Sentences with phrase «giroud back on the bench»

Put Giroud back on the bench and put Alexis up front and for God's sake start Lucas.

I like the fact that our manager has gone for the pace of Welbeck in the centre forward role, with Giroud back on the bench and ready to perform his super sub heroics if called upon.

Not exact matches

Both Ramsey and Cazorla can defend and score as well and I am expecting a very tight match for Ozil to control the ball and make the right pass... Ramesy for Cesc and Coq for Hazard (tight m2m)... I am sure Monreal will handle his back very well and I hope the same for Bellerin against Hazard... Giroud will find difficulties to hold up the ball against Cahill and Tery, he must be on his day... Welback to do them the same of Utd game... Gabriel should start most of the remaining games, BFG should be benched next season

I mean I thought we were finally sending Giroud and Per to a deserved spot on the bench and now we bring them back?

And even though it looks like those injury issues are easing and there is a good chance the Ox may find himself on the bench more often, the England international is over the moon to see the likes of Walcott, Giroud and Debuchy coming back, because he reckons that with a fitter squad, Arsenal will be ready to really push on after christmas and put the iffy first half of the season behind us.

Exactly, the ones who don't look like they have the weak mentality get sided out for no reason, Sanchez was scoring for fun when he was free to play in the centre and the wings, but he was outshining Giroud so the manager restricted him, Ramsey was scoring for fun when he was allowed to shoot outside the box and had players supporting him at the back but now the manager tells him to play Cazorla role instead, when Ox was new he was dribbling past City defenders for fun but then he was benched for Walcott who can't even dribble past one defender, now we have Campbell who always impresses on the pitch but the manager benches him for a player with no confidence.

I'm backing Walcott to return as striker with Giroud on the bench, so I'm picking him to get the first goal, or will Alexis finally come good?

I think our current play is best suited to Giroud as striker, we seem to put in a lot of crosses in final third but Welbeck or anyone is not always there to contact, but Giroud can be better in those situations, now we having Giroud back, put Welbeck on bench for some time (giving him rest, can bring on Podolski for him) play two strikers Pod and Giroud upfront.

If arteta not fit he may put chambers in midfield and bring mert back in for Everton game play cambell on left ox right and Sanchez through the middle have ozil, carzola, giroud, rosicky and podolski on bench!

The continual experiment of Cazorla on the left side of the pitch most be stopped, play him behind the striker and let him do his thing, he should have been building his confidence back while Ozil was out in that position, if you (wenger) wants jack to play so much, let him play behind giroud and bench cazorla, but this experiment must stop allow, Campbell, ox or Gnabry to show themselves in that position, even RYO and COQ would do a much better job on the left side of the park.

To get the best out of Giroud, you have to drop him on the bench for a few games so when he is back he shows a fighting spirit.

We finally have a solid striker (even if he will take some adaptation time I think he'll be true class) in Lacazette, we have solid center backs (once they are all healthy) much better than in recent seasons, Giroud is our killer weapon off the bench rather than the key we are relying on as the main source of goals, Coquelin and Elneny are now midfield fall - back options rather than Flamini (no offense Mathieu, I appreciated your efforts, just making the obvious comparison), two high quality keepers, etc..

Arsene Wenger must have been mightily relieved when the in form England striker Danny Welbeck passed his late fitness test and as expected, the Frenchman has stuck with the pacy and hard working front man instead of bringing back Olivier Giroud who has made an early return to fitness and is on the bench to face Manchester United today.

Why the f**k did we buy him if we keep putting Giroud and Ramsey with him??? Yet leave Ox and Theo on the bench, Alexis is his ONLY outlet and even he has been rushed back.

You say Wenger doesn't trust his bench and plays the same players without rotating (causing injuries), then on the other hand you say we should have played Giroud who is just back from three months injury.

We have Perez back to replace Giroud on the bench No worries!

Welbeck came back from injury last cson and was in scoring form only for Wenger to bench him or / and move him out wide just to play a Giroud who was on a 20 - game draught and it made us rack up about 3consecutive draws and a loss which made us lose any hope of the title.

giroud, lecoq, are gud backups to hve in the squad but not a first team player for a team wanting to challenge for epl.coq has got to improve slightly on the ball but off the ball he is gud.everyone knows about giroud and I don't think a gud striker is enough for us.we need a very clinical guy not a guy who will be going through dry patches coz thats guaranteed from a gud striker.gibbs is tricky he is a gud option to hve on the bench but if we scout someone younger and better than him then I think we can sell him for both the clubs sake and himself coz he hasn't progressed as a player.what I find shocking is bellerin back up is jenkinson worth a team challenging for epl?I don't think so and we should find an able guy there than fool ourselves and next season we pay for mistakes again.

Perhaps it is the added pace of the Ox and with Alexis Sanchez on the other side that has convinced the boss to start with Giroud in the centre, or perhaps it is a reward for the way he has come back from that dip in form and scored vital goals from the bench.

The Frenchman has not been happy with spending most of the season on the bench, and maybe he could get back to playing every week at Newcastle United, who are rumoured to have bid 22m or maybe West Ham United if Giroud prefers to stay in London?

Look per mertesecker he is back n fit but no game time, welbeck is now an FA cup starter and EP sub, Giroud our main striker sits on the bench while Alexis a winger plays his position making us use Iwobi a good Buh inexperience winger.

The forward really came back with a bang after his frustrating spell on the sidelines and Coquelin was quick to point out that Giroud has always proven his many doubters wrong since coming to the club and the English Premier League a few years ago, but in a way these comments could be taken as a proof that perhaps the big man is the perfect player to have on the bench as he will want to come on and prove himself once again.

We already have the likes of Tomas Rosicky, Joel Campbell and Lukas Podolski getting frustrated at warming the bench on a weekly basis, but with Giroud back in the frame and Theo Walcott, we hope, close to a full comeback, the situation in the forward line is set to become even more competitive.

The back 7 are great but why have giroud and Lucas on the bench?

The good news is that Alexis is in the starting line up for the Gunners today and for those who were worried about the possibility that he would be back out on the left can relax as Olivier Giroud starts from the bench.

This is assuming that Theo Walcott is fit to play again on the right, but if he is would you drop Giroud back to the bench on Sunday?

I am afraid I know the answer, bench him again and have pretty boy GIROUD back gravitating all over the field falling by himself and yelling to the ref... We were desperately looking for a Striker and we had a good one rusting on the Bencbench him again and have pretty boy GIROUD back gravitating all over the field falling by himself and yelling to the ref... We were desperately looking for a Striker and we had a good one rusting on the BenchBench....

Alexis should also be very high on the shortlist to be included in your fantasy team, as he is relishing his new role in the side, but there is the possibility that Olivier Giroud could well be selected to play up front now he has returned to fitness, and the Chilean could suffer if he is benched or put back in his previous role.

Despite Giroud's heroics I think he will be back on the bench to be brought on later if needed.

He often went to acn wich ment he was back on the bench when he came back Ryo was an unkown younger Ozil is world class Podolski was a well known player who joined on the back of a fantastic season Giroud was also a top scorer in France

I'm not certain how it would play out but it would have been interesting to see Perez playing in a front 3 with Sanchez and Lacazette, with Perez on the right, but in order to do that we would need a true defensive midfielder so that we could still have Ozil in the middle, playing behind the front 3, and Sead and Ox / Bellerin taking turns making wide side runs... unfortunately Wenger has made sure that could never happen because it would require buying the proper back 3 to handle this situation and he would have to bench his beloved Walcott and Ramsey on a regular basis... like I said before, I'm very concerned that Wenger will play Lacazette out wide on the left with Giroud in the middle, which means Sead will likely be in the back 3 and Ox will be played in the left wing - back position, which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever... God, I hope I'm wrong

Positives Our defence has a leader with wealth of experience Creativity in abundance Ramsey still has licence to make late runs to the box Xhaka and wilshere both play 6s taking turns to hold and doing the dirty work Sanchez and Ozil switching wings havoc through crossing or cutting inside Lacazette being provided for Giroud our option from the bench Negatives Ozil playing as a winger wouldn't defend (mustafi will provide cover as he wouldn't overlap as much as bellerin) No Giroud Lacazette dynamic combination (would still happen by subbing wilshere caution for injuries Ramsey moves to 8 lacazette plays behind Giroud) Slow and aging metserker (makes up for with football brain and also pacy wing backs) No outright cdm (wouldn't need one as no overlapping wing backs to cover as creativity is enough ufront would concentrate on defending

I hope wenger sees these and benches ozil when he doesn't deliver to have a taste of Wilshere, but never wenger, he prefers his best on the pitch than giving willing and passionate players chances, the likes of Campbell, Gabriel, Gibbs instead of easy monreal, Perez shud av played more last season e.t.c, I hope to say xhaka, Ramsey, Wilshere in front of them, Sanchez / Perez if Sanchez goes, lacazette / welbeck upfront, giroud as sub, Gabriel along side koscielny and kolasinic, bellerin and gibbs / monreal as full backs, I want szesny back as back up to cech and Martinez as understudy.................. but I won't get it cos it is wenger......... smh

Now that Arsenal have Olivier Giroud back in the first team after his freak tibia injury at the start of the season, and with Theo Walcott back in training and on the bench for the away game at Anfield, the attacking side of the Arsenal squad is the one thing that Arsene Wenger does not have to worry about.

- better than Giroud - under # 15m (this is a back up remember)- low wages - willing to sit on the bench for 75 % of the time

Olivier Giroud may well find himself back on the bench in the near future despite his form, with a number of our players knocking on the door for football, but who deserves to be playing most regularly?

Also Arsene Wenger normally backs Giroud so it is unlikely that hewould be left on the bench.

Wenger chose to largely base his selection with the midweek champions league game in the back of his mind, with both Alexis and Giroud sitting on the bench, whilst Perez, Chamberlain and Walcott, all who could play an important part out in France, were all substituted to ensure their fitness doesn't drop too low.

Giroud might be back on the bench for the Premier League game against Bournemouth but do you agree that he needs to start against PSG?

Olli has been recast as Arsenal's supersub since the arrival of Laca, coming on late and generally scoring, but back at the start of the season when Welbeck was fit to play, Giroud was still left on the bench.

Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain, Theo Walcott and Lukas Podolski was the preferred front 3, as Olivier Giroud, just back injury was named on the bench.

The 4 - 1 win at the Stadium of Light on Saturday was comfortable in the end for Arsenal, but it required the Gunners to call on a returning Olivier Giroud to bag a couple of goals from the bench as Arsenal responded well to being pegged back in a game they should have won earlier than they did.

The 4 - 1 win at the Stadium of Light on Saturday was comfortable in the end for Arsenal, but it required the Gunners to call on a returning Olivier Giroud to bag a couple of goals from the bench as Arsenal responded well to being pegged back in a game they should have won earlier than... More Giroud helps Arsenal avoid a slip - up at Sunderland

Giroud came off the bench and scored just two minutes after being on the pitch to put Arsenal back in front as he placed a Kieran Gibbs cross past Sunderland keeper Pickford in the 71