Thoughts on Lacazette in preseason?

comment by Darth Stan Kronke the Sith Lord turned Darthen Wenger to the dark side (U16927)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Eric_Draven (U20260)
posted 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
Watched the Arsenal-Chelsea game yesterday and was underwhelmed by him, but to be fair, the whole Arsenal team were dire yesterday.
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We played a team with a few youth and some players overcoming a stomach bug that affected the squad during the week. Chelsea played a fairly strong team and clearly disnt want to lose to us again after recent loses. Our losing yesterday doesnt mean a lot.
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I too saw the game. Arsenal did not play a youth team, just a couple of young players. After Ospina's quite blatant assault on Pedro, Chelsea also had a young player who had never played for the first team and he made Arsenal's midfield and defence look pedestrian. In the second half, Chelsea's true youth team continued to make Arsenal look awful. Arsenal reverting to type again!

I didn't watch the game yesterday, or any of our other pre season matches for that matter.

I have more important things to do, like wash the dishes or walk the dog. Pre season means absolutely nothing.

As for Lacazette, I'll judge him when I see him play a competitive match

Can't really judge him but feel we need a striker with height and power up front along with pace. Lukaku/Morata/Aubamayang would have been ideal.

Lacazette just adds to the rest of the midgets we have in the team.

Nothing wrong with a midget striker as long as you play the ball on the ground.

comment by xiuxiuejar (U6109)
posted 2 hours, 31 minutes ago

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I too saw the game. Arsenal did not play a youth team, just a couple of young players. After Ospina's quite blatant assault on Pedro, Chelsea also had a young player who had never played for the first team and he made Arsenal's midfield and defence look pedestrian. In the second half, Chelsea's true youth team continued to make Arsenal look awful. Arsenal reverting to type again!
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We started AMN and Bramall and brought more youth on later. Per was one of the worst sufferers from the bug apparently. So 2 of our 3 CB's well below our first choice and a defensively weak CM in Xhaka.

comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Xhaka can certainly do what Gilberto used to do
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I had to single this line out. You need to try opening your eyes hen we play. Xhaka is nowhere near even being mentioned in the same breath as Gilberto for a defensive role. Xhaka lets players past him all the time and the reason we needed the extra CB was to make up for his lack of defensive work.

As I have said time and time again, you need to watch him closely and you will soon see he lets players past him far too easily far too often. Gilberto wasa great defensive player.

comment by Darth Stan Kronke the Sith Lord turned Darthen Wenger to the dark side (U16927)
posted 3 hours, 14 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Xhaka can certainly do what Gilberto used to do
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I had to single this line out. You need to try opening your eyes hen we play. Xhaka is nowhere near even being mentioned in the same breath as Gilberto for a defensive role. Xhaka lets players past him all the time and the reason we needed the extra CB was to make up for his lack of defensive work.

As I have said time and time again, you need to watch him closely and you will soon see he lets players past him far too easily far too often. Gilberto wasa great defensive player.
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Fair enough. Partner him with William Carvalho and you will have a discount version of Petit/Vieira.

Look we will never have the quality of two world cup winners in midfield again. Pogba cost £80m and he is not as good as Vieira. But you don't need to be as good because the premier league doesn't have the quality of Madrid, Barca or Atletico. There are no dominantly supreme clubs.

But Wenger needs to back to what worked between 1996-2005.

comment by Darth Stan Kronke the Sith Lord turned Darthen Wenger to the dark side (U16927)
posted 1 day, 3 hours ago
comment by Eric_Draven (U20260)
posted 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
Watched the Arsenal-Chelsea game yesterday and was underwhelmed by him, but to be fair, the whole Arsenal team were dire yesterday.
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We played a team with a few youth and some players overcoming a stomach bug that affected the squad during the week. Chelsea played a fairly strong team and clearly disnt want to lose to us again after recent loses. Our losing yesterday doesnt mean a lot.
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no costa no hazard Pedro almost assasinated by that useless waste of space you called a keeper. First game of preseason. Arsenal were lucky to get Nil. None of our newguys available to play. Boga Willy hardly gonna be first teamers.

There are no dominantly supreme clubs.

really how many clubs have won the premier league if you take away the one timers Leicester and Blacburn only 4 teams have won it since it started in 93 take Arsenal out as theyve done naff all for over a decade i see three dominant teams in the premier league ala Barca Real and Atletico

comment by vava1on1 (U4692)
posted 1 minute ago
There are no dominantly supreme clubs.

really how many clubs have won the premier league if you take away the one timers Leicester and Blacburn only 4 teams have won it since it started in 93 take Arsenal out as theyve done naff all for over a decade i see three dominant teams in the premier league ala Barca Real and Atletico
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Not the correct context. I would wager those 3 would beat all the premier league teams. I think it may take a season or two before the premier league is back to the top.

Any one of 6 teams can win the premier league with a few acquisitions.