Timleaf
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I dont know what it is about Gibbs, he just looks better and more solid than Clichy somehow. I think it's because he's a more natural footballer.
I think you can extend the term natural footballer to mean he simply understands the game better. In the same way Jack Wilshere, despite his relative inexperience, seems to take up better positions and make better decisions than Alex Song or Abou Diaby.Timleaf said:I dont know what it is about Gibbs, he just looks better and more solid than Clichy somehow. I think it's because he's a more natural footballer.
Sure would. Gibbs has probably been at the end of more defensive mistakes this season than Clichy despite playing significantly less. It's what you'd expect from such a young player though. On the plus side his attitude and his drive is fantastic. Just like Tim I think he's a more natural footballer. It doesn't mean he should currently start though.Gonner_88 said:progman07 said:The same performance from Clichy and people would be focusing on the penalty incident and blame him for that, without caring too much about anything good he did. But this is Gibbs, people don't want to notice his mistakes.xcdude24 said:Today also demonstrated how much assured Gibbs looks than Clichy.
Exactly. Clichy would've been slaughtered for that penalty mistake.
Cleo, a very manly looking Brazilian woman, had scored his first penalty of the night in the first half but this time Lukasz Fabianski had the measure of him, dived to his right and made an excellent save.
squallkid said:I've just seen the match.
Why do we keep missing so many chances?
Klaus Daimler said:Sure would. Gibbs has probably been at the end of more defensive mistakes this season than Clichy despite playing significantly less. It's what you'd expect from such a young player though. On the plus side his attitude and his drive is fantastic. Just like Tim I think he's a more natural footballer. It doesn't mean he should currently start though.
outlaw_member said:Klaus Daimler said:Sure would. Gibbs has probably been at the end of more defensive mistakes this season than Clichy despite playing significantly less. It's what you'd expect from such a young player though. On the plus side his attitude and his drive is fantastic. Just like Tim I think he's a more natural footballer. It doesn't mean he should currently start though.
Agreed. Gibbs is smarter than Clichy, but he's still not ready. Defensively, he's worse and his offensive ability is only decent. Which is better than Clichy's atrocious offensive play, but not enough to forgo Gibbs's defensive frailties.