Gibbs is being touted as hua replacement which would weaken Arsenal IMO. I'm surprised by the hype that he has been getting, he is very average.
Official: City signs Clichy
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He's been one of the biggest problems IMO, he hasn't developed any defensive nous.
Have people seen enough to pass judgment? The kid seems to be a permacrock.
forgot about Gibbs. have not seen enough of him to form an opinion.
Maybe now Arsenal will have a left back that knows how to clear a ball and not lose it to an attacker next to his box.
"I really believe if you are a player who thinks only about money then you could end up at Manchester City" - Gaël Clichy in 2009
Kolarov-Clichy, too much competition for an only one place.
Have any of us? If we stick him in as first choice next season after he's been injured for so long, I think the club will have officially have gone mad.
"Gael Clichy in 2009 after Adebayor leaves 'I really believe if you are a player who thinks only about money then you could end up @ ManCity'"
And Gibbs is worse. Defensively Gibbs is really poor, even by Clichy standards.
so you will bring someone in then.
I'd have thought so. I'd go with Baines, simply because I rate him, but we'll probably go shopping in France.
Baines will cost a fortune. Quality though.
think your France option will be the realistic one.
jose enrique?
Clichy is 'good'. As far as I'm concerned city can continue overpaying such players as much as they want - with the FFP coming in they will regret putting squad players on huge salaries that couldve attracted better names.
In chatting to an Arsenal fan at work today he seemed to think Arsenal are buying Cissokho from Lyon to replace Clichy.
Gaël Clichy: "I understand that the people who live in Manchester are the true fans. They are from City."
Blimey. City's new boys must get some serious prepping because their first interview.
Blimey. City's new boys must get some serious prepping because their first interview.
Are they going to do that with every new signing?
heard good things about him. not seen him play though.
Buying off Lyon is like sourcing fresh piranha meat. It's probably amazing, but not something to try too often.
Cissokho's coming off of a terrible season. Can't remember the source (possibly a journo on Twitter) but there was something about the club actually saying as much.
On topic, I think Arsenal have done well here. Clichy epitomised Arsenal IMO, he looked like he was amazing and I remember thinking he would overtake Evra very soon. Since then, Evra's had a tough two seasons and Clichy's looked woeful. So much potential and he's made no steps towards it. The exact sort of player that Arsenal need to clear out this year and start fresh without - they need players who perform to the best of their ability and/or use their talent effectively. Right now they're carrying too many players on the basis of what they could achieve.
That said, he's still not old so he could fulfil that promise. Again though, who fulfils their potential at Citeh? He had a chance at 'Pool under Dalglish but at Citeh? I don't think so.
On topic, I think Arsenal have done well here. Clichy epitomised Arsenal IMO, he looked like he was amazing and I remember thinking he would overtake Evra very soon. Since then, Evra's had a tough two seasons and Clichy's looked woeful. So much potential and he's made no steps towards it. The exact sort of player that Arsenal need to clear out this year and start fresh without - they need players who perform to the best of their ability and/or use their talent effectively. Right now they're carrying too many players on the basis of what they could achieve.
That said, he's still not old so he could fulfil that promise. Again though, who fulfils their potential at Citeh? He had a chance at 'Pool under Dalglish but at Citeh? I don't think so.
Let them. Every one of them lot saying that when they're signed makes it clear it's being fed to them. That and the fact that our new signings never say a word about Shitty say all that needs to be said.
Most probably, it's in their contract - there are a couple of sentences prepared by Gary Cook that every City signing will have to learn by heart and then repeat it in front of the press..
Even City fans won't be fooled by that.
Scholesy's really been getting into doing interviews this last year, hasn't he?
Tomorrow's Independent back page on Twitpic
Tomorrow's Independent back page on Twitpic
I reckon Wenger will see Gibbs as the natural replacement for Clichy, just like he saw Clichy as the natural replacement for A. Cole.
The problem for him is that Gibbs looks to be quite inferior to Clichy, just as Clichy was to Cashley.
The problem for him is that Gibbs looks to be quite inferior to Clichy, just as Clichy was to Cashley.
Gibbs is good but he is so injury prone. He will be England's left back after Cole is done. It is going to be Gibbs and Baines.
Admittedly no, but I can't see clichy joining them on the cheap frankly.
Kolarov isn't really that bad, it's a bit of a sideways move for City and no great loss for Arsenal. Clichy strikes me as a player that you can't really care about, he could cease to exist and no one would notice.
Clichy's biggest problem is that he refuses to close players down and allows them all the room in the world.
I can't believe that's Wenger's instructions.
I can't believe that's Wenger's instructions.
Once again though, this makes me question Wenger's whole youth policy.
Clichy was one of Arsene's youngsters that has grown at Arsenal from a boy and gone on to win very little.
Clichy was one of Arsene's youngsters that has grown at Arsenal from a boy and gone on to win very little.
Clichy gets openly destroyed by any half decent winger these days, 3 years ago he looked the muts nutts but his games gone dramatically down hill since then, if hes the best City can get at left back then happy days, when your buying defenders from Arsenal you know your transfer strategy is fecked up.
So how much did City end up paying for him?