Comments on: Everyone Talking About A Vieira Return?

by: JT

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:39:58 +0000

Grimandi is a legend! I just loved it when he sythed down Davids! The Spurs twat…

Anyway, I think people are getting all sentimental about Vieira because we’ve just lost Dennis Bergkamp and the Arsenal fans got to see all the greats like Vieira, Seaman, Dixon et al.

Times change and football moves on. The futures bright, it’s red and white and Vieira isn’t going to be a part of it.

by: mjc

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:55:23 +0000

Can we also re-sign Giles Grimandi. He’s the new Willy Young!

by: Lee.

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:49:35 +0000

Scrss:
Great point about Tony Adams he defiantly seems to be very aloof these days, although I’m not ready to pan him just yet I would like to know the real reason why he’s gone AWOL.
As for Vieira I love him to death & he’s nearly in the same category as Adam’s as far as I’m concerned, but we need to move-on if Diaby’s ok ” I don’t like broken ankles” they never seem to heal right again. He’s the future & Vieira will just confuse things again in the long run. Unless we sign him for one year only.
As long as he don’t go up the road or take the retirement plan @ Chelsea, I wish him luck where ever he ends-up.

by: Anti

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:48:29 +0000

Okay, we know it’s a longshot for Vieira to return, but on the issue of Fabregas.

I always say this, what has Fabregas done to make him undroppable and has anyone bothered to check Arsenal’s record in Vieira’s last two years.

If he was so out of it he would not have played with groin injuries and knee ligament damage. This whole let himself down sounds like tosh to me.

In my opinion the CL run has fooled a lot of people. Suddenly “potential” is something good again, but surely Arsenal are past that.

A player should have potential not a team, and certainly not a team as Arsenal.

by: mjc

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:17:01 +0000

For European matches, 4-5-1 with Fabregas, Vieira and Gilberto…. Sounds good to me!

by: gazzap

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:44:20 +0000

I cant see what the team would be if he came back. I mean I just dont think AW would drop fabregas. so therefore he would drop gilberto. I am not sure about whether he would. Fabreagas and Vieira would not work as they both like to wander up the pitch. this is also why fabregas and Diaby wont work unless Diaby can become more disciplined.

Gilberto when playing in a flat 4 midfield (normally with fabregas just to his right) is badly exposed, especially away from home. this is why he was so comfortable playing in a 4-5-1 formation. he had 2 minders sitting just in front of him breaking up the opposition attacks so that he could do the sweeping up. in a 4-4-2 the left side just in front of Gilberto is too exposed (especially with Reyes being so far out left) and opposition teams find that space easy to exploit.

I dont like 4-5-1 as there are not enough strikers so for me the solution is a 4-3-3. basically the 3 in midfield can defend and create while the 3 up top can create and score. since Arsenal dont have great wingers at the club there’s little point in playing 4-4-2. If we had overmars and Lennon for example then yeah sure 4-4-2 but we have Hleb, Rosicky, van persie, Adebayor, Ljungberg and Fabregas who prefer to play a bit more centrally.

by: scrss

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:31:50 +0000

much as i’d love to see him he won’t be back… his shirt’s already been allocated and if that’s not a clear sign i don’t know what is…

the one thing bugging me about the new ground (apart from one of the screens being obscured) is the clock….WHERE IS IT????

and where was Tony Adams - he was nowhere for the Wigan game (when they even managed to coax “disgraced” George Graham) and on Saturday pretty much every pivotal player from the last 10 years was there except for Adams - Thierry even chartered a private jet!

Adams obviously thinks he’s too good - he used to be a hero of mine… not any longer

by: Mark

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:07:21 +0000

I think he can still do a job, if he was willing to take a pay cut and not expect first team football all of the time he could be the one to start against Bolton and Blackburn away, when we get the cotton wool out for Fabregas.

However is Diaby not a direct replacement for Vieira?

Do we just need him for 6 months?

by: H Harrison

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:02:27 +0000

Alex, hit the nail on the head, arguementively its not always good for players to return. But I think it could be good for both us and PV. He did let himself down in his last 18mths, he now regrets leaving, his face said it all on saturday. And as for us if it wasn’t for injuries we’d be ok, PV gives us cover for both CB and CM, his prescence and experience would aid all around. He would have the hunger again. I would rather see him than some other options which are extremely overpriced.

by: Scooch

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:01:01 +0000

I felt really quite touched seeing Paddy in the new strip and it reaffirmed that I’d love to see him back at the club, tho I doubt it’ll happen.

We need someone like him and i reckon that now he’s seen that the grass isn’t always greener then his devotion to us wouldn’t be in question.

He genuinely seemed pleased to be back with us and the reception he got was amazing.

He could also teach the young ‘uns a thing or two.

BRING HIM BACK ARSENE (EVEN IF IT’S JUST FOR ME!!!)