My issue is
lack of goals coming our way..
Not exact matches
When it
comes to setting
goals, Tran said, «If you don't know what you're shooting for, you probably won't get it done and people often misattribute
lack of motivation with
lack of clarity.
A major component
lacking in this discernment
of historical and current mission
goals as they actually operated in practical situations is the consideration
of the voices and actions
of local people who
came into contact with missionaries in each place.
Wenger was asked today about our
lack of solidity at the back, which has been highlighted by our recent games against Man United and Southampton when we conceded early
goals and then tried to
come back.
Our side
come into the match with Sutton on a dreadful run
of form, having lost three
of our last four in all competitions, having conceded 10
goals in the mean time, and with the fans evidently turning on Arsene Wenger currently, the team may
lack the support for Monday's encounter.
It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to
goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his
lacking defensive qualities and defenders who
lack the necessary cutting edge when it
comes to transitional passing... instead
of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes
of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge
of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer
After Danny Welbeck remined us
of his
lack of finishing finesse against his former club and Giroud then scorched a late
goal past the Man United keeper not long after
coming on, I am sure that many Arsenal fans were goping to see the France international start against Jurgen Klopp's side, but it is not to be.
When one analyzes the 4 games in which the team conceded three or more
goals, a number
of factors
come into play: attacking players losing balls in our defensive third, attacking players not committing fouls when they lose the ball to stop counters, attacking players not tracking back to defend, and attacking players
lacking a defensive mindset..
However, their
lack of clinical edge in front
of goal coupled with Leicester's proficiency resulted in a disappointing night for Jurgen Klopp and his men as their cup run
came to an end.
Fair play to Lincoln because they really played well before the break and they made the most
of our nerves and
lack of confidence < the first
goal coming before the break helped us a lot and you need this sort
of thing to go your way at times.
There was a lot
of talk about the
lack of goals before today, But Wenger always believed that his team would
come up with the
goals.
I mean the only thing we really have a problem with when it
comes to Welbeck is his
lack of goals.
because the
lack of discipline in arsenal team.Look at ferguson as Manchester united; no almighty, no big and no important players.Sanctions are front
of players» doors whoever you are.I know someone is chosen as discipline mate in arsenal but a lot
of complain between them.Arsenal players, their body language looks like they hate themselves.There are no unity between them.They are not happy.they do not want play for one (one team one
goal or one team, one leader and one
goal) because many
of them they are there for longtime why them just
come and become a leader.this is a question
of light
of one
of you.and you can be lighted by him.One thing arsenal players forget.let light
of one
of you to be shone then you are going to get your part.
Wenger likes him, but he does realise that if he gets injured or looses form there is an immediate
lack of goals from the team, Ive seen people write about how Walcott or Akpom may
come good, but till its happened its Wishful thinking.
The
lack of power in our defence compared to top teams will cost us dearly even burnley were willing to have a hotmail on Saturday bcse all teams
coming to emirates know that there is a
goal to be had against the likes
of mert arteta flamini and Monreal
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.
Wenger want to make the impossible possible in his dream, and he will
come back and say we give it all against Barcelona but we
lack character in front
of goal, now we need a quick response against Everton.
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
The main problem Chelsea had was their right flank and that
came in 2 forms, the
lack of a natural overlapping full back in Ivanovic and the
lack of a
goal threat on the right wing in Willian.
2
of the
goals came directly from a total
lack of danger sniffing.
The Gunners were criticised for
lacking «cojones» recently when Watford
came from behind to steal all three points a couple
of weeks ago, but we have since enjoyed our own reversals,
coming from a
goal down to win in each
of our last three games.
Sky Sports say that Auba is
coming in because we are not happy with Lacazette's
lack of goals, so we want two good options vying one another for one spot.
Mourinho was aware that he needed those players to win the bpl, same story with us this
coming season, we need to replace our gk (last night ospina let in another soft
goal due to his
lack of height) peter cech / kondogbia or wanayama / cavani or benzema or higuain.
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
What we really need is to score 3 or 4
goals so the team doesn't
come under pressure for a
lack of firepower after the transfer saga.
They have a number
of promising young centre backs who ought to be given an opportunity to prove themselves for the remainder
of the season in the EPL matches.They simply can not be worse than the rapidly declining Koscielny and Mustafi who can not cope with the likes
of Swansea, Bournemouth etc. let alone a team like Spurs.The
lack of steel at the back impacts on our more attacking players as they know they need to score 2/3
goals to have any chance
of producing a win.As usual Elneny has
come in for criticism but the real culprits are our centre backs and Xhaka who seems to be a fixture regardless
of being bang average.
Not only defensive lapses arsenal
lack the mentality to win match
of this nature, we have bad away record against stoke, barca is closing on series and yet some arsenal fans said is not good enough cos they watched him against napoli, we need quality signings, u are one
goal down and u expect Walcott to
come in and turn the match around is not possible, Ramsey just turning left and right with nothing to show, ozil is not active enough as a play maker, xhaka prone to mistake, Wenger with is old philosophy....
The Tottenham Hotspur striker has
come in for criticism at the start
of the new season because
of his
lack of goals at club level, but did score his second senior international
goal with a brilliant effort against San Marino on Saturday evening as the Three Lions sealed their qualification for Euro 2016.
While this can be atrributed to his
lack of full match fitness, as i have no doubt Wenger will claim if queried on this matter, his substitution
coming immediately after the
goal made me wonder whether Arsene made the substitution out
of frustration.
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 Dutch tactician has
come under intense scrutiny this season for the
lack of goals, entertainment and success that his side have produced, as they continue to sit five points adrift
of Tottenham in the fourth and final Champions League qualification spot.
Kane had not been at his best before injury, but the
lack of his natural
goal touch has been exposed with Son Heung - min peripheral here and Vincent Janssen still struggling to
come to terms with life at Spurs following his # 17m move from AZ Alkmaar.
Marseille had enough sights
of goal to
come away with something but
lacked Werner's composure and
came closest when Bouna Sarr's effort struck the crossbar.
The points were gained however
goal difference could play an important part
come the final stages
of the season and if there is one criticism I have to throw at the team it was the
lack of killer instinct to really put Crystal Palace to bed.
With United fans going into a social media meltdown at the start
of the season due to the
lack of an experience central defender
coming in, most would have been calling for a straight - jacket if you have suggested that with Romero in
goal and Smalling and Blind at CB, the only one
goal conceded in three games would be from a Michael Carrick O.G.
Liverpool don't have
goal scoring midfielders either, spurs have loads - so you and Rodgers can keep on banging on about the bad luck and
lack of decisions but this is the Prem and games are won lost and drawn by the smallest
of margins, you'll continue to get those bad decisions as will spurs, you just need to score enough or not concede so that the issues don't affect the result That's why we're going for 3rd and you'll be lucky to
come top half Neither was a pen FYI, Hansen said so
Rooney's opening to the season has
come under scrutiny in many quarters due in part to his
lack of Premier League
goals, with his strike against Everton being only his second in United's...
The
goal, while virtually unstoppable, still
came out
of a strange
lack of positional awareness.
The one thing that keeps him out
of the elite tier is his
lack of shot production: He has 10
goals in La Liga this year, but they
came on just 29 shots.
Arsenal were able to take advantage
of this
lack of cover in the wide zones and this is where their two second half
goals came from.
Southampton are one
of the best defensive units in the Premier League — it makes up for their
lack of goals, and against Brighton, they tried a new centre - half pairing which they hope will be the future for years to
come.
Theirs
came largely in Campbell's
lack of confidence in front
of goal from chances new signing Emmanuel Adebayor, not even a substitute owing to a
lack of match fitness, and Dwight Gayle, surprisingly also not involved, would likely have relished.
While many teams
came away from their transfer windows still
lacking in this position or that, City
came away from theirs with solutions to problems; the results and
lack of goals conceded that this has led to, are there for all to see.
If you're a fan, you'll be delighted with their response to the Manchester derby defeat in that they've since embarked on a five - game winning run, but the
lack of goals — and entertaining football to some degree — will
come as a frustration.
For instance, it asked people to submit proposals for what the central
goals of the protests should be, given that the
lack of clear
goals was one
of the main critiques
coming from the mass media and politicians.
The best feedback provides students with information about their progress — or
lack of it — toward that
goal and suggests actions they can take to
come closer to the expected standard (Brookhart, 2008).
Robert's rationale for his Lesson 1 evaluation
of a 3 (i.e., midway between not at all effective, 1, and very effective, 5) was vague along the Focus and Quality
of Evidence dimension, in that it
lacked a direct connection to his lesson learning
goal of students
coming to understand the base - ten system through the use
of a place value chart.
In some cases, our debt and
lack of savings
comes down to a
lack of financial skills and a
lack of clear financial
goals, Scott Hannah told Global News.
Even the artist, who regularly writes thousands
of words reviewing and critiquing various shows and personalities in the art world, seems somewhat at a
lack of words when it
comes to describing the
goals he's after with his recent series
of work.
When Sara first
came to us, she saw herself as a stay - at - home mom with a 10 - year history
of working on small projects that didn't fully reflect her
goals; her resume reflected that
lack of confidence.