The Arsenal Thread XIX

Anyone think we should just keep Verm as our backup LB? He's more defensive minded so he's a good alternative to Gibbs and we can then sell Nacho and buy another CB. Utility players are always useful.

Wow, giroud has three goals less than sturridge.. That's.. Weird lol

But having said that.. Suarez has 29 haha

This is an interesting thought, considering he didn't do too bad as LB in the match against West Ham and with more experience, he would be defo better than monreal, who is unreally rubbish.

There's the fact one plays in europe and the other doesn't, there's the fact that one has been injured for at least 2 months this season while Giroud has been fit for pretty much the whole season.

There's the other fact that in the league where both players play(so an actual comparison can be made) that Sturridge has 6 more goals than Giroud in 6 less appearances despite him being a "supporting act" for Suarez.

Finally, Sturridge has had 30 appearances, Giroud has had 45 this season. Law of averages means that Giroud should have a higher goal tally or one comparable to sturridge.

Sturridge has been in... Oh forget it.


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Really? I've never really thought of it like that. You're right in every sense, I just saw it as a way of not disappointing ozil because let's be honest RM to Arsenal is a slight step down rather than the other way round. I want to do it for Koscielny as well, last season he said he'll leave if we didn't win anything this year, I just really like the guy. But most importantly Sagna, Wenger and of course the fans like you said.

I agree with this tbh. It really is the last straw for a few of our player imo. Verm, Sagna, Kosc and Cazorla if we don't happen to pick up the FA cup, they'll become frustrated and impatient, Ozil will wonder what could have been. But we'll most likely win it though, and Ozil will then finally feel at home. Sagna deserves to lift the trophy if we do, the guy's been a unsung hero for the most part and hasn't been rewarded for his efforts.

I agree with this tbh. It really is the last straw for a few of our player imo. Verm, Sagna, Kosc and Cazorla if we don't happen to pick up the FA cup, they'll become frustrated and impatient, Ozil will wonder what could have been. But we'll most likely win it though, and Ozil will then finally feel at home. Sagna deserves to lift the trophy if we do, the guy's been a unsung hero for the most part and hasn't been rewarded for his efforts.

Cazorla joined in 2012. He must be one impatient individual. Agree with Sagna and Vermaelen. But in what way does the club owe Koscielny a trophy after his legendary performance in the Carling cup final? He needs to slap if he thinks so because it should be the other way around.

Cazorla joined in 2012. He must be one impatient individual. Agree with Sagna and Vermaelen. But in what way does the club owe Koscielny a trophy after his legendary performance in the Carling cup final? He needs to slap if he thinks so because it should be the other way around.

LOL na I know he's been injured, and that giroud has made more appearances etc etc. But 20 goals is a good achievement.. And imagine if we had a more competant striker? That would have been in the high 20s don't you think :O

Edit: like I said to jam.. I'm not implying that giroud is better either.. Really I'm not

Rosicky has been here for 8 years, Sagna 7. Walcott 9.

If anyone in our squad "deserves" to win a trophy it's these 3. Honourable mention Vermaelan for 5 years but he hasn't been as good as the above 3, especially this season.

Almost everyone else is recent (i.e 4 years at most) but please correct me if I'm wrong cause I may be. Koscielny hasn't really been as great until this season and if he wants to leave then he can **** off. Papers gossiping about how PSG want him etc but not gonna go into it.

Koscielny had a decent season prior to this one.



First, Ozil didn't have a say in his transfer fee. And second, he's a scrawny midget who moved from La Liga to the Premier League, and has an incredible amount of pressure on his shoulders because of his transfer fee - what did you honestly expect was going to occur?



And all of this is down to the players rather than the way the team have been set up to play? The vast majority of goals during those disastrous results happened because we play with such a high line and our FBs are told to bomb forward constantly.

Mertesacker and Arteta are two tortoises - thus it's pretty much Koscielny vs Suarez/Sturridge/Sterling or Eto'o/Schurrle/Hazard/Oscar or Aguero/Silva/Navas/Nasri.

Not only that, but we're far too predictable and slow in our approach, and have no pace on the wings because Walcott's out and the OX is played in midfield.

With that in mind, Wenger, strangely enough, refuses to change the manner in which we play, and that's, largely, the reason why we've conceded so many against our rivals.



First thing you've said in this post that makes sense.