24 - Thomas Vermaelen

[Semi-Neutral]

picked up by a major club

OK buddy

 

[KingMessi]

OK buddy

I don't think he was dissing Arsenal to be honest. Just saying that Vermaelen got to go to Barcelona after Arsenal instead of leaving for some smaller club after his contract at Arsenal expires next year.

 

[Semi-Neutral]

That could be, if that's the case then ignore my post

 

[NotInHere]

OK buddy

Oh no I didn't mean to say Arsenal isn't one, just saying that after being injured and not making much impact you would think Arsenal would be considering getting rid of him at some point.

Thanfully he got picked up by another major club.

 

[NotInHere]

That could be, if that's the case then ignore my post

opps too late

 

[Halilovic_enfadado]

He looks a bit like Jude Law.

With hair

 

[DonAndres]

I don't think some people here really understand how collective defending really works with the knee-jerk name dropping and extreme over-dependence on reputation. I'm not saying Vermaelen is even a good signing because there are a ton of obstacles he has to overcome before I'll ever be *happy* with him here. It's just that a good portion of the complaints here are for all the wrong reasons and birth a mentality that can only be satisfied by 100% unrealistic demands. Ultimately what it does is imply that Vermaelen cannot and will not succeed unless his name is Benatia or Hummels or whatever other flashy big name that'll be thrown around.

There are some very legitimate doubts here which I also share, but some are just downright irrational.

 

[D10S_JC]

barcastuff: New Barcelona centre back Thomas Vermaelen, who is recovering from a thigh injury, won't be fit to play until mid-September. [sport]

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

 

[Chainsaw]

Definitely a good start to prove us all wrong!!

 

[KingMessi]

Well, it looks like he hasn't recovered from the injury he received in the World Cup.

 

[Cule4life]

I don't think some people here really understand how collective defending really works with the knee-jerk name dropping and extreme over-dependence on reputation. I'm not saying Vermaelen is even a good signing because there are a ton of obstacles he has to overcome before I'll ever be *happy* with him here. It's just that a good portion of the complaints here are for all the wrong reasons and birth a mentality that can only be satisfied by 100% unrealistic demands. Ultimately what it does is imply that Vermaelen cannot and will not succeed unless his name is Benatia or Hummels or whatever other flashy big name that'll be thrown around.

There are some very legitimate doubts here which I also share, but some are just downright irrational.

barcastuff: New Barcelona centre back Thomas Vermaelen, who is recovering from a thigh injury, won't be fit to play until mid-September. [sport]

.........

 

[Professor Chaos]

barcastuff: New Barcelona centre back Thomas Vermaelen, who is recovering from a thigh injury, won't be fit to play until mid-September. [sport]

 

[Adrian]

When he's healthy and in top form, he's an extremely solid centre back IMO. Hopefully he can retrieve his Arsenal form a few years back.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdq8anS4S1qfj1xoo1_500.gif

 

[DonAndres]

.........

One of the legitimate concerns manifests itself

Again, I never said that we should be automatically satisfied with his transfer. It's just that he doesn't need to be a 'world class CB' to perform well, just some consistent fitness and a return to form. That enough should be fine for the role he's probably going to play, defending is a collective effort and a big difference isn't made by the inclusion of a marquee individual.