Match Reaction vs United

[Xhaka Can’t]

He has had quite a few games like this. Some good ones too. His performances have more to do with the fact that he's struggling for fitness and trying to adapt to the physical side of the game - the same things Giroud was saying last season. That's fine and I don't expect him to start showing his best until after a few months, maybe a season. That said he could've done better on occasions where we might've been in on goal in a game we lost. This is a match reaction thread. Where you talk about things that might've influenced the game or summat. I'm not saying signing Ozil was a mistake or criticising his inability to take on 4 players and score. Sorry if that's causing you emotional pain.

No pain for me. I just think you're batshit crazy if you think he has played a number of games like that. With hindsight, you can clearly see, he was not well.

[Power n Glory]

Giroud wouldn't have gotten into position. Too slow. Looks like a diving header type of ball.

[GP]

I think that chance is as clear cut as you'll get. I'm not sure why people are making it out as a hard chance for Ozil. Rampard's ball was pretty much inch perfect. All he has to do is jump and he'll connect. Giroud would have scored that.

I think Ozil assumed De Gea was coming out for it and was going to catch it rather easily. In the end he didn't, and the chance went by.

Easy tap-in for Giroud.

An easy tap-in for a fit and well Ozil as well, though.

[Marc Overmars]

Think most strikers would have instinctively tried to poke that in. Özil hasn't really shown a huge amount of composure in front of goal so far anyway, to be honest he was probably the worst player we could have had going for a ball like that. He probably felt light headed being so high up the pitch tbf.

[Syn]

No pain for me. I just think you're batshit crazy if you think he has played a number of games like that. With hindsight, you can clearly see, he was not well.

What's a number of games out of the handful he has played. That Man Utd performance was nothing unusual from him, no - he has often been on the periphery of games...some games he has made a good impact when he is allowed a bit of time, some he has not. He is struggling to last the pace physically and mentioned how quick the game is in England, which is probably to be expected - flu or not. He is having a positive impact overall, but when he makes silly mistakes and ducks out of headers, we're going to talk about it in a match reaction thread, and when he has a fantastic first touch and lays it on a plate for others we're going to talk about it in a match reaction thread.

[Power n Glory]

I think the squad need to look to give him the ball more often. It's going to take them time to adjust to his movement.

[Niall_Quinn]

What's a number of games out of the handful he has played. That Man Utd performance was nothing unusual from him, no - he has often been on the periphery of games...some games he has made a good impact when he is allowed a bit of time, some he has not. He is struggling to last the pace physically and mentioned how quick the game is in England, which is probably to be expected - flu or not. He is having a positive impact overall, but when he makes silly mistakes and ducks out of headers, we're going to talk about it in a match reaction thread, and when he has a fantastic first touch and lays it on a plate for others we're going to talk about it in a match reaction thread.

Nah. No way. He hasn't run past 11 opponents and their bench every time he's got the ball but what I like about the bloke is he can control the ball, make time for himself and lay it off accurately. That's an invaluable asset for the team. He plays a very simple game of ball retention and he's good at it. I said it all last year - just a bit more care required in what we do. Ozil is a big step forward in that respect and I don't think it's a coincidence we're seeing better performances from other player too. I also don't think it;s a coincidence Bobby Pires is around and about the training ground as an "ambassador" - quality rubs off. These are the characters we are going to need to move on and as far as I can see it we are moving on fast.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Wenger wore the coat of doom. It's no coincidence.

[Bumble]

Ozil will really come into his own when Walcott returns, someone who can run behind the defence. Stretch the game.

Even henry and bergkamp took time to adjust.

[IBK]

You are being unrealistic if you expect arsenal to have more squad depth than silly money clubs like chelsea and city, we cant have 3-4 quality players on every position just because we've been unlucky with injuries in the same area the last couple of months. All we really need is a 2. quality striker.

Noone is expecting us to trump the billionaires. But I see that you agree emphatically that short of this we need more cover.