From Louise : Clarifications
I can’t help but comment on a couple of things
Yes, we all know Almunia was/is a clown.
But we also know that Arsenal offered £20 million for Reina 3 seasons ago and Liverpool wouldn’t sell him to us.
Yes we could have brought in Schwarzer or someone else but it didn’t happen.
On the Gallas sulk when Arsenal only drew at St Andrews.
It was a game full of awful refereeing decisions by Mike Dean.
We should have had a stonewall penalty when Adebarndoor’s shirt was pulled so far from his body that he threw his arms in the air and stopped trying to get the ball. The ref didn’t blow and I assumed it was because we were already winning and the game was almost out of time.
However, the ball was lumped up to the other end, the Birmingham player dived without being touched and Clichy was deemed to have given a foul away. On slow-motion review, Clichy didn’t touch him.
Yes, Gallas sulked on the pitch but we have never been told why. Was it because he though Clichy was reckless or was it because of frustration or due to poor referee decisions?
I agree with your assertions that Gallas is a class act.
Myles says :
You remember that trauma far better than I do, Louise.
My point at the time, I think, was that Clichy lost concentration momentarily.
Doing that meant he had to make a risky tackle inside the box. Clichy gave Mike Dean the chance to make that mistake.
And Mike Dean made a mistake that sent Arsenal’s season into meltdown.
Defending is about good habits.
Good habits !
AW develops players but doesn’t teach his defenders good habits.
Therefore he will always fail.
Always.
Most of my friends keep saying : Nothing will change.