Comments on: We never did replace Pires

By: mygunners

mygunners — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:08:39 +0000

100% agreed about this issue…

next year, vela is the right person who has the capability just like pires.

and we would conquerer the world…

mark my word!

By: Orson

Orson — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:26:03 +0000

You cant replace players with clones of themselves (which is a shame), I tire of hearing “he’s the next Henry……or Pires” etc. look if we could just clone players we’d still have Tony Adams in our back four and as captain (Damn that would be great eh?)
Bobby was quality. A one off (sadly). I think that we would have kept him if we could, but as has been said already he was off a long time before he actually went. The team play a different way now than the Henry/bergkamp/pires era, and it doesnt suit players at the end of their careers which I guess iss a self fulfilling prophecy……. If you have a bunch of kids they’ll play in a way that suits a bunch of kids…no?
Im a big BIG Wenger fan. But I do think we finally need to put our hand in our pocket and pull out some of those pound notes we keep hearing about, Lets buy a couple of world class grown ups.
I also think that Wengers decision to let Diarra go was a disgrace. What the hell was he thinking? We wouldnt have droppeed so many points if we’d had him as quality back up. I also think our current team THINK they are better than they are. About 2 mopnths ago we kept hearing how they were saying the league is in the bag etc……… and some players Ade in particular thinks that a 10 game spell makes him world class and that he can stop trying.

In conclusion. Woe is me. shame about Le Bob, and were gona win F~&K all AGAIN.

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:15:43 +0000

Two words, Matias Fernandez. He is the closest thing I’ve seen to a potential replacement for Pires. They’re even team mates at Villarreal. I also think Aquilani could do a good job there, despite him being a central midfielder.

By: nightail

nightail — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:15:51 +0000

now i wanna cry too..
Pires7.. what a legend..
(’_')

By: justin

justin — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:54:22 +0000

i miss him so much it hurts

By: malaysian arsenal fan

malaysian arsenal fan — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:38:35 +0000

agree with most of the post, especially pires has never really been replaced, and he conceivably could have played on for several more years, even with his diminishing pace as he was a very intelligent player

By: MagicHat

MagicHat — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:11:59 +0000

I miss Bobby too, but it’s not Arsene’s fault he “let Bobby go”. Pires WANTED to go. Yes Arsene doesn’t offer more than one-year contracts for those over 30… but if Bobby wanted to stay, I’m sure the Boss would have kept him on a Bergkamp style year-to-year deal.

By: Someone Who Knows What They're Talking About

Someone Who Knows What They're Talking About — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:55:59 +0000

Totally agree.

You need a well-rounded squad to win anything. Look at Man U / Chelsea. They have a balance of young and old. Our team is missing the age and experience.

100% AGREE.

By: Danish Gooner

Danish Gooner — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:18:56 +0000

What a fucking awesome player !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: str8goon

str8goon — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:16:24 +0000

Stone

I totally agree with the article. Spot on, Bobby Pires was a Arsenal legend. A gift if you will. A player who was fantastic in getting forward and link up with teammates oozing class, ease, and excellence. And not to mention the modern commodities of goals and assists he supplied Arsenal.

No we have not replaced Robert Pires…no we have not. However reluctant I am in saying this, Stone, I agree with you even more. Yes he is a Ledge but I remember the same things you remember about Bobby in his waining Arsenal years. He was simply getting a bit slower and older and it was showing a bit. But I have faith in Vela and young Theo hopefully they can fulfill their destines with the Gooners.

Sagna. Clichy. Fabergas. Flamini. Van Persie. Look how they have come to take their rights of passage into maturity. To burn their names into the histories of some of football’s greatest players.