comment by Inventor (U6157)
posted 16 minutes ago
Alexis is world class

Theo is good

That's the reality you need to face mate.

This article isn't primarily about Theo anyway stop bringing him up on every occasion and just tweet him for his number so you can $uck him off on a daily basis
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If you are to thick to understand that Alexis plays ON THE LEFT at Arsenal, then you're really not capable of grasping what I'm pointing out to you. Nowhere did I say that Theo came to us the player he is. Simply that Ox will never be a better DOWN THE RIGHT than Theo.

Key phrases in the big letters IDIOT!

And you got put back in ya box about my Ozil comments already, so behave yaself.

" You see I rightly criticized Ozil for being a lazy, unproductive deadweight player...when that's exactly what he was doing.

Now he's stopped that and began playing to the level of his price tag, I've got off his back. Only thing I've said about Ozil recently is that I want Walcott in the pitch for him to feed.

My criticism stopped when it was no longer warranted because he pulled his finger out.You can't really ask more of a striker than Giroud's current form. Yet you're still spouting rubbish."

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Not as out and out wingers. Ox and Sterling are both naturally suited to playing centrally. When Ox is able to finish and pass like Theo can now, only a complete idiot would play him on the wing. His greatest strength over Walcott is precisely what will see him shifted centrally when he's reached Walcott's current level of finishing.

The two players have entirely different positional destinations allbeit they've started from the same spot initially. Meaning different 'fine tuning' as such. Where Theo's path went out and out winger, looking to striker. Ox's will go RM to CM. He'll be focused toward and entirely different job and end product as a player.

If Inventor was actually old enough to have watched and comprehend the complete career path of a player from academy age to retirement, then he too would know this.

You're so thick. Just because Alexis plays on the left doesn't mean he hasn't taken his role in the team you don't understand tactics or balance you live in fairytale fifa land where we can have all our forwards in the same team tearing it up you're thick.

Ozil has shut you up just face it doubting a superstar but relentlessly bigging up a limited footballer like Theo

Sanchez plays on the left but still has taken Theo's role in the team as the man to get closest to Giroud and score goals, simple as that.

Why hasn't Theo played a long run of games? Don't say injury because your arguments clearly suggest he's fit enough.

Ramsey on the wing instead tells you everything about the desire to keep a balanced team, maybe a wrong choice but still the focus nevertheless.

Alexis has finished Theo and thank God because we're bearing the fruit of a truly world class player, something Theo will never be but Ox definitely can.

Ox is already better rhan Theo down the right just not as good in the box but that will come and once it does, Theo will be less useful.

I like the guy but he's an impact player now and you need to get over it crybaby

Theo missed sitters at West Ham andwas taken off early for the mere fact that if he isn't scoring or assisting he offers zilch to our game.

Can't say that for Ox or Sanchez

When Ox is able to finish and pass like Theo can now,
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Theo can't pass a primary school test ffs!!

His greatest strength over Walcott is precisely what will see him shifted centrally when he's reached Walcott's current level of finishing.
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So once Ox develops Theo's end product he will be pushed further back for Theo? LMAO you're so thick it's painful!!

Once Ox is as good finisher as Theo, he will fully replace him in the team.... oh wait too late for that. Theo's biggeat problem is Sanchez and Ox's improvement and he knows this hence unjustifiably demanding a rise to see how his value still fares at Arsenal.

He's becoming less important each week with commentators constantly screaming ALEXISSSSSSS! You must hate that name by now

Raheem was crap today

Sterling was invisible today, but anyone writing him off as average or whatever is totally clueless about the game.
Ox has more potential for sure, he offers physical advantage as well as a better shot. But Sterling is only 20...and for a 20 year old his end product is good. Not everyone can be like Fabregas at 20

Been saying Sterling was cack for ages his end product actually isn't very good for his age otherwise it's fair to deem Kane a world class finisher in that case.

The way Sterling is talked about you'd think he could be Cesc at 20 if he isn't already.... that's the point.

Overrated, headless chicken

WB2

Hey idiot... have you noticed that bar West Ham all of Theo's starts have been when Alexis isn't in the team.

There was Hull in the cup but Alexis was the CF in that game anyway

Surely this tells you something and you're not as hopeless at grasping things as I think

HAPPY to admit Ozil has shut me up. THAT'S the general idea. Player underperforms, fans show their discontent at poor performances, player buck his ideas up and performs to his capabilities...

Fan shuts up critique. UNLIKE you with Giroud. You really are thick aren't you?? I've never "doubted" Ozil. Only been angered that he was performing so far below his world beating standards.

And the fact you think that Ox is already better than Theo down the right clearly demonstrates than you don't even understand what Theo's role is. Let alone how it can and can't be incorporated into the team.

I also distinctly remember this Theo Alexis playing together issue cropping up before. When you yourself agreed that provided the right pairing was behind them, then we could indeed play Theo right, Sanchez left with Ozil central. You already know how I'd incorporate the three, who I'd use now and who I'd get/think Wenger will get in the summer to make it work...

And I believe your words were something like

"The front four could do as they please"

You know contradicting yourself is a guaranteed way to make yourself look even more stupid than you do already.

Hey Juvenile moron

Please explain how a player that can't pass becomes the best at assisting at a top four club?

The more you post is the thicker you look. Oxlade Chamberlain is a ultimately a central midfielder who is playing out on the right whilst he learns his trade. He's not going to stay there.

And yes I know Ozil is now our best assister but up until he arrived it was Theo. Or did you not know that because mummy never used to let you stay up to watch MOTD back then.

I doubted whether Giroud should start against Chelsea but have praised in on several occasions, much different to your constant Ozil bashing who at least had proven his quality beforehand.

Also yes I said that but we can't have the right pairing behind the front 4 until next season, and even then I doubt Wenger would do so, any DM that comes in will be an alternative for Coquelin I can't see Santi, Ramsey or Jack being shut out for a defensive minded player never under Wenger so when I suggested that it was hypothetical.

Your constant moaning has been about Theo's lack of involvement recently and while the squad is how it is Theo rightly doesn't get a game because Alexis is better as an attack minded winger, by far too.

I fully understand Theo's role and you don't hence the reason I'm able to comprehend his recent lack of game time whilst you still fail to figure this out.

In the whole right side... from the RB area to till just beyond the half way line yes Ox is MUCH better on the right, in the area or right on the edge Theo is better this means Ox is better in the majority of yards on the right hence my comment.

Ox can take the ball from his RB and travel long distances with it, beating several player in the process. Theo will be standing right next to Giroud waiting and waiting before becoming useful when we're in attack.

If we can hardly get out our half or won't dominate a game meaning we can't find him the he's almost useless. Ox is better everywhere on the pitch bar the box, hope it makes sense to you now. You seem a little slow

Theo's assist is usually through squaring the ball he's great at that my mistake is assuming you're refering to pure vision when you say he's a better passer.

Vision is something Theo has absolutely none of, whilst Ox isn't the best at either but a lot better than Theo at, check his pass for Theo vs Monaco when Walcott bottled challenging the keeper, Theo could never make that pass.

If what you're referring to is cut backs and 5 yard passes that tend to be the majority of Theo's assists then sorry I apologise although I expect most footballers at elite level to be able to do so, Theo just gets into better positions than most but his efficiency in the box is sonething I haven't doubted btw... Alexis is just better

Never said Alexis wasn't better.

We're talking about attacking ability here, or at least I was anyway. Nice try with the silly schematics about pitch area. You do realise that argument has Ox better than Sanchez too don't you

Out and out wing forward. Walcott is better and always will be by virtue of the fact Ox will never fully hone his skill to be a better wing forward than Walcott.
Yes you could possibly make him one if you were stupid enough to focus him on that role but why would you when he is capable of being developed into a far better central midfielder than he would be wing forward.

Ramsey is great at getting on the end of stuff in the box but we'll not be developing him into playing striker, why? Because he has additional skill sets which mean he makes a better CM.

Same idea with Ox, yes he's quick and can beat players, so does well on the wing but additional skill sets mean he can be more productive to the team ultimately, played in a central role.

We've gone from comparing them as right sided players to out and out wing forwards again to suit your argument

We've already discussed this, we play one out and out wing forward and he's now based on the left.

So the other side is about who's the better all round player, Ox is and by far. It's tiresome trying to explain the art of tactical balance to you as you're clearly slow or don't understand the game properly enough.

I will leave you to forever ponder why Theo doesn't get a look in when Alexis is fit and in form and hopefully it will hit home one day

Funny how you question whether I'm old enough to know this or that yet you, a supposed massive Wenger fan still hasn't learnt his preference on both wings...

Only once he has played 2 wing forwards on both flanks (Gervinho & Theo) this was because we had no no. 10 at the time not to mention was one of the worst ever seasons in terms of the football we played...

Other than that it has been
WF - Overmars WM - Parlour
WM - Pires/WF - Wiltord WM - Ljungberg
WF - Arshavin WM - Nasri
WM - Rosicky WM - Hleb

This is the first season (since Pires was injured and Wiltord filled in on the flanks) that we have played 2 direct wide players and even then only one is a wing forward so get this into your thick brain that whilst Ozil and Alexis are towards the left of the right flank, Theo won't be a regular! At least understand your manager well enough ffs you're simply slow

I was always talking about wing forward since I was talking about Theo being the better player. It was you who decided to changed the argument to fit what you were saying.

I question your age due to the fact you argue like a child. Rather than admit that you're confusing Ox being more talented all around than Theo at the same age, with him being a better player now and simply conceding something everyone else already knows and accepts. You've proceeded to spout a load of "Yeah but, no but" Vicky Pollard style, guff trying to force your point of view as though if you say it enough times it will be true. Typical "I know everything cos I got pubes now." Teenager mentality.

He simply isn't better than Theo now. Yes he's got more about him defensively but his defensive play is nowhere near that amazing that it can trump what Theo offers going forward. Hence a fully fit Theo always starts ahead of a fully fit Ox. Come next season, that won't change, Sanchez or not.

We all knew that Theo would play a bit part up until the end of the season regardless and then the contract drama and personal life on top. It's abundantly clear that the current lack of playing time for Walcott has absolutely nothing to do with him now suddenly being seen as second string by Wenger.

You claim to know so much about Wenger and how he likes to play. Yet fail to recognize that Theo is his spear tip. I find that strange given that Wenger is notorious for shoe-horning his favourites in even when playing badly.

Your balance argument has one very big flaw in it (this is where not rating Theo highly enough clouds your judgement). No Theo isn't a shining defensive light or great tackler. However he is more than capable of tracking back and providing sufficient protection for Debuchy. Wouldn't try it with Bellerin just yet, but a RB of Debuchy's calibre doesn't need more defensive help than Theo is capable if providing.

Also think you're selling your wet dream player Ozil a bit short to say he's that useless at defending that we can't play him Theo and Sanchez. Not to mention completely failing to see the hideous dilemma that the opposition faces when presented with both Walcott and Sanchez.

Give you a clue, has something to do with where the space ends up when you're trying to mark one winger that likes to come short for the ball, whilst trying to keep a deep enough line to stop the other getting in behind.

Mehhh Theo's average, Ox is better