I understand it, but I don't understand why it's coming out now.
I've seen plenty of people complaining about him and he's been slated by pundits, and rightly so. Lacazette is a slopey-shouldered, lazy, stroppy little diva. He doesn't seem to make the effort unless the ball is laid on a silver platter for him. Playing with him as our focal attacking point is like playing with ten men. By contrast, Aubameyang tracks back, stops opposition attacks, drops deep for the ball and creates chances for other players. The vast gulf in these two players is down to attitude and effort, and that's all. In fact, I wonder how things would have turned out had Auba not gifted Laca 'that' penalty when his confidence was in the tank.
And that's another thing - penalties. Before Laca came to Arsenal, a bunch of fans here were creaming themselves over his goal record. I actually took the time to watch his entire final season's worth of goals at his old club on YouTube, and do you know what struck me? About half of them were from the spot. He scored something like 28 league goals, and a double-digit figure of them were penalties. He's a glorified Andy Johnson and I have no idea why people were so excited about him.
Until things can be fixed properly I suggest we play Auba and Martinelli up front together, with Pepe and maybe Nelson supporting from the wings in a 4-4-2. Laca has to be a focal point in order to operate at his best and he isn't even doing that right now and hasn't for some time. Why waste a whole system on something that doesn't work?
The Lacazette hate
posted on 3/2/20
The system is being used to stabilise MF. When you're lucky enough to have two WC strikers of their quality, my guess is, the LEAST of the managers worries right now is missed chances.
"They're too good (reliably so), one's bound to score whatever really, so I'll focus on the catastrophic MF mess behind them first to GET them chances and worry about missed ones later if they don't sort themselves out!"
Is probably where the manager is at on that. As for...
"He doesn't seem to make the effort unless the ball is laid on a silver platter for him. Playing with him as our focal attacking point is like playing with ten men. By contrast, Aubameyang tracks back, stops opposition attacks, drops deep for the ball and creates chances for other players. The vast gulf in these two players is down to attitude and effort, and that's all."
I don't which games and player you've been watching but they're not Arsenal and Lacazette. He's one of the hardest working players we have. He's regularly blown up for scrapping it out with a defender in attack and attackers in defence. Tracks back just as much as Auba but Auba is more obvious to spot since he's quicker and playing on the wing tracks back further and faster. Lacazette has kept assisting whilst not scoring and is one of the few actually creating chances in games. You were right about the diva bit but he's a French player so goes with the territory. Flat wrong about the other stuff though. He just in a goal drought, nothing more. Not rubbish now or useless by any means. If he wasn't doing all those things then I'd be worried but for now, I still happy to see him playing. He's one of our few contributors ATM and he WILL finding scoring form again. Not his first drought after all, just first one at Arsenal (granted at the worst possible in time).
posted on 3/2/20
What is with this negative whiny cr@p? Go outside,and stay there.
posted on 3/2/20
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posted on 3/2/20
comment by Tyke (U9181)
posted 3 minutes ago
What is with this negative whiny cr@p? Go outside,and stay there.
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That's just Whinging Baby v2, best ignore.
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posted on 3/2/20
I can be positive about most of the player problems at the club, since most of the players criticised do have something positive going for them in terms of contribution. That isn't the case with Ozil, he simply leaves us nothing at all to be positive about.
I am one of the generally more forgiving posters when it comes to player slating. I've had time for many a heavily criticised player of lesser stature and ability than Ozil. Eboue, Song, Ramsey, Walcott just to name a few. So for me of all people to be saying what I am about Ozil. Well he truly must be shockingly useless at the point.
posted on 3/2/20
*this point.
posted on 4/2/20
Hate is such a strong word.
posted on 4/2/20
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posted on 4/2/20
comment by Arteta = Alt Emery? (U3245)
posted 5 hours, 43 minutes ago
comment by The Wonky Kronke (U16927)
posted 41 minutes ago
Hate is such a strong word.
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yes. should be reserved for only the worst of the worse. like, hitler, ISIS and GT
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posted on 6/2/20
comment by OG AOB (U3245)
posted 2 days, 8 hours ago
comment by The Wonky Kronke (U16927)
posted 41 minutes ago
Hate is such a strong word.
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yes. should be reserved for only the worst of the worse. like, hitler, ISIS and GT
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And OZIL