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Forwards — again numbers wise probably enough but I think we lack one more goal scorer I think only Alexis Giroud and Walcott if fit will offer more than 15 + goals in a season although the rest of the team will score many goals.

Not exact matches

Last season the 22 - year - old Frenchman managed two goals in 16 appearances, although just eight of those were starts and 11 came while on loan with Crystal Palace.

That's now eight goals and five assists in 34 outings for the season, although he has struggled to secure a regular spot in Zinedine Zidane's starting line - up, as shown in midweek in Europe, and that has seemingly led to the speculation over his future and a possible exit.

His experience at such a young age and us having one of the best playmakers in the game makes me think he'd be a perfect fit, although I am worried it could take a season to adjust in which case I hope we can get enough goals from other players, maybe even play sanchez up top, if we don't win something this season players will be leaving.

The 21 - year - old hasn't quite hit top form this season, although he does still have more than respectable tallies of nine goals and 10 assists in 27 appearances in all competitions.

Tottenham are the only unbeaten team left in the Premier League this season and, although nobody is tipping them to lose at Bournemouth, Merson thinks they will concede two goals — something Spurs are yet to do in a domestic match this term.

Although Lucas was actually born in Coruña, he started his professional career at Atletico Madrid's C team where he scored 18 goals in 55 games over two seasons, before being moved on to Rayo Vallecano's B Team.

Kitson has scored eight goals by Christmas last season, although the goals dried up in the New Year, along with his team's chances of survival.

The 27 - year - old managed 15 goals in 29 La Liga appearances last season, and also contributed 10 assists, although he was ultimately unable to help the Meregues secure any silverware.

Although he managed to get nearly a full season of games with Bournemouth last year, he didn't really have much return in the form of goals or assists, so I think he still needs to improve a lot to get back into Arsenal's starting XI.

Although he turns 32 in March, Dzeko has proven that he can still score goals consistently at a high level, having bagged 39 in 51 appearances last season.

Scoring goals has been one of a number of issues that affected Arsenal at the start of the current season, although Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott have all improved significantly in front of goal in recent weeks.

Although much was made of Arsenal's zonal marking system in the aftermath of a goal conceded from a set piece against Manchester City, the reality is that both Premier League goals against the North London club this season have been the result of goalkeeping errors; Wojciech Szcz?sny fumbled a cross against Southampton and against City, Vito Mannone raced off his line only to get nowhere near David Silva's corner, allowing Lescott to head home.

From a personal perspective, I'm not sure if I would have preferred Bacca over Lucas Perez anyway, because although Bacca is arguably more experienced and more established at a higher level of European football, Perez did have a fantastic season last year and if he is able to replicate his 17 goal tally in La Liga in the Premier League, then he should have no problems fitting in with the Gunners.

Although he has never scored 40 goals in a season, he willed himself into a playoff goal - scorer.

Last season he scored a respectable 10 goals in 27 league games [via WhoScored], although he missed two months of the campaign after picking up an ankle injury in the 2 - 1 defeat away at Swansea City in February.

Sanchez scored 30 goals and provided 19 assists in 51 appearances in all competitions last season, and although it's been slow going so far this year, there's no denying how crucial he is to Arsene Wenger's side.

I will say though that i have seen improvement of him getting in the box to try and finish chances, which is an improvement, although he has been poor in the last three matches, from what i have seen i think he may improve in the goal scoring area this season.

This has worked out at a paltry return of 6 goals per season, although admittedly he did score 10 in the League last season and 9 in other competitions, which was his second best season ever.

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

Although he was in goal he can not really accept all the blame, not when Koscielny passes the ball straight to an opponent, not for the first time this season I might add, and Mustafi yet again fails to stay with his attacker either.

That's a lot of money for an untested young Brazilian talent, although he has bagged two goals and two assists in just six games in the Copa Libertadores this season.

He has made 12 appearances so far this season, although half of those have been as a sub, and his only goal so far was the brilliant solo effort that won the Community Shield against Chelsea, so we need to see some improvement in that area.

Although Alexander Semin has struggled to stay healthy in recent years, he's still just 30 - years old and, prior to 2012, had seasons of 21, 28, 40, 34, 26 and 38 goals.

It might be down to a more attacking style which has seen us score 8 more goals than at this stage last season, (although for only a point better off and one less defeat but still 2nd in the table) conceding 4 more in the process.

The 23 - year - old has struggled to establish himself in Luis Enrique's side this season, as although he's made 44 appearances in all competitions, he hasn't been one of the first names on the team sheet and has managed just three goals and two assists in those outings.

Okay Arsenal fans, the season is over for another year and it actually turned out to be a reasonably happy ending, with the last day disaster of Tottenham handing us our highest finish since we won the Premier League with the invincibles in 2004, although the real goal of the EPL title could not be grasped once again.

The Brazilian international has bagged 29 goals and 19 assists in just 30 appearances for the Ligue 1 leaders this season, although while they look set to dominate domestically again, they fell short in the Champions League once again.

Well im not in a wonderland he has his failings as we all do and great teams find a way to win good teams sit where we are 6 -5-4 but thats besides the point and it would be nice if your aunty had bolocks cause then we d be second but ive watched the games were an offensive team most the time although were terrible in the pissing rain but for the most part the game plans have worked weve created chances quality scoring chances one after the other problem is for me the finishing unless we sit back with 9 man behind the ball or ten when you push forward you will give up a goal if you lousy forwards fail to finish the set ups have been there this year but our strikers have failed to kill the games if we create quality chances and grab leads in the first 60 minutes like we have for the most part and in those games those games should of been killed even if we give a goal or two alongside the strategy but we failed to hit multiple should be goals we tried laca we'll see abou auba although hes a bit lazy so far but we'll see but we've lacked that quality in front goal a player the chances have been there im looking at the failure of the strikers and maybe that is his fault but monreal has scored as many goals recently as our strikers and thats sad our defenders or a midfielder will score and our stikers cant tally one in th first 60 mins of a game alongside them then were tired for last 40 give them hope there still only down one and we rue our missed chances while they push thats where iv been frustrated with this season not the tactics but the finishing

The Gunners had a very satisfying 4 - 1 destruction of the Scousers at home last season, and although Liverpool are yet to concede a goal in this campaign Carragher thinks this will be a crunch game for their defence.

23 - year - old Morata scored seven goals in 34 appearances for Juve in Serie A this season, although only 16 of those outings were from the start, as the forward struggled to unsettle the likes of Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic.

The 21 - year - old scored 15 goals in 41 games last season, although four of those did come from the penalty spot.

Last season the winger managed eight goals and two assists in 31 Ligue 1 appearances, although 12 of them came from the substitutes» bench.

Nevertheless, it remains to be seen whether or not Arsenal are willing to talk, as although he's endured a slow start to this year, Sanchez was pivotal as their talisman last season with 30 goals and 19 assists in 51 appearances, and so perhaps Wenger will want to see him finish the campaign to help them achieve their objectives even if he is to leave at the end of it.

Despite dominating the league, I think we still need to raise up the quality of our game in Europe, although we were eliminated due to away goals this season.

Although arguably no one stood out for City this season, Tevez showed a drastic improvement in form, scoring 11 goals and providing 8 assists, and generally playing with an energy and enthusiasm that his team - mates often lacked.

bie Lubin, although he has spent the previous two seasons on loan at second division outfit GKS Katowice where his form in front of goal has caught the eye of the Seagulls.

The Chester - born teenage striker, who has scored one goal in seven outings for his club this season, is also eligible for England, although he won't be once he's made his Wales debut.

This saw RVP make just 18 Premier League starts for United last season, although he did manage 12 goals in that time.

The 21 - year old Fulham academy graduate enjoyed a stellar first season in the SPL, scoring 32 goals and helping Celtic to achieve what the Gunners did 11 years ago and go an entire season without loss in the league, although the standards of the two divisions are somewhat different.

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...

The Arsenal and France international forward Alexandre Lacazette was signed by Arsene Wenger this summer for a club record transfer fee for more than just his goals, although that is clearly a major part of his appeal after he scored more in the last four seasons in Ligue 1 than any other striker, including the PSG stars Edinson Cavani and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

In turn, that has seemingly led to doubts over his future, although given Berardi has managed just three goals and two assists in 25 appearances this season, coupled with being blighted by injuries in recent times, it isn't quite the stand - out replacement that many Milan fans would be hoping foIn turn, that has seemingly led to doubts over his future, although given Berardi has managed just three goals and two assists in 25 appearances this season, coupled with being blighted by injuries in recent times, it isn't quite the stand - out replacement that many Milan fans would be hoping foin 25 appearances this season, coupled with being blighted by injuries in recent times, it isn't quite the stand - out replacement that many Milan fans would be hoping foin recent times, it isn't quite the stand - out replacement that many Milan fans would be hoping for.

Giroud kept up a more than decent goalscoring record for his time with our club, although he never managed to break the 20 - goal mark in a single PL season for us.

It's arguably a questionable move from the Italian giants if they choose to pursue the 23 - year - old, as although he made a very bright impact not so long ago, he has suffered with injuries since and has a measly three goals and two assists in 26 appearances this season.

Although the 22 - year - old has bagged 11 goals and 10 assists in 41 appearances so far this season, he hasn't always been able to establish himself as a regular starter or key figure in Mourinho's plans.

Although Sánchez's minutes per assist ratio is slightly down in contrast to his debut season in 2014/15 (368 to 389), his minutes per goal ratio has improved, now standing at an impressive average of 130 minutes for each of the three goals he has scored in the Premier League this season.

We'll only need to score 1 goal anyway with our new master of clean sheets in goal... although I would love a 5 - 0 statement in the season opener.

It remains to be seen if either Jesus or Sterling get the nod back in the starting line - up, although given Aguero has now bagged 29 goals in 34 games this season, it would be a questionable decision to leave him out on such a big occasion.

In this case however, more goals get scored in the Prem than Serie A where defending is more of a focus - and although you might have a point if you say that there are less strong teams in Serie A than the Prem currently - what Higuain has done this season is so exceptional that it's surely impossible to argue against him improving any team besides Barcelona & BayerIn this case however, more goals get scored in the Prem than Serie A where defending is more of a focus - and although you might have a point if you say that there are less strong teams in Serie A than the Prem currently - what Higuain has done this season is so exceptional that it's surely impossible to argue against him improving any team besides Barcelona & Bayerin the Prem than Serie A where defending is more of a focus - and although you might have a point if you say that there are less strong teams in Serie A than the Prem currently - what Higuain has done this season is so exceptional that it's surely impossible to argue against him improving any team besides Barcelona & Bayerin Serie A than the Prem currently - what Higuain has done this season is so exceptional that it's surely impossible to argue against him improving any team besides Barcelona & Bayern.