speedy wrote:
Shady wrote:
Gervinho was hard-working, but Almunia definitely went through the motions. Eboue had a period of seemingly not playing seriously. Ramsey got stick for not letting runners go.
As for Denilson, he said the main reason for his depression was that he was isolated in the squad, largely because he couldn't speak English. When Gilberto left it was a downward spiral.
It seems like you want an environment where players are moddycoddled. We've been through this, and we lost our competitive edge as a result.
To be clear, I think there's a balance needed. I didn't agree with the Xhaka booing, it became something more. But fans absolutely deserve to vent frustrations and it is not something exclusive to Arsenal.
Do you actually believe any of that? You said these guys weren't hard working almunia, ramsey, eboue and gervihno were really hard working. And denilson learned English.
And my point wasn't about protecting players. It was about the stupidity of fans hurting their own team.
I already said Gervinho was hardworking.
The other three were all worthy of criticism during their time here, for various reasons.
My issue is your high horse attitude towards our fans. They pay their money to watch the games, and as long as they are not breaking any rules or saying anything inappropriate then they are entitled to vent their frustrations.
I would say the team being hurt is more a reflection on the mentality of certain players. If you can't handle some boos or groans then you're not of the top level mentality. And in fact very few are of that level. I'm not sitting here thinking I could handle it, but when you are paid astronomical money, you HAVE to be able to handle it.
My cousin took me to loads of West Ham games when I was younger. We were sat right at the front. Curbishley and the players there used to regularly get some sickening abuse. Far far worse than anything I've heard at Arsenal. Our fans can be petulant, but we're really not that bad for a Premier League team. Not at all.