Is Wenger right about Walcott?

[Power n Glory]

My thoughts exactly - and I like the point re the higher backline.

The problem is that while I think Wenger's tactics have evolved with Walcott - his risk taking/blind spot re depending on players' injuries haven't.

Do you think that we should be looking to buy an attacking player with pace in January? I'm beginning to think so - even if another injury prone player - Welbeck - might be back by then. Because IMO its not even Walcott's goals that are the most important - its the spaces that direct pace provides. I'm fond of Giroud, but its too easy for well-organised physical pressing teams to nullify us when he is our starting striker.

I think we need to buy in January. The injuries are racking up. I forgot Welbeck will be back fit but I have no faith in him as striker. Was very disappointed with his run up front when he first signed. The lack of goals is one thing but he didn't change the way we attacked either. Ponderous runs like Giroud but without the end product. He wasn't a threat and he really struggled. He has pace but it's not explosive enough to really change how we play. If we can't find a striker, we need to at least find a winger.

[Kano]

Its a mystery of the highest order that Wenger seems unable to address our recurring nightmare. Stubbornness?

That's why I pointed out both sides. Changes have been made and others I'm sure we're not aware of. But then you have outsiders criticising him and obviously the same sort of player falling out. I'm out of ideas and the discussion is so far done the line, none of us will ever know. The bottom line is now what do we do with the crocks.

[Letters]

I think we need to buy in January. The injuries are racking up. I forgot Welbeck will be back fit but I have no faith in him as striker. Was very disappointed with his run up front when he first signed. The lack of goals is one thing but he didn't change the way we attacked either. Ponderous runs like Giroud but without the end product. He wasn't a threat and he really struggled. He has pace but it's not explosive enough to really change how we play. If we can't find a striker, we need to at least find a winger.

Agree. IMO we've got a great chance of the title this year but the squad is already getting stretched thin, drop into the Europa league and it'll be very difficult to sustain a challenge.
I don't think we will sign anyone of note in January but if we do it could spur us on to the title this season.

[Bumble]

Decimated???? From a first choice team we were missing Bellerin and Ramsey. That was it. Otherwise the rest have started most or a lot of games. We are missing a lot of players from one position so hardly a crisis in the bigger scheme of things. Did we do well to get a point from Spurs. Of course not. With are regular involved in the CL we probably have a budget twice the size of Spurs.

We didn't play well and Spurs did. They are a decent side but we were home. We got lucky to get a point. We have a great opportunity to win the league. There are no excuses. We have to push on, City aren't as dominating when they win the league as Chelsea or United were, where is just seemed inevitable they would win. City can get sloppy at times and drop stupid points. We can buy players like City buy them, just choose not to. We also have players on the bench earning 10,000s so we have the squad. City only have two strikers after all and we have 3.

Can we do it?

Yes we can. No excuses.

[IBK]

Decimated???? From a first choice team we were missing Bellerin and Ramsey. That was it. Otherwise the rest have started most or a lot of games. We are missing a lot of players from one position so hardly a crisis in the bigger scheme of things. Did we do well to get a point from Spurs. Of course not. With are regular involved in the CL we probably have a budget twice the size of Spurs.

We didn't play well and Spurs did. They are a decent side but we were home. We got lucky to get a point. We have a great opportunity to win the league. There are no excuses. We have to push on, City aren't as dominating when they win the league as Chelsea or United were, where is just seemed inevitable they would win. City can get sloppy at times and drop stupid points. We can buy players like City buy them, just choose not to. We also have players on the bench earning 10,000s so we have the squad. City only have two strikers after all and we have 3.

Can we do it?

Yes we can. No excuses.

We were missing 8 1st team players IIRC. But most importantly we were missing Walcott and Bellerin - the 2 players who more than any others have given our team dynamism this season - and had noone obvious on the bench to shake thigs up. It was the bench that spoke most eloquently as to our lack of depth. The likes of Ramsey and the Ox were missing players who could have made a difference going forwards but they were, as usual, crocked. Let's not even go there with Wilshere, or Welbeck!

As ever with Wenger's teams its that elusive balance that seems to make the difference between potential league winners and also rans. The fact that these key players are serial injury doubts is the problem - as is our over reliance on Ozil and Sanchez who are being worked into the ground.

[IBK]

Yes - and I don;t think we would need to sign a worldy either - our MF should be able to score goals if a player with explosive pace is used to create some space and allow us to play properly on the break. Do you think with some game time Campbell could fit the bill?

[dostoy]

This is not going to happen so I might as well not even say it but.

I would like to see us buy Huntelaar from Schalke in January.

He is 32, very experienced and a proven goalscorer wherever he has played.

If we need a striker and January is a very difficult time to buy top players, then he is the player.

Of course it won't happen.

[mastermind84]

I don't why Wenger has moved away from Henry and Anelka type strikers but he needs to get back to it.

he didnt move away from it. we couldnt afford those players after Adebayor lost his head and van Persie left.

Even Theo isnt the best solution up front.

He tried to get Suarez and Liverpool decided not to honor Suarez's contract and Arsenal/Suarez did not take him to court.

[mastermind84]

This is not going to happen so I might as well not even say it but.

I would like to see us buy Huntelaar from Schalke in January.

He is 32, very experienced and a proven goalscorer wherever he has played.

If we need a striker and January is a very difficult time to buy top players, then he is the player.

Of course it won't happen.

if you complain about a slow and lumbering Giroud, you will HATE Huntelaar.

[fakeyank]

I really have faith in Welbeck. I see this man having everything to become the perfect striker in the PL (except brain cells). May be his time away with injuries will lead him to develop some brain cells. I really see a big future for him as a striker IF he can add some intelligence to his game.