Should we make Walcott our main striker next season ?

[Alpha]

The need for a new striker is obvious next season . Giroud has more or less disappointed . It is not his fault as he has done his best . Walcott is a good finisher and has got some pace . Physically ,he has improved a lot and hi game , in general , is also improving . No doubt , next season, he will become a much better player .

If Arsenal fail to sign a top striker , do you think Theo should be given any chance ? If Chamakh or Bendtner had been given opportunities in the past , why not Walcott ?

[GP]

Theo is at his best coming in from the right. Leave him there and get a proper striker in.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Don't think he has the physical strength to play there - best to keep him where he is in the current formation. If we decided to go back to a 4 4 2 then perhaps.

[Marc Overmars]

In this formation there's no way Theo can play up front.

There are no internal answers - we need to buy quality this summer. At least 2 worldies.

[Penguin]

Theo is at his best coming in from the right. Leave him there and get a proper striker in.

Yep. We can experiment with Theo up top sometimes too but we need to buy a proven, world class striker as our main CF.

[selassie]

The need for a new striker is obvious next season . Giroud has more or less disappointed . It is not his fault as he has done his best . Walcott is a good finisher and has got some pace . Physically ,he has improved a lot and hi game , in general , is also improving . No doubt , next season, he will become a much better player .

If Arsenal fail to sign a top striker , do you think Theo should be given any chance ? If Chamakh or Bendtner had been given opportunities in the past , why not Walcott ?

Totally agree with you regarding Walcott, he's a very good finisher with pace and has improved but IMO his best position is playing on the right of a front 3. Without going too much into detail he doesn't quite have all the attributes to make the Centre Forward position his own though I would argue that over the length of a season he would be an upgrade on Giroud.

Onto your second point, if Arsenal fail to sign a top striker? We as a football club have absolutely no excuses not to sign a top striker this summer, the money is there, it's up to us as a club to go out there and sign the best available player within our budget, same applies to other positions in the squad.

I expect a world class striker to be signed this summer.

[Alpha]

Giroud , Bendtner..etc to name just a few have all the physical attributes to be top striker but they don't deliver . Suarez is not that big but look what he is doing at Liverpool . Walcott playing at the right was just a learning process . At Southampton , he was playing as a striker and he was amazing to watch . It is just an unjustified fear . Walcott would make a very good striker . He might struggle in the beginning just like everyone in a new business but once settled in that position he can be deadly . We definitely need somebody there but my worry is we might only " get" Sanogo .

[Munchies]

Giroud , Bendtner..etc to name just a few have all the physical attributes to be top striker but they don't deliver . Suarez is not that big but look what he is doing at Liverpool . Walcott playing at the right was just a learning process . At Southampton , he was playing as a striker and he was amazing to watch . It is just an unjustified fear . Walcott would make a very good striker . He might struggle in the beginning just like everyone in a new business but once settled in that position he can be deadly . We definitely need somebody there but my worry is we might only " get" Sanogo .

When you say they have the physical attributes ? Do you go by being weak and slow ?

You have to be fast and strong. Look at Suarez's goal today. Fast enough to get away, and strong enough to not get pushed off.

For that reason, I wouldn't put Feo upfront.

[Alpha]

When you say they have the physical attributes ? Do you go by being weak and slow ?

You have to be fast and strong. Look at Suarez's goal today. Fast enough to get away, and strong enough to not get pushed off.

For that reason, I wouldn't put Feo upfront.

Physically both ( Giroud and Bendtner) are strong .But Giroud is slower than a tortoise and he always forgets his shooting boot at home when he plays . Bendtner is a bit faster but unfortunately he never had his head with him on the pitch .

[Heisenberg]

Walcott is not a bad option up front. He got a fair few goals playing a lot there last year and he deputized well when he did this season. However, for two reasons, I say no:

1. We should bring in a real top quality striker, someone who offers more than Giroud, Walcott or anyone else we have at present
2. We should be deploying Walcott wide right. He chips in with goals and provides a constant threat running in behind.