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[Curt.B]

I think the way they both took their attempts at goal sums a LOT up.

[damir]

"Eboue Eboue Eboue.."...Eboue is at this moment my first choice,and he is better at this moment than Sagna,we are far more dangerous with Eboue,more fluid and both sides are playing better recently,I specially mean on Clichy,Eboue and Nasri,it's visible

[King Malta]

GREAT performance for the short time he was on the pitch.

I'm so happy for him

[damir]

what about his new contract or he leaves for sure?can't we prolong his contract and can't we do everything in our power to keep him?

[Curt.B]

he will surely get his contract, you would think. He is playing better than ever.

[King Malta]

they need to sign him up!

hopefully it happens soon

[damir]

it's about time to do that,no point in waiting

[Zickar]

Eboue has one team in his heart and that's Arsenal .. I don't think he really thinks about leaving , even if he sits on the bench all season .. He really seems to love the club .. If you look at the way he handled the way the fans reacted to him last season and the way Ade reacted you'll see a huge difference in attitude , you'll see a player (eboue) that despite reaching an all low level of performances bounced back into a more consistent and more productive .. He always creates chances , takes them and is scoring more goals .. On Wednesday his runs across the pitch earned us a goal as well as a penalty and that all coming off the bench ... IMO He is a great asset , specially since he has become so versatile that opposition don't know what to expect from him

[thatgooner]

Eboue has one team in his heart and that's Arsenal .. I don't think he really thinks about leaving , even if he sits on the bench all season .. He really seems to love the club .. If you look at the way he handled the way the fans reacted to him last season and the way Ade reacted you'll see a huge difference in attitude , you'll see a player (eboue) that despite reaching an all low level of performances bounced back into a more consistent and more productive .. He always creates chances , takes them and is scoring more goals .. On Wednesday his runs across the pitch earned us a goal as well as a penalty and that all coming off the bench ... IMO He is a great asset , specially since he has become so versatile that opposition don't know what to expect from him

so true. Eboue's made me eat my words and I couldn't be happier.

[King Malta]

ARSENAL NEWS
Emmanuel Eboue pledges future to Arsenal
By Tom Adams

March 11, 2010
Emmanuel Eboue's mission to win over a sceptical Arsenal support has been a difficult one, but having accomplished that aim, the Ivorian is now intent on staying at Emirates Stadium and helping the club end their prolonged wait for a trophy.

In December 2008, Eboue suffered the nadir of his Arsenal career when, having appeared as a substitute himself against Wigan, he was removed by Arsene Wenger amid a cacophony of boos from the Arsenal fans who had seen him inadvertently dispossess Kolo Toure and then pass to an opposition player. Wenger said the player had become a "danger" to the team.

That chastening experience led many to speculate that Eboue's time in North London was coming to an end, with a range of Spanish and Italian clubs linked with a move for the versatile player. But Eboue stayed under the protective arm of Wenger and in recent months has become something of a cult favourite thanks to his determination to prove himself once more.

A renewed appreciation of the 26-year-old was evident again on Tuesday night when he showed unusual poise to round goalkeeper Helton and score in Arsenal's 5-0 win over Porto, delighting the home crowd. With his fortunes clearly on the rise, Eboue is keen to remain at Arsenal and repay the support shown to him by Wenger.

"I never spoke with someone or said that I wanted to move," Eboue said. "I have got two more years with Arsenal and I feel very good here. I want to win something for the club because they have helped me a lot, so I want to win something for them.

"Arsene Wenger, when we have some bad days he is always with us so for me I think he is like our dad here and we are all happy to play for him."

"Last year and this year is not the same," Eboue said of Arsenal's hopes of silverware. "This year we are more compatible together, we have got more maturity and more solidarity in our team. If we continue to play like this, together, we can do something this season."

Eboue's goal against Porto was only his ninth in an Arsenal shirt. The Ivory Coast international added: "Every day the players are laughing about me saying 'Emmanuel you do everything but when you come to the goalkeeper you are scared to score,' so I tried to show them I can score and I'm very, very happy."

Eboue first made his mark at Arsenal when performing admirably as a right-back during Arsenal's run to the Champions League final in 2006, but the arrival of Bacary Sagna in the summer of 2007 saw him pushed into a more advanced role, where he looked uncomfortable on occasions and saw his stock fall amongst supporters.

Wenger now utilises Eboue in both positions - at right back ahead of Sagna against weaker teams, and in midfield when looking to close out a game - and that does not faze the player, as long as he is enjoying regular football.

"For me, it doesn't matter," Eboue said. "I just want to play, so if I play I am happy. It doesn't matter if Bacary Sagna plays. For me it doesn't matter where I play, if the boss puts me at right back I play, and if he puts me at midfield I'll play."

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... nd&cc=3888

Eboue is pure class! He truly does love this club, and is a real inspirational player.

After all the crap some of those dickhead fans gave to him, It shows how much he cares that he stayed.