Thanks to the awesome reception of my last post, here’s to continuing it with another set. Apologies for the compilation of the photos, thats the best i could do (not that tech savvy).
- Carl Jenkinson
- Gervinho
- Denilson
- Francis Jeffers
- Jeremy Aliadiere
- Emmanuel Frimpong
- Julio Baptista
- Lord Bendtner
- Andre Santos
- Manuel Almunia
- David Suker
- Emmanuel Eboue
It is slander on Davor Suker and Carl Jenkinson to have them on this list when you could have included Willian, Kolasinac, Chamakh… That said, the answer is obviously Almunia
Don’t worry, Jenks knows it’s only banter… Banter… Banter…
I almost forgot that Willian played for us once…
Don’t remind me of the terror that is Marouane Chamakh. Please don’t make me think of him again.
Jenkinson on this list but no room for Chamakh.
That’s a slur on the Corporal’s name.
He got off to a flying start with RVP out injured, he looked absolute quality, then RVP came back and Chamakh turned into a donkey overnight
I thought Chamakh looked like shit from his very first match for us. He was missing sitters in front of goal. I was never confident in his ability after that.
He wasn’t HaalandTron 3000 but he was producing for us in the league and the CL (think he scored in his first 3 CL games for us) up until like November/December and then fell off a cliff. I don’t even think he scored in the league for the rest of the season after Van Persie came back
You’re absolutely right. He was playing well and then never got a look in with RVP in the form of his career.
I remember him starting plenty of games though and me taring our my hair every time. Mitigating circumstance is he did have that blackmail thing
Should have been sent to the Hague for dual war crimes against football and hair.
Honestly, I really have to question the scouting that brought Marouane Chamakh to a club the level of Arsenal, even if it was a different era and even if he was on a free.
That is just a footballer I never, never could see anywhere near the level for Arsenal. Nor was there any kind of moneyball slant that would suggest it, really. Looking back that was when I really should’ve started to begin doubting Wenger’s decision making at the very least on the personnel front.
I mean, we can criticise transfers like Nicolas Pepe all we want–and I do, and did from very early on–but at least you can see a world where Pepe makes it at Arsenal, or you can understand a few scouts would rate him. Still think it’s poor scouting but I simply cannot see how a scout could watch Chamakh thoroughly and recommend his signing, even on a free.
Genuinely the most baffling haircut i’ve ever seen.
Ohh the Dark Days
List made by someone who never saw šuker actually play. Travesty.
My introduction to Almunia was the Champions League final and never liked him since then.
I don’t think he was the worst player among the lot but Denilson
Yeah Denilson for me to, by no means the worst player but probably the worst attitude. Complacency embodiment.
Mental illness tbf
Defending Xhaka when people were claiming Denilson was better was a dark time for my mental health
Beginning to feel the same with Vieira / Havertz tbh.
Will always have a soft spot for him. First ever arsenal game I attended was away at Bolton and he scored a banger.
Both Almunia and Bendtner
I’m sorry but it has to be Oxlade-Chamberlain. So much potential and ability, so many struggles with decision making, almost no development and he wanted to play CM although he had like 5 good games in that position his whole career and was just generally better on the wing for us. Also I think he had the mentality of a headless chicken at times.
Willian
Garvinho was a joke…he manipulated us by his name 🤣
Why is Frimpong in this list after he obtained Arsenal legend status ?
Y’all forgetting him putting hands on Nasri
Kolasinac - Can’t remember the amount of times I watched him drive into great positions just to whip a harmless ball in every single time.
Definitely not Frimpong!!!
When he was in with Cazorla it was awesome.
Willian. Couldn’t believe he kept getting picked. Absolute dog water
Far and away Almunia. Those teams were just shy a GK and maybe a CB from winning trophies.
Something similar to what Onana is currently doing at United… FML moments with him
I get the Almunia flashbacks, I had one an hour ago, but he was our best keeper for about five years so his name was expected. Seeing Bendtner popping up on the wing in the late 00s given our talent was trauma inducing when the lineups were announced. Same when Ramsey was shoved out there, though he at least was class.
Gervinho on pes was something else
How is Suker here over someone like Willian? Suker wasn’t exactly great but Willian was another level of bad