Centre forward.
Leaving aside all the other problems, that is just a **** team.
Centre forward.
Leaving aside all the other problems, that is just a **** team.
I am not saying it isnt the best available, just that it is ****. CHambers is not a good right back at all and Kolasinec isnt great. Xhaka isa disaster area, and lets not kid ourselves about Danny- he wouldnt set the world alight in the Championship.
I am not going to mention the keeper....
In the end it all worked out but there is a gap here...Milan are a deadbeat mid table Serie A side while Arsenal are a massively under performing and were able to show a bit of class to get a win.
Back to normality with a 3-1 loss to Watford imo
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Thought Chambers offered far more than Bellend while Danny produced one of his old skool tireless performances that Sir Alex would trust upon him.
Whole thing just proves what I said - yes Wenger has to the blame for what happened but don’t forgot the players who let us down badly for the last few seasons.
Hopefully those two improve upon this...
"Awful full backs, dreadful midfield and a useless centre forward"
Kolasinac was highly regarded in the Bundesliga so describing him as 'awful' is a bit silly. Chambers I'll grant you. Welbeck has been pretty useless, agreed. Where you've immersed yourself in juvenile hyperbole is describing the collection of Ozil, Ramsey, Wilshere, Xhaka and Mikawossname as 'dreadful'. That's Arsenal Fan TV quality critique, it really is.
Our midfield has been a disgrace all season. Xhaka, the main focus of my fury, is all over the place in pretty much every game. Jesus, even Wenger leapt off the bench to call him a useless **** last night after he blazed a shot 20 years over the bar with three players well positioned ahead of him. Hopeless.
THe left back has done well as a wing back but even Wenger has been reluctant to field him as a left back. When he has, he hasn't performed brilliantly. Maitland-Niles, a right footed midfielder, came on and looked better than him last night.
Chambers and Ospina are, I assume, not on the table for debate.
I think you know when I referred to midfield that I wasnt talking about Ozil et al. I have in fact been ridiculed for saying that Wilshere is miles better than our other central midfielders. That said, Ramsey is a useless ****.
Hmmm, other than one or two moments I thought Chambers played quite well, it brought back memories of his first season with us when he looked like a good player. Kolasinac is never going to be Baresi defensively but goodness me some of his touches going forward were a joy to watch. And I can't remember muttering 'useless Welsh tw@t' once the entire game. Quite remarkable.
Even Xhaka seemed to be in the right position more often than not. In fact, other than Welbeck being utterly dire for the first 40 minutes or so, I don't think anyone played badly that I recall.
It was almost like not watching Arsenal. :-)
Chatted to a Boro fan recently who was adamant that if we gave Chambers a run of games at centre half he would prove to be the answer we’ve been looking for but admitted that he will be probably made a scapegoat and sold before excelling elsewhere.
Was supposedly their best player last year but then they did get relegated....like West Brom and Johnny Evans who we are interested in.
Makes you wonder wants going on...
Holding was playing for Bolton reserves when we signed him
Chambers was at Boro who got relegated
We’re linked to Evans who will suffer the same faith.
We signed Mustafi who Valencia was desperate to get shot of
We’ve signed a Greek kid who was playing for team I never heard of.
No surprise the back line has been rubbish.