So gamification efforts have come under criticism from many in the games industry for being shallow — that is, lacking the narrative
quality of games made with a pure entertainment motive.
Not exact matches
There's a real stratification
of games where only the really high -
quality games with mass market appeal are
making money.
We need to
make sure we have a compelling feature set that we can execute at a high
quality, so when we start talking about the next iteration
of the
game it looks, feels and plays different enough that people feel like they have to get the next version.
Save if the present Gunners save themselves from going out
of this season Ucl to Barcelona, the Boss and the Arsenal Board MUST re focus their focus on revamping the Arsenal squad with some additions
of top
quality players from where ever they can find them to replace the dead woods, the injury proners, the past it, the can't
make it, the too average, the not Ucl
quality, the 1 or 2 matches performance players, the low class ones, the uninteligent ones, the lazy ones but swallowing up vast wages
of Arsenal money, the cave - in big
games players and the boastful but lackluster players in big
games who are presently at Arsenal now.
It is hard to think
of a more complete forward in the modern
game right now, and Smith believes Firmino's
qualities would
make him a likely target for Bayern were they to lose Lewandowski to Real Madrid.
What's this i see here.This site is also in a crisis and that is understating the
qualities of our players.I for one will take Walcott over Pedro and i am just responding to a question.I just do nt get it.To me Walcott really is that good and we need him inform.Injuries have hampered his progress a lot as a player but at least i am happy with him.I do not even get why peeps criticize him so badly.To me he should be our starting right winger.We need him because he is a
game changer.I just do nt get how he is on the bench.Peeps are so ignorant and will gather whatever facts they can to
make him seem average.Talk about the certain 3 musketeers in arsenal lineup but not him.He is a very dangerous player
«What
makes you win
game is the
quality of the performance and the
quality of your football.
I have said before yesterdays
game that we need a top class forward and dm to challenge having watched yesterdays diabolical performance i feel we need to ad a out and out winger to the team playing ozil or carzola out left is not working pedro would have been a fantastic signing but looks like he is going to man u. I thought coq passing yesterday was terrible we need someone who can do both jobs sit in front
of back 4 but when in possession have the
quality to
make things happen coq lacks the 2nd part by a long way.
Watching the Arsenal v Everton
game in the Singapore Cup and the commentator said how easy it was to overlook Ozil's
quality because
of how effortless he
made it look — suggested if it was Ramsey or Wilshere pinging the ball around like he was doing then it would attract a lot more attention.
Maybe that is why Arsene Wenger has
made a point
of praising the giant defender ahead
of the Chelsea
game, as reported by the Arsenal website, talking about his leadership
qualities and how important he is to the squad even if he is not playing.
With two assists in a thrilling
game, David Silva was instrumental for Manchester City as they took all three points in a tricky encounter against Hull City at the KC Stadium, showing all the class and
quality on the ball that has
made him one
of Europe's best playmakers for the last few years.
players
of this
quality and earning this money have a responsibility to there fans to
make a conscious effort every single
game.
Aside from the goal though, he's been one
of, if not the best, players on the pitch in the last two
games, as his all - round technical
quality on the ball is
making a huge different for Fernando Santos and his men, and he looks like he is going to relish playing a pivotal role in Guardiola's side next season and beyond.
Seri's energy, technical
quality and ability to offer something in both facets
of the
game make him a great candidate to finally try to address the problem, and with a # 35m release clause, that's an affordable price - tag for most top clubs and represents decent value for money in today's market.
While he may not have suited what the Spanish tactician wanted in those particular
games mentioned above, his clinical edge in front
of goal still
makes him a pivotal part
of City's pursuit
of silverware this season as he continues to show his
quality with his ninth goal
of the campaign in all competitions.
the problem is the complacency that has gotten hold
of Wenger's brain due to lack
of pressure from the top has infected the whole club... Wenger knows his job is as safe and forth knoxx so LOSING IS AN OPTION in the scheme
of things, there is always another
game to
make things right, always another season to try again and this, whether consciously or otherwise is a malaise that has infected the player» a pysche... I have said this so many times, Fergie won the league with a squad that less than half the
quality our present squad possess and in a tougher more competitive seaaon
A defining performance from one
of the
game's best ballstrikers — the type that
makes one look at the
quality names just behind the 27 - year - old Englishman and go, «Hmm, we might have ourselves a star in the
making here.»
Though if Theo keeps putting in the work - ethic and
quality of runs he's been
making, I struggle to think
of a kind
of game that he won't be effective.
«They are quite efficient at home because they have
made 18
of their 26 points at home and therefore we have to
make sure we produce the expected performance on the commitment, on the focus and on the
quality of our
game.»
Money is now more important than any other factor in deciding the
quality of a top team in the PL EXCEPT Arsenal and Wenger clearly feels betrayed by United for
making it a money
game.
In a
game as tight as this was today, when the top
quality of the Gunners is hard to find and the opponents have their tails up and are
making things very difficult, little incidents and fine margins can
make all the difference and that is why Alexis is such an important player for Arsenal.
Nwakali is a forward or wing player, nothing like kante and Ramsey is a squad player for me not first team
quality, if Carzola is fit, him and xhaka would be a mouth watering fit but with Arsenals Injurie luck this seems inlikely but i wounder if the five at the back would work if we play a stubborn team that defends, i hope Arsene would change the formation in such
games back to 4 -2-3-1 but this would require a proper rght wing which we havent had in years, we've had OX, Campell, Wallcot, Iwobi, Ramsey, Welbeck and Ozil play in that position and non
of them have
made it their own like sanchez has with the left wing
Theo should be a great CF but he is too quiet in
games to
make any real difference on a consistent basis, I have noticed how he has picked up when Henry was training with us or even Beckham, he thrived when he had top
quality to watch and learn from, he hasn't had enough competition
of that standard to push on his development.
Thanks to Steve Rushin for pushing the Hall
of Fame candidacy
of Bert Blyleven (Air and Space, Jan. 19), who, in addition to his outstanding career, was also someone who
made the
game fun for fans and his teammates, a
quality lost on too many current stars.
why did we play Welbeck in the striker's role... no one can question his heart but to have a player with such limited first - touch and finishing skills against such a
game opponent with Lacazette on the bench is almost unforgivable... maybe it's because Welbeck tows the party line or maybe it's because Welbeck doesn't know anything but 100 % on the pitch, unfortunately neither
of these
qualities makes him a capable starting striker on a team with any real aspirations... I can only hope that he was being showcased for a move elsewhere, as there was some talk last week about some interest from Everton... if he moved on that would be the only silver lining
of this coach's decision, but once again it wouldn't excuse this club for putting business decisions ahead
of fielding the best possible team to secure 3 points at Anfield
442 is bad not just cos Giroud brace shouldn't
make us forget who he is and how he kills the tempo
of game but also cos for a 442 u need a complete midfielder to partner ur DM which cazorla isn't, he is a deeplying playmaker and ll struggle in a standard 442 cos he lacks the workrate and defensive
qualities n also Ozil always struggle when he starts from the wing.
Wenger himself doesn't want to spend all in the name
of «I have not got the right
quality in the market, the prices are way above their actual valuation» etc. but even if he does buy, it's difficult to believe anything could easily change at the moment because he doesn't have guts to point fingers at players who even
make serial mistakes e.g. xhaka in three consecutive
games, his three mistaken passes have resulted into three goals which I doubt a coach like maurinho can tolerate.
Speculation surrounding his future meant Bale didn't take part in much
of pre-season or training with Spurs, leaving him lacking in match fitness and sharpness going into his first
game for Los Blancos, but it didn't take long for him to show his
quality and
make an impact for his new club.
He is not a
quality striker because he
makes a lot
of mistakes in his
game.The fact that he scores 20 goals does not mean he is a
quality back up striker.It is one thing to be a goal scorer and another thing to be a good or average player.Goal scoring is a very important aspect
of a player but not the only aspect.Trust me you can score 20 goals in all competitions and still be average.If Chamakh, Gervinho and all the so called flops scored this same goals they would still have been considered not good enough for Arsenal.His
game is just not good enough and I for one believe even if no one believes that we can get a backup striker who is better than him and also a top centre forward.Its all about mentality and willingness.Forget his goals and look at his
game or else you'll force me to bring up strikers in the world who have scored his same goals and are even considered terrible.
Four goals in our last two
games, with three
of them being
of very high
quality, must have been just what the doctor ordered and perhaps the title
of most lethal marksman in the Premier League might help to
make up for the fact that he missed so much
of it.
I too also know that we look weak at the back but i also believe they have learnt from there mistakes last season and have a stronger unity this season going into the 3rd season with the team wenger has put together without losing key players and adding real
Quality and world class that i havent seen before because none
of our history says we bought our trophies we won them with all the unexpected beliefs and never bought into the society and modern
game we seen before us not one
of our legends were already labelled for they are today before they came to us The
made a name for themselfs in our Jersey and build a foundation
of what we represent today Before Arsene Wenger and with him We are a club that overachieve and under promise Everything we've done has be our very own unique way
of doing it not the way other clubs are ahiceving i for one will not Follow the Man City's ambitions Chelseas Manchester united or anyone elses
Scored on his debut in the League Cup against Bolton but questions were raised over his
quality and fitness which led to a lack
of game time,
making only six further appearances for Arsenal before leaving... # 4million to sit on the bench, goodness me.
Realistically, they have a star who's missed 2.5
of his first 3 NBA seasons with chronic foot issues, two others who couldn't even lead their college teams to the NIT and have never played a
game in the NBA, and a stunning lack
of quality bench players for a team that's
made 21 draft selections in the past 4 years.
«It was a pacy English
game, and
of course the pitch is top
quality and the rain
made the
game quite quick and on top
of that we scored many goals,» Wenger said.
So after 4 competitive
games we can see the
makings of a squad that can't compete for EPL or cl... Bringing in rotation players won't change the equation as we already have too many mediocre performers... if we bring in
quality DM and attacker I think we can have a first team to match the best and hope fitness and injuries aren't against us... otherwise it's another underperforming season ahead
I agree it was a close
game but in the knockout stages
of the UCL
quality makes the difference and our striking options are not world - class.
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...
Van Ginkel has played just 11 Premier League minutes for the club, but enjoyed a good run
of games with AC Milan two seasons ago before scoring eight goals in 13
games for PSV last season as he began to prove his
quality and
make a case for a future in west London.
Whenever the likes
of Alexis (Sanchez), Walcott and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain leads the line in tandem with the creative talent
of Mesut Ozil in midfield Arsenal's attacking foray's are difficult to deal with, and it was evident as Stoke struggled to contain Arsenal as they
made their
quality count in the
game.
Arsenal has been the same for the past decade and probably this season gonna be same all same old stories — to
make my story short, right now we are way behind teams say Real Madrid they way they dominated Bercelona on those three
games i do nt know about Arsenal if we can stand a chance and biggest problem facing Arsenal has been recruitment
of quality players — when we need atleast 5 new players we always brings in 1 or 2 and starting convincing ourselves we gonna win championship if we loose those two
of our new players is the same old Arsenal i just do nt know what to say any more
Ozil has had the luxury
of playing alongside lots
of excellent players for Real and Germany, players that because
of they're level
of quality and roles in the team, can often
make up for his own shortcomings in the
game and he's given quite a bit
of autonomy to do what he wants, if and when he wants in a
game which isn't as rough and tumble as the premiership.
wenger will sort out the d / m and c / b in jan window loans to mend and
make do till then as he was trying to get those players on the last day just to late to acquire the
quality of player he wanted then he will probably going early in window tie up signings quickly and then move on to next
game then it will be the «BIG SHOWDOWN NEXT SUMMER FOR REUS» LOL come on arsenal come on arsenal!
I think he was
made captain
of Arsenal not necessarily because
of his leadership
qualities, (he never seemed vocal enough on the pitch to be captain for me) but rather because he is very smart and reads the
game very well.
«They
made us work for it, in the first half there were psychological and tactical reasons for us not expressing the
quality of our
game,» Wenger said.
«Mastering the conditions was important and both sets
of players did their best to
make it an entertaining
game and because
of the
quality of our frontman today we won the
game and secured another three points, gladly away from home.
As I said previously there is currently a lack
of top
quality right - backs in the
game and Debuchy would
make a more than adequate replacement for Sagna.
In previous seasons, we could have lost the
game because
of lack
of quality options on the bench but this season, we are proving to be on a different level and this is not the first time that our substitutes are
making impact off the bench.
Nonetheless, while West Brom defended very well, Liverpool still
made enough chances to win the
game, and thus, while the tactics may not have been spot on, Liverpool still had the tactics right enough to
make chances
of match - winning / goal - scoring
quality.
«We've been ahead in a lot
of games and done some good things this season; we need to know that when we go a goal up, we have the
quality to go on and
make sure we win the
game.
that would leave us with 4 CBs: TV, Djourou, Koscielny and Sol.That is a scary thought for a team wanting to win the league.As much as i love TV he is still learning the english
game and is not immune to errors in positioning etc.to pair him up with Koscielny as the starting 2 isnt right for me but i think thats what is happening.Djourou is very much 50:50 as to whether his knee holds up and whether he even has the
quality to
make it yet.Sol was immense when he came back but he was a last ditch solution, a cheap option when wenger finally realised he couldnt rely on silvestre or any
of the kids.So by show
of thumbs up and down, who would be happy with TV, Johan, Laurent and Sol as our 4 CBs?