1:19 pm
Cahill is a far better striker than many we’ve faced this season. We should have done more to stop the cross but when it came in it was an absolutely brilliant leap and header that was perfectly directed.
29 January 2009 at 3:23 pm
Good review.
I saw the game too. The whole team did well considering the circumstances. We are currently lacking creativity because we have missed our trio of creative forwards\midfielders. (Cesc, Rosicky & Walcott)
For too long we’ve played with a make shift team. Early on in the season, we were let down by our defence. Our defence has improved considerably, but we certainly need another creative player. Teams are sitting deep knowing we will have lots of the ball but without Cesc, Rosicky & Hleb we lack bite.
Fingers cross we get Arshavin. Infact I am sure we will.
On Kolo, I think in fairness Gallas offers more and has a goals in him.
Almunia also sadly never comes out of his post, he should have plucked that cross from the air. Lehman’s great strength that nobody gave him credit for was, he read the game well. And came for a huge percentage of balls.
Adebayor, frankly is different matter. His lack of movement is so annoying. Bendtner (Height), Walcott(Pace) will eventually displace him.
29 January 2009 at 3:41 pm
What do you think would have happened if the chance had fallen to Adebayor????????????
Yes we would have lost the game
29 January 2009 at 4:50 pm
completely agree.Adebayor is simply too crap to be a striker.
29 January 2009 at 5:46 pm
I couldn’t agree more about this game showing the need for Arshavin. As much as I’d love to add a central midfielder (and a central defender while we’re at it), this team is seriously missing a creative spark. RvP can both create and score, but beyond that, we’re at a loss. Clearly Adebayor needs someone to get him the ball. I think Arshavin is the type of player who can take on defenders and break down the opposition.
I know that whole transfer saga is tiring, but I still have my fingers crossed that it’s completed soon.
29 January 2009 at 5:51 pm
Kudos on the very fair match report, particularly compared to some of the hysteria going around in the wake of a very tough and hard fought game.
29 January 2009 at 6:18 pm
This is our level now. Get used to it; 5 points behind Aston Villa, battling for a UEFA cup place with Everton and Wigan and well out of the title race in January.
Oh yeah, Abou Diaby says we can still win the league. Get real. The depth of denial is embarrassing. If Man United win their game in hand (against Fulham) we will need them to drop 12 points in the last 15 games - and that’s assuming we win our last 15 on the trot.
People say “Don’t touch Arsene after all he’s done for this club,” but everyone could see this was going to happen when he failed to add to the squad in August - having sold off almost our entire central midfield.
In the early to mid 2000s I thought we had finally ended the Man United dominance and become a permanently serious force if only Wenger would stay. Now, we are further away from them than George Graham was in 1994. And I don’t we will get back there until Arsene goes and takes this discredited youth policy with him.
29 January 2009 at 6:30 pm
Wenger says the same thing every week. yesterday he said that his team showed great character, fighting spirit and intensity. Well what i saw was a whole lot of rubbish. The only bright player there was RVP. I think Arsene will get sacked in the summer. I just don t see him lasting another season.
29 January 2009 at 6:34 pm
Arsenal definitely need Walcott. Without him we have lost 85% of our pace and 70 % of free flowing football. I think Arsene should buy Arshavin. He might be the inspiration we need.
29 January 2009 at 6:36 pm
According to Wenger he the deal to sign Arshavin is 90% completed.
29 January 2009 at 6:37 pm
mistake btw he and the. the word btw them is said.
29 January 2009 at 9:25 pm
Again thanks for that good report GP. Arseblogger’s report today was simply a disgrace, he’s more and more blinded by his own gloom. Since his ranting is causing an overflow of venom and hysteria he can’t control anymore, he added a pathetic bit about not being disrespectful to AW. Won’t be able to sink much lower really.
Old Git: AW didn’t sell our entire midfield. He tried as hard as he could to make them stay but Flamini and Helb were dead set on earning big cash even if that meant watching games from the bench. And he bought Nasri and tried to get Alonso.
It’s not about not criticizing Arsene, it’s about being objective. AW kept us 12 years in a row in the top 4 while spending less than many mid-table teams. Last year we were ahead of ManU for most of the season, finishing only 4 points behind them.
The makeshift team is not perfect but obviously improving, they’ve got the battling spirit and hunger back and will only get better until the end. Except for West Ham Saturday we have an easier run than anyone else until mid-April and by then Walcott, Eduardo, Fab and even Rosicki will be back. Last year at the same time we were 10 points ahead. Being 5th is not the end of the world, it’s merely uncomfortable.
29 January 2009 at 9:32 pm
well said as ever Old git, did I read Matt say that Denilson is tired? Those 5 yard passes and falling over your own boot laces must really take it out of you. Not good enough.
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29 January 2009 at 10:04 pm
Hi Matt.
I have to take issue with your post.
You say, “AW didn’t sell our entire midfield.” I actually said “almost our entire central midfield.” You buy a replacement for Gilberto, then you sell Gilberto, it’s not rocket science.
You say, “He tried as hard as he could to make them stay but Flamini and Helb were dead set on earning big cash even if that meant watching games from the bench.” Anyone could see Flamini was going to leave in December 2007. Hleb, Diarra and Gilberto were under contract. They did not have to leave. Nasri is a wide player and does not solve our problem in central midfield.
You say, “AW kept us 12 years in a row in the top 4 while spending less than many mid-table teams.” True, but why are we spending less than Spurs when our squad is so clearly not performing? The Premier League does not award points for putting money away in a piggy bank.
You say, “The makeshift team is not perfect but obviously improving, they’ve got the battling spirit and hunger back and will only get better until the end.” Oh yeah? Who are you watching? I see weak defending, and a predictable shortage of creativity week after week. On top of that I see poor or inconsistent players like Eboue, Diaby and Bendtner who would never have got anywhere near the Invincibles.
“Except for West Ham Saturday we have an easier run than anyone else until mid-April…” What comfort is that when we lost to Stoke, Fulham, Man City etc with Walcott and Fabregas still in the team?
I wish I had your faith but, with respect, I think you’re deluding yourself.
29 January 2009 at 10:55 pm
Letting Gilberto go was the shocker of a decision old git. You’re right when you say we were always going to lose Flamini, what can you do if AC offers to treble a players wages? But Gilberto was under contract this season and would have played many games and probably prevented a few goals shielding that back four. I still back Arsene to get it right but that was a shocker from him, I reckon he wishes he could have that decision back.
29 January 2009 at 10:58 pm
Owen,interesting comment : ‘As much as I’d love to add a central midfielder (and a central defender while we’re at it), this team is seriously missing a creative spark.’
It’s funny; I know people are going to say I’m always on about the same thing but….
) - he did cover the ground immensely too.
since Wenger took over - Ray Parlour apart - our wide players have always been small,quick,creative players with very little defensive ability. e.g. Freddie,Pires,Reyes,Hleb,Rosicky.
This worked with Paddy because of his astonishing ability to cover the ground. It didn’t work when he left for 2 seasons. (we got around this in the CL with 5 in midfield & managed a great run in that while simultaneously being shit in the league)
And then Flamini cemented a place. And while I’m not for a second comparing Flamini to Paddy -
(you can count the midfielders on one hand who I would put even close to Paddy at his peak.And Matt, believe me Denilson isn’t one !!
(I saw someone recently say we don’t miss Flamini cos he was ‘a headless chicken.’ Maybe he was but he was a far quicker, more aggressive, headless chicken than those we have now !)
And that’s why our creative players had room. If he’d been replaced by a similar player we’d be more creative.
It’s the same as earlier in the season when people said we needed a new centre-half.We needed one last season too but it didn’t show as much as this. Why ? Because our central midfield was stronger. Now we’ve got tighter defensively as Goodplaya has stated. Why ? Because we now have the midfielders being told by Wenger to offer more support. And therefore we’re suffering as an attacking force because of it.And thus the ‘need’ for another creative player.
Basically it’s all linked. Central midfield is THE most important position on a football pitch. If you don’t have that right everywhere else suffers as a result. And we went into this season knowing - not guessing or thinking - but KNOWING - that our central midfield was f*cked. And as a result this league season has turned out exactly as we knew it was. (except that due to the weird league season it’s turned out to be we’re not quite as far off the pace as we should be.)
We may well need other players - a keeper, a centre-half & a creative attacker - BUT……….there is no doubt that resolving the central midfield problem has to be the priority. The rest is just extras.
30 January 2009 at 12:10 am
@Old Git: “The Premier League does not award points for putting money away in a piggy bank.”
Not yet. But wait until the ‘credit crunch’ kicks in. Salary cap anyone? Under any kind of financial scrutiny, 80% of Premier League clubs are legally bankrupt.
30 January 2009 at 12:16 am
DPK: “his league season has turned out exactly as we knew it was”. In all honesty, do you think we would be in the same position if Cesc, Rosicki and Walcott had been available?
Old Git: We are undefeated in 9 games and based on our recent performances I don’t think we would have lost those games in the beginning of the season if we’d played with the same grit. If I were to say we will win the title for sure, you’d be right to call me deluded. The same thing applies to all those making it sound like finishing mid-table is a done fact. The season is not over very far from it.
As for the players you mention, they’re subs and learning their trade. Eduardo, Walcott and Fab are our first-team players in their position.
Diarra and Hleb were under contract but when a player wants to leave and does everything to burn bridges and make sure he gets his way, what’s to do? Keeping a player against his will rarely works. Looking back (always easy I know) we should also have agreed to swap Adebayor for Eto’o.
As for Gilberto he almost didn’t play last season and before all our injuries it did not look like he was going to play much more this season. He had one year left on his contract so he was not bound anymore.
That said I would love to see some financial data for Arsenal. The lack of transparency isn’t good for anyone and only encourages wild rumours and accusations.
What I don’t understand myself is why Arsene keeps playing 4 midfielders with no real wingers. He asks Walcott to play on the wing for him to learn his trade but doesn’t apply the same principle to Vela and Bendtner who have both shown that they can stretch a defense. Diaby, Denilson and even Nasri are central midfielders, they’re at the very beginning of their careers and it’s really strange to expect them to perform consistently (if at all) on the wings. I would really like to see a team with RVP as a single striker, Vela and Bendtner on the wings, Nasri in the middle in front of Song and Denilson. Arsene tried successfully 451 formations in the past and on his current form, RVP could perform more than adequately as a lone striker. Perhaps Arsene is keeping it for Roma but with the same type of 442 against West Ham we’re in for another tough ride.
As for Arshavin, let’s pray he’ll adjust to to the EPL like no one else. If he does, we’ve got 2 years to get the most of him before Barca or Real snap their fingers and he leaves.
30 January 2009 at 12:41 am
This is a good article Goodplaya. I really enjoyed reading it, particularly your concise and accurate assessment of Diaby’s performance.
30 January 2009 at 12:51 am
Old Git: sorry for the misquote BTW but you get my point the departures were not condoned by Arsene and for both Flamini and Hleb he did all he could to keep them.
fourstar: Exactly. This is a season like none before and the next one is going to be even more full of surprises (and rougher for any one of the top 4). CSKA London and us would be in a tough spot if we get ousted in this CL round but it would be a death warrant for Liverpool or United. And with Real Madrid and Inter Mourilan it could well happen. AIG is pulling out, good luck finding a sponsor worth more in this economy. TV revenue is also in freefall (since ad spending is) and come year end the current pinch will become a pitbull bite.
30 January 2009 at 1:10 am
DPK: you misquoted me
I wrote some time ago that at 20 Flamini was running like a headless chicken in his early days (big engine but no vision) and it’s only in the middle of the season before last that he became the player we miss. Both Denilson and Song are better than Flamini at the same age (way better in fact). I’m unsure about Song’s attitude (and Flamini’s was a big part of his progress) but if he’s able to play with the same determination as yesterday he has a very bright future too (Denilson’s not in doubt
30 January 2009 at 3:46 am
i 100% agree with the above post. It is difficult i think for arsene right now. Because he is not dumb. He can see what we need, but he does not want to bring in players and kick back futher the younger guys. I feel if wenger is left to his devices for another two years we will be laughing. Denilson is a massive player for another weither people like to admit it, as is song and both players are so young. PV4 didnt sign for arsenal until he was 23 (correct me if im wrong. So i expect denilson and song to be much better players in 3 years time. lets get behind the lads instead of booing them, because thas what scum supporters do, at clubs like chelski and united.
Just another quick note. Again correct me if im wrong but we havent lost a game since liverpool game on the 21st of december. Although not all wins it is still a good run. I truely think we will end up second in the league this season. United have it wrapped up
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3 February 2009 at 7:11 pm
Matt, we knew Rosickywould not play for most of the season. We were also as good as out of the title race before Cesc & Theo got injured. Don’t forget that.
Again I think you’re completely missing my point. Denilson may be a better player than Flamini at 20.
(though saying he’s way better is just not true)
I never said he wasn’t. He is though a completely different TYPE of midfield player. And IMHO it doesn’t matter how much he improves he will never form a title-winning partnershp with Cesc.
Flamini hasn’t been replaced by a like-for-like player - that’s the problem.
There is a possibility I admit that if Song develops a nastier edge to his game that he could fill the role but not Denilson. For three very simple reasons : Song is bigger, stronger & quicker than him)
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22 April 2010 at 6:39 am
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