Match Reaction vs Ludogorets (away).

[Power n Glory]

That's exactly how I saw it. Just could not believe he would shunt Sanchez back out wide to accommodate Giroud, .....after how Sanchez up top has completely transformed our attacking potency, unbelievably dumb ass move. If Sanchez is on the pitch he should be up top as the striker, unless Giroud has come on as a sub in a game we either winning comfortably or chasing desperately.

Yeah, agree with NQ on that one. We were talking about resting players yesterday and it's really a dumb move from Wenger. Totally left field and not what we were expecting at all. Disrupted our momentum with the player changes whilst key players were featured.

Giroud scoring 3 goals in 2 games....I really worry Wenger will try to shoehorn him back into the squad. If hes thinking of shifting Alexis to a 'wide forward' role with Giroud as striker, we're screwed.

[Power n Glory]

Could the slacking dicktaking, sorry dictating, mods please unlock the spuds match thread, thank you.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Yeah, agree with NQ on that one. We were talking about resting players yesterday and it's really a dumb move from Wenger. Totally left field and not what we were expecting at all. Disrupted our momentum with the player changes whilst key players were featured.

Giroud scoring 3 goals in 2 games....I really worry Wenger will try to shoehorn him back into the squad. If hes thinking of shifting Alexis to a 'wide forward' role with Giroud as striker, we're screwed.

If he does it against Spurs i would agree, i'm hoping that he just used yesterday's game as a fixture where he could bring players back and give them game time so they are fresher when called from the bench.

That it went so calamitously wrong against a side that would struggle in League One, was partly tactical but mostly the players need to look at themselves

[selassie]

This is my only worry this season, Wenger will keep sticking him in the lineup, regardless of his play.

I hate to pile so much on one player, but Ramsey needs to leave this club.

I'm more worried about what Wenger has planned for Giroud, I hope he doesn't start screwing around with attack like he did last night, I truly hope Giroud is just an option from the bench or Cup games, that's all he is needed for.

The Ramsey situation is a worry too, he's a bench player for us now IMO, just like Giroud.

[Gooner23]

Ramsey works better on the wing, he worked out perfectly well there for most of 2015. An extra man that can get forward, put in a cross (as we saw last night), come inside as an extra man in midfield, make runs beyond and off Giroud and protect the right side when Bellerin the right back pushes forward. None of the roles in the front four are rigid, they all interchange. Even Giroud was coming out to the wings to pick up the ball, and of course was the one that got back to win it in our own half, onto Elneny who chipped it over to Ozil for the winner. Our defence was a key problem last night, that is where the mistakes came from - two shots, two goals. It's been a problem all season and last night the opposition made the most of it.

I don't really agree that Ramsey is best placed there, but my point was more about having two wide players coming infield.

[Power n Glory]

I don't really agree that Ramsey is best placed there, but my point was more about having two wide players coming infield.

But Wally and Iwobi come infield too.

Ramsey really needs to step his game up but still think he may have a chance to flourish playing in a different set up. But if he can't sort his first touch out, forget it.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

But Wally and Iwobi come infield too.

Ramsey really needs to step his game up but still think he may have a chance to flourish playing in a different set up. But if he can't sort his first touch out, forget it.

He is 25 not 16, if you can't get your first touch right by this age you have absolutely no hope.

[Power n Glory]

He is 25 not 16, if you can't get your first touch right by this age you have absolutely no hope.

It's his first start for us and it might be rust.

[Gooner23]

But Wally and Iwobi come infield too.

Ramsey really needs to step his game up but still think he may have a chance to flourish playing in a different set up. But if he can't sort his first touch out, forget it.

Iwobi yes, but Walcott plays higher up looking to make runs in between full back and centre back

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

It's his first start for us and it might be rust.

You say that as if he's first touch has ever been good, it hasn't

Ramsey has always needed a touch or two to bring a ball under control, you don't get that time at the highest level

Liverpool are doing well at the moment (in an attacking sense anyway, they have no chance of winning the title because you just cannot defend like they do and win) because one thing Klopp has done well with them is getting them to do one touch passing....something Ramsey is totally incapable of.