I think the most forgettable Arsenal player is Manuel Almunia, the shit, talentless brain-dead cunt that was first choice goalkeeper in 3 consecutive seasons for one of the best teams in the world
Beaten at his near post at 1-0 up in the Champions League Final, down to ten men against Barcelona with less than 15 minutes to go. Nobodies forgetting that shit.
Santos was a similar signing.
Rather than go for a proper player we went the cheap route.
He was free, old and had never played in the PL, what did we expect?
You get what you pay for.
top class professional won pretty much everything at Juventus, just Arsenal got him when he was past his best. He looked out of his depth in the Premier League, seemed like a good influence in the dressing room but on the field he was a horror show. Had the odd good game but you could tell by mid way through Emery lost faith in him. Still do a Job for a team not challenging for titles or top 4.
He was also beaten by that Ronaldo freekick from more than 40m in the Champions League semi-final. That was such an easy stop, I don’t understand how he could miss that. (https://youtu.be/S1ap5-iR-wc?t=76)
Actually, I do. I was in the ground that evening, and I cannot describe to you how fast that ball moved. From ground level especially it was virtually impossible to see it in time. He was shit, but he’s not the only keeper that free kick would have beaten.
Actually. I was in the ground that evening, and I cannot describe to you how fast that ball moved. From ground level especially it was virtually impossible to see it in time. He was shit, but he’s not the only keeper that shot would have beaten.
Well, I have more sympathy with him on that one than some of his other fuck ups. It was a fantastic hit by Ronaldo. However, I’m not, and nor would I assume anyone else is, arguing Almunia was a good quality goalkeeper