innervisionscm wrote:
If Arteta were meaner looking instead of a Spanish passer with great hair nobody would contest that point. He is strong and has good tackling technique and wins a lot of duels. He lacks recovery speed, isn't great in the air, and needs rotation at his age, but in general he does very well in 50-50s for me. He's our captain now, I wish Arsenal fans would try to show some respect for what he brings to the table.
he doesn't need my respect. arsenal pay him a lot of money to play whatever role it is that he plays. verm was captain last year, big deal.
did you ever see vieira play for arsenal? he was a robust tackler. he didn't have a certain look that conned me into thinking he was a robust tackler because i stereotyped him. it was there for me to see. i know a robust tackler when i see one and arteta is not that.
and you just basically made the case why he shouldn't be starting.
