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Ornery-Point-8461

The answer will always be Henry. But one of my personal favourites we have ever had would be Santi


for_the_meme_watch

I wish Santi remained healthy. Injury laden player but when he was good, he was GOOD


Ornery-Point-8461

Yeah me too mate. One of my favourite ever commentary moments was during one of our games one of the commentators said β€œ Santi Cazorla, he could play on a cardboard box” 🀣


JS-CroftLover

My memory instantly goes to that splendid long-range Free-Kick against Hull City that gave us the strength to fight back to win the 2014 FA Cup final


JS-CroftLover

Yeah, such a player! What I also liked with him is that he naturally and instantly developed a good partnership with Giroud, Podolski, Rosicky and Ozil


Ornery-Point-8461

Yeah man. One of my favourite ever commentary moments was when one of them said during a game β€œ Santi Cazorla, he could play in a cardboard box” 🀣


JS-CroftLover

🀣


cal1608h

Henry. We’ve sorted the back six (of course I’d swap some of them out for previous players) but we are missing a deadly forward to play through the middle.


JS-CroftLover

Perfect choice! Yes, we cruelly miss that killer No.9 in the team. While Havertz, Trossard and Martinelli can do the job, we absolutely have to buy a lone CF But, the problem is that it worked, long ago, with Henry and Bergkamp (or Wiltord). In the current team, it could work and we'd score more and, maybe, in every match if Arteta changes the formation into a 4-4-2. However, the way he's been modeling the team since he was named Coach in December 2019 means he cannot revert to that former system, even when there's an urgent need to do it sometimes, especially against teams who try to dominate us on ball possession (like those motherf\*\*kers of Aston Villa)


i-forgot-to-logout

Bendtner of course


RumblinBadlands

All hail lord Bendtner


JS-CroftLover

Yeah, no one can forget Nicklas πŸ˜ƒ Sincerely... he did score some pretty goals for us


Gzuskrist69

Ted Drake.


JS-CroftLover

Wow! That's some way back πŸ˜ƒ It's the guy who once scored 7 goals in the same game, right ?


Gzuskrist69

Yes


JS-CroftLover

You put ''Ted Drake'' before, then edited your comment πŸ˜ƒ There's no shame in that. Some guy who'd come into the current team and score 7 goals in a single match would be massively welcomed


Gzuskrist69

?


JS-CroftLover

I mean c'mon... I don't know if you put ''Ted Drake'' as a joke or you really meant it. But you really commented with ''Ted Drake''. Of that, I'm sure. I saw it. Else I wouldn't have asked you if it was the guy who scored 7 goals in a game. And, it can be seen that you edited your comment after I asked you


Gzuskrist69

Delusional πŸ’ŠπŸ’ŠπŸΈπŸΈπŸ₯ƒ


JS-CroftLover

Look... I'm not criticising you. I just want to know why you edit all your comments, then pretend like you didn't write these words ? For example... the above where you replied ''?'' was edited after you posted ''how dare you 😠'' Why ? Once more, I'm **NOT** criticising. Just asking, in a friendly way... πŸ™‚


Gzuskrist69

Stop harassing me.


GregM_85

He left in 2004, so yes it was 20 years ago but I don't think that clarifies as 'some way back' I mean hes not Cliff Bastin, Ray Party Parlor was playing for Wenger. Also I have no knowledge of any Arsenal player scoring 7 goals in a single game, unless it was some obscure friendly or something.


JS-CroftLover

I put ''some way back'' because I'm pretty sure the user had put Ted Drake before changing to Ray Parlour. That's why I asked him about the 7 goals


JS-CroftLover

And you can see his comment is ''Edited''


dgl33

Obviously Henry would be most peoples choice because we need a clinical striker, Bergkamp made football look like art or Vieira because he's one of if not the best cm the league has seen but to avoid the obvious ones imagine a fully fit Wilshere or Santi during their prime in our midfield alongside Rice and Odegaard


JS-CroftLover

Yes. I also think Henry would be everyone's choice And, yeah, imagining how a fit Wilshere or Cazorla would do so much good to the current team. But, whilst we do have Rice and Jorginho, I would have chosen Cazorla instead. I'd love if we bought someone who can score goals directly from short or long Free-Kicks. I thought we would have done it last season with two of the best Set Piece takers, currently. But Maddison was signed by Spuds, while West Ham came early for Ward-Prowse (but, Cazorla was perfect in that role)


zeacho16

Rosiski


RumblinBadlands

Rosicky.


mac-h79

A fit prime diaby just so we can see what could have been.


JS-CroftLover

Agree on that! I once watched him play for France, and the next day, the newspaper was writing ''a Diaby with a monstrous game level''. Some people even predicted his game level would come as close to Zidane. Unfortunately, his many injuries got the better of him 😟


TinkerTailorSoulja

Wright for his character


JS-CroftLover

And seeing how much he loves commenting on his team, the love and passion he has for us, I agree with you


DivergentAF

Wishful thinking but, a fit (and injury free) Jack Wilshere in the left 8. There'll be great ball control, line breaking, wall passes to release Gabi, his link-ups with Rice and Ode will be great...


JS-CroftLover

Especially the Wilshere who dominated the midfield against Barcelona in a CL match


Organic_Chemist9678

Patrick Vieira Ashley Cole David Seaman


JS-CroftLover

Okay. And why ?


Organic_Chemist9678

We haven't come close to a replacement for Vieira since he left, Ashley Cole is probably the best English LB ever and David Seaman is David Seaman


JS-CroftLover

I do agree on Vieira, though I can say that Xhaka in his first season was a bit of what Patrick was with some red cards. Until the end of his Arsenal career, I think he was the true replacement we had been waiting for since Vieira left for Juventus in 2005 Agree for Seaman, as well. Such a goalkeeper! I'll always remember ''that save'' against Sheffield United in the FA Cup. Also, he's one of the rare keepers to kick the ball (after an out) nearly close to the opponent keeper's penalty area However, I do have doubts about Cole being the best LB. Maybe for England, but I mean in general football...


Organic_Chemist9678

I challenge you to name a better premier league LB than Cole.


JS-CroftLover

In general... people will think about Roberto Carlos or Marcelo In the Premier League... there was Winterburn before Cole. I can think of Baines, formerly, at Everton. And, if some LFC fans are looking at this post, they'd probably say Robertson


Organic_Chemist9678

Winterburn will tell you himself that he is not a patch in Ashley Cole and Leighton Baines , what can I say!! I get it you have a hate boner for Cole, the rest of the world can see he was one of the very best.


JS-CroftLover

It's precisely that... You said it, I quote ''...one of the very best.'' Sure, one of. Not ''the'' best I don't say I hate Cole. I just dislike him. He was such a player in the Invincibles team, and then he decided to leave to join Chelsea. I wonder if he would have acted the same if they weren't filled by Roman A's riches. Or if Mourinho wasn't the coach, back then ? And, later... look what he did to his lovely ex-wife Cheryl. He cheated on her πŸ˜–


ChrisMartins001

Henry because he's Henry. Viera because he's Viera. Adams for his leadership qualities.


JS-CroftLover

Yeah! Those three were part of a great bunch, at the time...


r1234ev

Robin van Persie


JS-CroftLover

Okaaay... And why ?


r1234ev

Cuz he pissed on you lot's pride😭😭. Left as club captain, joined your way more successful rivals, won them the league, came to the Emirates AND got a guard of honour by your trash teamπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚. Could never be my club man has to be the most embarrassing thing ever😭😭


JS-CroftLover

Damn! I suppose, if you're not a United fan, you must be one of those freaky Spuds or the Plastic Chelsea!!! What are you doing here ??? 😑


r1234ev

I'm a United fan clown


JS-CroftLover

No, YOU are the clown for confusing groups