January Transfer Speculation and Shit

[Power n Glory]

I'm not saying EVERYONE should laugh at the bullshit being pumped out by a sensationalist bunch of cunts who have a weekly hype cycle designed to keep them stealing a living. Obviously you're an exception and I have no problems at all with you lapping it all up as if it's real.

Yes, I prefer to laugh at the bullshit you write to be honest.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yes, I prefer to laugh at the bullshit you write to be honest.

Not in the least surprised, I do crazy, laughable shit like stick up for our players when they get slaughtered by a thoroughly biased media. I'm a joke.

[Power n Glory]

Not in the least surprised, I do crazy, laughable shit like stick up for our players when they get slaughtered by a thoroughly biased media. I'm a joke.

You go, Internet Warrior! More power to you.

[Niall_Quinn]

You go, Internet Warrior! More power to you.

Arsenal fan discussion forum. Me, discussing, being a fan, etc. You?

[AFC Leveller]

That happened twice didn't it? And it was specially highlighted each time. But he also took on chavs and beat them, played in the wide man several times, for the vast majority of the time retained possession. You can't be disinterested and put out numbers like those above. Not unless the gap between disinterested and greatest world hero of the world ever (aka Fabreags) is paper thin. Criticise for mistakes by all means, same as praise is due for successes, but everyone slagging his general game basically don't know what the hell they are talking about. It's a meme that has been pushed by the media. Pure fantasy but a fun story to run with. Jack was dispossessed, had one of his busiest but least productive games in a while and the media are accepting he's "back". Bullshit, he played better in matches they slagged him out for. Santi was our best player, Neil Ashton reckons he wasn't in the game - 5.5/10, less than Flamini who was hapless but because he barged around doing those things Ozil doesn't do (flying into tackles which he doesn't win anyway, elbowing people in the face, getting stupid yellows all the time) he's supposedly had a good game. Depends what people want to see I suppose. The media like good honest English lads, charging around the place putting their dirty slag fouls in and diving all over the place. Rooney, Gerrard, these are hero players. Ozil? Shit. Doesn't like a punch up. Can't run in such a way to generate the heat blobs they love, doesn't scream and shout and do a John Terry when he's on the pitch. That's essentially what they are accusing him of lacking because the stats show their bullshit about him being anonymous is simply that, bullshit.

His stats for the Chelsea game were average and i dont think we can use them as evidence he's performing because he simply isnt. The ability he has is there for all to see but he reminds me of Arshavin post that Liverpool game where he just turned into a lazy guy with the odd decent game here and there.

Just look at Silva at City, very similar to Ozil and comes from la liga, he struggled when he first got here and lokked weak and not up to it but he bulked up and today he is probably the best number 10 in the league. Fans are rightly questioning Ozil's effort and desire and he has to step up. His performances in the big games he's played for us (15 or so) have all been simply NOT good enough. His first real big game for us was man u away last season where he played in the middle but was anonymous then too.

[Niall_Quinn]

If Silva is the best then a disinterested Ozil runs him fairly close.
http://www.squawka.com/comparison-ma...accuracy#total

The myth of him being disinterested and lazy just doesn't hold up. He doesn't have a hustle, bustle, blood and guts style of play. He's languid, composed, controlled, is that what people are mistaking for lazy?

[Power n Glory]

Arsenal fan discussion forum. Me, discussing, being a fan, etc. You?

Come better than that. When Walcott was out of favour you weren't spouting that. Same applies for Sanogo and Monreal.

[Niall_Quinn]

Come better than that. When Walcott was out of favour you weren't spouting that. Same applies for Sanogo and Monreal.

You mean better than "Internet Warrior?" I'll try.

Walcott was being a greedy bastard and I said as much. Sanogo - come on, seriously? I didn't say I'd be leaping for joy if we ditched the team and hired the lads from a local pub. Monreal, maybe you have a point. It's more Wenger's fault he can't see how susceptible the player is to a pacey attacker.

[Penguin]

Why is Wenger playing Ozil out of position? If you're trying to play someone into form, play him in his best position so he can get his confidence back and not screw up our whole system and formation. If not then leave him on the bench instead of trying to force him into the team.

Ozil doesn't help himself, he needs to get more involved. I don't mean that he should be ball chasing donkey, but he needs to get on the ball more and to play a more active role in breaking down teams. If he's not happy with the movement and runs his team mates are making he should let them know in training and work on it so he can find them in goalscoring positions more consistently. He's one of the best in the world at spotting and delivering the killer pass but clearly it's not happening at Arsenal so something needs to change. Wenger doesn't seem to know how to so the players need to add their input.

The worrying thing is that even though we've added pace to our front line with the signings of Alexis and Welbeck, we're still not getting in behind teams. Obviously that's hard to do when teams put everyone behind the ball, but Wenger hasn't come up with an answer to it. We're still playing the same slow, predictable and ineffective tippy-tappy football that hasn't worked against these buses in the past. We have the likes of Alexis and Ox that can beat players and open up space but we still huff and puff and struggle to create chances.

[Injury Time]

If Silva is the best then a disinterested Ozil runs him fairly close.
http://www.squawka.com/comparison-ma...accuracy#total

The myth of him being disinterested and lazy just doesn't hold up. He doesn't have a hustle, bustle, blood and guts style of play. He's languid, composed, controlled, is that what people are mistaking for lazy?

Could you explain the attack and possession stats, and the large difference in your example?

Wonder what his stats would be like if added a bit of hussle, against City the thyroxin levels were right for about 5 mins and he really broke them up by getting in the mix (I'm not talking two-footed lunges, just nicking the ball, shutting down etc), result we scored. We keep getting the odd flash of his fancy feet, but a lot of the time the lack of effort on the wing is frustrating, however how much is that down to instruction from Wenger telling him to conserve energy, as I've noticed similar recently with Ox and historically Theo (remember him). The lack of subbing Özil feels like the Ramsay approach to play into form, and our inability to have a settled midfield with Özil played in position isn't helping.