Hleb wants out

Sell him i hate that guy, he gives the ball away too easily and when he does no give it away he tries to dribble which he cant do.
Sel him so we can bring in Yaya or Zokora. I Think AW didnt buy YAYA in the janary window is because he would be heading to the ACoN and there would be no point.

 

Hey, if we can get the 10M back for him, we just part ways. If not...we're a little stuck with him, don't you think?

And I'd also give him another year...I think his role is to play behind a striker, not on the wing. But he does need to release the ball much earlier (and more accurately). As ripped at him as I was after the FA Cup tie, I've calmed down enough to give the guy another season.

 

he is actually a gd player with superb technique. He can function as our right winger just as Ljungberg did for us in the past few seasons, cutting in to make an impact since we don't play a crossing game. But if he is to go, I would want some1 like Simao brought in.

 

You hate him, because after just 1/2 a season, including when he's had a bad injury he hasn't proved himself a superstar ?
I don't think he's made the impact that his initial few starts would suggest, but he's played ok, and worked hard. The word hate is over the top in this instance. chill out

 

Your posts are idiotic. It needed to be said. In the transfer window you wanted to get rid of Wenger and now you "hate" Hleb because in a half season where he has had a bad injury you don't think he's any good? Hleb has had some very good games for us. He has controlled passing and is a good influence on the team, very positive. The way he links up with the wingers is what we need. Over all he gives himself time on the ball and gives others time to find space. You obviously have no comprehension whatsover of why we didn't buy Yaya.

 

I get the feeling that Hleb is been short-changed because the entire team hasnt been performing well this season. I'm sure when the squad find and sustain their form we will see the best of what Hleb has to offer. Though if the reports are true we may never get to see that side of him.

 

I'm calling BS on this one. Watch out for the passive voice:

Rumours are now suggesting that Hleb has made contact with a Bundesliga club - rumoured to be Hamburg - about a move.

"Rumors are suggesting" Who? Where? When? What? This is the weakest sort of press speculation. Rumors don't do anything themselves. "Rumored to be Hamburg" rumored by whom? An agent? The player himself?

Notice that the writer doesn't mention whether Hleb himself has said anything about a move nor does he even bother to ask him or identify who it is exactly perpetrating these "rumors."

Of course Hleb is disappointed with how things are going. We all are. That doesn't mean he wants away.

I like Hleb. He's getting better all the time. As soon as he starts to really get into the flow of how Arsenal play he'll be a really dynamic player. I'd venture to say we have no one, sans Henry, who is better with the ball at his feet. He just keeps it at his feet a bit too long and that tends to slow down the attack.

 

Let's say he goes back to Germany and Pires refuses the 1 year deal on the table? Does AW go back to the market to find some experience or does he rely on what we've got; Gilert, Wilcott etc?

 

Wtf?

I think Miles said what needed saying.

 

Iv talked about this with the gooners i know and got mixed feed back, some dont rate him, but others think itll be a waste to get rid of himnow.

I think he is pretty good, he is quick and takes onplayers, i dont think he gives the ball away too easily, like somebody said a few posts up. With more time he could definately develope into a top clas player.

Problem is the rumour is that he wants to leave, this could be a problem!

 

Fair enough, I have gone back and edited what i said to "Your posts are idiotic". Have a look through his/her past 20 posts and you will get what I mean.

 

This has to be just lame rehash of Helb's own words from his website. The Mirror are scumbags.

If not, I would like to refer Gooners to this prescient passage from the esteemed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

"Yet our best trained, best educated, best equipped, best prepared troops refuse to fight. Matter of fact, it is safe to say that they would rather switch than fight."

Let's see how many players it applies to come season's end.

 

I don't think Hleb wants out.

He's frustrated given how the team has performed and he knows his performances have been somewhat inconsistent. Others have noted his injury, which is another exacerbating factor.

He never says anything about wanting to leave.

 

i haven't really been all that impressed with Hleb this season. granted, it is his first season with us and he has been injured for part of it, but from what i have seen from him, he isn't all that much to get worked up over. sure, it would be nice to see him stay and show us what he's really made of, but as far as i'm concerned, i would not miss him if he left.

 

Well, when Hleb came to the club I had my reservations for him. He looked like a second Reyes to me, and we all know how Reyes struggled to adapt. Players like him and Reyes have god skills, are fast and look good in highlight shows but ultimately can't score goals, get dispossesed easily due to their lack of power and while have decent to good passing skills too often refuse to pass the ball.

I think the biggest problem with Hleb is that he can't play as a winger. His best performances come when he is playing in the center, often when he is playing behind Henry. I think he has more potential to be the second Bergkamp then Van Persie, but with Van Persie's coming to age and with Cesc and Diaby playing in the center he has little choice but to play as a right winger. And he plays very badly as a right winger, cause he always drift to the center and we have no width when he plays.

Ultimately, I think for our future right-winger needs we'll have to look to someone else, e.g Walcott. It is true that he still should be given more time to adapt, but at the present moment we do not have the luxury to give him time.

 

We should all know better than to trust "rumors" by this point. As for Hleb's play so far, he has been improving, especially considering the time out for injury. He needs some time to adjust and hasn't been available long enough to fully develop. You can't try a player for a couple of matches then toss him out.

 

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=357877&cc=4716

Now we know all those rumors are bull****,

 

Another non-story vaporized:

http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?...+Hleb+-+I'm+determined+to+do+well+at+Highbury

Happy Hleb - I'm determined to do well at Highbury

Alexander Hleb
Alexander Hleb has flatly refuted suggestions he wants to leave Arsenal.

The 24-year-old Belarus midfielder came to Highbury from Bundasliga side Stuttgart in the summer and media reports this morning were linking him with a move back to Germany.

This is NOT the case.

“I was amazed to read this morning’s headlines,” said Hleb. “I am very happy at Arsenal. I love playing Premier League football, this is an exciting opportunity for me and I am determined to do well here. The Arsenal fans are great and I love playing in their team.”

 

Ok, so if he wans out then whats this?

Hleb moved to reject the reports linking him with Hamburg insisting he is happy at Arsenal.
"I was amazed to read this morning's headlines. I'm very happy at Arsenal I love playing Premiership football," said Hleb.

"There's an exciting opportunity for me here and I want to do well, the Arsenal fans are great and I love playing for the team."

 

There's no arguing that it has been a tough year for Hleb, but I think we need to be a bit patient with him. He's a skilled player who just needs to settle into a role. He is a more central player naturally, but I don't think he can't become a better wideman with time.

I bet next season sees us a much improved and useful Hleb.

 

Man when things go wrong the negativity has really come out this year...

Keep Hleb, he has had a tough year but really had some good games for us.

 

i've been a little surprised at the negativity towards hleb. i think there were a few games in the beginning of the season when he was just about our best player - granted, no one else was doing much, but i saw some promise. he has definitely struggled since his injury, but many players do. i think he deserves a little slack as well as some encouragement - it's still his first season in england. if we must pick on someone, let it be gilberto; he's been absolutely useless for months.

unfortunately, i still don't quite see where hleb slots in. when he's on form, he's a bit like bergkamp - good vision, good passing, excellent control - but without the finishing. and i don't know if finishing is something you can learn to excel at; it seems to be one of the truly instinctual footballing traits. so i think he'd be wasteful as a striker, or second striker.

i think he's much more suited to a central midfield role. except that he doesn't have the muscle, or the fight, or the stick - whatever you want to call it - to play there. he would need to learn how to tackle and ride challenges with more purpose to push cesc for that position.

so it's a bit of a dilemma. lots of talent, but not a proper fit for any of the positions in an arsenal 4-4-2. we'll see though. i'm glad he wants to stay, and here's hoping he recovers his form soon enough.

 

I dunno. While I wouldn't say he's been terrible, 10M is a lot to pay for someone who essentially plays like a journeyman. I had expected a lot more.

 

yeah, but there's a difference between getting rid of him and letting him go. i still want to see him live up to his potential, but if he was threatening to walk out (a rumor which has since been dispelled) i wouldn't have shed a tear if he did. that's all i'm saying.