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Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
Also, Perez looks like he could make a very tidy wide forward in our new system. I'd seriously add him to the Feo, Ox and Iwobi options for the wingers. Welbz will be back sometime soon, too. After he scored his CL hat-trick, things went downhill a bit. Let's hope the same doesn't happen to Lucas.
I do feel sorry for Gibbs. Nacho is just that tiny bit safer defensively but if he was playing week in, week out, he'd be England's 1st choice at LB. Hope he stays with us and fights for his place in the team. But he was amazing tonight.
Got an Ozil assist, too. Just a pity that Alexis's great free kick struck the bar and there was no-one to do an Andy Caroll follow up.
Hope young Holding learns from his mistake and Stevie Bould tells him that there are time when you should just hoof it clear.
But what were people's thoughts on Rambo and Xhaka? (I'll admit that I miss Santi cos he's still my fave player just cos of his two foot trick, though obv Alexis and Ozil are better players, I suppose.)
Could it work? If only Rambo could get back to scoring like he did in that half a season when he looked about the best CM in the league.
As I say, everyone says he's shît but in 33 mins on Sunday and 70 mins tonight we scored 8 goals. He can't be that bad.
I just feel for Olly. I think there will be many times when he'll need to come on and he'll win us many games from the bench. But we now play with 3 fast, mobile forwards who can switch from wing to centre and back with Ozil playing further forward, more like a Bergy than a Cesc. I can't see Olly getting back into the starting XI.
And if Lucas keeps this up, I'd see him starting if Alexis was being rested or, God forbid, injured.
With Alexis and Ozil and two of the wide men, we have the most exciting front 4 in years.
COYG.
