King of the playground
So the Pleb is off to Catalunya, good riddance I say, in my opinion Pleb is one of the most over rated players in Premiership history. A playground player if I ever saw one.
After spending 3 seasons with Arsenal the so called creative midfielders Opta stats are nothing short of shambolic.
Signed from Stuttgart in 2005 the 27-year-old Belarusian was used mainly as a winger, his pace, close control & trickery was evident for all to see.
Last season Pleb was given more freedom by Wenger, often used in a support role with his main objective to supply the killer passes and to chip in with goals. However, his all round contribution of 10 assists and 7 goals in 3 seasons proves my point, Pleb was a playground player of the highest calibre.
After scoring on the opening day of the season he only managed to hit the net one more time. His tally of 15 shots all season was less than one every two games. However, he did have a conversion rate of 13%.
The stats also prove that Arsenal were more effective when he didn’t play.
So the question is, do Barcelona actually know who they are signing? A player with bags of talent who may think he’s a Ferrari when in fact he is nothing more than a skoda.
