Lucas has
played well the few times he played.
Not exact matches
In the article, the MSM propagandist states such things as: 2017 has seen, according to his one
time Goldman Sachs source, a «dramatic crash in [physical gold coin] demand,» that interest in gold coins is linked to «political conservatism, or anarcho - libertarianism» and «end of the world right wing sentiments,» that gold has been implicated in a «conspiracy to commit money laundering,» that gold is «financed by people in the narcotics trade,» that it comes from «illegal mines and drug dealers in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador,» that «the federal authorities assume the NTR Metals [case] represented only a fraction of illegally sourced and financed gold,» that therefore the US attorney is broadly investigating the gold industry, that gold is «produced by exploited workers,» that «crude [gold] extraction techniques create serious and lasting environmental damage,» that gold
plays an important part in «tax evasion,» that it is related to American gun sales, which the author abhors; that «drug dealers [use] gold imports as a way of laundering their proceeds,» and that «they came to realize that illegal gold [is] an intrinsically
better business» than drug dealing; to name but a
few of the aspersions cast against gold in the short article.
As the company seeks its
best prospects and opportunities for growth in the next
few years, it feels that its biggest priority is to
play a role in what it sees as the greatest challenge of our
time: feeding the world.
Per I have said this a
few times this season should be his last as our starting CB (maybe put him on the bench) Gabriel should
play ahead or / and depending who it is Sign a
good young CB.
They
played a
few long balls at
times and it was difficult to get he ball down and get our pressing on but they did really
well and probably a draw was a fair result.
On the other hand, I did think that Ozil
played better today than the previous
few times I've seen him — he made some comment mid-week to the effect that he's there to provide the artistic side of the game and not to do battle, so maybe that's all we can expect from him.
Most of ye probably didn't support arsenal when Wenger was classed as one of the most wanted managers in Europe and was putting it up to Utd and winning trophies every yr things are different now the moving stadium all that less whinging give it a bit of
time he is starting to spend and I'm sure he will buy 1 or 2 in Jan and a
few big signings nxt summer and I hope he goes out on a high man gets ridiculed by knobs like ye on a regular basis players want to
play for him big star players like his style wake up a bit as long as he is in charge the club is in
good hands
He has performed
well the
few times he has
played.
I have said a
few times that MN has potential and I want to see more of him, not only because he has impressed me when
played with the 1st team (ok not great but still very
good profress IMO) but because he can
play RM as
well.
With Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin they may very
well have gotten more points, especially since even Rooney had to
play in central midfield more than a
few times.
This is simple a very intelligent child can solve this problem.Firstly today our keeper was very poor however i know he will come
good.By the way why is Paulista no getting his chance.What i have observed about arsenal since we signed Mertesacker from day one and since he started
playing is that Mertesacker hardly gets involved you will usually see him a
few times because he does not want to get caught out.e has always been a weak link in the defence even in his greatest performances here.When i see us
playing with a high line and he is there i always laugh.It is just a mistake waiting to happen and i can tell u that it will happen again this season.Secondly why is Ramsey Cazorla and Ozil
playing in the same line - up in a 4 -5-1 formation.That is just not right though it will win you some matches due to individual brilliance.It wont work at all.Lastly the least i say about Giroud the
better i am not judging him on one game.One would imagine if he was not french and like chinese will he be getting these chances under Wenger.To me he will always be an average player and i will stand by my word even if he has
good games.
look at him
play, he is slow.He does a
few good things in a match but he is essentially useless, he would not be in the top five starting teams.He is
good as substitution a bit like giroud.This team without a true dm (not arteta) and another cb has no chance winning anything.I hope Campbel, podolski and co have
play time under despote wenger.
His no Pastore or Varreti but the
few times I have seen he
play his looked
good.
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
He even
played well as CB a
few times However, Bellerin is
better.
We can always rest a
few players against Burnley Also there will be 2 week international break (not all players will
play) Also FA Cup Home against Reading end of next month is
good time for rest
The fact that he
plays disciplined, changes direction so
well and also lines up all over the place, including at three technique at
times, also leads me to believe that he will have
few troubles transitioning to putting his hand on the ground as a defensive end.
Seeing that Giroud isn't exactly performing at CF either, I am with you in suggesting that Arsene give Walcott another decent amount of
playing time at CF.. It worked perfectly
well a
few weeks ago!
IMO, diaby was to much gift than wilshere... the truth is wilshere jas a nice dribble an avereage pass and an awfull shoot... he has a lot of energy and playa with his hearth... the last was the
best of his qualities... he is a fan, so he can die for the team... but talking about football quality, diaby was a lot
better... diaby was absoulutly outstanding each
time he
plays... inteligent player, dribbling, pace, strenght, great pass, great shot... losing him was a very low kick, one of those things that wenger was not guiltt but victim (one of just a
few)
There were a
few times he should have taken the shot, but in general was very
good in the attack and tracked back and made some great
plays in the defensive third.
Mertz should never have been our captain in the first place... who has ever heard of a team that makes 11th hour transfer buys (Arteta & Mertz) then seemingly places those same individuals into prominent leadership positions from the get - go... indicative of the problems that have permeated our clubhouse for the
better part of 7 years under the Kroenke & Wenger... what is wrong with the players chosen and / or the management style of Wenger that doesn't develop and / or encourage strong leadership from within... Mertz was the fine collecting lackey from year one... this is what happens when you don't get world - class players because many
times they want to have a voice on and off the pitch and this can't happen when you
play for a fragile manager who has developed a coddling wage structure where everyone is rewarded for simply wearing the shirt and participating in the process... not enough balance between performance and pay, combined with the obvious favoritism shown to some players regardless of their glaring lack of production... remember that Ramsey has
played in positions that make no sense considering his skill - set (out wide) and has forced other players off the field or into equally unfamiliar positions with little or no justification (let's remember when you read articles about how Ramsey's goals this upcoming season being the potential X-factor for our success that this is the same individual who didn't score a goal until the final week last season)... this of course is just one example of many... before I hear another word from Mertz I want this club to address the fact that no former player of any real consequence has any important role in the management structure of this club, yet several former Gunners have expressed serious interest in just such an endeavor (Henry, Viera, Adams, Bergkamp... just to name a
few legends)... there is only one answer: an extremely insecure manager!!!
Yes, Aaron had a
few great games on the wing, and
playing on the wing did probably make Ozil a
better Number 10 and (lol),
playing Giroud as a striker has worked at
times.
@Josh AW has to keep all his players happy and give them some
play time otherwise they will want to leave as
well specially its World Cup coming up next summer, but now that Welback is out for a
few weeks through injury i'm sure Laca will get more
play time
Up front we have a
few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as
good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are
good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been
played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of
time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at
best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes... so every
time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off
Also Debuchy
played CB really
well the
few times he
played in that position
The only consistency you can expect is that he'll disappear from a
few plays at a
time (
best case scenario) to a
few games at a
time (worst).
Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very
few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the
play with an ill -
timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack of coaching
time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several of the
best Italian squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our squad since the arrival of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is more than a little disappointing... what else is new though
This is what happens when you don't give your players enough game
time, Walcott and OX have not been at their
best, but can you blame them, they
played a
few minutes on the 3 previous games and we expect them to come rambling, this being said today's game just proved one thing WE NEED A STRIKER
While both those players are frustrating, I find Ramsey to be the worse as I feel his
best moments of his
playing career was in those
few months alongside Arteta and he was looking like a contender for POTY already then got injured, that period of
time seen Ramsey put in more tackles per game than Arteta (on average I think it was 4.4), he was doing the defending and then taking the ball forward in attacks.
He was
good last season, but any competent Dm would've looked a world beater compared to the
few that've
played for us in recent
times there.
Honestly, Ozil has never done
well for us on the flanks, but he's shorn brightly the
few times he
played in his preferred position.
I've seen him
playing a
good fee
times and he puts the effort in which a
few of our players could learn from him.
At
times this season, and pretty crucial
times as
well, Arsene Wenger has been left with almost no options for the centre of the Arsenal midfield, Cazorla is out for the season after
playing a big role in our
good early form and there have also been injury problems for Coquelin, Ramsey and Elneny, while the summer signing Granit Xhaka has missed a fair
few games himself for disciplinary reasons.
So not only does Wenger not sign a Top forward, the forward he does get isn't started in PL matches even though he has performed
well the
few times he has
played
they have had more opportunities to score in some of the NLD's but still lost (very
few times they
played better than us).....
But old clu-less Wenger makes us look like pure amatures, always struggling to score even the small teams But at
times he wakes up and
plays a
good team with
good tactics, but they are
few times that can't win us anything I hope we get a
better coach after Wenger leaves
Those two are a promising start, especially with the cat that the Euros will skyrocket players prices for a
few good performances, which is so not a real measure when you
play in a tournament where you could be the standout player in a small team and you
play with players you meet up a
few times in the year.
They had become friends during the European championships a
few weeks before — «like Siamese twins,» Rode said — discovering they both sang
well, had
played soccer and liked a
good time.
This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of
play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and
play» mentality where players
play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very
few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance
play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted
play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was
playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (
better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched
played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball
play: although I must admit he did get a bit
better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he
played with Coq Wenger always seemed to
play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong
times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been
played out of position far too many
times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at
times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our
best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits
this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a
few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might
play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last
few seasons if we get on a
good run at the right
time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing
well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do
well this season after all
In the case of Holding i would really like to see more of him, because the
few times i have seem him he has been
good with some little errors and can only get
better with more games while he is not
playing i hope he puts in some work at the gym.
«It was my first
time ever
playing there, so over the next month or so I am going to look at a
few videos of the game and of players who
play in that position regularly — Pirlo, Mascherano and players like that and I'll get
better.
I have seen him
play few times last year, he is very
good player.
The guy is
playing great football and was one of the
few good points about the Southampton game when he turned the tank that is Wanamena 3
times and sent him back up the field.
I noticed the same thing there was a
few times where Danny boy made some
good runs but the players chose not to
play him in.
We
played well for most of the game but tbh Suarez shouldve scored right before HT, Alexis at fault for that, he did that a
few times!
Maryland looked the part in disposing of Richmond and a USF team that was much
better than we realized at the
time; a loss to Bowling Green made it harder to craft a path to six wins, but if they kept
playing like they did against USF, a
few more wins would probably show up.
Im not saying Wenger is an idiot but his stubborn refusal to move with the
times has cost us dear over the last
few years and as Ive already stated earlier in the conversation our resurgence has in part had a lot to do with the competition dropping off in performance rather than us leaping forward, that said we have made improvements and we are
playing far
better, but I will bet my house that no world class striker will be brought in in the summer and there wont be any really important key players brought in during the summer as Wenger has already laid out his stall in regards to this.
I thought the
few times he got a chance in the center where he prefers to
play he was actually quite
good.
Bring in Ospina for Cech; Gabriel for Koscielny (Kos is 31 and its
time we start testing Gabriel and Holding beside Mustafi to see what our long term first choice defensive partnership will look like); Gibbs for Monreal (Wenger needs to start rotating these 2 more frequently as we need to ascertain if Gibbs can adequately produce the quality to hold that position from next season for a
few years as I'm thinking this might be Nacho's last or penultimate season with Arsenal, it will also give a hint as to the type of Left - back to target in the summer — first teamer or backup and age as
well); I'll like to see an Elneny — Xhaka partnership in this fixture as we might just never know, this might be our replica of the Kos Mustafa partnership in the centre of the park, Two disciplined (positionally, i mean) central midfielders who can
play box to box; Chamberlain for Iwobi, and Perez for Alexis should do the work.