Mohamed Elneny: Pyramid Pirlo

[Gooner416]

Toss up between him and Gabriel for MOTM. Was superb, best game in the shirt for me and that's considering his blinder against Barca in the CL at Camp Nou.

 

[Maybe]

Elneny was one of our best player for 2017/18 and deserved far more respect from fans.......... I knew that we were crashing out of the UEFA cup the moment he got injured. It's not that Arteta improved him a lot, it's that Emery did something to ruin Elneny cause under Wenger he has always been a competent squad player at the very least.

I mean, OK, even if he was, he was never my type of midfielder. Today, he looks more like a midfielder I would expect to watch at Arsenal, technically sound and not afraid of the ball. That wasn't the case before, he was bang average on the ball and his passing was so negative. This season, he does look more than just a grunt in our midfield, but it will take time for many of us to see him differently, even after some positive games this season.
Elneny from a couple of years ago would never be able to control the ball under pressure, but Elneny today controls it like it's nothing and even makes forward passes

 

[TromsoGooner]

I mean, OK, even if he was, he was never my type of midfielder. Today, he looks more like a midfielder I would expect to watch at Arsenal, technically sound and not afraid of the ball. That wasn't the case before, he was bang average on the ball and his passing was so negative. This season, he does look more than just a grunt in our midfield, but it will take time for many of us to see him differently, even after some positive games this season.
Elneny from a couple of years ago would never be able to control the ball under pressure, but Elneny today controls it like it's nothing and even makes forward passes

I agree with what most of what you say but Elneny has never been afraid to show for the ball and has always been very safe in possesion, he has always been the midfielder I worried the least about when being under pressure.

 

[RacingPhoton]

Best moment of the match.

 

[Jury]

Best moment of the match.

It's the simple things sometimes. Honest endeavor and then seeing it's instant reward. Fans love that. If you see a few of them doing that, you walk home knowing it's in good hands. That's a captains effort.

 

[RacingPhoton]

It's the simple things sometimes. Honest endeavor and then seeing it's instant reward. Fans love that. If you see a few of them doing that, you walk home knowing it's in good hands. That's a captains effort.

And that was around his 180th minute in 4 days. Anyone else would have used that as an excuse to jog around lazily. Surprised to see a player playing for the badge rather than money and new contracts.

 

[Penn_]

Elneny false nine incoming.

 

[Trilly]

Surprised to see a player playing for the badge rather than money and new contracts.

Could easily be for a new contract. This is his renewal year.

 

[squallman]

Can we change the thread title to "Mo Neny, no problems"?

 

[Gegen Pressing]

Mohamed Naser Elneny

Moh Laser
Minister of Elnergy

Can we change the thread title to "Mo Neny, no problems"?

 

[celestis]

Elneny was one of our best player for 2017/18 and deserved far more respect from fans.......... I knew that we were crashing out of the UEFA cup the moment he got injured. It's not that Arteta improved him a lot, it's that Emery did something to ruin Elneny cause under Wenger he has always been a competent squad player at the very least.

Won Arsenal player of the month when he first came too

 

[al-Ustaadh]

The Real Egyptian King.

 

[El Duderino]

Ramesseys heir?

 

[Wryer]

Best moment of the match.

And he was closing down in a deliberate and intelligent manner. In the 96th minute.

 

[say yes]

He was great - comfortably the best game he’s ever had in an Arsenal shirt - but some of the consequent overrating is verging on the insane now.

Let’s see if he can keep up that level moving forward before going crazy over him. And how he moves the ball against a low block.

 

[RandomHero84]

He was great - comfortably the best game he’s ever had in an Arsenal shirt - but some of the consequent overrating is verging on the insane now.

Let’s see if he can keep up that level moving forward before going crazy over him. And how he moves the ball against a low block.

Ah come on mate, let's enjoy this one. Please.

 

[say yes]

Ah come on mate, let's enjoy this one. Please.

Enjoy the performance by all means, but let’s not pretend he was decent - let alone great - under Wenger. You can still count his good performances for this club on one hand.

 

[Wryer]

I might be clouded here. But I don't think ElNeny has had disastrous games where he cost us games. Granted, he rarely grabs the games by the scruff and win us a game (and neither do I think he did that in the Man Utd game), but he's usually 6/10.

We just need him to be a solid 7/10 every game and bring the best out of the rest.

 

[Big Poppa]

He was great - comfortably the best game he’s ever had in an Arsenal shirt - but some of the consequent overrating is verging on the insane now.

Let’s see if he can keep up that level moving forward before going crazy over him. And how he moves the ball against a low block.

If you’ve been paying attention he’s been playing this way consistently throughout the season. He was as good, if not better against Fulham and Sheffield Utd who both defended deep.

It was his incisive pass for Bellerin’s run that gave us the breakthrough against the latter.

 

[Pyres7]

If you’ve been paying attention he’s been playing this way consistently throughout the season. He was as good, if not better against Fulham and Sheffield Utd who both defended deep.

It was his incisive pass for Bellerin’s run that gave us the breakthrough against the latter.

He also made the winner against Rapid Vienna with that defense splitting pass for Bellerin, again against a low block.