At first i thought the writer intended to write about Emmanuel Petit as he is a pundit for SuperSport but when i discovered it Adebayo his real name (Source from Nigeria and not Adebayor) it becomes even clear the more reason i should care less about whatsoever he's got to say about Arsenal but trying to compare his stats is the height of ridicule i can imagine not forgetting his goal ratio to
chances on goal at the service of Cesc etal.
Not exact matches
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goodness i can't believe it people will still defend him.You know something when Giroud misses many
chances like
at Monaco i did not criticize him even based
on that you know why?its because he has always not been clinical.The only way a team can improve is by indentifying its problems and solving them.Arsenal has Giroud as the main cf and Welbeck as backup to him.Giroud has done well scoring some
goals some too important but collectively he does more harm than good.Do not use moments to judge a player judge him based
on content.Giroud does not excel in many games than he excels in games.As a main cf you need to be consistent.I see people here saying Giroud can not dribble he cant do this he cant do that but its a bit crazy to criticize him for that because every player has his own style.Giroud limitations as a player costs arsenal and will cost us a lot.Most importantly his poor finishing which has cost us several times.Not good enough.His style of play is ok for us but a striker who can take
on players and run behind defences very well would make us very strong and also should be clinical.For Welbeck he needs to works
on his finishing and composure by doing the basic things right.He rushes infront of
goal too much.For now he is just above average.However he can excel if he works
on improving.Giroud and Welbeck will always be a pain in arsenal's neck for most part.Some will call me stupid but hey
at least i want to analyze the problem.People may support Giroud or Welbeck to lead the line next season but as the saying goes if you fool me once shame
on you but if you fool me twice shame
on me.Will you let Giroud and Welbeck fool you again?
They were humbled 4 - 2 by Southampton last week, and after they were meekly beaten by Gareth Bales
goal for Madrid, Paul Meron thinks that Arsenal should have little problem
on Sunday.He said: «If there's ever a
chance for Arsenal to win
at the Etihad again, this is the game.
This is exactly the type of versatile player that Arsenal need right now, as he can play as a winger or a striker, and anyone who can score 8 La Liga
goals in 10 games (while not playing for Madrid or Barcelona) is definitely worth taking a
chance on, especially for a price that works out
at just over 14m GBP without any haggling.
Sanogo may be fortunate in his arsenal stay, because of injury, no team will be looking to take
on an injured player (only arsenal), which may be a blessing in disguise, because his recovery more than likely will be after the window closes, so if i was him i would try get some
goals in the under 23 games and hopeful that will get him into the cup games or even the
chance at the Giroud role again.
The Gunners are now withing touching distance of Man City and just one result could see us overtake them
at the top, which is why Wenger and his comments
on the Arsenal website sounded thankful to our local rivals for giving Arsenal the
chance to close that gap to the leaders and why he feels the late
goal against Burnley was so vital.
but, im ok with this vardy transfer... it shows us many things: 1) wenger is changing, something some of us have been demanding for a long time; 2) it shows that wenger is taking risks: think about it, he is buying a men for a not cheap price, knowing he could not getting anything after, with a future sell i mean... this is an act that shows wengers intentions to win something, the buy is not motivated by any financial or economic reason but only for a «get the f epl once again» reason... this is an act that shows us hungry, even if we fail, we could said we try... first ever, we really try; 3) finally but very important... vardy is the kind of player we need... he is a warrior, a fighter... he has character... look
at how he celebrate his
goals... full of energy... he, like alexis, can motivate the team when the things are not going in our way (something wenger cant do because of his age and because he has never been an active coach
on the pitch)... the vardy transfer, if it finish well, is a demostration of a change, and a good one... lets take care of winning things and do nt look the economic side for once... vardy is a bit old, but we can give a
chance to welbeck after maybe, or akpom... u are not thinking about the future when we talk about ibra... guys: u complain when wenger do nt spend or because he is always looking for the bargain when u are the guys who has to pay the very expensive tickets... u complain when wenger buy the always for the future guy... like morata... stop to complain for everything and be consequent with yourself... i would love auba, but it is not going to happen... lukaku is awesome but the asking price is stupid... lets try with vardy, give us the throphy..
If it wasn't for that moment of madness from Mustafi it could easily have been equal
at half time, and the
goal was actually City's only shot
on target before the break although De Bruyne and Aguero had pretty clear
chances go astray.
He was a major outlet for Ozil and Cazorla especially... if he wasn't
at the end of those
chances, his diagonal runs to the left side of the pitch was creating space for others and Sanchez to come in
on goal.
In all honesty Arsenal played well we had very good position with loads of
chances and 13 corner kicks how come we are so crappy
at scoring corners???? We need to start scoring the
chances we get from corners we could have easily beat southhampton by 4
goals but forster was good he got the 3 points off us MR wenger should go back to the drawing board as he has some options one of witch could the calling of welington silva or a reshuffle bring iwobi in elneny or new methods in tactics as in picking players and rehearse attacks strategy As for the referee I to felt done by him there was
on particular foul
on sanches that was not giving
at the end we need to register our efforts and be clinical
Our football is so much nicer to watch, but think it's a probably about right
at the end of the first half, as far as
chances on goal go.
If they had scored
on that drive, whether a field
goal or a touchdown, then they would have had a legit
chance to make a push to either tie or win the game
at the end.
On top of that, the
goal Mason scored was «scrappy» and the type of
goal we wouldn't have scored in years past — look
at Niki Jackson's opportunity in the second half where the poor dude dribbled a good
chance away as a prime example of what we used to do — but a savvy player with a nose for
goal, Mason, puts it away.
There was a
chance to impress in the FA Cup third - round replay
at Leeds
on Wednesday night, but — apart from assisting the opening
goal in a 3 - 1 win — he was quiet and replaced by Robin van Persie for the last 20 minutes.
After equalizing
at the 72 ′ mark
on a strike from Roberto Firmino, Benteke had a
chance to make a last - second
chance on the
goal, but he was lightly tripped up by Palace defender Damien Delaney — earning a penalty in the process despite complaints that the Belgian striker took a dive.
Even when United went down to ten men, following the dismissal of Marouane Fellaini for this stamp
on McShane, Hull couldn't even find the
goal that would have
at least given them a
chance of remaining in the top flight.
As we thought would happen after his
goal scoring Premier League starting debut against Swnasea
at the weekend, Joel Campbell gets the
chance on the right side of our front three once more, with Olivier Giroud leading the line and Alexis Sanchez
on the left.
Speaking to
Goal in an exclusive interview, Fabregas — who won the World Cup with Spain in 2010 — has expressed his regret
at having missed out
on the
chance to work with Suarez.
At least you 2 know who I'm talking about 3 points what you got to say about that nothing cause we got the maximum points we can and we played quite well if you do watch football you should know every team with a 1
goal lead will be
on the back foot to try see out the game especially wen we had plenty of
chances to finish them off COYG
Plus with Giroud's tendency to want to look
at the sky with bewilderment
on his face every time he gets a
chance we could probably do with some
goals from midfield.
so the order from Wenger should be that Flamini and wilshere focus
on winning the ball, and do NOT bomb forward unless there's a clear
chance at goal.
i think this was coquelines best game so far that was too much technique boy, Ozill was constantly laying in those balls, carzola, koscielny, merts, ramsey, Bellerin was as usuall exceptional, monreal n man Sherzee did t well every time he had a
chance to, the subs werent bad
at all having made a
goal btn them n jack wasnt bad except 4over clinging
on to the ball.
I think the crowd noise
at the Emirates is largely reflective of what we see
on the pitch; you rarely see an Arsenal side
at home dominate from start to finish, plenty of
chances, plenty of
goals.
Anyways, The Ox is looking up for it this season and has scored two quality
goals, one in pre-season and one against Liverpool, so hopefully he will continue to improve And maybe Campbell will get a
chance to shine aswell, We have plenty of cover In midfield,
at the moment lol So we can concentrate
on worrying about the other areas for now!??
Diego Costa gave Cheski this season what they needed, he scored
goals in an important match, remember the match arsenal played against chelski
at the bridge, arsenal dominated the game and Costa was anonymous almost
on the entire game but just a single
chance he got from Fabrigas pass, he killed us and that is what a Top striker needed to do.
One man who has arguably already taken his
chance is Ibe, who came
on for Coutinho
at the Britannia Stadium and scored the only
goal of the game to put the Reds
on course for Wembley next month.
look
at these players: Chambers: 16m Ox: 12m Welbeck: 16m... Plus their wages since they have been signed... Now ask yourself whathave they done for us??? I know chambers haven't gotten enough
chance... but 20m is not too much for Arsenal to spend
on a
goal scorer eventhough it is a risk...
This season he is currently
at about 0.57
goals per game, now considering he has been coming
on as a sub for Giroud recently and he has not been given many
chances due to FITNESS then getting over 0.5
goals per game is a FANTASTIC achievement.
Lolz
at Giroud completely messing that up
on first
chance and then because of the skill of others around him he actually gets a
goal.
Ramsey and Xhaka in the middle offer attacking threat as well so the boss is clearly planning
on a lot of
goals or
at least giving Arsenal the best possible
chance of breaking down a stubborn defence.
He snatched
at his shot when linking with giroud and the
chance he was clear
on goal but poorly choose to reverse pass to giroud and expected a sublime flick back was mind blowing my poor.
Ozil can create all the
chances he likes our strikers are not just good enough plus Ozil himself needs to improve
on his
goal contribution (a natural number 10 can work in a team like City, Madrid or Barca because they have WC forwards who burry the
chances created and have a good
goal return not
at Arsenal).
The Togolese striker had an impressive season
on loan
at White Hart Lane, scoring 18
goals and providing 12 assists, but flopped spectacularly after making his move permanent, scoring just 8
goals and providing 2 assists this time round, missing a host of easy
chances at crucial moments along the way.
Diego Simeone's men seemed to struggle to adapt to what was being thrown
at them, giving Real more
chances at goal early
on than you would normally have expected to see.
and please do not go about saying Ozil has 18 assist and he is only there to create
chances, in the position he plays he should be contributing
at least 15 — 18
goals, i had sanchez getting us
at least 20
goals last season but i do not hear anybody
on sanchez case, i would not even speak about Walcott and the others.
This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look
at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system...
at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago...
on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender
on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive
on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored
goals per clear
chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities
on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role
on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless
at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third...
on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily
on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are
on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay
on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen
on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and,
at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits
this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira
on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a
chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer
on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic
on welbeck and get him scoring
goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing
on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had
at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard
on his finishing i think once he gets a few
goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him
on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or
on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were
at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get
on a good run
at the right time we might be hard to stop look
at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes
on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all
i think this could officially be the start of the end for wenger his blind arrogance has cause him to buy welbeck in the sheer belief that AGAINST THE ODDS HE CAN BEAT THE REST OF THE BIG 4 WITH ONE ARM BEHIND HIS BACK we should be buying top top top european c / l standard players not sunderland spuds everton standard players thats about welbecks standard of club in all truthful reality he is an honest hard working player but wenger thinks he can coach the mediocrity out of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of
goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing
chance after
chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded
on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going
on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason
at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for klopp
«I felt that the 33 shots
on goal against Manchester United and the
chances we missed had a little impact there, but we need to continue focusing
on the quality of our game and not to focus too much
on the fact that we are not ruthless
at the moment.
Bendtner or Chamakh would still have been considered average even if they scored 25
goals because they had average talent.For all the potential Bendtner had he never maximised it so as long asit wasn't developed he's still average.I mean it's possoble for an average player to score 25
goals when given the
chances and possible for a world class striker to score less than that.Quality is a talent which may be linked to stats but does not necessarily show
on stats.Take Ox for example, if you looked
at his stats you might think he's average but he's not.Look
at Lukaku, he's scored many
goals for Everton yetmany people here think he's not gpod enough for Arsenal because they look
at the quality and talent andnot just the
goals.
Giroud is awful no matter how many times you defend him he'll keep messing up, every Arsenal game Giroud gets
on average about 5
chances at goal but he can't even score 1, let me remind you that including end of last season in the last 11 Arsenal games Giroud has scored once!
Must Jack be thought
at this level
on how he should choose his spot calmly and convert that particular
chance to the left of the
goal by using his left or right foot or even roof the ball to net above De Gea?
shame it was only three
goals scored, a striker gifted with so many
chances should have scored
at least another 5 and
at least get 7 of the other
chances on target... oh the joy.
Whether he will have games like this
on a regular basis or he will miss
chances like Dortmund and Spurs is yet to be found out, but i do enjoy the way the Man United boy raised with so much love is now scoring
goals for Arsenal and mocking United
at not giving him the
chance to shine as a forward.
even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a
chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been
on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning
at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position
on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry
on, which ultimately caused some discomfort
on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their
goals, if their
goals are relatively modest... just look
at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win
at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving
on just look
at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move
on and buy a new and better coat
A RW is typically judged
on his ability to create
chances, get assists, and score
goals...... OX is pretty darn average in both assists and
goals so far in his career
at Arsenal.
Fortunately, Balo was injured
on Sunday, meaning Rickie Lambert got a
chance, which he took by scoring the opening
goal in a 3 - 1 defeat
at Crystal Palace.
Arsenal have an uphill task
on their hands to qualify for the quarterfinals of this season's UEFA Champions League, as they need to score
at least 3
goals to have any smidgen
chance of overcoming an AS Monaco side that won by a huge margin of 3 - 1 in the first leg
at the Emirates last month.