El indecido me molesta, si no me quiero, Transfer Thead 2016

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  1. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Theo is homegrown though.
     
  2. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    Bethesda, Md
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Apparently Gazidis, Wenger and co are playing even closer to the vest. Hopefully, they are really cooking something.
     
  3. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    Bethesda, Md
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wc just promoted The Jeff. I can't see him do worse anyway.
     
  4. lynesjc

    lynesjc Member+

    Arsenal
    United States
    Jun 21, 2001
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    except on defense.

    Ox is way worse defensively than Joel. Numerous times early last season when he was getting a run of games when he cost us.
     
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  5. charlie15

    charlie15 Member+

    Mar 9, 2000
    Bethesda, Md
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    His tendency to for bonehead passes or dribbles and lose the ball in dangerous situations is simply infuriating.
     
  6. Super Llama

    Super Llama Member+

    May 21, 2006
    Seattle
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    That's great, but he's taking Ox's place in the lineup. It still matters that one is better than the other.
     
  7. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I have no problem with us playing someone better than Ox (like Iwobi). I just don't think Ox is rubbish.
     
  8. Serengeti_Boy

    Serengeti_Boy Member+

    Sep 15, 2009
    Serengeti, East Africa
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Tanzania
    He has played 90 games in the last 3 years. For a sub that's not bad. I think if we keep Ox and Theo in our books, it's another example of Wenger not being tough on players who consistently underperform instead of making them fight for their careers.

    We are not Newcastle who keep Obertan, Ameobi, Taylor in their books for no reason and reward them with new contracts.
     
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  9. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Disagree - Ox started exactly one league game last season that we lost (the West Ham game, and I don't remember either goal being his fault, though I could be wrong). He did play as a sub in both losses to Chelsea (came on when we were down) and as a sub in the game at Southampton when we were already down 2-0.

    I'm not sure that there's anything wrong with a defender being invisible, though he seems to be good positionally (and Barcelona created nothing against us until Ox went off, and proceeded to tear us to shreds afterwards). I'd love to hear why you guys disagree though.
     
  10. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    The conversation about Ox reminds me of the discussions we had about Ramsey before Ramsey really put it together.
     
  11. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Jeff is under 21, so I believe he doesn't count against the 25 player cap.
     
  12. lynesjc

    lynesjc Member+

    Arsenal
    United States
    Jun 21, 2001
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    In fairness, there are stats that support your argument that Ox > Joel: 2016-07-29 13_11_33-Player _ Team _ Football _ Stats Comparison Tool _ Squawka.com.png
     
  13. crazy150

    crazy150 Member+

    Aug 27, 2006
    North Cuba
    Small stats, not saying he's terrible defensively but he also started barca, olympiacos, Zagreb which were losses.
    What games does he disappear? Ox was terrible against olympiacos in the loss, and Campbell was great in the 2nd leg. He's only been here on season and as I said, he's just a little older than ox.

    As you mentioned earlier ox suffers bc his fcuk ups are very apparent--1v1 give always in open field, crosses that go for throws on the opposite side, etc. but comparing the two I see little that merits keeping ox over Joel. As far as I am concerned either can go.

    And as for one footedness...so is ozil and apparently xhaka.
     
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  14. GunneRy

    GunneRy Member+

    Aug 22, 2006
    Chicago
    Not sure that's accurate. Ramsey had a stretch in 2009 where he looked great (I specifically remember say "Wow" during that Portsmouth goal) and had a rough 18 months after coming back from the Shawcross injury.

    Ox, at 22, has not shown me anything comparable to Ramsey (Ramsey was 19 in 2009).

    I suspect he and Theo get so much rope from Wenger because their British. Otherwise, I think they both would have been shipped out ages ago.
     
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  15. kanonier

    kanonier Member+

    Nov 7, 2005
    Bloomington, Ind.
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Sound and fury.
     
  16. crazy150

    crazy150 Member+

    Aug 27, 2006
    North Cuba
    That's not the argument. Ox is probably better, but as I said JC just got here and had a decent season. He made some nice goals and worked his ass off most of the time.

    I was arguing that's it's unfair to cast JC off after a decent first season and keep Ox who hasn't really improved much since he came, is annually injured, and cost more to keep than JC

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  17. kanonier

    kanonier Member+

    Nov 7, 2005
    Bloomington, Ind.
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Alright, I'll bite. What is interesting about this?
     
  18. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Suggests that the account isn't one of the fake ITKs out there - it's possible that the account has some credibility, and thus shouldn't be discounted out of hand.
     
  19. Gunning4Chelsea

    Gunning4Chelsea Member+

    Aug 2, 2005
    chicago
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Very true.

    Ox has and remains a one trick pony for me.
    As mentioned before... He is a liability in position and on defense. Campbell will never become a world beater but he works his ass off when possession is lost.
     
  20. lynesjc

    lynesjc Member+

    Arsenal
    United States
    Jun 21, 2001
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    The second goal home against WHU I definitely remember, he had a bad giveaway in our own half. Away to Dinamo Zagreb he got burned on a goal and I recall him getting worked away to Leicester too.
     
  21. elessar78

    elessar78 Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 12, 2010
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    If I win PowerBall, I'm gonna buy Pogba to play on my pub team.
     
  22. thebigman

    thebigman Member+

    May 25, 2006
    Birmingham
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Is there a stat we can pull up for work rate ??? Joel seems to help defensively more and make less key errors
     
  23. Super Llama

    Super Llama Member+

    May 21, 2006
    Seattle
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I'm not a Joel hater but I don't know why people seem to think he's good defensively. I have a hard time seeing how anyone thinks he works harder than Ox when he doesn't have the ball
     
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  24. Gunning4Chelsea

    Gunning4Chelsea Member+

    Aug 2, 2005
    chicago
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No new signings
    Trump is a presidential candidate
    Boris Johns is the foreign secretary
    Brexit
    Portugese win Euro''s

    tough summer
     
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  25. MilesW

    MilesW Member+

    Aug 26, 2010
    Chicago, IL
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A nice october could make up for all of it.
     
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