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Auba

Man is destroying Real. So glad for him that he settled very well in Barca and that he found his form again.

posted on 21/3/22

Strange how our strikers continue to miss sitters but then look the tops elsewhere. I bet it happens to Lacazette as well.

comment by Tu Meke (U3732)

posted on 21/3/22

Lacazette barely shoots. There's a reason we wanted Vlahovic.

posted on 21/3/22

All strikers need to work space to shoot. Auba/Laca do shoot. But its mostly blocked by defenders. Arteta said it himself after the Liverpool game. We need to do a lot more work in the box.

comment by Tu Meke (U3732)

posted on 21/3/22

I think he was hinting at the difference in quality, as opposed to the set up.

posted on 21/3/22

Of course Arteta wasn't. Auba is top class striker and we will find it hard to find someone more clinical this summer. Whoever comes in will face the same problems.

We did open up against Watford and Wolves second half. So Arteta can do it if he wishes. The problem in both games was the inability of some weak points to defend counter attacks when you commit further forward. Arteta said as much after the games and tightened up for Leicester, Liverpool and Villa. But as a consequence we found it hard to create clear chances.

So its a matter of finding that balance. Hopefully we can start to be more adventurous against the middling sides and stay disciplined against those around us.

comment by Tu Meke (U3732)

posted on 21/3/22

Of course he was.

posted on 21/3/22

Don't be silly. Managers pump up their players not diss them when they need rely on them!

Auba is playing for Barcelona. We will not be able to compete against potential CL winners for those calibre of players. Mbappe, Halaand etc want to play for City, PSG, Barca, Madrid, etc.

We couldn't even get Vlahovic who has a long was to develop to be in that category.

comment by Tu Meke (U3732)

posted on 21/3/22

That's why he worded it in a way that could be misinterpreted by others. But most people knew what he meant.

Why hasn't lacazette been offered an extension yet, by the way?

posted on 21/3/22

The last I heard is the club is considering giving him 2 years rather than the one year we have ALREADY offered. Lacazette wants a 3 year contract at the very minimum and at the same wage.

Personally I would prefer we moved on from Lacazette. But Arteta actually wants to keep him. So don't fooled into thinking that this all a playing decision. Its as much a business decision and Edu strategy to go young.

Btw Arteta also wants to keep Eddie.

comment by Tu Meke (U3732)

posted on 21/3/22

So we don't actually rate him that highly. Interesting.

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