Is Gaël Clichy that good?

[Rascal]

We should offer the rags Gael in a direct swop for Evra

 

[BlueMo']

I think Gaels medal haul now and at the end of is career will prove that he is "good".
I find it really so disrespectful that we have a thread about this at all, one of our own players.
This thread title i'd expect on an opposing teams forum.

 

[spacecadet]

Like him a lot. Was always happy to see him in the starting eleven, though Kolarov played well last season.

 

[tweety]

We cannot have 25 superstars in our squad. Clicy is a v good player, i believe he's a definite keep. Pelligrini has been quoted that he wants 2 players per position. It's not like we have a lot of defending to do

 

[Mr. Aguia]

Neither are good enough,at elite level,to be our first choice,hence our need to purchase.

Clichy ticks more boxes as reserve for me.

Agreed. If Gael was that good he'd be starting for France, bare minimum in the squad. The fact that he can't beat out Evra who the Rags have been desperate to replace for the last 3 years and don't think is nearly good enough says it all.

The same French squad that doesn't have Nasri in it.

Says it all really.

But Nasri wasn't left off the squad for on field reasons. The coach and him have personal issues. Gael has no issues off the field just on the field.

 

[AshtonBlueMooner]

Some of you should go back to playing football manager where your opinions are valued. Clichy, Premier League winner x3. Wenger, Mancini and Pellegrini must be clueless or maybe it's your ill thought opinions, I'll leave you to decide.

 

[Marvin]

Some of you should go back to playing football manager where your opinions are valued. Clichy, Premier League winner x3. Wenger, Mancini and Pellegrini must be clueless or maybe it's your ill thought opinions, I'll leave you to decide.

Last season it was Yaya Toure and Demichelis whose end of season form saw us over the line

In 2011/12 it was Clichy in the run-in. He was amazing.

Last season he had a lot of injury niggles, and he wasn't playing at his best

Look at Kolarov in Mancini's season, to the player he is now. If Luke Shaw is worth £30m, then what's Kolarov worth?

 

[njmcfc1894]

Notice in the tough games when we might need to defend then Clichy starts, Arsenal away, United away, Liverpool away, Everton away, when we more likely to do all the attacking Kolorov plays, perfect mix for me.

 

[City_Sean]

Notice in the tough games when we might need to defend then Clichy starts, Arsenal away, United away, Liverpool away, Everton away, when we more likely to do all the attacking Kolorov plays, perfect mix for me.

This, as good as Kolarov was is speaks volumes that he was played in nearly all the big games away.

 

[harold1899]

No neither is kolarov. Need a new left back more than new centre half