Thanks to the awesome reception of my last post, here’s to continuing it with another set. Apologies for the compilation of the photos, thats the best i could do (not that tech savvy).

  1. Carl Jenkinson
  2. Gervinho
  3. Denilson
  4. Francis Jeffers
  5. Jeremy Aliadiere
  6. Emmanuel Frimpong
  7. Julio Baptista
  8. Lord Bendtner
  9. Andre Santos
  10. Manuel Almunia
  11. David Suker
  12. Emmanuel Eboue
  • Isfeidirlinn90@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    There’s been a few over the years. As a fan you’re always going to like some more than others but still want them all to do well. Like I’m never going to complain if one of our bad players scores but there’s been a few where after awhile I was thinking that the player in question had some kind of dirt on the manager. Particularly Wenger.

    Gervinho. Was very optimistic when we signed him. Looked a very skillful player who could potentially be a real game changer. Got sent off on his debut for slapping Joey Barton and never really got much better. The shirt seemed a burden to him. Just fucking useless for Arsenal.

    Almunia. Not really a bad keeper but not one good enough for where we wanted to be. I couldn’t believe we stuck with him as long as we did. A second choice keeper that found himself starting for Arsenal week in week out. Made all the more frustrating when we coukd have signed the likes of Shay Given who would have signed for us in a heartbeat back then. Even Mourinho commented about him saying “we bought him for some reason”.

    Bellerin. Was a fan of his and thought he had potential to be a real top class RB. Thought he got too up his own arse in regards to things outside football and then done his ACL. Was never anywhere near the same and somehow got even more up his own arse.

  • Cmdr_Monzo@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’m still reeling from seeing Lord Bendtner on this list. A playful joke, surely?

  • OriMoriNotSori@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Post ACL Bellerin was quite frustrating for me, sadly he lost his pace but he also lost that bravery to try to beat his man for some reason, kept playing safe passes, didn’t try as much to run down the line and cross, and of course later the foul throws

    • legit_google@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I feel like people sometimes forget that it wasn’t just the injury that wrecked him. He already looked a bit slower by 17/18 than he had in previous years

      He’d had a good albeit inconsistent run under emery pre ACL, and admittedly was having a great game when he got injured, but tbh I found him quite frustrating from basically 2017 onwards

    • red_lightz_@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Yeah I thought he’d one of our best ever RB when after his first couple of years in the first team. Was absolutely rapid and technically sound. The injury took 25% off his pace

      • elprentis@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        I find it hard to put into words, but Bellerin is the player where I felt a long period of time where my brain just refused to accept he wasn’t good anymore, more than anyone else

        (I’m bad at English)

        • staycoolmydudes@alien.topBEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          I recently went through the same with Tierney. I thought he looked to become a proper captain at the club for years to come.

    • Laui_2000@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I think after he lost his pace, his entire game fell apart. Pre-ACL Bellerin was extremely fast, had decent technicals and was also an alright defender. His pace set him apart but it wasn’t like he was a shitty footballer beyond that.

      After his injury he seemed to lose his footballing brain and all his skill sets.

      • llordlloyd@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        … and I feel he is partly responsible for Pepe never amounting to anything for us. You see how Blanco and Saka work together: every match it looked like Pepe and Belletin just met for the first time.

        • Immediate_Ad_603@alien.topBEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Arsenal fan tries not to blame Pepe’s lack of success for Arsenal on anything but Pepe himself: IMPOSSIBLE EDITION

        • lyyki@alien.topBEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Pepe and Bellerin just were terrible together. Pepe actually had a decent chemistry with Cedric. I think it’s because Cedric was very eager to overlap while Bellerin just gave width.

  • depressingmirror2@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I think Bendtner is the most frustrating tbh. He could have been an amazing player, there’s nothing he couldn’t do.