Just to avoid confusion to non Gooners...that article/bit from Pardew was from 2006, not recent...but his recent raiding of French dross from Ligue
Une sure make him look like a total as*clown.
Since Pardew's English (and his spat was vs Wenger), no journo has the balls to bring it up.
MM89: Yeah I must say at the time most supporters, myself included, were up in arms we resigned him as we thought Wenger took the cheap (free) French option again instead of properly addressing the issues we've had with a lack of proper DM, but man it sure is looking like a masterstroke by Arsene (Remember in the words of Arsene him and Özil were 20m a piece!
) Flamini has brought bite, balance and a ton of communication to the midfield. His man marking of Hamsik was top notch the other night. I look forward to seeing him and Arteta vs the top sides when we likely look to deploy them both to control midfield and be tough to breakdown and hit teams on the counter. Flamini being more mobile will likely be given similar instructions to man mark the Oscar's/Mata's, Silva's/Toure's and Fellaini's/Cleverly's
lol) of the opposition when those fixtures come.
Well that's if he isn't suspended. *touch wood* I love his fight and the bite he brings our midfield but he's got 3 yellows in the PL already (TBF to him one was an excelent foul taking one for the team vs Swansea)... but watching him fly into takles its easy to see playing with Gattuso at Milan has influenced his game a bit.
