Sentences with phrase «arsenals lack of ability»

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I for one won't mind him retiring at Arsenal or being a coach, because despite his lack of pace and his limited ability his football brain is really up there with the best, knows how to read the game and is a true defender that likes to sit deep and soak in the pressure.

For a club who counts there money the way Arsenal does and for the apparent lack of speed and ability they have in sealing identified targets: it is a big issue.

He also has the ability to play striker and ATt mid, this makes him ideal as he will also be creative enough for arsenals left Poldi is clinical but lacks presence on the pitch in terms of contribution.

The 26 year old has instantly adapted to life in the Premier League and has shown no lack of heart and a great deal of raw ability that has made him an absolute handful in Arsenal colours.

Even if a sloppy pass or a momentary lack of focus leads to a goal there should be enough attacking ability in the Arsenal team to get away with it, as we did last weekend, but I do think it is a concern and especially so in a big game like the one coming up at Man City.

What that teaches us is this, one bad signing can destroy a team season, Xhaka possesses none of the credential Arsenal need his lack of stamina effects his ability to move up the pitch and distribute the ball and hence close the opposition down, his poor acceleration put him in at a massive disadvantage in taking on the one on one chase back toward his goal, his sluggish tackling causes him to get sent off and his poor positioning allow the opposition plenty of space to exploit, Xhaka overall style of play is going to cause Arsenal huge problems for the foreseeable future.

His abilities were not recognised at Arsenal and having become frustrated with a lack of minutes, it wasn't long before the World Cup winner desired a move away.

If you believe everything you read then yes arsenal are always getting snubbed and lack the ability to attract players of quality yet in reality Arteta was willing to take a pay cut to join us, Ozil joined us and Sanchez joined us the following year.

Even with the acquisition of Lacazette and Kolasinac (free), it has been a huge failure from the Arsenal brass in terms of not selling enough players, not being able to renew crucial contract on certain players, giving players huge wages when they don't deserve it, lack of ability to identify targets which is perhaps down to poor scouting, and not able to bring in players that would strengthen us in an already inadequate and flawed team.

It's the lack of goals which has left doubt in Arsenal fans mind as to his real ability, but his goal - per - minute ration has always been more than respectable, even if he has had the odd barren spell.

Of course, his versatility is what makes this prospect particularly interesting; as he presents the ability to offer support as a «number 10» or function perfectly as a «number 9» so tactically offers many attacking combinations which Arsenal have lacked for years (I mean lets be honest most of us can name Arsenal's starting lineup in our sleepOf course, his versatility is what makes this prospect particularly interesting; as he presents the ability to offer support as a «number 10» or function perfectly as a «number 9» so tactically offers many attacking combinations which Arsenal have lacked for years (I mean lets be honest most of us can name Arsenal's starting lineup in our sleepof us can name Arsenal's starting lineup in our sleep).

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

Mertesacker used to use his ability to read the game to make up for his lack of pace, however now that it seems his legs may be tiring with the physical demands of the Premier League, perhaps Mertesacker's time at Arsenal is also coming to an end.

And most importantly, many of the PL players are mediocre in CL and lack the TECHNICAL ability to play the Arsenal way.

Ospina is a brilliant shot stopper but lacks the ability to protect arsenal from crosses, which is one of arsenal defensive weakness.

I very much doubt whether the attempt by Arsene Wenger to curtail the planned protest from Arsenal fans today will have any effect, unless his ill advised decision to suggest that the Gunners» failures at home were down to the atmosphere created by the fans rather than their lack of grit, ability, spirit or tactics actually make the protest bigger and louder than it would have been.

Arsenal at that time had a lack of aerial ability in the final third, it was talked about allot and was one of the reasons I liked the Giroud transfer until I got the entire picture.

On sanogo I know YouTube only shows the best bits, but the version of sanogo on show is definitely not the sanogo at arsenal, the guy has a lot of ability, maybe it's confidence which he is lacking, but I assure you he is a class player, Wenger hasn't lost his marbles.

Arsenal's lack of technical abilities and bad system could be mitigated with the defensive 3 -4-2-1 formation.

So if it is finally realised that no matter who is at the helm of Arsenal that they would still be financially restricted by the lack of ability to work in the transfer market then why would you want to change what we already have?

United have lacked the physical presence of Lukaku in the box of late, and they will require him to play to the best of his abilities to end the club's two - match winless run versus Arsenal.

i'm often faced with the question «what have you achieved with your so called branded beautiful football» and in my quiet time, i think about it and i came up with a conclusion that all teams vie for one main reason,» to win trophies» which we have lacked in the last six years.As an Economist, i understand Arsene wenger's mentality, philosophy, youth developmental project, rebuilding and most especially, the sole aim of puting Arsenal's financial stability in order but he should also understand that the only consolation we fans get after paying to watch Arsenal despite the high ticket prices which's about the costliest in the league is winning trophies, the ability to say amongst other footballing fans that we have a great squad that plays good football and win trophies.That's what i'm talking about!!!

This ability in the air is something that the Arsenal midfield had been lacking last season despite the 23 - year - old's efforts, winning the most per league game of any Arsenal midfielder last season.

Plus, despite early - season concerns and a lack of long - term planning, Arsenal's attack is currently one of the league's best, thanks to Arsene Wenger's ability to rest most of his key players for the team's Europa League matches.

That solidity has been sadly lacking at Arsenal recently and one of the main attractions of appointing Simeone would unquestionably be his ability to organise his team defensively.

Their interest in the German is justified given Arsenal's lack of finishing ability.