Sentences with phrase «arsenal play in front of»

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If you think for a second Arsenal wants a big, tackling brute in front of our defense... then you you have no idea how we play.

During the summer before the Euro's kicked off, Ozil was in the spotlight for liking a post on Instagram which mocked Giroud for his untold missed chances which cost Ozil the chance to smash Henry's assists record and We all know that Giroud has a very sensitive Ego, especially after the way he reacted to Henry's comments of «Arsenal won't win the league all the while that Giroud is playing up front» And in the end Henry had to come out and rephrase his statement because Giroud wouldn't let it go.

Arsenal's style of play has often been to cross the ball into Giroud, as that is where his biggest strengths lie, but with Lucas Perez, the feeders of the ball can finally attempt a variation of passes in order to get our newest face in front of goal.

«To play in front of the Arsenal fans once again will be amazing.

If you can't pick Kevin De Bruyne up that is a massive issue and the way in which he plays behind the forward line but in front of the midfield is an area where it can potentially hurt Arsenal because they don't have that traditional set - up.

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

I am hearing Alex Song is tracing with Arsenal and is a free agent after being released from his club in Russia.He was excellent for us up until his final season and would be a good addition if he sits in front of the back four and concentrates on breaking up play and feeding the players who are technically more gifted in front of him.Worth a shot till the end of the season do you think?

I think Cavani on the team sheet looks sexy as hell, and probably plays out all right on a console or PC simulation but it would be foolish to think such a purchase immediately converts in to an extra 30 goals a season, glory on all fronts and a continuation of the Arsenal playing style we admire.

«He has played against Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United in the FA Cup so has played in that big game environment, and for a big club in Leeds United so he's used to playing in front of crowds.

The other problem with Xhaka is this, he seems to be too statics in games, when Arsenal try to play from the back his style of play frequently get them lock dowm in risky triangular one two passes in front of their own goal.

It remains to be seen where Sanogo will end up, but it is thought that Arsene Wenger is keen for him to be playing regularly for a Premier League club to help him gain the experience needed to shine at the top level for his Arsenal side after something of a difficult start in front of goal since he joined the Gunners last season.

gary liniker is spot on playing in front of a arsenal midfield should garentee you 25 + goals i just hope wenger is not so deluded on giroud lets hope a cf is coming in

Im not watching arsenal play until that specialist in failure is gone, so as of next season no bpl for me, I've been turned by that barca front 3 n can't watch anything else.

because the lack of discipline in arsenal team.Look at ferguson as Manchester united; no almighty, no big and no important players.Sanctions are front of players» doors whoever you are.I know someone is chosen as discipline mate in arsenal but a lot of complain between them.Arsenal players, their body language looks like they hate themselves.There are no unity between them.They are not happy.they do not want play for one (one team one goal or one team, one leader and one goal) because many of them they are there for longtime why them just come and become a leader.this is a question of light of one of you.and you can be lighted by him.One thing arsenal players forget.let light of one of you to be shone then you are going to get your part.

Up front we have a few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off

wenger needs to build a golden idol in the shape of ozil @ no10 statue and make everyone in the squad bow down before it to make ozil feel special again and he will be rocking and rolling again wengers first commandment will be play ozil @ no10 only no where else, command no 2 build the whole arsenal attack around ozil only at no 10, ozil is the future of our attacking play along with wilshere and ramsey controlling midfield in box 2 box roles along with a worldy d / m in front of back 4.

iv) Our opponents adopted high intensity and sophisticated 10 man, defensive strategies particularly at the Emirates and sought to exploit our desire to play and entertain the supporters with positive, attacking football and to stoke up frustration in front of a fickle and high expecting Arsenal crowd.

He had Rooney 28 Rvp 30 to contend with and Welbeck 23 he ain't gonna get in front of them but with Arsenal playing regular look out and see if Wenger is right I am very pleased with the buy CB

Can be frustrating watching Arsenal play, especially in front of goal!

Surely the 28 - year old striker would be well aware of hos this gesture will be taken by Arsenal fans everywhere, so with Arsene Wenger also affirming once again that Alexis will not be sold to a Premier League rival and with PSG having completed the mega money signing of Neymar from Barcelona,, was the badge kiss from Sanchez merely intended to keep the fans on side as he knows he will be playing in front of us all season?

It might be wise, therefore, to assume that Mauricio Pochettino will come with a plan to nullify Arsenal, in which case the extra pace and attacking threat from the young Spaniard could earn him the nod, especially if Wenger is planning to play the tireless Alexis Sanchez in front of him on the right.

Arsenal was given one of the weakest team in this CL competition.Everybody expected a win, like by big margin but the whole match there was no fight and desire.The game was so poor at all front last night.City and Man Utd played their hearts out even though they were defeated.Man Utd players witnessed a horrific injury to their team mate, that will affect their focus and rhythm but they fought with desire to win the game till the end.City were the better team than Juventus, they played really good.I have even read an article on Sky that states even though Man utd and City is defeated they still can qualify the group stage, thats how their performance were reassuring.But Arsenal were really poor from starting the game till end.Zagreb got their first win in CL since 1999, that says it all.

Juve playmaker Giovinco has been linked with the club several times in the past, and looks a player who could fit in well into Arsenal's system with his neat link - up play, while French striker Gignac is in fine form in front of goal at the moment, with 12 goals in just 9 games this term.

Still, with the Red Devils signing Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal this January, there may no longer be as much need for Griezmann in their attack, though both players can play a variety of roles either out wide or up front.

Giroud is still with Arsenal just because he is French and no one want to buy him, any good striker plays in front of Ozil and Cazorla can score at least 40 goals per season, Wenger waste our time with Giroud and Walcott

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

With Lucas seemingly not ready to play a full match up front in the eyes of Arsene Wenger, it means that Arsenal are currently playing their matches without a recognised striker on the pitch, with a few wingers having to «make do» with playing as a striker.

Yes I know what everybody will say but miki can finish and on paper it doesn't maybe look like a wow but with miki ozil and laca rotting in the game with ozil's into the box with Ramsey and wilshere also breaking into the box arsenal will be a dream to watch and defenitly deliver results when Abu comes back miki goes in Nelson place Ramsey can be replaced with xhaka with the faster teams konslny can be replaced with belirn and kolasinac be played in front of bellrn where bellrn is now in the 3 -5-2 system

You only named mediocre players, decent at best.Exactly «the Arsenal calibre»... sad days... we can only dream about the recent past when crowds of world class players lined up to play for us.Can you imagine players of the stature of Henry, Bergkamp, Pires, Ljundberg, Reyes, Vieira, Overmars, Kanu, Anelka, Gilberto, Petit... joining Arsenal in today days?The Europe and world's cream of the cream was playing for our beloved team.Half of the team was world champion, the other half was European champion... so many stars, it was hard to chose a favorite player.Us... beating the mighty Real Madrid at Bernabeu with easy... try that today.Winning the title with a victory at Old Trafford - easy task... compare that with the 8 - 2 shame.So, when the recent memories bring an army of stars in front of your eyes... you are talking about... Willian, Sturridge and... Solanke?What a laughing stock we are, how embarrassing everything is!

Apart from Olivier Giroud, Arsenal have the option of playing Theo Walcott or even Alexis Sanchez up front, and it seems likely that Welbeck will return in February.

«When I play with those two, I'm a bit deeper, basically just in front of the defence,» Xhaka told Arsenal's match - day programme.

Normally in football it is better to play in front of your own fans than to play away, but the situation is not that simple for Arsenal, as the Emirates stadium is not exactly known for being an intimidating place for other teams to come to and the Arsenal fans can be somewhat less than vocal.

The news has gone viral on the internet news media that quoted the Welsh man Gray Bellamy to have purportedly said, the Boss should play his fellow Welsh man — Aaron Ramsey in the middle of the Gunners front 3 as Arsenal's play maker and Ozil should instead be moved to the left wing (Ozil Ramsey Walcott) maybe that's what he ment in terms of senior Gunners mid front trio.

Arsenal seem to be having a mental block in front of goal at the moment but we still have an excellent home record, winning every single game this season except for the debacle against Man United, so we should be feeling pretty confident playing at the Emirates nowadays.

While I know that the current Arsenal front three of Walcott and Iwobi on either side of Alexis has been doing very well, I think that Burnley would be a great game in which to play Giroud through the middle again.

There is a very old football cliche that you can only beat what is put in front of you, but when you consider that Arsenal's opponents yesterday had made TEN changes from the Hull side that played Everton on New Years Day, should we really be so pleased that the Gunners only managed to kill off the game in the 82nd minute?

I was so relaxed with bottles of star lager beer in front of me, while I watched some classical free flowing scintillating football been played by arsenal.

The Gunners may have recently discovered Alexis Sanchez's capabilities of playing as a striker in front of goal, but let's be honest at the end of the day he is a converted winger and if Arsenal truly want to become dominant across not just England but in Europe too, then the club needs to invest in a major frontman who will get them more than 20 goals a season in all competitions.

I can remember as a child my father taking my to see Stoke City who always out sang the away teams and the passion flowed through to their players, what's happend to Arsenal, what was the quote from Roy Keane Our club is in a downfall last nights Ossian average Gibbs - plays like a winger bel - looked out of his depth Mert NOT GOOD ENOUGH Kos can't play both Cb on his own Le coq found wanting in possession Welbeck 4th choice Utd plays ever week for us, says it all Sanchez poor last night tries to do too much Santii - felt sorry for him, tried, kept getting pulled back and no movement in front of him Ozil 1/2 things either he doesn't suit the premier or doesn't suit wenger approach GIroud not good enough no where near stevie wonder could see that And finally wenger 10 years ago ahead of his time, now NO PASSION, NO TACTICS, NO FEAR FACTOR, = no job

The fact that the next game up for Arsenal is against AFC Bournemouth, one of just four clubs currently below the Gunners in the Premier League table, and will be played in front of our own crowd at the Emirates stadium should make it easy to predict the shape of the game.

Where they might have some joy is through the likes of Mata, Martial and Rashford so Arsenal do not want to play too high a line and encourage the fast breakaway, but with Coquelin and Xhaka and Ramsey in front of our defence we should be able to cope.

There is nothing foolish about a young French footballer such as Lacazette coming to Arsenal to play for Mr. Wenger in front of the brilliant German Ozil.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

So while his agent may have been planning to play hardball and call the bluff of Wenger about the possibility of a transfer away from Arsenal, Ozil spoke as if he has already signed a new deal as he talked about how much he was looking forward to next season, and especially providing assists for the new striker who has a well deserved reputation for being super cool in front of goal.

Last season was the first time that Tottenham have finished above us in the League table since Wenger became our manager 21 years ago, and they were also in front of us when we played them at the Emirates earlier this season and everyone was predicting an Arsenal defeat.

«I really want to be in the final to play in front of my family and friends but it's not only that — I came to Arsenal because I want to win trophies,»

Despite the arrival of Alexis Sanchez this season, Arsenal have looked short of pace up front and are having trouble getting in behind determined defences, we according to our newest right - back Hector Bellerin, the reason is because Theo Walcott has not been available to introduce more speed into our play.

Telling me players are not to blame is absolutely rubbish, they are to blame, yes Monaco mission was to relax and repell Arsenal and if possible shut them down completely, this gam was ours to take, First the pressure was on Monaco, they didn't know how to go about it, whether to defend their 3 - 1 advantage or press us, we had more than enough clear cut chances but as usual we were clueless in front of goal, we tried to open them apart which is impossible, Carzolla and Alexis played as if we lead 15 - 0, holding balls, try to dribble every time they have the ball and and reduce the pace and any chance of other to get through, losing balls carelessly, poor crosses is now our style, it doesn't threatened even Charlton athletic coz everyone now knows our crosses is poorly delivered and our attackers also don't have a clue how to do it even if one get through it will be wasted, this game should have been won by range attempts which was only tried once by ÖZIL and was blocked.

After scoring the only goal of the game to give Arsenal a much needed win away to West Brom in the Premier League, Danny Welbeck was asked about whether he would be happy playing on the left side of a front three, as he used to do for his former club Manchester United.

All Arsenal fans could dream of having a team of players that played with the energy and confidence of our star man Alexis Sanchez, but even if we had two of him up front that would make us into formidable opponents for any team in the world.