Backup Strikers

[The Verminator]

Who would people prefer to see play if Giroud was unavailable or needed resting? Personally I would give Theo a go up front and put Rosicky or perhaps Wilshere in his place.

Not including the injured OX and Poldi, I'd go for:

:::::::::Theo:::::::::
Cazorla:Özil :Rosicky

Out of our so-called backup strikers I think Park is the best of the poor bunch right now but I'd rather field Bendtner as the sole striker. As much as signing Özil is amazing (and I actually think he's the more proven player we've signed in my time as a supporter - even more than Dennis Bergkamp), I think we really fucked up not signing a top-notch striker too. But we have what we have, at least until the January window.

Who would get your vote?

[Cripps_orig]

Theo is our best option up front if Giroud isn't around but that leaves us with a problem on who goes on the right.

Our squad is wafer thin at the moment and the kids coming up aren't very good. We have a core of players who we will have to pray don't get injured/tired/lose form and take us up to January at least where we are hopefully strengthened by more arrivals.

[Boss]

Giroud, then Theo, then Bendtner.

Then everyone else in our squad, then Sanogo.

Midfielders up front brings back unpleasant memories of the time we used Diaby as a striker.

[Nayan]

interesting to see if we go 4-4-2, and then does theo get to pair up with giroud or is ozil supposed to be the next bergkamp in a 4-4-1-1 shadow striker sense?
If we go 4-4-1 then I guess the pecking order would be giroud, then podolski then either bendter or sanogo.

On taht last bit - bendter has been a dick but he does have a point in seeing no alternative to moving in order to get first team football. He went about it badly and hopefully got a massive relity check from his juve experience. Its now on him to show he is professional enough to make hiomeslf available for selction and force his way back into the manager's plans. His attitude has been the weak spot , but he can actually play a bit. If he does all that people should get over their (understandable) skepticism

[Seaman's Ponytail]

I think it's clear Theo is our # 2 striker and, when back from injury, Poldi is # 3. Whilst i think Wumger probably will use Bentner personally i'd never let the cunt anywhere near the club again, cancel his contract and let him go somewhere on a free.
From what i saw pre-season and in the under 20 world cup, Chuba rates ahead of Sangogo for me. Sanogo will get a few chances in the CC, seen to be crap and farmed out on loan for the next 4 years. Personally i'd recall Joel Campbell and give him a crack, the new Carlos Vela

[Marc Overmars]

Theo will probably move in the centre if needs be, but our style of play might not be the same because he's the complete opposite to Giroud. Then we also have a gap on the right to fill, is anyone as effective as Theo there?

Wenget wanted a striker, so I'm hoping he still does come January. Anything from Sanogo would be a bonus and I certainly don't think Bendtner deserves another chance at all.