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*Official* English Football Season 2013-14

sledger

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Marcuss said:
Nah, Clichy was **** at times and had a tendency to randomly slip over a lot which cost us at times but he was actually more than servicable for a great deal of his Arsenal career
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But at his absolute best he was only ever serviceable. That was literally the extent of his contributions. For him, a good game was one in which he didn't make any glaring errors, it never got any better than that. You could say the same for the majority of those other defenders I mentioned. I can't remember a single moment where I thought Clichy's contribution to a match was significant, unless it was one of his horrible clangers. Sure, he's relatively decent at tackling and making interceptions, but again you could say that about Cygan. This is not enough for a player in a top side, and it was vital for Arsenal to get rid imo. There were no other positive aspects to his game, and his dreadful concentration, judgement and position sense made him a complete liability for mine. I could get over this if he balanced out his inadequacies with something genuinely positive rather than just being serviceable, but he never, ever did.

Another thing that infuriates me is that somehow he's managed to cultivate this image of him being an attacking fullback, but this is a total myth, because he is nothing of the sort. Can't pass, can't cross, can't shoot, can't run with the ball. God he is bad.
 
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Furball said:
Come now, remember that shot in the Charity Shield in 2004?
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You know full well I do. It's the one time I ever remember him making a purposeful run with the ball at his feet into opposition territory and doing something that led to a serious threat on goal. I think it may even have led to Reyes scoring on the rebound actually.

But that neatly ties into my next moan about him. The fact that he never actually got any better. When he first appeared he was already capable of putting in serviceable performances. He wasn't amazing, but was exactly that, a serviceable reserve for Ashley Cole. He never really kicked on. The fact that despite playing for Arsenal for the best part of a decade he was never really thought of as being a senior member of the squad, but was renowned for being dubious says it all.

I mean, if someone asked me to describe the best qualities Clichy has, I'd genuinely be stuck for something he actually does particularly well, even if I was being kind. I mean, how would you answer questions like "What was it Clichy had that justified his inclusion in the Arsenal side for so long? What skill did he have as a player that meant his place in the team was warranted? What qualities does he possess that make him a worthy of selection?"

My honest answers would have to be something along the lines of "well, there wasn't anyone better available at the time, and there were other players whose awfulness required more urgent address".
 
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Pothas

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Said last summer that he would leave if Cortese did. Don't know if that would still the case but certainly raises questions.
 
sledger

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It doesn't look good. From what I can remember he was pretty uncompromising in his position on the matter. Basically said it would be inconceivable for him to stay if Cortese went.
 
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When did Furball become a bot that churns out a crap joke any time someone says the word "Spurs"?
 
grecian

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Exclusive pic of Andy Carroll and Carlton Cole playing together today:



Hey it's a cheap gag, but that's pretty much me.:cool:
 
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