Quote Originally Posted by Delusions of Grandeur View Post
With Xhaka, I'm guessing instinct instinct will takeover. Early days but when you see a player make that sort of movement he should be knocking it to him. It did for Ramsey's goal.

I agree about Lacazette being our best striker signing since Eduardo. In terms of experience and goal record for sure. But in terms of a number 9 that can play on the shoulder, I'm not convinced Wenger likes that sort of striker. Theo should have been developed for that role a lot earlier. Vela started as a striker but was also pushed wide. Same goes for Joel Campbell who started as a striker but was pushed wide. He has valued stature and strength for a long time. It's the link up play he wants. Eduardo was even pushed to play out wide once switching to a solo striker. I hope he sticks with Laca as a number 9 and not push him wide left. I don't trust Wenger to stick wity him through a rough patch. Plenty of similar number 9 style players we have had, could have bought or even developed that he has passed up on to play Chamakh, Bendy and Giroud types.
Link up play for what? That's the bit Wenger can't explain. We link things up... so we can play it back and link things up all over again. Wenger is starting to have a very negative impact on all our players. You can see, they are becoming less and less comfortable in possession and are always looking for the easiest (safest) option. This is 100% Wenger. This is why we see games where we have 102% possession and no shots on goal.