Once had a lecture from a Pompey fan at Marylebone station. He very aggressively explained to me why they are such a big club, why we will slide back to where we had come from and will never know the greatness they have, and will again, achieve. I mentioned them going bust and stealing a trophy...
This bench warming thing is a distraction. His career will be harmed if he is bench warming at Brighton. His career will not be harmed if he is doing it at Arsenal - esp if they win the League. Simply by being at Arsenal makes him a more "credible player" and show career progression (I know, but...
Nope. It's not fair to say that. Do you have any evidence to back that up. It's now what I observe.
And as for specacular errors. Could you list the most recent say, five, this season?
For all the revisionism going on in this thread, he is a very decent Prem player. I'd rather everyone kissed and made up - he can still be a game changer for us.