Title: He's Bac
Marc Overmars - July 21, 2008 10:58 PM (GMT)
Arsenal.com
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By Matt Fortune
Bacary Sagna expects to be fully fit and raring to go when the season gets underway in less than four weeks time.
The Frenchman completed 45 minutes in the Gunners’ pre-season friendly win at Barnet on Saturday, his first appearance since an ankle injury against Chelsea bought his superb debut campaign to a shuddering halt in March.
Despite the weekend run-out, Sagna remains cautious but two weeks of pre-season training has already bought about a sharp rise in fitness. He expects that trend to continue.
“I still feel my ankle a little bit, but I can run and play football normally and I am confident it will improve every day,” Sagna told Arsenal.com. “It was good to play on Saturday and it is a nice feeling to be back in front of the fans. I haven’t played since March so I was pleased to be with my team-mates as well.
“I feel better now and I hope that I can feel better and better with every new game.
“The last couple of weeks have been hard because it is the first time since my injury that I have been in training. I needed to find my performance level again and be prepared to give more than I have before. I do think, though, that I will be fit for the start of the season.”
So fitness isn’t a worry, but is he worried he may suffer a bout of the infamous ‘second-season syndrome’?
“No not at all," he replied. "I am not even thinking about that as a possibility. I only want to focus on my own game, perform for Arsenal and see what the season brings. Hopefully it will be some cups.” |
:woohoo:
In Lehmanns Terms - July 21, 2008 11:01 PM (GMT)
Thank feck, he was by far the best RB in the EPL last season, maybe even in Europe...
Stunning signing and I hope he's not a one hit wonder :pray:
Spurs Hate La-Sagna - July 21, 2008 11:02 PM (GMT)
2nd season syndrome will hit him I reckon
:run:
Grimandi's Perm - July 21, 2008 11:03 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jul 21 2008, 11:02 PM) |
2nd season syndrome will hit him I reckon
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It'll hit you if you're not careful... <_<
Marc Overmars - July 21, 2008 11:03 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jul 22 2008, 12:02 AM) |
2nd season syndrome will hit him I reckon
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Well then we're fecked because no one else can defend. :coffee:
In Lehmanns Terms - July 21, 2008 11:08 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Marc Overmars @ Jul 22 2008, 12:03 AM) |
| QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jul 22 2008, 12:02 AM) | 2nd season syndrome will hit him I reckon
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Well then we're fecked because no one else can defend. :coffee:
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At RB anyway...
Clichy's a good defender :good:
We really need to ship out Eboue and Hoyte and bring in a really good RB...
Marc Overmars - July 21, 2008 11:15 PM (GMT)
Never saw the need to remove Eboue from RB anyway, in fairness we did get an upgrade in Sagna, but as a result we got a totally redundant RM. <_<
Keep him as 2nd choice to Sagna I say.
In Lehmanns Terms - July 21, 2008 11:19 PM (GMT)
Eboue's neither here nor there though, he's like a reverse schizo...
When he's supposed to be defending he's attacking, when he's supposed to be attacking he's diving :banghead:
He's a pain in the arse...
I say get rid, bring in a REAL right midfielder who can attack AND defend!...
Coney - July 21, 2008 11:23 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (In Lehmanns Terms @ Jul 22 2008, 12:19 AM) |
Eboue's neither here nor there though, he's like a reverse schizo...
When he's supposed to be defending he's attacking, when he's supposed to be attacking he's diving :banghead:
He's a pain in the arse...
I say get rid, bring in a REAL right midfielder who can attack AND defend!... |
:good:
It's Up For Grabs Now - July 22, 2008 12:27 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (In Lehmanns Terms @ Jul 21 2008, 11:08 PM) |
| QUOTE (Marc Overmars @ Jul 22 2008, 12:03 AM) | | QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jul 22 2008, 12:02 AM) | 2nd season syndrome will hit him I reckon
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Well then we're fecked because no one else can defend. :coffee:
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At RB anyway...
Clichy's a good defender :good:
We really need to ship out Eboue and Hoyte and bring in a really good RB...
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Were not gonna bring in a really good right back to sit on the bench. Hoyte and Eboue are good enough back up..
In Lehmanns Terms - July 22, 2008 02:47 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (It's Up For Grabs Now @ Jul 22 2008, 01:27 AM) |
| QUOTE (In Lehmanns Terms @ Jul 21 2008, 11:08 PM) | | QUOTE (Marc Overmars @ Jul 22 2008, 12:03 AM) | | QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jul 22 2008, 12:02 AM) | 2nd season syndrome will hit him I reckon
:run: |
Well then we're fecked because no one else can defend. :coffee:
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At RB anyway...
Clichy's a good defender :good:
We really need to ship out Eboue and Hoyte and bring in a really good RB...
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Were not gonna bring in a really good right back to sit on the bench. Hoyte and Eboue are good enough back up..
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They really aren't good enough IMO, they just buckle under pressure and Hoytes' awareness is worse than a blind, death mute with sunglasses and a pack of guide dogs with him and Eboue's just a useless shite :wwf:
I don't mean like a Daniel Alves or anyone, just someone who is perfectly capable of competing fairly with Sagna at RB... Someone like Anthony Vanden Borre for example, 20 years old, very tall, strong, quick and fairly unheard of in most circles... Currently at Genoa :good:
The Emirates Gallastico - July 22, 2008 07:13 AM (GMT)