If Giroud is injured we have Theo and vice versa and there is always Welbeck.
If Coquelin is injured for 3 weeks or more then we are stuffed at the moment.
I would hate to see Art or Flam or anybody else for a few weeks let alone more than a month.
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If Giroud is injured we have Theo and vice versa and there is always Welbeck.
If Coquelin is injured for 3 weeks or more then we are stuffed at the moment.
I would hate to see Art or Flam or anybody else for a few weeks let alone more than a month.
Again I don't get this conflation of quality and quantity, we want to compete on all fronts? so Arteta has no business even as a squad player.....he has to go, we have no excuse he's out of contract. If anything we need to sign a top quality DM and use Coquelin as cover.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
I agree about the striker but we need both positions.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...suit-your-club
We should definitely look to bringing Vlaar
Giroud up front won’t win us the league. In fact, the problem with Giroud is that he’s dependent on other players for his own game to work. So for example, we had seasons where he doesn’t look the same player without Theo to his right setting up goals or his link up play isn’t as good without Jack or Ramsey making burst forwards behind him. We can’t build around Giroud. He’s too dependent on a set system and has his own confident issues when he’s not scoring.Quote:
Originally Posted by dostoy
Welbeck is not good enough and I rate Theo but not sure if I want to stake a league title on him proven he’s ready up front.
Arteta is good enough for cover. He’s not elite but he’ll do as a stop gap. Unless Coquelin gets a long term injury, we shouldn’t be looking for a DM. A new DM won’t change our title prospects.
Again, Arteta isn't that bad and I don't see a DM dramatically changing our title prospects. A striker will.Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
Agree with Herbie, Arteta is anti-football for us. Even against the pub teams he spends half the game spreading balls aroud the back 4. Coqeulin is still unproven to me. He has looked good due to dire choices we had with regards to Arteta & Flamini but he doesn't offer anything going forward. Most games at the Emirates & some away are played against teams parking the bus. Someone like a Schneiderlein or a Vidal offer both a defensive role if needed or aiding the attack. Coquelin is fine for the tighter games against better opposition, even more so if we played him alongside a Vidal & ofcourse away in Europe. Good DM & a Striker are what is required.
We need to improve upon our home record if we want to challenge, teams that win the title are getting at least 15 home wins a season, we have managed that feat once in the last six seasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
The problem is games where we draw at home because we aren't getting the ball out quick enough from defence and teams playing for a draw are getting back in number, and if we are to change that we cannot have someone like Arteta at the club too slow and too much of a sideways and backward passer.
Striker is a no brainer we need one of course.
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Originally Posted by Dein-machine
Arteta's the DM we deserve, but not the one we need right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our DM. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector.
Our wait for a world class dee emm will be ended next season when Zelalem is thrown in to play a CL quarter final.
If we insist on not recruiting at DCM, then I'd like to see Rosicky or Wilshere play the holding role or alongside Coquelin. I do think a devastating striker is necessary sooner or later though. It's not up to your CF to save your bacon, but that's exactly what the best ones do regularly.