Adebayor v Van Persie

If you're commenting on the 1st game, Adebayor looked a lot sharper than RvP, but that was probably down to match fitness and mid week int. friendlies. RvP is a very good player, but Adebayor is also very good. He actually looked very good from what I saw.

 

THe first game, i thought Ade was too unlucky .. he had 2 great shots on target with some good ball control. And RvP wasn't fit anyway .. Maybe we'll see both of them equally this season.

 

The reason Van Persie was on the bench was because of the reason he played 94 minutes of football in a friendly after a very short of season. He played in the World Cup, had 3 weeks off and he was training before playing in Zagreb. He needs rest and so Arsene had to rest him. Adebayor actually along with Freddy was our most lively player on the park on Saturday. Please watch the game, you will see Van Persie wasn't fit enough and that Adebayor had a fair few shots.

 

You want to arrest Arsene Wenger ?!!? I know you're biased, but Ricks right.
Both will get a lot of time this season. You might see RvP start tonight actually...

 

You're FAR too biased to put forward a quality argument here. Why start a player who is far from fit when you have a perfectly able and fit replacement? You say that Arsenal "passed the ball to death" against Villa and there was no surprise element. Well, if you are not going to pass the ball to death on the floor, you play it in the air. And who is Arsenal's target man in the air? Who will win more headers? Who was purchased for the purpose of offering something different to the team as opposed to knocking the ball along the floor for 90 minutes a week? That's right, EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR.

Van Persie is not fit, so maybe your argument will have more legs when he is fit and he is on the bench (if things stay the way they are). Until then, read the points you are making before posting as you just contradicted yourself.

 

Ok, Ok ,Ok enough. If Van Persie had of started I assure you the sizable majority of Arsenal fans that know and understand football would of been annoyed. We need a fully fit Van Persie, not a half fit and injured one.

Van Persie is not unhappy and is not going to leave Arsenal. He loves the club and really enjoys playing for us. He got last season 38 games. Started 21 and came on for 17. For a youngster at a big club - thats not bad. He has no complaints and will obviously get more games now Dennis has retired. So please don't go down this route any more..............

 

*Rick proceeds to take the slip road off the highway of arguments*

 

Assuming this isn't simply a complaint post/thread it seems to be about one of your favourite player not getting a start (based on your unwillingness to even acknowledge the possible explanations in the three posts responding to you), I'll chime in (and offer my apology):

I agree with the above comments that, given Van Persie's shortened offseason and recent participation in a friendly, his place on the bench instead of the starting XI is quite acceptable, if not logical.

On a slight tangent, I don't see a necessity for Player1-v-Player2 fight. I love the fact that we have 2 different partners for Henry that brings entirely different things to the table. Adebayor seems to play quite differently than the usual group forwards we have employed in recent time in that he does not seem to mind being the presence in the box to be played off of (at least that I noticed in the Villa game). If Ljungberg was starting on the right, I actually really like him up there since he would give someone for Freddie to run off of. He's nowhere the finisher that Van Persie is but I hope that is something he continues to improve on. Van Persie, on the other hand, gives us interesting width on the right side, in similar manner to the way Henry provides width on the left when Pires cut inside. If Hleb was to start on the right, I really prefer to see Van Persie up front since, with Hleb's tendency to cut inside, Van Persie (along with Eboue) can then provides the attacking width on the right side.

 

If Henry doesnt fit into our play, maybe we would have sold him (stop pointing the guns at me ). Similarly, when we play different teams, Ade and RvP are used depending on Wenger. And RvP's not going to leave Arsenal for a long time i think. ANd with DB10 out, and with enough players injured already, both of these guys will play enough. But i'm still impresses with Ade from the first game, nice control to take the ball past the keeper, but that Melburg had to put his leg. $hit.

 

You've had your fun, now please run along. Wenger didn't want Van Persie to play in the International. Unfortunatly it isn't his decision. I's Van Bastens.

Van Persie will not be snapped up and so please quit this or I might be forced to see it as trolling and trying to incite a argument............

 

It isn't. What it is, is a board where no unfair criticism will not be defended.

Wenger was perfectly correct to start with Adebayor on saturday, which is what everyone but you seems to agree with. Maybe there's a reason for you being the sole voice of disagreement, maybe you're just plain wrong, and maybe you're just repeating the same argument, and maybe you're just repeating the same argument.

 

1- Yes johan you are incredibly biased. But at the same time so simple that you felt the need to put in a "slightly". Get a grip

2-RvP: Inconsistent.

 

Ok, its really very simple.
Didn't RvP come on at a later stage ? Why so late ? Coz he was tired from the internationals ..
Why did Ade start ? Coz he was training for a long time and was here much before RvP got back from his holiday.
Who's a better player / who has to start regularly ? Thats for AW to decide (though i still think Ade was much better in the first game than the previous season)
Wat are the fans being worried about the RvP - Ade situation? i dont know but I'm more worried about our ACole - Gallas, Reyes problem

 

I think Johan needs to do some slurping from Gus's milk bowl

 

It is not the main thing on the minds of Arsenal season ticket holders. Most supported Wengers decision. I had a hour of free time so allowed this. Now quit trolling. If you want to post here, fine - but you've come on here to wind people up. Im bored now, so quit it.