Who are some players that when you think about, is quite shocking that they played for Arsenal.

  • TimeB4@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Clive Allen! I can’t believe I didn’t know this before but yes, he who scored 49 goals in the 86-87 season was at Arsenal during 1980 - although he never featured for the first team.

  • DEx5Ta@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Couldn’t help but think bendtner… handcuffed crab! Did surprise me once in a while I have to admit… reminds me of a cb I used to play with if we were 3-0 down he would throw his toys out the pram and want to play no.9… score a Ibrah esc flick off the heel run over and say we were all shit. Funny ol game

      • Looper007@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        During his loan spell with Feyenoord, the dutch press was been touted as the next Ronaldinho and as Japanese Messi.

        Actully had a loan spell with Wigan when they went on to win FA Cup, but got injured before the final but won the Cup twice once with us and one with Wigan. Had a good loan spell at Bolton who were in the PL at the time and was named their player of the month twice. Then Went to Twente in Dutch league, then Arsenal sold him off. I don’t think it was all down to major injuries why Arsenal let him go. He probably just didn’t get to a level Arsenal expected from him.

        It wasn’t until he went St. Pauli in Germany where he did cruciate ligament tears in both knees not that long apart from one another. His pace was his main strength and it probably took that away from him. He only made 80 apps over 6 seasons with them.

        He went back to Japan but again did his cruciate ligament early into his career there. But he did win Japapese title there and still plays for Yokohama F Marinos and he’s only 30 years of age. Also only made 5 apps for Japan.

        Sucks for him but the major injuries didn’t really happen until after he left Arsenal.

    • wan2tri@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Work permits screwed us up. By the time he was eligible to get one we reached a point where it’s better to let him go elsewhere.

    • Looper007@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Seems to have had a decent career with lower table German sides in Bundesliga. Actually his best years in football have been with Partizan Belgrade where he scored 22 goals in 51 apps before he went back to Bundesliga. Isn’t scoring that many in that league. His most famous moment is probably scoring for Japan agaisnt Germany in the last World Cup.

    • Voltekkaman@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I just remember Wenger going on about him being a French International…then we saw him play

  • kulhajs@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Honestly Petr Cech, such a weird signing. He was way past his best, obviously not a signing for the future, and he always was and will be Chelsea though and through

  • bradbobley@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    julio baptista, being 11 or 12 and signing a player called the beast is just what you want from your club. strange it actually happened