Southampton v Arsenal, 19:45, 10/05

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

When did Giroud get anywhere near 24 league goals with a few league games ago.....and Lukaku is nowhere near as static or slow so although you're not comparing them...mentioning them in the same sentence really doesn't sit well.

We could have won the league last season and this season with better focus and direction with what we have nevermind adding anybody else.

[Power n Glory]

Lukaku is actually leading the league with 24. Always suspected he could get over 20..... and most people here aren't convinced by him. We went nuts when Adebayor got 25!

He'd be a better option over what we have now.

[Power n Glory]

Lukaku is actually leading the league with 24. Always suspected he could get over 20..... and most people here aren't convinced by him. We went nuts when Adebayor got 25!

He'd be a better option over what we have now.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Agreed. Not sure why Welbeck is given so much grace considering his highest goal tally for us is 8 goals in a season. 19 goals for Theo from the wing yet not given a look in.

I like Welbeck and don't mind Giroud but the only one fit to play centre forward an entire season is Sanchez....but Wenger won't stick with anybody there

[AFC Leveller]

Lukaku is fine on a farm. A good workhorse and plough, all in one. If we want to continue being top 4 also-rans he'll do, like Giroud. But if we want to progress and move into the upper ranks we'll have to set our sights a bit higher.

He's worth 65 million now that the media have hyped him up. A decent striker but not anywhere near the finished article and has a tendency to play like Heskey.

[Power n Glory]

I like Welbeck and don't mind Giroud but the only one fit to play centre forward an entire season is Sanchez....but Wenger won't stick with anybody there

Danny works hard and seems like a good guy but is the furthest behind when it comes to understanding the striker role. Unless in blistering form, I wouldn't start him there. Alexis is the obvious choice but lord knows what Wenger is thinking.

Giroud...I just wouldn't start him. He's a better sub.

[Power n Glory]

He's worth 65 million now that the media have hyped him up. A decent striker but not anywhere near the finished article and has a tendency to play like Heskey.

I don't think there was much wrong with Heskey's style of play. It was his finishing that let him down. Lukaku has been finishing goals for a while now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Agreed. Not sure why Welbeck is given so much grace considering his highest goal tally for us is 8 goals in a season. 19 goals for Theo from the wing yet not given a look in.

Because Wenger will always do the opposite to what makes sense. If something starts working, Wenger will change it. If it's broken, he'll persist with it. I think he views himself as being in a unique position where he can spot qualiteeeees that nobody else can see. Only he had the vision to spot Sanogo's potential. Only he could see the value of Chamakh, everyone else missed it. And when Alexis started settling into the role of striker, Wenger could see there was a problem when every other fool thought things were working well. So Wenger stepped in and fixed things good and proper. The rest is long, painful and repetitive history.

[Niall_Quinn]

When did Giroud get anywhere near 24 league goals with a few league games ago.....and Lukaku is nowhere near as static or slow so although you're not comparing them...mentioning them in the same sentence really doesn't sit well.

We could have won the league last season and this season with better focus and direction with what we have nevermind adding anybody else.

I'm saying Lukaku and Giroud can play at a certain level, but if we want to start mentioning Arsenal in the same breath as the top European clubs we'll have to be more ambitious, particularly in the transfer market. As Arsenal fans we are all well aware of what constitutes top tier quality. Henry, Bergkamp, Vieira, direct equivalents may not be around today but we need to be looking in that type of shop window if we are serious. Otherwise we settle for the lower level.

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