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Zak Ansah Thread

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  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,458
    edited June 2014
    Arsenal keeping him on till 20 means that clearly he has some talent, have some faith.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,345
    MrOneLung said:

    Dazzler21 said:

    MrOneLung said:

    bobmunro said:

    that is so underwhelming all this time we have been waiting for something to happen,
    then when it does it is this, seriously how will he improve our attack

    A young kid who has come through all the academy ranks at Arsenal and made the bench in a Champions League game - don't you think he might, just might, be good enough to be an effective Championship player? Jase thinks so and that's good enough for me.
    made the bench, never played loads of players have made the bench, when Arsenal had already qualified so Wenger did not want to take his key players to Greece and he still never played
    Wenger paid a lot of money for Francis Jeffers and he turned out to be crap.

    We need first teamers, not development squad players.
    Ian Wright was an absolute nobody before signing for Palace and went on to be brilliant for Arsenal... which was a gamble by Arsene.
    Come on clutching at straws - what is the Ian Wright:Failures ratio?
    I take your Ian Wright and raise you Chris Dickson.

    I genuinely hope he turns out to be great for us, of course I do, but at moment I think we need to concentrate our resources on players who are likely to go straight into the first team, with a proven record at this level or higher.

    I agree Chris Dickson is a goal Machine that we failed to full utilise.

    Senior career*
    Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
    2004–2006 Erith & Belvedere
    75 (35)
    2006–2007 Dulwich Hamlet
    34 (26)
    2007–2010 Charlton Athletic
    29 (0)
    2007 → Crewe Alexandra (loan)
    3 (0)
    2007 → Gillingham (loan)
    12 (7)
    2009 → Bristol Rovers (loan)
    14 (4)
    2010 → Gillingham (loan)
    9 (1)
    2010–2012 Nea Salamis
    44 (22)
    2012 AEL Limassol
    19 (3)
    2013 Shanghai Dongya
    5 (0)
    2013–2014 Dagenham & Redbridge
    25 (1)



  • Genuinely quite excited about this transfer. Then again I was excited when we got Simon Church and Sordell
  • Positive move. Good luck to the lad. We need pace, hopefully he has the ability and heart to go with it and to make a difference.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,230

    Welcome and good luck.

    No one knows if he'll be a success or not. He clearly had enough to be kept on by Arsenal but he's now 20 and had little game experience. How much that was the injury we can't tell.

    Plenty of players have to drop down the divisions to get games and then work their way back up. Lewis Grabben is a current example. Michael Turner another.

    Plenty of others drift away and end up in non-league or not playing at all.

    Is it a "wow" signing? No, not IMO but I doubt there are going to be many of them for a while. It's what he does for us that matters not his name, reputation or what he's done or not done before.

    And it might not be the last signing of the summer. The players don't arrive in any order of talent, price, experience or position.

    weird.
    odd
    Yes your comment was. Full of weird statements that mean nothing and no insight on the player. So yeah....weird.
    I've never seen him play so I don't claim to have any insight on the player. Just like most people on here.

    Not sure what makes the other statements "weird" and you don't seem either willing or able to explain.

    So as I said odd.
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,491
    edited June 2014
    Dazzler21 said:

    MrOneLung said:

    bobmunro said:

    that is so underwhelming all this time we have been waiting for something to happen,
    then when it does it is this, seriously how will he improve our attack

    A young kid who has come through all the academy ranks at Arsenal and made the bench in a Champions League game - don't you think he might, just might, be good enough to be an effective Championship player? Jase thinks so and that's good enough for me.
    made the bench, never played loads of players have made the bench, when Arsenal had already qualified so Wenger did not want to take his key players to Greece and he still never played
    Wenger paid a lot of money for Francis Jeffers and he turned out to be crap.

    We need first teamers, not development squad players.
    Ian Wright was an absolute nobody before signing for Palace and went on to be brilliant for Arsenal... which was a gamble by Arsene.

    Wenger didn't sign Wright
  • that is so underwhelming all this time we have been waiting for something to happen,
    then when it does it is this, seriously how will he improve our attack

    Obviously your opinion is based on your vast knowledge and experience of watching the under 21 league.

    Give the bloke a chance ffs.
    Maybe look at your own comments before commenting on mine

    southamptonaddick Member
    June 2013
    Can I be the first to say.....................

    They will never make the grade at Charlton but will probably be good enough at a lower level.

    I have formed this opinion after never seeing them play.
    Sarcasm maybe the lowest form of wit but you obviously haven't grasped the concept.

    Plus I think you might have a bit too much time on your hands.

  • stilladdicted
    stilladdicted Posts: 4,307
    Welcome Zak, provided that you don't try to sell me stuff I can't afford !
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,315

    J BLOCK said:

    Lurker said:

    I've never seen either play and I doubt most people have but how this kind of signing can be seen as anything other than positive is baffling.

    Edit - Forgot the quote button but this was in response to Paulie.

    How is me not being over the moon about signing a 20 year old with no first team experience baffling
    as far as I can tell he has never even had a loan spell
    A 20 year old who is free, been at Arsenal academy, played at the top youth level, what is their not to like.
    ha, would you have said the same if the heading was Frimpong signs on a 2-year deal ?

    Loads of youngsters at 'top clubs' completely fall away from it in their early 20s. I've a good feeling about Zak, though it looks like the knee injury he had in 11/12 seriously put him back. But i wouldn't just take a blanket approach that 'they're goona be good' just because they come from a top academy.

    Not got a blanket attitude, just when weighing up our striker situation and a player with Zak's potential on a free becomes available, it becomes a decent deal IMO
  • MSE7
    MSE7 Posts: 1,345
    As long as he is better than his dad I will be happy
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  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,869
    MSE7 said:

    As long as he is better than his dad I will be happy

    Unbeleeeeeeviable....cheek
  • Just because he's been released by arsenal doesn't mean he can't make it at charlton. Let's remember arsenal are a top team so to make it into the first team you have to be pretty special. In no way that does that mean he can't be successful here.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,896
    Good luck Zak.
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    Why are people comparing Ansah to Pigott. They are both still young. Give them time and one doesn't have to be better than the other, they could be playing up top together in years to come. Lay off the pressure on them. That's the problem in England. Look what we have done to Wilshere, Rooney et al. Too much pressure on youngsters. Let them grow organically.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,349
    You don't make it to be a 20-year old at Arsenal without having outstanding technical ability. If this is the kind of player we're signing, I look forward to the football we'll be playing.
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,576
    Thoroughly underwhelmed / totally overwhelmed please delete as appropriate in May 2015
  • Jarman
    Jarman Posts: 1,851
    I often wish that some of the negative comments you get on here will never be seen directly by the player in question.
    This is one of those moments.
    Give the lad a chance FFS.

  • MSE7
    MSE7 Posts: 1,345
    your all trolls the lot of ya!!!!!!
  • Bagpuss
    Bagpuss Posts: 333
    Which part of Belgium is he from?
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  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    Do more with your life, but here's the longest post on the thread. ;-)

    Chris Solly was released by Arsenal too...
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,944
    Well this cheered me right up after a 3 hour exam! I like this! The type of player I wanna sign! Young with lots of potential!
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Put down your football managers and fifas people for goodness sake. Decent signing, but the first of many. I remember posters saying "if Danny Hollands is the calibre of player we're signing I'm worried". Same budget as Rochdale etc etc. Jordan Rhodes was released by Ipswich and yet he seems to have done okay! So many arsenal academy products are playing in the champ and prem. only thing I'm worried about is his knee, but if we could manage bwp and (to a degree) Haynes, then we can manage this guy's injuries.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,382
    Have those saying he's better than what we have seen him play? Not every 19/20 year old at a top club is good enough for the Championship.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,001
    Scoham said:

    Have those saying he's better than what we have seen him play? Not every 19/20 year old at a top club is good enough for the Championship.

    Is it actually possible for him NOT to be better than Church. I mean four or five goals over an entire season and he would beat Church's record. That is literally all he would need.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    So going by the comments on this thread if we sign him we can't sign any other players: the "Charlton transfer embargo" rule - I can see why people are so negative about it...
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,794

    He's still without doubt the best young player I've ever seen play, played in the same team as my little brother for years. Going to be weird watching him for us, good luck Zac!

    Sounds promising.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,794

    Another one for the development squad according to the OS:

    http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/20140606-charlton-sign-zak-ansah-1617862.aspx

    I must be dyslexic because I don't read it that way - quite the opposite. Euell says that he'll be 21 by the end of the season & so "one for the first team".

    He may start off under Euell's wing but the way I read RD & also BP is that we'll be using more of the youngsters so I expect to see Ansah as part of the 1st team squad during the season.
    That's how I read it too.
  • Jarman said:

    I often wish that some of the negative comments you get on here will never be seen directly by the player in question.
    This is one of those moments.
    Give the lad a chance FFS.

    Lots of posts on here from different people saying similar to this but no posts actually saying anything bad about the lad that I can see. Maybe I am missing something but everyone is pretty positive about this arnt they?