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The Arsenal Thread XXIII

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Now we have a solid goalkeeper to go with our solid defensive line, I expect us to achieve second this season, with a good QF run in the Champions League. City are aging and dropping players like Milner but still deadly, United are dysfunctional but have the ability in their first team, and Spurs/Liverpool are cack with a few decent players apiece. I still can't see us getting past Mourinho's Chelsea unless we can sort out consistency and tactics, two things Mourinho appears to be way better at than Wenger. Oh, and all of our players not getting injured in the first two months would be great as well.

Reply 2801

Mackay

Great signing. Easiest deal of the window to predict after Cech said he wanted it, but that's a wonderful piece of business from Wenger.

Reply 2802

Arkasia

Original post by Zürich

If we had RVP 2011/12 for this season we'd absolutely walk the title in all honesty.

Walcott is capable of a 20 goal season and obviously Sanchez is 20+ and so even with Giroud burning hot and cold we may have enough firepower up top as is. Ramsey having another Lampard season would help too.

Goalscoring ability:

20+ : Walcott, Sanchez
15+ : Giroud
10+ : Welbeck, Ramsey, Cazorla, Ozil (ability, not shown)

We definitely have strength in terms of scoring goals from the wings and midfield. If we can keep Walcott and Sanchez fit, we can easily score enough.

Reply 2803

sevchenko

Giroud is easily worth at least 20 goals a season all comps

Reply 2804

Mackay

Original post by Arkasia

Walcott may have scored 21 in 2012-13, but he's only managed 27 PL games in two seasons since then and it's hard to see him ever scoring that amount again in truth.

That was one exceptional season, and it's certainly not his norm or mean figure even when fully fit.

He's only managed to get out of single figures three times in ten years of being at Arsenal, and twice was only to reach the lofty heights of 11 goals and 13 respectively.

Reply 2805

toonervoustotalk

Original post by Mackay

Great signing. Easiest deal of the window to predict after Cech said he wanted it, but that's a wonderful piece of business from Wenger.

In Arsene we trust :biggrin:

Reply 2806

Depleted

You lot scare the **** out of me. If Wenger buys a DM then the leagues yours, still think you'll get raped if you go into big games with Coquelin at DM.

Reply 2807

ZÃ¼rich

Gabriel Paulista should start ahead of Mertesacker for the biggest games in all honesty too. Got to take a few risks if we're going to compete

Reply 2808

Arkasia

Original post by Mackay

I understand that, and I did specify that he has the ability to score 20+, not that he definitely would. I hate to pull this excuse out because it seems such a cop-out, but Wenger has been shoving him onto the wings for most of his career. Whenever Walcott plays centrally, he seems to shine, so I think that if we play him as our striker, and he manages to stay fit (big if there), then I think he can score 20. Same reason I think Ozil can hit double figures in a season even though he hasn't for us yet - he has the ability.

Reply 2809

difeo

20 from Walcott is extremely optimistic

Reply 2810

Arkasia

Original post by Zürich

Gabriel Paulista should start ahead of Mertesacker for the biggest games in all honesty too. Got to take a few risks if we're going to compete

Man has spent over 6 months here and he still can't speak any English, what's up with that?

Reply 2811

Arkasia

Original post by difeo

20 from Walcott is extremely optimistic

Very extremely optimistic, highly biased, and a tad naive.

Reply 2812

Numan786

Original post by difeo

Jam is the worst predictor on here

Nah he's trolling. When it comes to match predictions he's usually spot on.

Reply 2813

username1315644

Don't think Arsenal are winning the title, when was the last time the title was won without a good striker, rather through a collection of goals? Like a decade ago, indication of the probability. Team isn't as good as Chelsea's and neither is the manager, second best in the league though no doubt. If Chelsea got a long term issue with Costa then they could lack that goalscorer but other than that I can't see it.

CL is a crapshoot this year unless you're a Champion, no guarantees of where you'll finish, because of the variation in the quality of sides you can face early on. Actually agree with Depleted, Coq won't cut it at the bleeding edge unless we see a big step up, he's not good enough and neither are the players in front of him to play a near Makalele role.

Chelsea, Arsenal, City, United/Liverpool will be the top 4 imo.

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Reply 2814

ZÃ¼rich

Original post by Arkasia

Man has spent over 6 months here and he still can't speak any English, what's up with that?

Not that uncommon with South Americans. Tevez, Aguero never learned and Suarez never got that far. Sanchez basically doesnt speak a word either but seems to manage. Got to understand that these guys grew up in ghetto parts of S.America and probably never had any contact with English at all and probably dont really like having to take lessons either.

Reply 2815

Rk2k14

Arsenal won't win the title cuz they are sh*t as **** in the big games. Calm down ppl.
Jam gas lvl: 100
You need a WC striker. Walcott and Giroud aint gonna cut it.

Reply 2816

Arkasia

Original post by Zürich

That's true, and I suppose having a bunch of players who are either Spanish or from the Spanish league helps team communication. Still though, on their wages, you'd hope they can put in the effort to hire a professional to give them a crash course. I understand not being fluent in the language, but apparently Gabriel can't even say the basics.