He was actually excluded from the Juve CL squad last season and was basically consigned to the bench but injuries and whatnot meant he ended up getting back in. But Juventus fans have wanted him replaced for a few seasons now.
I was happy with this signing as I felt it was adequate as backup RB but he clearly isn’t.
It’s no surprise he is struggling during the winter period. At his age, there is no way he would find it any easy in the Premier league. I know Arsenal intended for experiene and aggression in the side, but signing a pensioner who is on the decline as Plan B rather than Plan C was really not going to work for a long period.
Im in the camp that thought this was a shrewd signing. Hands up been made to look a clown on this one.
Dont want him any more games anytime soon. Im worried he will get selected away at Blackpool and cost us.
Hope we dont now do that usual fan thing now and start turning Bellerin into Cafu in our heads. We always seem to convince ourselves that our injured players are the answer to latest setbacks.
The truth is we havent got a half decent fullback on our books.
He’s at a age now, that he can’t hold up to the PL pace. The guy was once a top player for his position but those days are long gone. I think he be gone by the summer, we got him for the free so no big deal. I think play him in the FA Cup games, but he shouldn’t be seen any PL or EL action again.
Would be okay if he didn’t play any more games this season. Not sure if he plans on doing coaching badges, but it couldn’t hurt to integrate a guy who played the RB position at a high level for a very long time into our staff.