What people forget of Hleb is that not only was he a super talented guy going forward but he worked his socks off getting back and protecting his fullback. There was a small period of time when we had both Hleb and Rosicky on opposite flanks and we were absolutely running riot going forward and teams just couldn't get behind us on the outside because both Hleb and Rosicky worked so hard defensively as well. It was a small period because Rosicky was always injured and Hleb would eventually be sold, but I remember it being such a shame because we had a beautiful balance to our team with both of those guys playing well and Flamini eventually hitting some great form in the DM role before being sold too.
They did it by kicking us off the park. After what bastard big nose mike riley did to us, all refs started doing. And not just against 'sir' fergies manshitter Urinated. Our soldiers got bad injuries. We look at var now and these non Arsenal fan muppets are only realising what we knew decades ago.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
He tended to play more as a 10, especially after RVP got injured. Eboue and Rosicky the wingers with Hleb off Adebayor; Fabregas and Flamini holding. Great play, although I think Nasri was better at his best.
Fuck. I completely forgot how absolutely magical he was with the ball at his feet, so technically gifted. No wonder we couldn’t keep hold of him that summer.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
I said at the time when Hleb played for us that he was underrated. He was a brilliant dribbler of the ball, technically gifted and worked very hard every match. Great player.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
I just want the highlights of all the games from 08/09 onwards 😭 I know you got them clips. Also fantastic video people forgot how technically gifted Hleb was.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Yeah what a find by Wenger, he's so good at finding those gems. I wish Hleb never left arsenal.such a pathetic decision to join Barca and it failed him
@@oisin5684 he doesn't get enough mentions because sadly we didn't win anything with him. It was the driest period for us in Wenger's tenure even though we had a wonderful team, only needed 1-2 genuine world class experienced signings which Wenger never made which had let this brilliant team down so much. If we had won that 2006 CL Hleb would have had the iconic status at arsenal for sure . Oh what a miss
Watched Hleb play for his national team against France a long time ago. Describing how Hleb went past a french player who was standing right in front of Hleb, the commentator said, "he [Hleb] dribbled past him [the french player] like he was not there." And truly, it was like the french player was not there. I actually didn't see how Hleb did it, I just saw that Hleb was suddenly behind the guy. It was magical. Hleb, to me, is the most gifted dribbler in football history.
His departure and flamini pained me so much more than any other,for me I wouldn’t have been angry if Fabregas left instead that year because for me he can play that midfield like fabregas and with extra flair and also play as a winger too.this video showed how many assist he would have gotten if we had a clinical finisher
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
thank you for the video. remind him why he is my favorite player of all time. no one capable of stopping him back then. you get too close to him, he will already pass the ball. You try to close his passing range, he will run past you. Really, you can not do anything against hin
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
@@oisin5684being born in 2002, I didn't know about Hleb until many years later because I only became a Arsenal around 2008, but playing games like Fifa 06 introduced me to great technical players like Hleb If we have a player like Hleb in our current squad we would be cooking these back lines, Hleb was not afraid to take on multiple defenders and was keen to draw in defenders so he could create space for attackers in the box, Grealish is similar in a sense when drawing in defenders to create space for Haaland, Alvarez to create scoring opportunities, but fans nowadays only care about G/A which is why players like Hleb aren't talked about enough
@rajorn2223 I was only 10 when he left for Barca in 2008 so I wasn't exactly watching him with the most analytical of minds at the time but I was still old enough to appreciate his quality although when I look back on these old compilations of his time at Arsenal I definitely have more of a new-found respect and further appreciation for his quality. He was a far silkier dribbler with the ball than Grealish, though. He could actually drop a shoulder and burst past someone by using his snappy footwork to weave and swivel his way past opponents if need be, even though he wasn't exactly the quickest or he'd at least release the ball a lot earlier and keep things moving in the worst case scenario instead of hogging the life out of the ball and slowing things down like Grealish. He was quality at breaking opposition lines by threading through balls in behind there back four or midfield as the key initial defence splitting pass in an attacking move to open things up for teammates. "The master of the pre-assist" is a good description of his style of play that I once saw someone refer to him as, which is a good way of putting it. He might not have always been credited with the assist for goals but he was always instrumental in the general build up play by as I said, playing that crucial defence splitting pass to unlock the opposition or by jinking past his man in a one on one situation. Top technical baller.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
I remember when Wenger signed him from Stuttgart,I was like whose this Guy but the guy was A monster until Barca bought him & wasted his Career just like Song
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
He also tended to hold on to the ball too long. He always had to dribble a bit before releasing the ball which often lead to missed opportunities to build lethal attacks. I remember that one very credible criticism of him. For all his great foot work and ball control. He didn't see things early enough and make quick decisions. Which is what sets players like Iniesta apart. Your brain has to work faster and more intelligently than your feet does.
@@MelvinJ64true. That was especially visible comparing him to our earlier wingers, Pires and Ljungberg, who both were super intelligent, had great awareness, link up and vision, and always had an eye for team mates in better positions. Hleb was a frustrating passer, would often give poor passes to no one, and he couldn't finish for his life, unlike Pires and Ljungberg who were clinical as top strikers. On the other hand, he was an absolutely brilliant dribbler, impossible to lose the ball even with multiple players pressing him. Also a very hardworking player, helped defensively too. Injury free during his time at Arsenal too. I knew he wouldn't fit at Barca, precisely because of his poor passing and link up, and always thought it was strange they wanted him.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Reminds me of Odegaard in his first year and a half or so with the club in being reluctant to take the shot on but he's well and truly knocked that out of his game now and is reaping the rewards of it with his goal return. Not uncommon now for him to have at least 3-4 shots per game whereas before he only seemed to entertain the idea of teeing somebody up.
Henry left Arsenal in the summer of 2007, and the media and fans didn't expect much from Arsenal at the beginning of season 07/08. Even with a young Adebayor who was rising and learning how to score and a RVP who missed half of season due to injuries and Eduardo who got a career-derailed injury just when he was about to shine, Arsenal still came very close to EPL title that season and lost to Liverpool in UCL due to multiple poor refereeing against them. All this happened thanks to the supreme midfielder combination of H13-F4-R7 along with in-form Flamini. H13 was the pre-assist king who helped Febregas open the field before the final killing pass. Season 07/08 was probably the best Arsenal in terms of creativity and control and skills since 2005.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Ljumberg - Walcott Pires - Hleb Vieira - Diaby Gilberto - Denilson Bergkamp - Fabregas Lauren - Eboue You can see how Arsene's scouting network was miles ahead as generational change felt natural. The only thing I regret was not also betting on experienced signings like Campbell was at the time or not having replaced Ashley Cole. Football was also going through a process of more inmediate impact of money where Arsene failed to see that he developed talent so that they end up leaving as soon as they improve.
Every replacement you listed there was a clear downgrade. With the Exception of Fabregas. Bergkamp and Fabregas never played the same position. So it's ridiculous you used them. Walcott, Diaby, Denilson and Eboue were sub par. Their careers went nowhere. Hleb's career also crashed after he left Arsenal. Fabregas is the only true world class player that shined. Wenger should have been fired by 2010 but for Cult worship at the club and lack of true ambition by ownership and management.
Some interesting comparisons but not quite sure some of those guys were brought in as direct successors to the players before and really this highlights how poor those following the Invincibles were in direct comparison. Even as good as Fabrigas was - very different player to Bergkamp, and was considered the successor to Vieira who had just peaked and was on his way out. And with it a complete change in dynamic in the way Arsenal played - favouring far too much technique over power and pace (the balance Patrick wonderfully had in his game). Never replacing Campbell was one of the biggest mistakes that Arsenal made and have taken 20 years to try and rectify. But back in the day's when Sol was leaving im sure we were set to try and sign Kompany - I remember being so excited because I knew how good Kompany was before he signed for City - so was gutted we didnt get him. He would have been that next generation talent to play at CB, Should have been Adams, Sol then Kompany.
@@gladiatorscoops4907 Fabregas as it happened with Bergkamp before, is the player you build your team around. In the invencibles team the main thing wasnt if Dennis scored but he was the key to a smooth gameplay. Diaby box to box beast, walcott taking the runs, hleb 1v1 agressive close to rivals goal. You can see succession in the roles they ocupy, then obviously it was not the same.
Then one player arsenal sould Not have sold.. After Van Persie ofcourse....I seriously think .. After he went to barca, arsenal lost something that is a Little difficult to explain....had he been there.. We were unstoppable Sometimes
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
annoying player at times, but just so silky smooth. shame he left us and i think he regrets leaving us for barca to. (great tune btw big up the junglist massif). great vid thank you!
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Wasted his career by joining Barcelona...he's one of most technical gifted players Arsenal had apart from Carzola...once he have the ball it's difficult to get the ball off him
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
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What people forget of Hleb is that not only was he a super talented guy going forward but he worked his socks off getting back and protecting his fullback.
There was a small period of time when we had both Hleb and Rosicky on opposite flanks and we were absolutely running riot going forward and teams just couldn't get behind us on the outside because both Hleb and Rosicky worked so hard defensively as well. It was a small period because Rosicky was always injured and Hleb would eventually be sold, but I remember it being such a shame because we had a beautiful balance to our team with both of those guys playing well and Flamini eventually hitting some great form in the DM role before being sold too.
They did it by kicking us off the park. After what bastard big nose mike riley did to us, all refs started doing. And not just against 'sir' fergies manshitter Urinated.
Our soldiers got bad injuries. We look at var now and these non Arsenal fan muppets are only realising what we knew decades ago.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
He tended to play more as a 10, especially after RVP got injured. Eboue and Rosicky the wingers with Hleb off Adebayor; Fabregas and Flamini holding. Great play, although I think Nasri was better at his best.
@@arsenalogist4285 Wenger gave him a free role yes, in 2007, 2008 and he was terrific, unbelievable.
@@arsenalogist4285Nasri was more direct imo. I feel like hleb was better in deeper positions
Fuck. I completely forgot how absolutely magical he was with the ball at his feet, so technically gifted. No wonder we couldn’t keep hold of him that summer.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Imagine Hleb alongside Nasri, Cazorla, Cesc, a fit Rosicky and Diaby. Wenger's eye was golden for a while
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Absolutely sublime player at his peak
I said at the time when Hleb played for us that he was underrated. He was a brilliant dribbler of the ball, technically gifted and worked very hard every match. Great player.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
I loved this guy, people would say he couldn't finish, but the whole team had a finishing problem, not just him.
I just want the highlights of all the games from 08/09 onwards 😭 I know you got them clips. Also fantastic video people forgot how technically gifted Hleb was.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
If mudryk is 90 million then hleb would be 200 million in todays market😂 what a player he was with the ball at his feet .
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Yeah what a find by Wenger, he's so good at finding those gems.
I wish Hleb never left arsenal.such a pathetic decision to join Barca and it failed him
@@oisin5684 he doesn't get enough mentions because sadly we didn't win anything with him. It was the driest period for us in Wenger's tenure even though we had a wonderful team, only needed 1-2 genuine world class experienced signings which Wenger never made which had let this brilliant team down so much.
If we had won that 2006 CL Hleb would have had the iconic status at arsenal for sure . Oh what a miss
in today's marketing Wenger would pay off the stadium in 2-3 years
If jack grealish is worth 100 mil the hleb is worth 250 mil
beautiful..
Watched Hleb play for his national team against France a long time ago.
Describing how Hleb went past a french player who was standing right in front of Hleb, the commentator said, "he [Hleb] dribbled past him [the french player] like he was not there."
And truly, it was like the french player was not there.
I actually didn't see how Hleb did it, I just saw that Hleb was suddenly behind the guy. It was magical.
Hleb, to me, is the most gifted dribbler in football history.
His departure and flamini pained me so much more than any other,for me I wouldn’t have been angry if Fabregas left instead that year because for me he can play that midfield like fabregas and with extra flair and also play as a winger too.this video showed how many assist he would have gotten if we had a clinical finisher
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
thank you for the video. remind him why he is my favorite player of all time. no one capable of stopping him back then. you get too close to him, he will already pass the ball. You try to close his passing range, he will run past you. Really, you can not do anything against hin
What a player he was I always remember him being so flairy
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
@@oisin5684being born in 2002, I didn't know about Hleb until many years later because I only became a Arsenal around 2008, but playing games like Fifa 06 introduced me to great technical players like Hleb
If we have a player like Hleb in our current squad we would be cooking these back lines, Hleb was not afraid to take on multiple defenders and was keen to draw in defenders so he could create space for attackers in the box,
Grealish is similar in a sense when drawing in defenders to create space for Haaland, Alvarez to create scoring opportunities, but fans nowadays only care about G/A which is why players like Hleb aren't talked about enough
@rajorn2223 I was only 10 when he left for Barca in 2008 so I wasn't exactly watching him with the most analytical of minds at the time but I was still old enough to appreciate his quality although when I look back on these old compilations of his time at Arsenal I definitely have more of a new-found respect and further appreciation for his quality. He was a far silkier dribbler with the ball than Grealish, though. He could actually drop a shoulder and burst past someone by using his snappy footwork to weave and swivel his way past opponents if need be, even though he wasn't exactly the quickest or he'd at least release the ball a lot earlier and keep things moving in the worst case scenario instead of hogging the life out of the ball and slowing things down like Grealish. He was quality at breaking opposition lines by threading through balls in behind there back four or midfield as the key initial defence splitting pass in an attacking move to open things up for teammates. "The master of the pre-assist" is a good description of his style of play that I once saw someone refer to him as, which is a good way of putting it. He might not have always been credited with the assist for goals but he was always instrumental in the general build up play by as I said, playing that crucial defence splitting pass to unlock the opposition or by jinking past his man in a one on one situation. Top technical baller.
@@rajorn2223 sadly, football doesn't make any players like Hleb anymore
YOooo… there is no denying that Alex was a f-ing baller. Great dnb tune too
simply underrated
Amazing song choice
I miss him, Arsenal's best dribbler for me
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Toss up between him and Santi
@@brianwahinya1245 Hleb way better lol. Sant Cazorla was a very scrappy dribbler
Hleb's passing is so underrated. He has a better eye than Fabregas imo
@@Rafael-xt1nm There was nothing scrappy about Cazorla's style lol
I remember when Wenger signed him from Stuttgart,I was like whose this Guy but the guy was A monster until Barca bought him & wasted his Career just like Song
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Man, that guy could ride a tackle
Akulu awa ankakometsa mpira heavy. Definitely, one of my favorite players in the early Emirates era. It's a shame we never won shit during this time.
He was almost a complete midfielder, had everything apart from end product
He also tended to hold on to the ball too long. He always had to dribble a bit before releasing the ball which often lead to missed opportunities to build lethal attacks. I remember that one very credible criticism of him. For all his great foot work and ball control. He didn't see things early enough and make quick decisions. Which is what sets players like Iniesta apart. Your brain has to work faster and more intelligently than your feet does.
@@MelvinJ64true. That was especially visible comparing him to our earlier wingers, Pires and Ljungberg, who both were super intelligent, had great awareness, link up and vision, and always had an eye for team mates in better positions.
Hleb was a frustrating passer, would often give poor passes to no one, and he couldn't finish for his life, unlike Pires and Ljungberg who were clinical as top strikers.
On the other hand, he was an absolutely brilliant dribbler, impossible to lose the ball even with multiple players pressing him. Also a very hardworking player, helped defensively too. Injury free during his time at Arsenal too.
I knew he wouldn't fit at Barca, precisely because of his poor passing and link up, and always thought it was strange they wanted him.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Reminds me of Odegaard in his first year and a half or so with the club in being reluctant to take the shot on but he's well and truly knocked that out of his game now and is reaping the rewards of it with his goal return. Not uncommon now for him to have at least 3-4 shots per game whereas before he only seemed to entertain the idea of teeing somebody up.
@@oisin5684 he had a crap end product, couldn't shoot for his life, had poor decision making and wasn't really a great passer.
Oi!! What a tune!!!
Henry left Arsenal in the summer of 2007, and the media and fans didn't expect much from Arsenal at the beginning of season 07/08. Even with a young Adebayor who was rising and learning how to score and a RVP who missed half of season due to injuries and Eduardo who got a career-derailed injury just when he was about to shine, Arsenal still came very close to EPL title that season and lost to Liverpool in UCL due to multiple poor refereeing against them. All this happened thanks to the supreme midfielder combination of H13-F4-R7 along with in-form Flamini. H13 was the pre-assist king who helped Febregas open the field before the final killing pass. Season 07/08 was probably the best Arsenal in terms of creativity and control and skills since 2005.
Probably my favourite ever player to watch. The video also reminded of what a donkey Adebayor was.
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Ljumberg - Walcott
Pires - Hleb
Vieira - Diaby
Gilberto - Denilson
Bergkamp - Fabregas
Lauren - Eboue
You can see how Arsene's scouting network was miles ahead as generational change felt natural. The only thing I regret was not also betting on experienced signings like Campbell was at the time or not having replaced Ashley Cole. Football was also going through a process of more inmediate impact of money where Arsene failed to see that he developed talent so that they end up leaving as soon as they improve.
Every replacement you listed there was a clear downgrade. With the Exception of Fabregas. Bergkamp and Fabregas never played the same position. So it's ridiculous you used them. Walcott, Diaby, Denilson and Eboue were sub par. Their careers went nowhere. Hleb's career also crashed after he left Arsenal. Fabregas is the only true world class player that shined. Wenger should have been fired by 2010 but for Cult worship at the club and lack of true ambition by ownership and management.
Some interesting comparisons but not quite sure some of those guys were brought in as direct successors to the players before and really this highlights how poor those following the Invincibles were in direct comparison.
Even as good as Fabrigas was - very different player to Bergkamp, and was considered the successor to Vieira who had just peaked and was on his way out. And with it a complete change in dynamic in the way Arsenal played - favouring far too much technique over power and pace (the balance Patrick wonderfully had in his game).
Never replacing Campbell was one of the biggest mistakes that Arsenal made and have taken 20 years to try and rectify. But back in the day's when Sol was leaving im sure we were set to try and sign Kompany - I remember being so excited because I knew how good Kompany was before he signed for City - so was gutted we didnt get him. He would have been that next generation talent to play at CB, Should have been Adams, Sol then Kompany.
@@gladiatorscoops4907 Fabregas as it happened with Bergkamp before, is the player you build your team around. In the invencibles team the main thing wasnt if Dennis scored but he was the key to a smooth gameplay. Diaby box to box beast, walcott taking the runs, hleb 1v1 agressive close to rivals goal. You can see succession in the roles they ocupy, then obviously it was not the same.
Gilberto - Flamini
Lauren - Sagna
Cole wasn't replaced because we already had Clichy, Gallas was the Campbell replacement.
Then one player arsenal sould Not have sold.. After Van Persie ofcourse....I seriously think .. After he went to barca, arsenal lost something that is a Little difficult to explain....had he been there.. We were unstoppable Sometimes
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
is it fair to say hleb was before his time ??
annoying player at times, but just so silky smooth. shame he left us and i think he regrets leaving us for barca to. (great tune btw big up the junglist massif). great vid thank you!
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
Please please, make a good video about rosicky, all videos are horryble, he was so great
His spirit is back in the form of Leandro Trossard
Will you post the van persie - clocks video again?
Yes I will copyrights took it down unfortunately
The defence of the prwmier league still aint change 😂😂😂😂😂
Man is actually quite strong,I am jst noticing
Right??!...the guy was 6'1 as well which never registered in my 12 year old brain at the time
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Just think how many assists he would have got, had he not played with Adebayour. Adebayour could shin a ball further than most can kick it.
Arsenal didn't get enough for him when he went to Barca
Wasted his career by joining Barcelona...he's one of most technical gifted players Arsenal had apart from Carzola...once he have the ball it's difficult to get the ball off him
Such an elegant baller. He was top drawer technically. His balance, close control, vision, disguise, feints and swift drops of the shoulder that he would do when he was dribbling were great to watch. His timing and weight of pass as well were excellent and he was brilliant at creating space for teammates to run into by drawing opposition players towards him when he was in possession of the ball. He's on the record publicly as well saying that the worst thing he ever did was leaving Arsenal and going to Barcelona or something to that effect. He doesn't get talked about enough by fans when talking about this period. Most fans from other clubs probably don't even remember him. Very underrated and underappreciated.
GOOD PASSDSES AND SO BAD STRIKES
Nowadays, he will cost a hundred million.
Give me prime Hleb over Cazorla any day
No worries, fellas, at least now we have Havertz!