stmichael wrote:Arsene Wenger 9 times out of 10 gets the best talent in France for Arsenal, he is also obsessed with attacking players who have great pace and skill. When we were interested in signing Cisse, Wenger never showed even a smidgeon of interest in Cisse, this made me wonder as all I knew about Cisse was how fast he was and that he scored goals in France. Even to this day, it astounds me that the likes of Barcelona were interested in him before he came to us.
Now I know exactly why Wenger didn't show any interest:
None but the slow or the slow-witted would attempt to deny that scorching pace is an invaluable weapon in football. But it was no surprise to find Arsène Wenger emphasising that speed on the field is effective strictly in proportion to the intelligence applying it. We have all seen players who go nowhere in a blur of velocity. The Arsenal manager was talking about his new recruit, the £12m 16-year-old Theo Walcott, who is credited with covering 100m in 11.5 seconds. “Pace is an asset only when you also understand when to go and where to go,” said Wenger, adding with satisfaction that young Walcott seemed well attuned to those requirements.
The healthy simplicity of the Frenchman’s observations is typically reassuring. We can be confident that English football’s latest prodigy will be made to realise the game must be learnt before it can be conquered.
Big Niall wrote:hopefully he'll play in world cup, score a few goals and we can get £7-8m for him.
Thanks GH, a few more quid thrown away.
I still haven't heard from those guys on this site who raved about him before he came and promised great things. Come on, own up!!!
Judge wrote:i am starting to lose faith in cisse, and at times he meanders around the pitch without enthusiasm, and his positioning in relation to other players and his choice of passing, leaves me wondering, is this a man on the move??
time will tell i suppose
MudFace wrote:Judge wrote:i am starting to lose faith in cisse, and at times he meanders around the pitch without enthusiasm, and his positioning in relation to other players and his choice of passing, leaves me wondering, is this a man on the move??
time will tell i suppose
i agree.The passion was not there on sunday.He could be on his way out
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