He’s about as good of a backup LB as you can get in the league. If he starts to put in some performances maybe he can be our starting LB one day but for now he’s a perfect squad player imo.
Probably the best cover for LB in the PL.
If it weren’t for his injuries, he could have been a first team regular.
There aren’t many better going forward than him in that position.
He has been great since called upon and it’s an odd one too. Arsenal over the past year and a half have been pursuing, via the run of the rumour mill, young LB talents. I wonder if there was a personal intention to leave from Gibbs’ perspective and Arsenal were trying to find cover if the inevitable did happen. Monreal is only getting older.
Aside from all of that, it’s a toss up over who starts at LB right now, more evidence that the squad is being put to good use!
His attacking movement has been first class this season and lately his delivery has consistently been threatening too. He steps in and proves himself professional and reliable whenever he’s called upon. You can’t ask for much more than that and I think he’s made the right decision to stay. It’s unfair to label him as unambitious when he’s still here giving it his all. I would love it if he was directly involved in a massive goal for us. He should have been in the 2014 cup final when he missed that sitter on 2-2. Such an “understandably” underappreciated player lol.
Am I the only one who thinks Gibbo is the least dangerous player ever? don’t get me wrong, I like him and I wish him the best, but after 200 years at the club he still looks too… I don’t know, I would like to see him at least trying to beat his man once.