Happy with a win against Spurs, you never want to lose to them and to be honest I'd want us to compete for all 4 trophies like we use to. even though I know we won't.
Didn't see the game but it seems we played poorly, it's a win though I guess.
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Happy with a win against Spurs, you never want to lose to them and to be honest I'd want us to compete for all 4 trophies like we use to. even though I know we won't.
Didn't see the game but it seems we played poorly, it's a win though I guess.
Agree with all of this. Ox's form is really starting to worry me, I don't know whether it's confidence but his decision making is pretty shambolic. He did a few decent things in the game yesterday, he played a big part in the opening goal but he just doesn't seem like he's going to kick on and he really lacks an end product, it's become a bit of an issue now IMO. Ramsey is a worry too..if he was trying to make a case to play for us in the Centre then he did himself no favours last night, he constantly gave the ball away and was running into blind alleys. Again he did do a few good things yesterday, he made a couple of killer passes, but overall he was disappointing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
The less said about Giroud the better. I agree regarding the fullbacks, Debuchy had a mare yesterday, though Joel Campbell didn't really do him any favours, saying that Debuchy has been really poor in his appearances for us this season. Gibbs is just Gibbs, he's a level below Monreal.
Back onto Joel Campbell, I've not been impressed with him so far, he comes across a bit like a headless chicken, aimless running with no end product, though I am not sure why he was playing on the right last night. There is a lot of work to be done on the first team regulars let alone their backups..it's worrying.
Campbell is a team player, and a solid one. He'll run all day for his team mates and he's positive, always looking to push on. He's a good player but Arsenal is the wrong club for him. He will never do well in one of Wenger's headless chicken, leaderless, freestyle set-ups. But stick him in an organised team that is working as a unit and I think he'll do well. He should look for a move in the summer, surprised he didn't go this summer. Wenger probably kept him around in case the unthinkable happened and Giroud and Theo failed to set the scoring charts in fire.
Only reason Campbell is still here is due to the death of Wellsick :rose:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Agree. He offers something different. I thought he looked decent yesterday considering he hasnt played much and wenger hates him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
not defending Giroud's overall performance, but this is completely untrue. He won 10 aerial duelsQuote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Ox is just not that good.Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
He wasnt helped being played on the left, but he is just not a good player.
Source? I need a site/app that covers the Carling Cup so I could be wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by mastermind84
10 is a high number and has to be a record for Giroud. 10 out of what? We must have been totally pubbing it up to win 10 aerial battles.
But from what I saw of that game he wasn't helping us hold possession or pin Spurs in their half. It was a really bad performance.
I'm not really worried by Ox that much. I think he just needs a consistent run in the team to get the little details right like not switching off on defence or playing a better final ball. He may just be forcing it and needs to relax. It's good to hear Wenger say he's hard on himself but I hope he's giving him more to go on then this quasi-Bruce Lee 'art of expression' philosophy.Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
I hope he's giving him technical and tactical tips because every time I hear Wenger give advice on a player or what went wrong with our game, it's mostly all mental. But he can help Ox relax a bit more and play with freedom if he isn't dropped every other game and he doesn't see a CM playing in the role he should be starting this season. That can't be helping. I think if he had a run in the team we'd see more from him. He should be getting more games and probably the one player that should be starting out of that bunch. I see no reason why we're playing Ramsey there. It just hampers the development of two promising players.Quote:
"He is growing. You feel the evolution has a sense of responsibility. I think Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain must believe more in himself. He must believe more in his talent and that will help him develop as a player. I think sometimes he is too critical of himself. I would like him to play with the freedom and express the desire of his talent.”
I think Campbell is another player with potential but he really can't afford a slow game like that. He won't get a chance unless we're down on injuries or he plays a complete blinder. He needs to really show his worth in these sort of games. Just seems a bit rough and hasn't adapted to the league just yet but again, it's going to be hard to go from zero to hero just like that. I hope he does.
That definitely needs more qualifying. Winning an aerial dual doesn't mean they are useful to the team. What would make this a worthwhile stat would be knowing what happened to the ball as a direct result of those. If 6/7 of those ended up with the ball going out of play, ending up with the opposition etc it becomes pretty meaningless.Quote:
Originally Posted by mastermind84