You just need a keeper and you'll be fine......oh wait
It's largely a combo of a lack of creation from our number 10 (or 11 in this case *cough*Ozil*cough*) or crap finishing from our forwards. It's inevitable that teams will park the bus when playing us at the Emirates, it's up to us to find a way through them, and that's what Ozil is supposed to be here for.
I'd drop him for a while, give Cazorla a go in the #10 role and see if things improve
Walcott, Ox, Ozil, Sanchez should always be our front 4.
Giroud is decent off the bench. Ramsey is decent off the bench.
We played some of our best football last season when Ozil was injured.
Wenger just won't do it
comment by MeSuitIsTailorMadeForTheLeague #VCC (U9687)
posted 2 minutes ago
Walcott, Ox, Ozil, Sanchez should always be our front 4.
Giroud is decent off the bench. Ramsey is decent off the bench.
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I'm sorry, but Ozil is only good once every 3-4 games, the rest of the time he's a passenger. I don't care if he's our record signing, he's not cutting the mustard. Look at Utd with Di Maria, they realised he was a flop and cut their losses quickly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioVPrkncQmw
13min 40 secs in Savage sticking to his prediction man utd are going to win the league and Ian Wright laughing it off. Well so far Man utd have been top and Arsenal bottom or be it, I think Arsenal might finish 3rd.
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 1 minute ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioVPrkncQmw
13min 40 secs in Savage sticking to his prediction man utd are going to win the league and Ian Wright laughing it off. Well so far Man utd have been top and Arsenal bottomor be it, I think Arsenal might finish 3rd.
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And what's this got to do with Arsenal being unable to score?
Sorry posted it on wrong thread
It's become an ego thing now for Wenger with Ozil. Any other player would have been dropped a long time ago.
His recent improvements have been so exaggerated, you would have thought we had messi playing for us.
He is a passenger in 70% of the games.
Can't we just have two direct wide players like Sanchez or Ox/Walcott rather than planting a Ramsey or cazorla there
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 1 minute ago
It's become an ego thing now for Wenger with Ozil. Any other player would have been dropped a long time ago.
His recent improvements have been so exaggerated, you would have thought we had messi playing for us.
He is a passenger in 70% of the games.
Can't we just have two direct wide players like Sanchez or Ox/Walcott rather than planting a Ramsey or cazorla there
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With how average Giroud is, and how inconsistent Theo is, part of me wants to try Ox as a false 9 until Welbeck returns.
Coquelin - Ramsey
Walcott - Cazorla - Alexis
Oxlade-C
You don't know if something works until you've tried it, and our other striking options aren't world beaters.
Giroud and Walcott up front can work.
But I do think Wenger love for Giroud is lessening so won't be surprised if a new striker came in
are you proposing we go to a 4-4-2?
No just play Walcott out wide
Instead of Oxo? I think all this is skating around the problem. What would be the difference? Sure Theo is more clinical and creative than Oxo, but Oxo didn't have many chances so not sure Theo could have done anymore from wide than Oxo did today. The problem lies elsewhere.
Against Chelsea all our players were trying to use Theo as a target man. He isn't. They should have been playing balls into space but were instead playing to feet. Someone as small as Theo will always get out muscled. Now Wenger assumed, that West Ham would sit deep and take away space for Theo to run into. Wrongly. And even so Wenger overestimates Giroud ability to hold up play. We did not have greater possession than West Ham until they went 2-0 ahead and let us have the ball.
So the problem is the striker position. We need a Benzema or striker who can use his movement and power better than a statuesque Giroud. And then use Theo and Alexis as the wide men to better use space he will create from his movement.
So the problem is the striker position. We need a Benzema or striker who can use his movement and power better than a statuesque Giroud.
When he is so statuesque like you said why was he playing as a left winger today? Thought he didnt move?
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
It's become an ego thing now for Wenger with Ozil. Any other player would have been dropped a long time ago.
His recent improvements have been so exaggerated, you would have thought we had messi playing for us.
He is a passenger in 70% of the games.
Can't we just have two direct wide players like Sanchez or Ox/Walcott rather than planting a Ramsey or cazorla there
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Haha! What's your problem with Ozil? It's ok not being completely satisfied, but you seem to have a go at him at every possible opportunity. I saw your post earlier regarding playing better football without him despite the fact that we were fairly awful throughout last season, with or without him.
If anyone should be dropped in games like today, it's Coquelin who simply can't play football. Cazorla needs to play deep as neither Ramsey or Coquelin can build the play.
||The Great AFL©||™ (U11952)
He's a clown scapegoats Ozil at every turn. I dont understand how this idiot can suck off a poor mans Ozil in David Silva yet slate Ozil. You couldnt make it up. We need an elite passing DM or bring back Arteta into the side. Coquelin and Cazorla need to be binned
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posted on 9/8/15
long may it continue
posted on 9/8/15
You just need a keeper and you'll be fine......oh wait
posted on 9/8/15
It's largely a combo of a lack of creation from our number 10 (or 11 in this case *cough*Ozil*cough*) or crap finishing from our forwards. It's inevitable that teams will park the bus when playing us at the Emirates, it's up to us to find a way through them, and that's what Ozil is supposed to be here for.
I'd drop him for a while, give Cazorla a go in the #10 role and see if things improve
posted on 9/8/15
Walcott, Ox, Ozil, Sanchez should always be our front 4.
Giroud is decent off the bench. Ramsey is decent off the bench.
posted on 9/8/15
We played some of our best football last season when Ozil was injured.
Wenger just won't do it
posted on 9/8/15
comment by MeSuitIsTailorMadeForTheLeague #VCC (U9687)
posted 2 minutes ago
Walcott, Ox, Ozil, Sanchez should always be our front 4.
Giroud is decent off the bench. Ramsey is decent off the bench.
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I'm sorry, but Ozil is only good once every 3-4 games, the rest of the time he's a passenger. I don't care if he's our record signing, he's not cutting the mustard. Look at Utd with Di Maria, they realised he was a flop and cut their losses quickly
posted on 9/8/15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioVPrkncQmw
13min 40 secs in Savage sticking to his prediction man utd are going to win the league and Ian Wright laughing it off. Well so far Man utd have been top and Arsenal bottom or be it, I think Arsenal might finish 3rd.
posted on 9/8/15
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 1 minute ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioVPrkncQmw
13min 40 secs in Savage sticking to his prediction man utd are going to win the league and Ian Wright laughing it off. Well so far Man utd have been top and Arsenal bottomor be it, I think Arsenal might finish 3rd.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
And what's this got to do with Arsenal being unable to score?
posted on 9/8/15
Sorry posted it on wrong thread
posted on 9/8/15
It's become an ego thing now for Wenger with Ozil. Any other player would have been dropped a long time ago.
His recent improvements have been so exaggerated, you would have thought we had messi playing for us.
He is a passenger in 70% of the games.
Can't we just have two direct wide players like Sanchez or Ox/Walcott rather than planting a Ramsey or cazorla there
posted on 9/8/15
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 1 minute ago
It's become an ego thing now for Wenger with Ozil. Any other player would have been dropped a long time ago.
His recent improvements have been so exaggerated, you would have thought we had messi playing for us.
He is a passenger in 70% of the games.
Can't we just have two direct wide players like Sanchez or Ox/Walcott rather than planting a Ramsey or cazorla there
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With how average Giroud is, and how inconsistent Theo is, part of me wants to try Ox as a false 9 until Welbeck returns.
Coquelin - Ramsey
Walcott - Cazorla - Alexis
Oxlade-C
You don't know if something works until you've tried it, and our other striking options aren't world beaters.
posted on 9/8/15
Giroud and Walcott up front can work.
But I do think Wenger love for Giroud is lessening so won't be surprised if a new striker came in
posted on 9/8/15
are you proposing we go to a 4-4-2?
posted on 9/8/15
No just play Walcott out wide
posted on 9/8/15
Instead of Oxo? I think all this is skating around the problem. What would be the difference? Sure Theo is more clinical and creative than Oxo, but Oxo didn't have many chances so not sure Theo could have done anymore from wide than Oxo did today. The problem lies elsewhere.
Against Chelsea all our players were trying to use Theo as a target man. He isn't. They should have been playing balls into space but were instead playing to feet. Someone as small as Theo will always get out muscled. Now Wenger assumed, that West Ham would sit deep and take away space for Theo to run into. Wrongly. And even so Wenger overestimates Giroud ability to hold up play. We did not have greater possession than West Ham until they went 2-0 ahead and let us have the ball.
So the problem is the striker position. We need a Benzema or striker who can use his movement and power better than a statuesque Giroud. And then use Theo and Alexis as the wide men to better use space he will create from his movement.
posted on 9/8/15
So the problem is the striker position. We need a Benzema or striker who can use his movement and power better than a statuesque Giroud.
When he is so statuesque like you said why was he playing as a left winger today? Thought he didnt move?
posted on 9/8/15
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
It's become an ego thing now for Wenger with Ozil. Any other player would have been dropped a long time ago.
His recent improvements have been so exaggerated, you would have thought we had messi playing for us.
He is a passenger in 70% of the games.
Can't we just have two direct wide players like Sanchez or Ox/Walcott rather than planting a Ramsey or cazorla there
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Haha! What's your problem with Ozil? It's ok not being completely satisfied, but you seem to have a go at him at every possible opportunity. I saw your post earlier regarding playing better football without him despite the fact that we were fairly awful throughout last season, with or without him.
If anyone should be dropped in games like today, it's Coquelin who simply can't play football. Cazorla needs to play deep as neither Ramsey or Coquelin can build the play.
posted on 9/8/15
||The Great AFL©||™ (U11952)
He's a clown scapegoats Ozil at every turn. I dont understand how this idiot can suck off a poor mans Ozil in David Silva yet slate Ozil. You couldnt make it up. We need an elite passing DM or bring back Arteta into the side. Coquelin and Cazorla need to be binned
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