Nevertheless,
the lack of goals up front and the leaky defensive line have forced Pavlov to conduct some changes.
But we had
lack of goals up front because Giroud went on a 12 match non scoring streak and Wenger foolishly raised Walcott salary and played him up front instead of Alexis.
Not exact matches
Another breakthrough that she says could help them achieve those dual
goals: telemedicine, by which doctors can check
up on their patients via video chat or phone — though Lee notes that the current
lack of insurance reimbursement for those services is holding back its potential.
Indeed, a people no longer conscious
of its own truth ends
up by being lost in the maze
of time and history, deprived
of clearly defined values and
lacking great and clearly formulated
goals.
Except, what about crappy pop -
up slides, where the
goal of the runner is to put himself in a better position to advance on the play if needed, but a
lack of body control makes him sproing
up into the air?
SC — Wayne Rooney (7)-- The England captain is clearly
lacking in confidence in front
of goal, taking a touch when he should've struck first time, but showed some intelligent touches, not least in the build
up to the first
goal.
Alexis Sanchez need to go to club with a more ambition unlike arsenal, cos he is a winner and he needs to win more trophy, he scored 30
goals last season yet arsenal couldn't make top 4, that's to tell u a tree can't make
up a forest but till now what has Wenger done to improve the squad to convince Sanchez to stay?nothing, and u expect him to stay with those players who don't have winning mentality and a coach that
lacks ambition, Sanchez don't need money what he need is quality players...... my gunners fans all over the world let's be truthful to ourselves, how many
of us will still remain in arsenal fc if we were Sanchez, with arsenal transfer activities so far in mind?
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
with that line
up: Iwobi's
lack of defensive discipline will be covered by granit granit also carries a
goal threat coq is undroppable atm iwobi and santi will provide assists plus
goal threats Theo and Alexis will allow us to counter ozil doesn't deserve to start.
The Gunners will hand out a fair few thrashings and rack
up a really healthy
goal difference, but their
lack of a plan B away from home will cost them too many points.
Mourinho clearly rates Lukaku's contribution to the team despite his recent
lack of goals, but after spending what BBC Sport claimed was a # 75million fee on the Belgian in the summer, there's no doubt they'll be expecting him to
up his
goal count before too long.
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.
«When liverpool had the sas tearing
up the prem, a
lack of goals did not prevent them from winning the league.»
Your obviously a Utd troll... which explains your
lack of words to back
up Walcott's 13
goals in his last 14 games!
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.
With
goals still dried
up at the other end
of the pitch (though Aaron Ramsey would want to blame
lack of technology for the «no -
goal - show» against Liverpool), Wenger will require much more from his back four.
What that teaches us is this, one bad signing can destroy a team season, Xhaka possesses none
of the credential Arsenal need his
lack of stamina effects his ability to move
up the pitch and distribute the ball and hence close the opposition down, his poor acceleration put him in at a massive disadvantage in taking on the one on one chase back toward his
goal, his sluggish tackling causes him to get sent off and his poor positioning allow the opposition plenty
of space to exploit, Xhaka overall style
of play is going to cause Arsenal huge problems for the foreseeable future.
ramsey is no winger arteta no defensive midfielder and walcott no striker... we do nt have shape... bellerin working his socks off to make
up for mertesaker and ramseys
lack of pace... stops him going forward when he does we create problems for them as with second
goal... ozil i am sorry to say is clueless at the moment... monreal and kos doing ok....
Even though I thought that the way Norwich had set
up and the
lack of width from our so - called wide players was not helping him, I thought it was sure to be Giroud to get the hook, especially with his confidence at rock bottom after his longest
goal drought since joining the Gunners.
do you really think you're helping the club by slurping
up Wenger following 16 minutes
of good play... think logically just for a second, never has Monreal contributed so much in the final third (then he went out injured again), we scored two
goals based on set pieces, which certainly hasn't happened in quite some time and the other two
goal scorers have scored a handful
of goals in the past 3 seasons... this is why this club is in the predicament they're in because you
lack any sense
of perspective or foresight, much like the manager you cuddle
up to regardless
of whatever inane things he does that negatively impact our club... it's like finding an unopened chocolate bar in the garbage can
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
lol... so Giroud makes
up for
lack of goals, dribbling, poor finishing, skills, set piece mastery, speed etc by putting his body on defenders and holding play?
I think Lucas has
lacked in confidence in his ability to get the
goals when starting
up front on his own; I feel he has looked rather isolated from the rest
of the team.
three C rate CFs do not add
up to an A, you need an A CF to win this league, for a decade we have had very good defenses and very adequate mid fields, we simply have
lacked a consistent scorer for 10 yrs... you need 20 +
goals per season in the middle to win this league, take pressure off the rest
of the pitch.
Now the Arsenal fans can officially take the blame for his
Lack of scoring form......... Cuz we asked him hold the ball
up and be Less potent in front
of goal right?
And you say «lol... so Giroud makes
up for
lack of goals, dribbling, poor finishing, skills, set piece mastery, speed etc».
There is never a question on his link -
up play or the final passes; rather, the worry is on the
lack of goals.
His hold
up play was poor and he only ever wants to run towards the
goal,
lacking any real interplay with the rest
of the team.
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
I could pull out stats to point out the stigma
of his
lack of goals is very misleading, considering his high shot accuracy, conversion rate and
goals per minute but the most important aspect I would say is something which does not show
up in stats... TENACITY!
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
He has failed to emulate those great teams; today they
lacked aggression, physicality and finish in front
of goal, so maybe if he had bought a real striker and DM in the summer, we'd be
up for the double, but he didn't want to listen.
l do nt usualy drink but after that im having 8 l cant believe what i seen i just cant what the beep happened for 15 mins
of second half was like no one cared they gave
up and liverplonks
goals were not that great (except free kick) all couldve and shouldve been stopped before they began was a
lack of fight or something i do nt know all i do knnow im ashamed
of that 15 mins
Walcott though limited would be very confident against Man united Cech (No word he has shocked me, Wow this guy is too great for a team with wenger as coach) Bellerin (He really has to improve his attacking side nd try to take on defenders) Chambers (Hez really good against de big guns & always gud in de middle
of de park) Kos (Hez been a bit de-moltivated due to wengers
lack of ambition hope Man u will do) Mon (link -
up with walcott on the left would be breath
of fresh air) Coq (great tackler, stamina & power) Ramsey (great passer
of de ball, professional & great stamina) Sanchez (on the right, so he won't always play predictably) Walcott (thats where he was effective the last time against man u) Welbeck (Pace,
goals & trickery) Giroud (Power, bully, link -
up &
goals) 4 -4-2 formation
What I do nt like about him is his
lack / fear
of shooting at
goal... but as Sanchez will be there then he will do most
of the shooting and Ozil may pick
up some more assists (fine by me).
I know all us Arsenal fans are upset with the
lack of goals from Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott and Alexis Sanchez at the moment, but everyone is now treating Danny Welback as the returning Messiah after he popped
up with the winning
goal against Leicester.
If Ozil keeps
up his form he will break the Premier League assist record and Arsenal will win the Premier League and if he takes that on to Euro 2016 and provides a few assists but no
goals and Germany win it, will people still criticise his
lack of goals?
Previously a star player for Manchester United, it is Wayne Rooney's
lack of goals that has led the club to pursue a big name like Griezmann this summer, and if the Frenchman plays
up front, then the England captain would surely struggle to get back in the team.
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...
Other times the mental make
up, other times our
lack of whatever defending /
goals (blaming the players), other times the conditions (pitch,...)!!
His reflex is quite good which makes
up for the
lack of height for a
goal keeper.
Getting Mahrez would bring a few things
of great importance: 1) Lift the fans mood ahead
of our LFC game specially after all the frustration build
up with the
lack 2) Big name signing and finally some intent that we have ambition to do something by forcing Leicester to deal Mahrez the PFA player
of the year and involved in 30
goals (G+A) 3) Maybe after that players like Ozil & Sanchez will fill like Renewing & Bellerin will follow the leaders 4) Tactically speaking he would be a proper right winger (something we do not have) that can create havoc with his dribbling & can both create
goal for others and himself.
Manchester United are widely reported to be lining
up a swoop for the French international striker, because
of the ongoing uncertainty about Wayne Rooney's future, but also because
of the
lack of goals — the latter
of which has been a major concern as
of late.
However, Southampton's
lack of punch in front
of goal was summed
up when Graziano Pelle sliced horribly wide late on.
So far, the
lack of goals from the offensive line could be covered
up by the second line, thanks to Alan Dzagoev, Bibras Natkho, Aleksandr Golovin and Georgi Shchennikov.
The
lack of potency in the visitors» line
up also makes me lean towards the Unders on the
goal line.
This is not too fair on Jermain Defoe given his
lack of size and the fact that he is a
goal predator, but it highlights what Spurs were missing
up top at the weekend.
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The 05/06 season wasn't as enjoyable for the forward as he picked
up ankle injuries and was massively criticised by the Birmingham fans for his
lack of goals as he only scored three times in a season where Birmingham were relegated.
Had to step out in the build -
up to the first
goal, but that was a symptom
of our
lack of pressing more than a mistake by him.