Match Reaction v Wigan

[Özil's Panoramic View]

I think the biggest weakness....sorry, 2nd biggest weakness in our team is that unbridged gap between our defence and high playing/attacking midfielders / strikers.

Arteta is awful there. Offers nothing defensively and almost equally woeful when we attempt attacking build ups from there.

In that role, he's really and truly a pointless player. No that he's the only casualty though.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Yep, Gev would have been proud with those chances he missed.

Gev Hope this is the end for him, not played in 2 games now.

Wishful thinking at best

He'll be like a new signing coming back from ACON

Lord Wenger

[Ollie the Optimist]

today showed why theo isnt a striker. he would have been much better on the wing, look at how the ox did. theo is fine against teams like reading, however we need a proper striker, giroud would have been perfect today. theo is too small and too weak to hold up play like we needed.

we need another striker, grioud is good enough, and theo can go on the wing. its where he is better

[Joker]

In fact it was good that Walcott was so aware of his surroundings and knew Wilshere was in a better position. In the past he always seemed to have his head down but these days he's a much better team player as well. He chance he missed in the first half was actually a great save by Al Habsi and he was losing balance anyway. Anyone who thinks Walcott's "misses" were Gervinhoesque is clearly WUMing or didn't watch the game and is being blinded by Walcott hate.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

He's played two games up front, and you're already writing him off? In those 2 games he's scored 1 goal and had an assist. I'm not saying he's definitely good enough to be a striker, but it's ridiculous to write him off already. Weren't you saying we should give Giroud a chance before saying he's shit? Why the double standards?

Im not writing him off, he is being given his chance then he needs to take it, no point him doing the same thing for the next 15 games. We need a good finisher that can win us games now. If you demand something, then you need to show why you should be 1st choice ahead of Giroud or even if he brought in hunteelar in Jan (not that it will happen now he is signing his deal)

Just seems to me Theo is just playing for the Window and seems to turn it on when he sees fit.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

today showed why theo isnt a striker. he would have been much better on the wing, look at how the ox did. theo is fine against teams like reading, however we need a proper striker, giroud would have been perfect today. theo is too small and too weak to hold up play like we needed.

we need another striker, grioud is good enough, and theo can go on the wing. its where he is better

You mean his best position, get the feck out of here.

[Joker]

today showed why theo isnt a striker. he would have been much better on the wing, look at how the ox did. theo is fine against teams like reading, however we need a proper striker, giroud would have been perfect today. theo is too small and too weak to hold up play like we needed.

we need another striker, grioud is good enough, and theo can go on the wing. its where he is better

Giroud has played up front in matches where we've had barely any shots on target (Utd springs to mind). The problem is that the midfield is not providing enough service to the attackers.

[Özim]

I'm not a huge fan of Walcott but he's scored goals this season and those are the facts, I don't think he'll score every week as he's not IMO a top class striker like RVP but nonetheless is the current setup he's our best striker in terms of scoring goals as his pace is much more effective than Giroud's style and he's a better finisher than Gervinho.

I'd include Podolski in this but we can't as he's not really played up front, though I'll admit to being disappointed with him so far this season.

[Power n Glory]

Its not even that, he just seems to be so incosistent at times, i know he has this deal on his mind, but if you want what he wants he needs to show it.

When he plays he plays well, but he needs to show it more especially against teams like Wigan, come on dude he missed some easy chances today.


Yep, for someone who so desprately wants to play up top he does not make his case very well.

Weren't you praising him last week and saying we should give him what he wants? That's why it's best people pay you no mind because you're fickle on these topics. Swing from one extreme to the next.

[GP]

In fact it was good that Walcott was so aware of his surroundings and knew Wilshere was in a better position.

But didn't know the defender was right there?

Right.