Arsenal played at its best last season when Walcott played up front, which meant someone on the right providing more in the way of chances/assists than Walcott would himself.
Arsenal played at its best last season when Walcott played up front, which meant someone on the right providing more in the way of chances/assists than Walcott would himself.
Not sure why Campbell hasn't been given a shot there.Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Just as with Wenger, it's time to finally accept Theo is very limited. 10 years and he hasn't improved at all. We may have looked our best when he played up front, but that didn't have much to do with him other than the fact Wenger had to open up the play a bit. Put a decent striker in there who has a bit of pace and he'll do the same job but twice as effectively. I suspect Wenger will be looking to play even more tippy, tappy this year so it's a moo point anyway.
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Wenger.
Arsene Wenger, the only football manager that got paid 8 million quid to do nothing but sit on his arse..
I'll bet because Wenger sees a fault with his ball retention. Too many shots from more than 1 yard out. Too many take-ons, too many one-twos, not enough on the possession stats. Which of course makes you wonder why Theo ever gets a game.
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Best game of the season was Man Utd. Ramsey was on the right but created 0 chances with 0 assists.
Giroud would have probably benefited more last season from Theo playing on the wing. But our best games with Theo up front had little to do with who is playing on the right. It's more to do with having a pacey player up front that's mobile.
Personally I've always felt Theo is most effective from the right. I don't think he's anywhere near good enough to lead the line, far too one dimensional and not savvy enough in tight areas.
Sure he's had some decent performances up top but you can probably count those on one hand. For me his most consistent and productive football has come from the right. RVC wouldn't have had the season he did in 11/12 if it wasn't for Theo.
Bottom line for me though is that, well, he's just not very good and 6, 7, 8 years on we shouldn't still be talking about his role. He's had his chances. I'd sell him if the right offer came in. Lost count of the amount of times I've sat in the stands and completely forgot he was on the pitch, he was the butt of all jokes every game I went to last season. No one takes him seriously anymore.
Last edited by Marc Overmars; 04-08-2016 at 03:59 PM.
We really shouldn't be discussing this. He should have moved on years ago if he wanted to develop as a striker. He has the attributes but it all needs fine tuning and we don't have time for that now. He now realises he's on the road to nowhere with Arsenal and has to take what he's given in terms of position. He has bad advisors around him.
I cannot believe anybody thought he was being completely serious there.Is he serious? Thought he was mocking Wenger.
Might be worth checking out clips on the two Gabriel's. They look pretty impressive.
The better than Giroud argument....we need a player that's different to Giroud and won't be so static in the box. That's what people need to hold in mind when discussing strikers.
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