Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - RIP Diogo Jota
mastermind
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We fukked up because our strikers stopped scoring goals. Giroud and Sanchez could not finish the second half of the season.That season which was his best season stats wise, appearances, assists chances created blah blah blah. But like I said it kind of sums up his Arsenal career up and down. Has his best season and Arsenal didnt win the FA Cup or make a finalDont care about the finishing 2nd to Leicester, it was never a proper title challenge, you lucked up as Spurs choked, even tho Arsenal dropped more points than Spurs did over the 2nd half of the season.
Kunty McPhuck
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Thats a result of not being able to sell any of your average to useless players to bring in Aouar and Lyon arent going to accept £1m over 53 years payment plan . You had to sell your best keeper to get a DM you've only been needing for over a decade. Most likely going to have to wait till next summer to get that sort of player. Or play Willian central and go back to 4231.
Your playing a formation which is ideal for counter attack, but playing slow labouring football in the hope that a team over commits on the press to exploit the space. Arteta is trying to recreate Ster7ing with Auba (I'm talking about the back post space Citeh used a few years back, especially when Leroy was there and Ster7ing would get the tap ins. Arsenal goal vs Citeh in the Fa Cup Semi from Pepe's cross is exactly why Arteta plays Auba wide left.) but they are totally different players and Auba while a winger at ASSE. Dortmund and Arsenal hes a striker. Having Auba #9 running in behind should stretch and create more space and gaps, which worked/works for Leicester.
Kunty McPhuck
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Losing to Swansea, Palace being Palace and getting abused by Andy Carroll is what phucked you up. 2 pts out of 9.
We are both wrong
it wasnt Ozil and Giroud or Sanchez fault it was the defensive players. Can always argue that the defence begins with the attack
Hey everyone lets stop the Chamakh Slander....He was very good if only for 6 months
I vividly remember there was a real debate going on as to whether RVP came straight back into the team after his injury during that period.
Kunty McPhuck
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Wenger was hoping his sprinkling of pixie dust was going to work again. But I do think he did realised he needed a target man/someone to hold up the ball to break down certain teams. Otherwise he wouldnt of tried to make Bendtner work or sign Giroud later on down the road.
mastermind
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Its Arsenal, the defense was always trash.Losing to Swansea, Palace being Palace and getting abused by Andy Carroll is what phucked you up. 2 pts out of 9.
We are both wrong
it wasnt Ozil and Giroud or Sanchez fault it was the defensive players. Can always argue that the defence begins with the attack
But we really didn't score goals that season. Giroud and Sanchez went on a sabbatical from January to March, along with Sanchez getting injured in November. Wenger even benched Giroud for Welbeck because of his lack of scoring. We lead the league in xG by a lot that season.
Sanchez :: Alexis Sanchez :: Arsenal FA Premier League 2015/2016
Giroud :: Olivier Giroud :: Arsenal FA Premier League 2015/2016
Kunty McPhuck
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mastermind
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Sanchez loss of form can be explained somewhat, b2b summers of football.
TobiOT
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"Lacking a natural lightness"
Ze Germans are a funny bunch.
TobiOT
Veteran
"Lacking a natural lightness"
Ze Germans are a funny bunch.
That's their problem...
Should've taken what Man Utd were offering
Kunty McPhuck
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"Lacking a natural lightness"
Ze Germans are a funny bunch.
Yup, he has looked well off the pace majority of the games ive seen him this season. I couldnt put my finger on why, but this explains it.