Determined to keep Hleb. But why?

Well to nobody’s surprise, Flamini is gone. The rumors were all true. Sad, but I’ve pretty much said all I want to on the subject. Visit this post at gunnerblog for an excellent number of reasons as to why he left. To sum it up, Milan is a bigger club than Arsenal, and they are paying him far more. Easy to understand, yet hard all the same.

With that in the past, time to focus on the players we still have and if they’ll stay around. That brings us to Hleb, who has been flirting with Inter Milan. They took him out for ice cream which seemed to properly piss off Arsene. And I’m glad he got angry. And he talks about being determined to keep Hleb. Fans of Arsenal know Hleb to be all style and little substance. He can sure perform nice moves, but when it comes to putting the actual ball in the net, he falls way short for the withdrawn striker/attacking midfielder he’s supposed to be. Seven goals in the league? That’s not going to cut it. That’s three seasons and 84 appearances with just seven goals. Correct me if I’m wrong, but a greater return should be demanded of him. If he wants to walk, let him. As long as Wenger goes out and buys a suitable replacement. Arsene does seem to be adamant about letting no one else leave the club though, which is good, considering the midfield is looking pretty thin. Gilberto, please stay.

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