Opta report that Ranieri's men have already let in more
goals than they did last season — and there's still sixteen games left to play.
The Invincibles scored just 2 more
goals than we did last season.
Since his re-introduction to the squad, after he spent a long time in the wilderness over the summer, it took a little bit of time to get him back in top condition and now he's done that he's produced more
goals than he did last season.»
Not exact matches
We
did not sign an impact player in Perez (52
goals his entire career), the manager is the same, and even if Mustafi helps us imporve our defense,
last season we only conceded one more
goal than the best defense in the league.
Arsenal conceded 36
goals last season, 1 more
than Man United and Tottenham, hence by your logic those teams also need to strengthen at the back, and have not
done anything worth talking about so far.
«I don't have a precise target [for the new
season] but I always want to improve, so I want to score more
goals than last year.
However, surely United can
do better
than a player who scored just four
goals in 27 Primeira Liga games
last season?
Now, thanks to a lot of returning experience all over the field, an explosive and powerful rushing attack, and an efficient defense, Notre Dame can have
goals bigger
than just making a bowl game, something they couldn't
do last season, by virtue of finishing with a 4 - 8 record.
Odgers — who had a fight - to -
goal ratio of 15 to 1 in the 1998 - 99 regular
season, who had seven fewer shots during this postseason
than Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman had
goals —
last scored so long ago that Monica Lewinsky was still
doing her bit to bring down a president instead of simply
doing bits on Saturday Night Live.
How many
goals did benzema score
last season???? And giroud has more qualities
than just hold up play... stop talking crap
the wilshere
goal against norwich and that rosicky
goal against «
do nt know against whom anymore» but i think where our decisions differ is that i think that till the
season 11/12, maybe 12/13 overachieved / had success, cause some year ago in the 12/13
season you wrote that he underachieved in this period, haha i still remember that xD but after that he should have won atleast one title and its a disappointment that we never had more
than 80 points in the
last few years..
Chelsea's strikers were shite
last season and Benzema hardly
did much better
than Giroud
last season in the
goal scoring department.
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
I don't think anyone forgets his «blinder» of a
season with 9
goals and 5 assists in Liverpool's perfect storm
season any more
than they forget Theo's
last full
season with 21
goals and 15 assists.
Yes, he is faster
than Giroud but
does he scores more (btw, 7 of his
last season goals were penalties)?
We all
did not know if Ramsey could even be able to score
goals later on be our engine before
last season... Wenger who coaches and trains these guys every day must know more about what each players weaknesses and strengths better
than us keyboard managers and coaches...
The
season before
last 14 15 we
did better with the points
than last season even though we came second from
last season we know we conceded many
goals from set pieces and were very short on
goal scoring the logic of this
season was to fix the defensive department and the offensive department by introducing a defender to reduce the amount of
goals conceded unless holding is to be the man we havent us of yet fixed the problem on the offensive department we all know the only offensive player is chuba apkom well else we have not addressed the problem so in reality I
do not except Arsenal to finish the
season with more
than 70 points and personally think minimum point required to win the premier league is 85 points have we got that in our squad it will remain to be seen if chuba and holding are enough for a key to unlock the
season we will soon find out but I think MR wenger is gambling with the introduction of new manageress which lives us with Liverpool and Leicester and who will take the points off united chelsea and city the next 6 games should give us the indication to what may happen to the long run for the new year
unless we are planning to sell jack, Ramsey, Carzola, or even coquelin i don't get these transfer... who
do we play where??? We had no problem in midfield
last season (in my opinion) but if we are
doing these just for the numbers then am ok with it... Our real problem is the No. 9 position... Guys theres a reason strikers cost and are paid higher
than other players... A striker who scores at - least a
goal in three good chances created is exactly what we need
players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and
season tickets
than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man
goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at
season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the
last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes
«Our
goal at the beginning of the
season was to make it further
than we
did last year and to keep improving as a team,» senior captain Brennah Gladwill said of the team's desire to advance past the second round of the Sac - Joaquin Section Division III playoffs.
He scored 5 more
goals than Lukaku in the league
last season and while he may not be world class, he
does a great job in our current system.
Leicester City have already conceded more Premier League
goals this campaign
than they
did in the entirety of
last season, report Opta.
Ramsey has had one good
season for us since his horrible injury, he needlessly gives the ball away much too often and his finishing is even worse
than Giroud's... once again we have fallen in love with the idea of what could have been... Ramsey has only scored 2 meaningful
goals in his entire Arsenal tenure: one in Turkey and the other in
last year's FA Cup, which is not near enough to make him a centerpiece of this offence... likewise simply his presence on the team sheet has led Wenger into making horrible tactical blunders because he will force Ramsey into the lineup even when it doesn't make sense... just think of all those games when Ramsey was played out wide on the right, which forced the RB to come up into the play far more often, and deeper, because Ramsey invariably would find himself in a more central position leaving us far more vulnerable to the counterattack..
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...
we need two world class attacking options to compete with the best at home and in europe next
season... giroud, walcott, ox iwobi, campbell
do not provide that in any combo... more important for me
than anything else... if we repeat defensive stats of
last season and add the kind of
goal tally a top team needs we will be there or there abouts... that said i would like mert to leave and an alternative found just not a priority
Newcastle had more attempts on
goal last season than Arsenal so how
does that work with your theory?
I don't know much about this Cheryshev guy other
than he is on loan to Villarreal from Madrid, he is LW and scored 4
goals last season.
As pointed out by football writer Daniel Storey on Twitter, the Saints made huge amounts from the sales of Dejan Lovren to Liverpool, Luke Shaw to Manchester United and Calum Chambers to Arsenal, but have conceded 20 fewer
goals than they
did at this stage
last season.
We have no DM and we're missing the Ramsey of
last season, who really made the transition from defense to attack work and his presence in the box allowed him to score more
goals than he
did before being stuck as a CM.
With the Japanese international having seemingly shaken off the injuries that have somewhat plagued his début
season at Old Trafford it seems as though fans are seeing what is close to the best of the former Dortmund man and Chelsea's at times somewhat erratic defensive line will have to avoid pushing up too far as Kagawa would punish them in very much the same manner Scott Parker and Gylfi Sigurdsson
did to Arsenal in
last weekend's North London derby, with their clever reverse passes splitting the Gunners» flatfooted less
than athletic defence for both Spurs
goals.
As a manager if you have to play against Bayern a young player who scored less
than 6
goals in the French second division
last season, what
does it say about our strikers and our team?!
They conceded just over one
goal per game, and didn't allow more
than two
goals in a contest until their
last game of the
season in an overtime loss.
The Colombian has been touted as a target for West Ham this summer, and the Toffees could
do much worse
than the 29 - year - old, who scored 18
goals in Serie A
last season.
Having scored 17
goals in all competitions
last season, there is sufficient evidence that suggests Martial would
do more
than most in this Manchester United squad in terms of easing the burden on Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score
goals which is the primary issue at Manchester United.
The Icelandic international scored nearly double the amount of
goals in the Premier League
than Barkley
did last season.
Yet both clubs» declining fortunes — with fewer points, fewer
goals and a lower league position
than last season — show the damage striking failures can
do.
Not only
did Kolasinac register a better defence score
than his Arsenal colleagues
last season, while he also registered more
goals and assists, suggesting his creativity is also superior to Arsenal's current stock.
We are less fit, we make less sprints, we cover less ground per player
than (this
season) any other team in the league, we make more errors to leading to
goals, we have more players booked and sent off, we have more injuries
than most clubs, we are less likely (since Payet) to
do as we
did last night and come from a losing position to win, we lose more games from winning positions
than any other club (
last season and this), the facts are damning to Slav, the biggest surprise is that our Chairmen run multiple businesses yet they don't seem to link these things together and realise that the manager and or the coaching staff are the problem.
Even at this early stage in the
season, he has scored more league
goals than Torres
did throughout
last season.
There could be a case to argue if incorrect refereeing decisions kept going against you (as they
did with West Ham
last season) that you have been the victim of misfortune; but if it is simply your players not being able to
do there job effectively (e.g. by converting
goal - scoring opportunities) then this is a reflection of ability or coaching rather
than luck.
Only Bolton (11) registered fewer points on the road
last season, (12) although no one could
do worse
than Stoke's paltry sum of away
goals (15).
It seems to me like the interviewer has asked a question along the lines of, «Why
do you think Fabregas scored more
goals than you
last season?»