MaVilla Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) Interestingly, i was reading the paper reports of when Arsenal first signed Chambers in 2014. Chambers was actually a right back, or to a lesser degree, a defensive midfielder, and Wenger said specifically "he is very talented, capable of playing the way i want to play, we will develop him in to a central defender". I didnt realise he wasnt originally a central defender, but it also kinda makes sense now, as i have seen many Arsenal fans saying he played better at right back & looked a little ropey at centre back, he was voted player of the year at DM for Fulham also. interesting. Edited January 29, 2022 by MaVilla 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 2 hours ago, hippo said: Started off quite well tbf. Countinho eye catching signing for nominal outlay. Digne looks good going forward. Football has been dour of late. Sure you have to grind out results now and then - but it's turgid all the time. You crack me up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 I think this guy will play more often than most people are expecting. He is better than people think and his versatility means he will get opportunities. I would not be surprised to see him starting half of our remaining matches. He’s a really good signing in my view. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, M_Afro said: I think this guy will play more often than most people are expecting. He is better than people think and his versatility means he will get opportunities. I would not be surprised to see him starting half of our remaining matches. He’s a really good signing in my view. ye quite possibly, but we gotta be mindful that he has only played 200 minutes of football since August 21, so even if we do intend to play him, he wont be anywhere near match fit initially (like most of our squad right now ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 1 hour ago, M_Afro said: I think this guy will play more often than most people are expecting. He is better than people think and his versatility means he will get opportunities. I would not be surprised to see him starting half of our remaining matches. He’s a really good signing in my view. I don't think he'll play as much as you think unless there's injuries. Not playing RCB or RB ahead of Konsa or Cash. Unlikely midfield 3 ahead of Luiz Mcginn Ramsey Sanson(I really want to see lot more of him) and then you've got Carney. I think at best late tactical sub when leading maybe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted January 30, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2022 I’ve always quite liked him. I know it’s not much of a yardstick but I’ve signed him on Football Manager numerous times such is my fandom and his ability. So there… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 14 hours ago, hippo said: Started off quite well tbf. Countinho eye catching signing for nominal outlay. Digne looks good going forward. Football has been dour of late. Sure you have to grind out results now and then - but it's turgid all the time. Are you posting from Medellin with all the other cocaine hippos ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 12 hours ago, MaVilla said: Interestingly, i was reading the paper reports of when Arsenal first signed Chambers in 2014. Chambers was actually a right back, or to a lesser degree, a defensive midfielder, and Wenger said specifically "he is very talented, capable of playing the way i want to play, we will develop him in to a central defender". I didnt realise he wasnt originally a central defender, but it also kinda makes sense now, as i have seen many Arsenal fans saying he played better at right back & looked a little ropey at centre back, he was voted player of the year at DM for Fulham also. interesting. I think this is the interesting bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 He hasn't played at DM since that 18/19season at Fulham though. He may get game time there off the bench, but hard to see him start there ahead of Luiz in the run of games we have coming up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 16 hours ago, MaVilla said: Interestingly, i was reading the paper reports of when Arsenal first signed Chambers in 2014. Chambers was actually a right back, or to a lesser degree, a defensive midfielder, and Wenger said specifically "he is very talented, capable of playing the way i want to play, we will develop him in to a central defender". I didnt realise he wasnt originally a central defender, but it also kinda makes sense now, as i have seen many Arsenal fans saying he played better at right back & looked a little ropey at centre back, he was voted player of the year at DM for Fulham also. interesting. I too see him as a RB or central Defensive midfield.....in a 4-3-3 or in the double pivot with Luiz in a 4-2-3-1....that relaxes Luiz and releases McGinn to play further forward too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 3 hours ago, MWARLEY2 said: Are you posting from Medellin with all the other cocaine hippos ? On his way, stopped off in Ohio. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted January 30, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2022 9 hours ago, CVByrne said: He hasn't played at DM since that 18/19season at Fulham though. He may get game time there off the bench, but hard to see him start there ahead of Luiz in the run of games we have coming up I would have thought he's been brought in as a right footed center half. If the coaches think he can do a job as a 6 and it means we get Luiz further up the pitch then it might be worth a go. Can't see it myself though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 29/01/2022 at 20:13, hippo said: Started off quite well tbf. Countinho eye catching signing for nominal outlay. Digne looks good going forward. Football has been dour of late. Sure you have to grind out results now and then - but it's turgid all the time. Ha. Haha. Hahaha. Truly expert trolling is a game of fine margins, but being this obvious takes all the fun out of it. Like when Villalad21 tried to blame Wesley for Ben Mee’s horror tackle, some things are so obvious they just can’t be waked back. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 29/01/2022 at 23:01, MaVilla said: ye quite possibly, but we gotta be mindful that he has only played 200 minutes of football since August 21, so even if we do intend to play him, he wont be anywhere near match fit initially (like most of our squad right now ) Imagine life without Google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 45 minutes ago, Awol said: Ha. Haha. Hahaha. Truly expert trolling is a game of fine margins, but being this obvious takes all the fun out of it. Like when Villalad21 tried to blame Wesley for Ben Mee’s horror tackle, some things are so obvious they just can’t be waked back. WTF??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 4 hours ago, romavillan said: I would have thought he's been brought in as a right footed center half. If the coaches think he can do a job as a 6 and it means we get Luiz further up the pitch then it might be worth a go. Can't see it myself though. Yeah I’m sure he’s been brought in as CB cover and could maybe surprise a few with his quality ? Might be debatable who ends up being the better option out of Chambers and Hause. Gives us some peace of mind for the CB dept for now and we can review it again ahead of next season. I just feel we will sign that DM asap and have been working hard on it, just don’t want to get ripped off which is completely understandable. It is important to get value… I also can’t see how Chambers would perform to Luiz’s standard, who has shown how good he can be in that position (helping us stay up) but would love to be surprised… don’t think any of our other midfielders possess the same level of composure, control and passing ability either, has been key to us in terms of build up play. We don’t possess a better option atm, with Nakamba injured (who I still believe is a limited player). A new DM and Doug can enjoy playing further forward but if we don’t manage to do such a deal then it’s not the end of the world. So long as we sort it ahead of next season at the latest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 29/01/2022 at 15:01, MaVilla said: ye quite possibly, but we gotta be mindful that he has only played 200 minutes of football since August 21, so even if we do intend to play him, he wont be anywhere near match fit initially (like most of our squad right now ) 2 hours ago, Peter Griffin said: Imagine life without Google 200 minutes! ... he'll be like brand new or at least hardly used. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 8 hours ago, Peter Griffin said: Imagine life without Google not sure how old u are m8, but i do remember when google didnt exist.....or the internet for that matter!! madness how it feels like it has always been here.....my kids looked at me in wonder and shock when i said there was a time without internet lol! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 26 minutes ago, MaVilla said: not sure how old u are m8, but i do remember when google didnt exist.....or the internet for that matter!! madness how it feels like it has always been here.....my kids looked at me in wonder and shock when i said there was a time without internet lol! I am 'only' 53 but I remember working an using the internal post system to send messages to colleagues. I went through University and the internet wasn't a thing. We had to do research using things called books in a place called the library. Kids don't realise how lucky they are these days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenfly Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 20 minutes ago, Peter Griffin said: I am 'only' 53 but I remember working an using the internal post system to send messages to colleagues. I went through University and the internet wasn't a thing. We had to do research using things called books in a place called the library. Kids don't realise how lucky they are these days Oh come on now. You're making this up. How did you look at porn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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