Comments on: Gooner Talk’s Player of the Month: Alex Song (November 08)

By: Samuel

Samuel — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:05:02 +0000

Reading a lot of these comments is annoying. Alex Song has so much potential to be a great DM in the future, but like Flamini and others at 20, is just not ready. Anyone know the name Gilberto when he was 20? No? There is a reason for that, its rare 20 year olds have yet learnt the consistancy in many respects (positioning, passing, ball control, tackling, pressuring etc.) that is essential for a DM. At ACM or as a playmaker, positioning and such isn’t vital to your game, in fact I’m not sure it is as noticable and easy to judge any other position for such a thing (unless a striker can never stay off side/a defender always lets a player onside to skin him) and its something that is learnt through experience.

Song is a good tackler and he is inventive in his passing, albeit inconsistant at doing so. He could become a cracking player for Arsenal as he learns from his mistakes and grows up a bit. But he shouldn’t be treated as anything more than back up at the moment and his performances back me up I feel in this assessment.

By: American Gooner

American Gooner — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:44:33 +0000

You just lost all credibility with that shocking choice. I hope you are joking, but sadly you are not. The only award Alex Song deserves is Goat of the Month. In fact, I would rather have Pascal Cygan as my holding midfielder. At least that inept Frenchman would occasionally go to ground and could complete at least one pass.

November Goat of the Month: Alex Song

December Goat of the Month: Gooner Chris

By: jamesgillesp

jamesgillesp — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:47:15 +0000

Where in the article have you actually discussed how Song has played?????

By: Gooni

Gooni — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:49:08 +0000

Can’t believe you picked Song of all players. He’s not as bad as some have suggested but how do you pick him as the player of the month when he has hardly been involved heavily in any of the matches? I would have gone for one of Clichy, Nasri, Denilson, Fab or Almunia.

By: gunnerkid107

gunnerkid107 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:32:12 +0000

Good choice here. Nobody really stands out too much, and he has been fairly consistent.

By: fab4

fab4 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:52:29 +0000

song? are you having a laugh?

while i’ll be the first to admit that this month’s been a shocker (even gael has had a few ’slip-ups’) i think the award should go to denilson. unfairly maligned in the press (and fan forums alike). in most games over the past month he has stood up and out shone our “captain fabtastic”.

credit where it’s due

By: John

John — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:18:20 +0000

I am assuming this is a joke. Given nothing in the article can be seen about Song that kind of sums it up so I just hope u are joking. Otherwise it means are fans just dont watch Arsenal anymore which would be very dissapointing