He was my favourite player we had. I thought (and still do think) he's destined to do well.
Danny Welbeck 2015/16
- Thread starter Dante
- Start date
He was my favourite player we had. I thought (and still do think) he's destined to do well.
He wouldn't. Martial is a better player than him and he'd probably play crap for us.
Id play him on the right wing every day of the week.
The managerial side of things is atrocious, yes. Our investments have been ok but the lack of attacking players we brought in after letting so many go is unforgivable. Until we invest in some decent attacking players, these ridiculous Welbeck threads will keep on rolling out.
Why the feck cant people be pleased for a young, English player, who has grew up in our academy? Yes, his goal meant that Arsenal won, which ideally I wouldnt have wanted, but I dont think theres anything wrong with being pleased for an individual.
Also, for me, its always good to see an English player doing well in the EPL. Barkley, Alli, Sterling, Stones, Dier, etc, are all players I want to see doing well, as it shows encouringing signs for the England national side. People need to get a grip.
Also, for me, its always good to see an English player doing well in the EPL. Barkley, Alli, Sterling, Stones, Dier, etc, are all players I want to see doing well, as it shows encouringing signs for the England national side. People need to get a grip.
It's a multinational forum. Who cares it he's English? I don't.
He wasn't bad under SAF though, was he? He's just not striker-material.
On our books we had:
Rooney- in decline but had managed 35 or so goals and assists under Moyes and had been given a new contract
Van Persie- the lead goal scorer in World Cup qualifying and scorer of 4 World Cup goals under van Gaal
Falcao- a player who was regarded as one of the top strikers in the world before his injury
Plus Hernandez sent on loan and Wilson.
£16M was a fantastic price, I don't blame the club for getting rid whatsoever. Has Welbeck done anything that's been so impressive as to make you think him staying would have made a sufficient difference?
I didn't think he should be sold either but I'm happy for him. Hope he has a good career he was a good lad.
I do. Similarily, I'm pretty sure your quite happy when an Irish player does well in the EPL. Maybe i'm wrong.
Based on that season starting i said on this forum I'd have him ahead of anyone else we have attacking wise and I think he went on to justify that based on the other three.
Yes I would be happy for them but I wouldn't expect others to be given this forum is so diverse.
SAF played him as a second striker, which is where I'd like to see him play long term, in a 4411. Either that, or a left winger.
Tbh, I was a huge fan of him here and was against us selling him. But I don't think he's done anything to prove me right since he's left, all in all I've been incredibly underwhelmed with him at Arsenal; last minute winner today included.
Very happy for Welbeck. Important contribution for him after so long out of football.
I dont expect other to be happy. I really couldnt care less. What I dont expect is the people that are happy for him to be questioned every time this thread gets bumped.
Best piece of business Woodward has done was to get 16M for this guy.
You were pleased he scored a last minute winner for Arsenal? What the feck
Yes. Hes an english ex united player i'd rather we still had at the club returning from a long injury 4 months before the euros start and scoring. We're not competing for league position with arsenal so whether they win or lose is irrelevant to us.
The thing is Martial, Di Maria, Depay, Falcao weren't bad investment in the attacking department at the time. Added to what we had(Mata, Rooney, Rvp, etc.) our attacking option weren't that bad. Once again, with better management these players beside Falcao would have done better.
You must be a great businessman if you think that.
I don't care about Welbeck. He scored today, but probably won't for a while now....or will get injured.
Weird. For one, I'm Irish so the English thing is a moot point for me. Secondly, I don't generally celebrate or feel happy when the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea or City score last minutes winners that enhance their title chances. Each to their own.
You do realise it's weird being happy for a rival team scoring a last minute winner to keep them going strong in the title race? Can you honestly not see how that riles people up?
Oh I agree 100%. We looked potentially in a great position attacking wise by the end of the summer of 2014. I was referring to the summer just gone when we badly needed investment in the attacking department.
Exactly. We got unlucky that Falcao was broken, Rooney and van Persie both declined further and then also Di Maria gave up after a few months. Even then, we still managed to crawl over the line and get fourth, so the damage wasn't too bad. It's been this window where we've bought one striker and let three go that has killed us.
What always wrangles with me is how he said that the reason he sold Welbeck was that he was more a substitute player and was hindering the progression of Wilson. Plus he brings in a lame duck like Falcao.
I've just explained that I'm not happy for the team. I'll just leave it there anyway, as I can see this debate potentially going in circles.
Not worth dwelling on anymore but the fact is he'd walk into our starting line up this year just as he did when SAF was here for all the big games. £16m was a bargain for Arsenal for an England regular. WBA are turning down £20m+ bids for Berahino.
Haha, true. Since then Wilson has started how many games for us? Two, maybe three? Absolute joke!
Unfortunately as we've found out since, LVG has no idea what he's doing.
Plus Wilson isn't good enough for us anyways.
Not celebrating arsenal winning. Pleased for an ex player i like scoring. Quite different.
Thismight blow your mind though. I like wenger.
He lives!
Think if he was still at the club we would still be extremely frustrated with injuries and poor finishing. He does have a good knack of getting important goals though.
I felt he shouldn't have left because he wasn't good enough to be a starter at either United or Arsenal but at this current moment, you're better off being a back up player at Arsenal than United for sure.
Freaking Welbeck. He had to score on Leicester of all teams.
Edit: People still miss him? He's scored 9 goals for Arsenal FFS.
Edit: People still miss him? He's scored 9 goals for Arsenal FFS.
Completely agree with this.
Arsenal rivals? For what exactly?
Yes but he was trained by Ruud etc.
He's class.
At this rate he'll reach the heights of Federico Macheda.
This. I will always be a fan. How could you not especially seeing videos of a 10 year old Danny taking tips on Zidane turns by Ruud.