I would argue that, when you are down to 10 men, Giroud brings more to the table in
every area than a striker like Aguero because, not only is he dangerous in open play, he is an asset at set - plays too.
Not exact matches
this tells me that the financial prudence we have extolled as prudent for the clubs future and for the adherence to FFP is really a smoke and mirrors situation we need a
striker (opinions differ to which one) we need cover for Le Coq (again opinions differ) and maybe we need one other in another
area of the pitch, but if we don't get them we wont be better
than we were this year and we wont move closer to the real glory.
You state we need a
striker yet we scored two less
than the title winners seven less
than city, 2014/2015 we scored three less
than Chelsea and 12 less
than city you have to go back to 2013/14 to find a time where we were way behind in terms of goals scored and that was a massive 33 and 34 goals behind city and Utd with both those teams scoring 100 goals plus, the reason we need a
striker is not as you and others push to win the title but to give strength and depth to an
area that is thin on ground.
Nicholas said: «I think the team that needed to do business more
than anyone else was Arsenal and Arsene Wenger has successfully identified the two
areas, positions I've been on about for five years, and signed a centre - back and a
striker.
We needed a viera type figure to partner with coquelin in the midfielder, so that we can play Cozorla in a more advanced position And a
striker (not necessarily world class) but one who ticks all the boxes and his better
than average in all key
areas.
I'd be happy to be proved wrong however Theo has a very poor injury record, if he is a
striker than he hasn't been replaced in the wide
area and he has big issues in general as of now on the lone
striker role
the stand out free agent is 30 * jonas free agent 80 - 82rating prev valencia main
striker worth 11m champ League 14app = 8g, 5 ass la liga113app = 36g / 16ass excellent = ball control, very good = dribble, preditor, long shots good = finishing, positioning, vision decent = free kick, speed, passing last season comparison; # ave 0.87 shots outside
area better
than giroud # 39 % take ons better
than giroud not far from welbeck # 56 % shot accuracy would rival the best finishers in the prem.
campbell or sanogo should go on loan now and replaced with 30 * brazilian jonas free agent 80 - 82rating prev valencia main
striker worth 11m champ League 14app = 8g, 5 ass la liga113app = 36g / 16ass excellent = ball control, very good = dribble, preditor, long shots good = finishing, positioning, vision decent = free kick, speed, passing last season comparison; # ave 0.87 shots outside
area better
than giroud # 39 % take ons better
than giroud not far from welbeck # 56 % shot accuracy would rival the best finishers in the prem.
30 * jonas free agent 7.9 - 8.2 / 10
striker prev valencia main
striker, but due to the non eu quota he hadto be terminated worth 11m champ League 14app = 8g, 5 ass la liga113app = 36g / 16ass excellent = ball control, very good = dribble, preditor, long shots good = finishing, positioning, vision decent = free kick, speed, passing last season comparison; # ave 0.87 shots outside
area better
than giroud # 39 % take ons better
than giroud not far from welbeck # 56 % shot accuracy would rival the best finishers in the prem.
I have said it many times and saying it again that Arsenal better spend for the most needful 3
Areas of a LB, DM & RW in the team
than to yield to the fanciful calls for a
striker signing.
In the two Moyes matches to date it looks like Kouyate has been under orders to get forward more to support the
striker with Arnautovic also getting into more central positions as his defensive responsibilities allow — in fact Kouyate and Arnautovic have taken up more dangerous positions
than Carroll who has preferred to lurk out towards the edge of the
area well away from where any crosses are aimed.
Many of us may have thought that midfield was the one
area where there was already an abundance of talent whereas it has seen the most reinforcements (particularly if you consider Ayew as a midfielder rather
than a
striker).
In terms of transfers i believe 4 players are needed to cover our behinds next season, No 1) we need defensive cover so i think Jolean Lescott would be ideal No 2) midfield is a bit lightwieght i know Miguel Veloso is on the radar but i think Gareth Barry or the italian Aquilani would be better suited No 3) a wide player is needed to give us width and penetration from wide
areas i know we've all but nailed Nasri but i think a David Silva or even Andrei Arshavin would be ideal and No 4) a
striker who would replace Adebayor is Pavlyuchenko the guy's got it all as has KLass Huntelaar and both would be cheaper
than the sale price of Adebayor.