Ah ok...makes sense mateAs a squad player I meant not as a starter.
There is so much more to Anges game than just pressing. Gallagher has a great engine but he is a major downgrade on Gio in term of passing and footballing ability.Gallagher may not be a better player than Gio however he is undoubtedly better suited to the way Ange wants us to play with his ability to press and his superb work rate, also he is home grown. I'm not saying we should be rushing to sell Gio in January but I do think if somebody gives us a good offer that we should certainly consider it due to his contract situation. We won't sell both Gio and PEH in January but we might sell one depending on offers and if we can get the likes of Gallagher in. As you said though the number one priority is clearly another centre back however central midfield is not far behind.
Agreed, If we were facing a low block id want gio over Gallagher. His passing between the lines is so so good and as we've seen he can score. We need options for different occasions, if we were facing a low block having benta gio madds as the 3 would have so much creativity, goal scoring and dribbling ability to break teams down.There is so much more to Anges game than just pressing. Gallagher has a great engine but he is a major downgrade on Gio in term of passing and footballing ability.
Nobody tell @Gb160Pet names for Arsenal players??????
fucking disgusting.Nobody tell @Gb160
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Just need to look at Sonny, I don't think we've had a fully fit Son for a few years now as he's always carrying somethingYou often hear ex-players saying they were very, very rarely 100% fit during the season. Always some niggle or other. But they played through it.
I do wonder whether Gio is one of those that refuses to play with any pain.
I highly doubt this is the case. Some injuries involve subjective assessments of pain but most can be diagnosed objectively. In any case Gio doesn’t seem the type to me and it’s clearly not in his interest to miss a game.You often hear ex-players saying they were very, very rarely 100% fit during the season. Always some niggle or other. But they played through it.
I do wonder whether Gio is one of those that refuses to play with any pain.
Personally, I think that with the market as it is, we have to consider any half decent offer we get on a player that has no future at the club.Are you actually Daniel levy? This kind of thinking is why we sold Sanchez in the summer and left ourselves short. How much more do you think GLC is worth in Jan than next summer, because it sure as hell isn’t as much as the difference between making the CL or not. You say ‘when everyone is fit he won’t get a look in’ - well first, everyone isn’t fit, in fact all of our top 4 midfielders are already injured or are going to miss time. Second he will get plenty of game time if we’re back in Europe, but that’s another call for the summer. Our squad isn’t deep enough to risk letting a productive player go, especially with the injuries we already have and AFCON. It’s madness