Sentences with phrase «top as a striker»

If he isn't going to be playing up top as a striker, then he should be just behind, otherwise I think his talent is being wasted.

Not exact matches

According to Tuttosport, as reported by Football Italia, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is the top target for the Italian giants as they look to make a marquee signing to signal their intent.

But i would say if alexis, chamberlain, campbell, wilshire and ramsey stay and arsenal sign a yarmelenko or another top winger along with another top striker and giroud staying, Walcott may as well leave.

As for Giroud I hope what I'm hearing is not true.You get the feeling that once Lacazette starts scoring he just won't like it.He's also another overrated player who's also hear because of Wenger's kindness.Apart from the fact that he's good with his head I don't see the positives of keeping here and even Welbeck.We need players who can push Lacazette to perform and these are just not the players.They are more of rotation players.Do you think if Welbeck and Giroud were at top form they can challenge Laca at his best?I always laugh at our strikers though.On one hand, one doesn't fit our style of play but at least he can finish.On the other hand, the one who fits our style of play can't even score a goal.I can't believe we are joking with such a crucial role.I'm sick and tired of seeing average strikers in the club.It's been painful watching the likes of Bendtner and Chamakh already.Now I have to cope with this.

This being said, Arsenal have supposedly had a long standing interest in the Lille striker and have been scouting the Moroccan forward since January, and are the only top Premier League side that could guarantee Boufal Champions League football, plus a position as first choice striker.

It would make more sense, like at Barca, for Arsenal to have a top striker in the center (Higuain or Aubamayng) and Sanchez on the right wing or to play Sanchez as a nr 10 in a 4 -4-2 type of style where he can play of a more physical central striker.

The top five excluding us (Chelsea, United, City and Liverpool) all have 2 good strikers where as we don't even have one.

We still need 3 players; 1 CB (Miquel may be the one), 1 top class DM (not going to happen as Wenger made Arteta the captain) and 1 top class central striker (again unlikely to materialize).

ozil has no place in a 3421 he can perform in a 3412 where he play behind the two strikers so i will go with ozil behin both danny and lacazette sanchez and giroud can be used as a supersubs but i will tell u this, i hope we win but i am sure we will loose arsene wenger is blinded against top teams and he will play ramsey and xhaka again in the middle and we will be dominated by chelsea midfielders

Even at the time top strikers were going for 70m, if Wenger had offered 50m, he would've had him, and as he cares so much about money, would've doubled it in 2 years...

Top of the priority list for Schmeichel is to play Anthony Martial as a central striker.

And Sanogo doesn't start instead of him, we have done this LP as a lone striker thing to death, he ain't ever playing up top on his own — Sanchez or Welbeck are starting ahead of him in the wide left berth.

The media have hyped Morata so much that many fans now think of him as a 35 goal striker when he was 12 goal striker for a top club.

Ive been saying it for weeks he wont buy big this summer if at ALL!!!!! AW thinks we are fine as we are despite the world and his wife stating that we really need about three top notch players, I think the minimum we need is a skilled and beast like striker but Im betting we don't get that either.

As for the rest, without a proper DM (Arteta is a shadow), another top CB (Mertesacker is finished) and a world class striker (Wenger forgot that in order to win big you need a 25 - 30 goals killer... Remember Thierry Henry... I do remember!)

so wet people say we finished second, it was a great position, but don't be lulled into a false sense of security, we finished second as we were not quite as crap as the others... last year was our best chance to win the premiership... without investment, and a CB and striker, we will not finish in the top 3 this year

* We purchase a top quality striker, Benzema, Higuain, Lacazette (choose your pic) * We give Theo a full season to prove himself up front and hopefully he can stay fit and improve with his hold up play, his movement off the ball and finishing has improved immensely (His finish in the FA Cup final wasn't as easy as he made it look... with his weaker foot) and we then sign Reus to play on the right.

Money should not be an issue as we have over 200 million in the bank and a top striker on the pitch is more valuable than a few more millions in the bank.

Am afraid Thiery Henry was right when he said Arsenal can not win EPL with Giroud as their top striker

Strongly linked with a # 21m move to Arsenal and other top clubs this summer, Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette could be a good alternative to Neymar, looking just as dangerous in front of goal.

It's as if Wenger decided that a top striker was an encumbrance.

Giroud has always been good when he has a challenger for his position eg talks of a top quality striker joining last season.giroud is also very important for Ramsey as he allows him to run in behind.

here is simple tactics for you... why would Arsenal want to play the way Barcelona plays or play intricate football and put Giroud up top (one of the most immobile strikers Arsenal has ever had) as their main striker?

Now keeping in mind not a lot of top players are available in January and they will be approached hopefully in the summer, as I'm sure we will do big business on a CB and Striker.

Giroud plays week in week out and gets a lot of flack as he's gone 8 games without a goal, yet theo who can be totally anonymous in games, then gets a little fortunate with every shot going in and scores a hat trick is suddenly a top quality striker?

Having added a striker and midfielder, a central defender is arguably next at the top of his to - do list as he looks to rebuild the spine of a team that finished 10th in the Premier League last season and is short of options at the back with John Terry, Gary Cahill and Kurt Zouma arguably not enough.

Lets move on as a team and hopefully this all will be forgotten after getting 3 points from Palace and us signing top striker and DM who could lift up the whole club.

For me Walcott and welbeck should be competing with alexis and chamberlain for the two wide spots, with wellington and iwobi as injury cover, whilst one of those 4 top class strikers, should be brought in to compete with giroud and campbell would be injury cover.

If he's even half as good as the King, we'll have a top striker on our hands.

This leaves the Premier League as his most likely destination, and the world knows we are lacking a top class striker in our ranks.

Which would mean us very solid in deed if we can get a top striker, to go along with Giroud as second choice.

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If we somehow manage to sign top class striker Cavani, if not then reus, use him as LW WALCOTT RW AND SANCHEZ ST THEN ADD KHEDIRA TO THE MIX FOR 8 million # its a bargain and we are a complete team no doubt and 100 percent title cotenders and favourites to win the league no doubt about that every one will agree with me...

But I think we could say the same of any big name forward that Arsene Wenger signs this summer and Giroud must be aware that his boss is looking to sign a top class striker for Arsenal, so I reckon we should keep that in mind when we hear what Olly had to say on the speculation surrounding his fellow countryman, as reported by Metro.

The top 5 strikers in the PL on chance conversion rate were: Bendtner, Adebayor, Cole (as in Carlton!)

I even thought top clubs were in for him.Some three or 2 seasons back many here were debating why he should be our main striker.As soon as you mention any other strikers name people would come out with stats and many things defending him.Even Wenger has defended him blindly in the past.People say Wenger's stubborn yeah.But don't we know that there's a reason why everything happens?Honestly speaking he's the reason why Arsene Wenger has failed to sign a top notch striker because he still believes in him.The funny thing is we signed Welbeck at that time who to me did nothing before to be the main man here.People keep saying Welbeck is hardworking and that he works his socks off.But the question is was that our reason for signing him.Welbeck being signed to challenge Giroud tells me a lot about Giroud's quality.Even Walcott (no offence to him) who has zero CF qualities was even chosen over him for a string of games and all in all I think he did well but has too many defeciencies for that role.We've compromised as a club and it'll come back to bite us.

we have at most 4 real quality outfielders i.e. players that other top european teams would take... ozil sanchez santi and kos... in my books you need 6... we are two short but worse the quality of others is lower than needed... only bellerin coq and wilshere have that potential... and there are problems with each still... we should have put in bids in june for griezman kondogbia and the Burussia striker as all could have been prized away with right bid plus players thrown in IMO... now its too late and wenger is in some weird gallic world of existential hope and denial and fans are just praying we do nt lose opening 2 matches for first time in over two decades... but no one is really confident against a team which is sure to finish around mid table...

Austin has established himself as one of the best strikers outside of the top flight since being discovered in non-league football by Swindon Town in 2009, netting 82 goals in 155 games for Swindon and Burnley.

As the transfer window is coming to an end our hopes of signing top striker and DM is also becoming a dream.

Top class clubs like bayern do not go after players like giroud or use them as first choice striker for 4 years straight.

The United boss has already revealed that he has no intention of signing another striker this summer, as he sees Rashford and Martial as being capable of playing up top if Lukaku isn't available or isn't selected.

The Tigers are preparing for their first season back in the Premier League since 2010 and manager Steve Bruce has identified the 24 - year - old striker as one of his top targets.

If he did Sanchez won't be our choice as top striker and he wouldn't have subbed Sanchez for Giroud in the Chelsea game.

It has been a frustrating decline for the Brazilian international, who appeared set to establish himself as one of the top strikers in Europe when arriving in Milan at the age of 17.

A striker in top form in Serie A, Mattia Destro could be set to leave AS Roma in the near future as Arsenal and Chelsea reportedly eye him up to improve their options upfronAS Roma in the near future as Arsenal and Chelsea reportedly eye him up to improve their options upfronas Arsenal and Chelsea reportedly eye him up to improve their options upfront.

Campbell has it in him to be a striker who can become a consistent force in the top tier and the deal seems like a pretty good deal all round as Sir Alex has more than enough firepower in his established front line and young back up's in Daniel Wellbeck and Federico Macheda.

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For me the Swedish striker is a short term fix as he is already 34 - years old and may only have another season or two at the top level.

More especially as 1st choice... Costa, RVP, aguaro, sturriedge and even adebayo I.e top 6 team's strikers are much better than him.