Easy!
Bale
Tevez
One of the two Southampton DMs
All likely to be available and will be the catalyst we need to win the league. Boom
Coquelin is clearly a good player. But how much is his current form down to us not having had a decent option in the DM role for years and him playing for his career rather than this being his usual standard?
Personally, I'm still not convinced. He'd be an ideal rotation player with Arteta as our third choice backup. We need to sign a physical DM. A destroyer if you will.
A left-sided, direct wideman.
I think it's a position that's been really overlooked.
Whilst I would argue pretty much every position could be improved to some degree, this is an area where we seemingly have no-one.
Walcott plays on the right - and is more of an inside-forward - but tbh, I'm working on the assumption that he will leave this Summer.
Which means we only have Chamberlain and Sanchez. Even if we look past the fact that both seem to provide more natural width when playing on the right, if one of them gets injured, we're essentially left with playing either Welbeck or one of the central midfielders on the wing.
Our play as of late has been completely stifled by a lack of width. It's infuriating watching the ball come out to our full-backs, only for them to have to turn and pass it back inside because there's no-one down the line they can link up with.
And it makes us a lot easier to defend against if:
1) All our players converge into a congested area of the pitch.
2) We have no pace in-behind
3) We have no real directness.
Other than Sanchez and Chamberlain, we really don't have a anyone that can stretch teams, stand up the full-back and go beyond them.
When a team's playing with a compact defensive structure, having a player that can take one or two players out can cause disarray.
Similarly, using the full-width of the pitch creates pockets of space for our central players to exploit.
We don't even necessarily need to break the bank - Konoplyanka is available on a bosman, I believe, and every time I've seen him he's terrorised the opposition.
I think bringing in a player of this ilk could indirectly bring the best out of players like Ozil and Giroud, who I feel have both struggled with the lack of movement and width around them.
Striker is more needed now, someone with pace for starters.
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
DaStuDogg (U9291) you made a very good point here.
When we played against Chelsea exactly that was missed. When we made our subbs in that game that brought us the width, we forced their defenders to come out a bit. We had our chances best chances then which unfortunately were all wasted.
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 13 minutes ago
DaStuDogg (U9291) you made a very good point here.
When we played against Chelsea exactly that was missed. When we made our subbs in that game that brought us the width, we forced their defenders to come out a bit. We had our chances best chances then which unfortunately were all wasted.
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Exactly! I think Ramsey's a great player, but it's frustrating seeing him consistently played down the flanks. Just congests our play so much.
Konoplyanka good shout. Only seen him once. Will tune into the europa league final though for sure. I still have extremely high hopes of Gnabry who could play there.
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 29 minutes ago
Striker is more needed now, someone with pace for starters.
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
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RvP had top class movement to make up for it, and was quicker than Giroud.
You look around all top teams, all have strikers how have good speed. Giroud is the slowest striker in Europe from the top teams I imagine.
comment by 50 (U1147)
posted 34 seconds ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 29 minutes ago
Striker is more needed now, someone with pace for starters.
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
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RvP had top class movement to make up for it, and was quicker than Giroud.
You look around all top teams, all have strikers how have good speed. Giroud is the slowest striker in Europe from the top teams I imagine.
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I was wondering early one which top team in Europe has won a cup/league with a target man up front instead of a mobile striker. Not many, if any at all.
Bring Bale back to north London if we are talking about a wide man. Wouldn't even need to worry too much about signing another striker if we did that.
comment by Bring back Sanogo (U10012)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by 50 (U1147)
posted 34 seconds ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 29 minutes ago
Striker is more needed now, someone with pace for starters.
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
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RvP had top class movement to make up for it, and was quicker than Giroud.
You look around all top teams, all have strikers how have good speed. Giroud is the slowest striker in Europe from the top teams I imagine.
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I was wondering early one which top team in Europe has won a cup/league with a target man up front instead of a mobile striker. Not many, if any at all.
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Drogba was the last one, and I think he will be the only one for some time. That was also because Chelsea played a certain way, and even he had pace.
Drogba had pace and good movement. I wouldn't consider him as a target man. Same with Zlatan.
In that case probably no one?
comment by 50 (U1147)
posted 36 seconds ago
In that case probably no one?
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That is what I thought and why I don't understand why he keep trying to do it with a target man. Especially with how talented our midfield players are.
We don't need a target man.
We won the cup last season with Giroud as our main striker and may do again this year.
Its still the first position that I would improve as I think the improvement to the team overall by replacing one player would be there Not another bargain but=y though, w need to go for the best we can.
Giroud can be fantastic, like when welbeck was pushing him to prove a point. Since welbeck has been injured he has lost his quality. Is that a coincidence?
comment by Andre's Samba Scarf (U6253)
posted 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
Konoplyanka good shout. Only seen him once. Will tune into the europa league final though for sure. I still have extremely high hopes of Gnabry who could play there.
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Looks fantastic every time I see him. I rate Gnabry highly as well, but I'm a little wary about relying on him too much next season given the the amount of time he's spent on the sidelines this year.
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
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GT somehow trying to make the point that Giroud is as good as prime RVP
comment by 50 (U1147)
posted 7 hours, 39 minutes ago
comment by Bring back Sanogo (U10012)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by 50 (U1147)
posted 34 seconds ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 29 minutes ago
Striker is more needed now, someone with pace for starters.
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
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RvP had top class movement to make up for it, and was quicker than Giroud.
You look around all top teams, all have strikers how have good speed. Giroud is the slowest striker in Europe from the top teams I imagine.
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I was wondering early one which top team in Europe has won a cup/league with a target man up front instead of a mobile striker. Not many, if any at all.
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Drogba was the last one, and I think he will be the only one for some time. That was also because Chelsea played a certain way, and even he had pace.
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No, you dont understand.
Where did us lead us. What have we won with RVP when he was at this peak? You think pace upfront is all and that alone wins you title. Is Aguero pacey? Is Mandzukic pacey? Absolute pathetic debate.
comment by Oxlade-Chambers (Inventor) (U6157)
posted 3 hours, 30 minutes ago
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
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GT somehow trying to make the point that Giroud is as good as prime RVP
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I dont about that. What I know for sure is that you are a complete moron.
"Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?"
That's down to the team rather than RVP. A prime RVP would take us to a different level.
comment by DubbedTheNewWenger90 (U19529)
posted 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
"Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?"
That's down to the team rather than RVP.A prime RVP would take us to a different level.
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8 years at Arsenal to take us to another level. Peaked at 28 at Arsenal and moved. What makes you believe that he would taken us to another level?
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posted on 18/5/15
Easy!
Bale
Tevez
One of the two Southampton DMs
All likely to be available and will be the catalyst we need to win the league. Boom
posted on 18/5/15
Coquelin is clearly a good player. But how much is his current form down to us not having had a decent option in the DM role for years and him playing for his career rather than this being his usual standard?
Personally, I'm still not convinced. He'd be an ideal rotation player with Arteta as our third choice backup. We need to sign a physical DM. A destroyer if you will.
posted on 18/5/15
A left-sided, direct wideman.
I think it's a position that's been really overlooked.
Whilst I would argue pretty much every position could be improved to some degree, this is an area where we seemingly have no-one.
Walcott plays on the right - and is more of an inside-forward - but tbh, I'm working on the assumption that he will leave this Summer.
Which means we only have Chamberlain and Sanchez. Even if we look past the fact that both seem to provide more natural width when playing on the right, if one of them gets injured, we're essentially left with playing either Welbeck or one of the central midfielders on the wing.
Our play as of late has been completely stifled by a lack of width. It's infuriating watching the ball come out to our full-backs, only for them to have to turn and pass it back inside because there's no-one down the line they can link up with.
And it makes us a lot easier to defend against if:
1) All our players converge into a congested area of the pitch.
2) We have no pace in-behind
3) We have no real directness.
Other than Sanchez and Chamberlain, we really don't have a anyone that can stretch teams, stand up the full-back and go beyond them.
When a team's playing with a compact defensive structure, having a player that can take one or two players out can cause disarray.
Similarly, using the full-width of the pitch creates pockets of space for our central players to exploit.
We don't even necessarily need to break the bank - Konoplyanka is available on a bosman, I believe, and every time I've seen him he's terrorised the opposition.
I think bringing in a player of this ilk could indirectly bring the best out of players like Ozil and Giroud, who I feel have both struggled with the lack of movement and width around them.
posted on 18/5/15
Striker is more needed now, someone with pace for starters.
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
posted on 18/5/15
DaStuDogg (U9291) you made a very good point here.
When we played against Chelsea exactly that was missed. When we made our subbs in that game that brought us the width, we forced their defenders to come out a bit. We had our chances best chances then which unfortunately were all wasted.
posted on 18/5/15
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 13 minutes ago
DaStuDogg (U9291) you made a very good point here.
When we played against Chelsea exactly that was missed. When we made our subbs in that game that brought us the width, we forced their defenders to come out a bit. We had our chances best chances then which unfortunately were all wasted.
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Exactly! I think Ramsey's a great player, but it's frustrating seeing him consistently played down the flanks. Just congests our play so much.
posted on 18/5/15
Konoplyanka good shout. Only seen him once. Will tune into the europa league final though for sure. I still have extremely high hopes of Gnabry who could play there.
posted on 18/5/15
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 29 minutes ago
Striker is more needed now, someone with pace for starters.
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
RvP had top class movement to make up for it, and was quicker than Giroud.
You look around all top teams, all have strikers how have good speed. Giroud is the slowest striker in Europe from the top teams I imagine.
posted on 18/5/15
comment by 50 (U1147)
posted 34 seconds ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 29 minutes ago
Striker is more needed now, someone with pace for starters.
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
RvP had top class movement to make up for it, and was quicker than Giroud.
You look around all top teams, all have strikers how have good speed. Giroud is the slowest striker in Europe from the top teams I imagine.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I was wondering early one which top team in Europe has won a cup/league with a target man up front instead of a mobile striker. Not many, if any at all.
posted on 18/5/15
Bring Bale back to north London if we are talking about a wide man. Wouldn't even need to worry too much about signing another striker if we did that.
posted on 18/5/15
comment by Bring back Sanogo (U10012)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by 50 (U1147)
posted 34 seconds ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 29 minutes ago
Striker is more needed now, someone with pace for starters.
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
RvP had top class movement to make up for it, and was quicker than Giroud.
You look around all top teams, all have strikers how have good speed. Giroud is the slowest striker in Europe from the top teams I imagine.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I was wondering early one which top team in Europe has won a cup/league with a target man up front instead of a mobile striker. Not many, if any at all.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Drogba was the last one, and I think he will be the only one for some time. That was also because Chelsea played a certain way, and even he had pace.
posted on 18/5/15
Drogba had pace and good movement. I wouldn't consider him as a target man. Same with Zlatan.
posted on 18/5/15
In that case probably no one?
posted on 18/5/15
comment by 50 (U1147)
posted 36 seconds ago
In that case probably no one?
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That is what I thought and why I don't understand why he keep trying to do it with a target man. Especially with how talented our midfield players are.
We don't need a target man.
posted on 18/5/15
We won the cup last season with Giroud as our main striker and may do again this year.
Its still the first position that I would improve as I think the improvement to the team overall by replacing one player would be there Not another bargain but=y though, w need to go for the best we can.
posted on 18/5/15
Giroud can be fantastic, like when welbeck was pushing him to prove a point. Since welbeck has been injured he has lost his quality. Is that a coincidence?
posted on 19/5/15
comment by Andre's Samba Scarf (U6253)
posted 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
Konoplyanka good shout. Only seen him once. Will tune into the europa league final though for sure. I still have extremely high hopes of Gnabry who could play there.
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Looks fantastic every time I see him. I rate Gnabry highly as well, but I'm a little wary about relying on him too much next season given the the amount of time he's spent on the sidelines this year.
posted on 19/5/15
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
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GT somehow trying to make the point that Giroud is as good as prime RVP
posted on 19/5/15
comment by 50 (U1147)
posted 7 hours, 39 minutes ago
comment by Bring back Sanogo (U10012)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by 50 (U1147)
posted 34 seconds ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 29 minutes ago
Striker is more needed now, someone with pace for starters.
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
RvP had top class movement to make up for it, and was quicker than Giroud.
You look around all top teams, all have strikers how have good speed. Giroud is the slowest striker in Europe from the top teams I imagine.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I was wondering early one which top team in Europe has won a cup/league with a target man up front instead of a mobile striker. Not many, if any at all.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Drogba was the last one, and I think he will be the only one for some time. That was also because Chelsea played a certain way, and even he had pace.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
No, you dont understand.
Where did us lead us. What have we won with RVP when he was at this peak? You think pace upfront is all and that alone wins you title. Is Aguero pacey? Is Mandzukic pacey? Absolute pathetic debate.
posted on 19/5/15
comment by Oxlade-Chambers (Inventor) (U6157)
posted 3 hours, 30 minutes ago
Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?
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GT somehow trying to make the point that Giroud is as good as prime RVP
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I dont about that. What I know for sure is that you are a complete moron.
posted on 19/5/15
"Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?"
That's down to the team rather than RVP. A prime RVP would take us to a different level.
posted on 19/5/15
comment by DubbedTheNewWenger90 (U19529)
posted 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
"Why do you keep believe that pace upfront is all. When we had RVP upfront who has pace and supposed more ability than Giroud that lead us to a 4th place trophy at his peak. So where is the logic in that?"
That's down to the team rather than RVP.A prime RVP would take us to a different level.
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8 years at Arsenal to take us to another level. Peaked at 28 at Arsenal and moved. What makes you believe that he would taken us to another level?
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