Alex Song

[Messi+Eto]

Just like too much people blabs without knowing what they are talking about, you mean?

Naw, seriously. Song makes assists from a fairly deep spot with long, high balls: that means he needs a tall Van Persie type to get to them.

Now, you may decide that that's just not true, or that any of our short strikers can reach balls just as well as any Van Persie, and that's nice for you. All I'm saying is, don't be surprised when all his assist attempts remain fruitless, in case I'm right.

We'd have to wait and see.

 

[Messi+Eto]

He really wasnt. Second best player was Koscielny and third was Arteta. Song made 3 spectacular assists which has given him alot of praise. But Arteta was unsung hero for us as he was the one who kept the rest of the brain dead morons in midfield together

Arteta you say? Just hush it please. I see you joined the forum just this month. Did you join in an attempt to slander Song? I know you Gunners are very emotional. . . LOL! Coming from someone who isn't an Arsenal fan, I'd say Song was your second best player.

 

[La Furia]

Yeah I think Arteta was significantly more important to Arsenal than Song.

 

[Superfly]

Arteta was their second best player. There's a reason why the lost almost every game without him on the pitch.

 

[cro-man]

song has improved a lot year to year and is still young. I think its a good idea to sign him he can give us that we dont have and for this price will wont get a better dm..only one problem left and that is the position cb. with the rest of our money we will not get a good cb hahah that means we will not sign a another player

 

[Messi+Eto]

IMO Arteta didn't do much for them. . . He played higher than song, and yet couldn't manage to get half the assists Song contributed. . . What defines the role of a Midfielder?

 

[La Furia]

IMO Arteta didn't do much for them. . . He played higher than song, and yet couldn't manage to get half the assists Song contributed. . . What defines the role of a Midfielder?

I'm not looking at assists, I'm looking at how Arsenal was basically awful without Arteta, and pretty good with him. The same can't be said about Song.

 

[Messi+Eto]

i'm not looking at assists, i'm looking at how arsenal was basically awful without arteta, and pretty good with him. The same can't be said about song.

what defines a midfielder?

 

[Raed]

I am just glad Barcelona missed out on Alou Diarra. He could have been very useful for two years, a perfect time for Sergio Roberto to come through or a better deal becomes available.

 

[La Furia]

what defines a midfielder?

Someone who plays in the midfield? There's no fine line for any positions anymore except CF and CB.

 

[Arachnid]

what defines a midfielder?

Not the number of assists, for one.

 

[Superfly]

IMO Arteta didn't do much for them. . . He played higher than song, and yet couldn't manage to get half the assists Song contributed. . . What defines the role of a Midfielder?

Most of the time Arteta played further back then Song. In fact, he had to drop deeper to cover Song whenever the latter would push up thinking he was Zidane. It's pretty obvious you don't know what you're talking about..

 

[Superfly]

 

[La Furia]

This board is pretty good proof actually that some of us from non-traditional "soccer" (an English word!) countries know more about the sport than some Europeans.

 

[Messi+Eto]

Good to see my last post got deleted. . .lolz. If Arteta played farther behind song as you say he did. . . . The big question is why would he have to drop any deeper to cover song? That goes for you too La Furia. Once again as I said initially your post epitomizes contradiction.