The Arsenal Thread XXIV

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was thinking about the lack of traditional complete no.9s in the world, and couldn't help but conclude Andy Carroll is in the top 10 of complete no.9s in the whole world.

srs

Most teams play with a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 so with just one player up front hence a number 9. If you mean a pure lone striker, I'd say better than him are:

Christian Benteke
Harry Kane
Romelu Lukaku
Bafetimbi Gomis
Wilfried Bony
Diego Costa
Olivier Giroud
Rickie Lambert
Graziano Pelle
Loic Remy

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Birdman1234567

Two good games and people are rating Campbell above Ox :facepalm2:

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shawn_o1

Original post by Birdman1234567

Two good games and people are rating Campbell above Ox :facepalm2:

They'll potentially start the next two games together and that'll give a clearer indication of who to axe when Alexis returns

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SA-1

Original post by shawn_o1

They'll potentially start the next two games together and that'll give a clearer indication of who to axe when Alexis returns

Wenger still hasn't put a time line on Sanchez has he?

It feels like it's either really good news, or really bad news. I checked the other day & there still wasn't any update - all it said was that they're yet to discover the severity of it.

Any updates?

Imagine man just rolls up in the starting 11 on Saturday :lol:

Jokes aside though, he does recover quickly.

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SA-1

Also have absolutely no problem with Ox being at Arsenal. No reason why he shouldn't be given time to prove himself, which he will.

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Zerforax

Arsenal keep alive the dream of being knocked out in the R16 :moon:

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AR_95

Original post by Birdman1234567

Two good games and people are rating Campbell above Ox :facepalm2:

Ox doesn't have 2 good games to his name

Original post by SA-1

Also have absolutely no problem with Ox being at Arsenal. No reason why he shouldn't be given time to prove himself, which he will.

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He's had plenty of time

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e aí rapaz

Original post by SA-1

Also have absolutely no problem with Ox being at Arsenal. No reason why he shouldn't be given time to prove himself, which he will.

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Agreed. He's shown glimpses of promise and it does no real harm having him around the first team. He's a better option on the bench with all our injuries than some 16 year old unknown. AR's just on some kind of mad vendetta against him tbh.

Original post by Zerforax

Arsenal keep alive the dream of being knocked out in the R16 :moon:

You've gotta be in it to win it :wink:

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Zerforax

Original post by e aí rapaz

Don't worry, we've won it 5 times so we've got a trophy to keep.

So your potential opponents in R16 would be:

Real Madrid
Wolfsburg
Atletico Madrid
Barcelona
Zenit St Petersburg

I think we know who everyone will want to draw..

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AR_95

inb4 next pre season where someone will say "this is a big year for Ox to really break through" again

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e aí rapaz

Original post by AR_95

inb4 next pre season where someone will say "this is a big year for Ox to really break through" again

Yeah but what do you actually want Wenger to do? Sell him needlessly and then have Iwobi (and Gibbs?) as are only winger options for the bench? Or do you just want to enjoy complaining about how **** he is after every game? You'll end up sounding like angelfox if you're not careful.

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e aí rapaz

This is our bench from last night:

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13 David Ospina

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15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

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21 Calum Chambers

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45 Alex Iwobi

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5 Gabriel Paulista

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2 Mathieu Debuchy

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3 Kieran Gibbs

Terrible attacking options on the bench tbh. Four defenders, a keeper, a 19 year old with one career PL appearance, and Ox.

And then imagine if we didn't have Ox. :K:

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AR_95

Original post by e aí rapaz

Gibbs would probably do a better job on the wing in honesty

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difeo

Original post by iamthetruth

Wow you are blaming the referees. That is so low

How is it. In the first game we should've had a penalty and PSV a red card, we'd have won that game and then almost certainly qualified from the group. Now obviously later events would have changed had the correct decisions been made, but it seems pretty undeniable that we were cheated out of it.

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Use Err Name

Original post by e aí rapaz

This is our bench from last night:

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13 David Ospina

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15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

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21 Calum Chambers

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45 Alex Iwobi

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5 Gabriel Paulista

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2 Mathieu Debuchy

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3 Kieran Gibbs

Terrible attacking options on the bench tbh. Four defenders, a keeper, a 19 year old with one career PL appearance, and Ox.

And then imagine if we didn't have Ox. :K:

m7 gibbs is a winger now and chambers is a cdm since hes played there for a grand total of like 50 mins. get your facts straight

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AR_95

Would much rather have Sanogo on that bench now that you mention it.

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Mackay

Really interesting that Walcott has admitted you didn't respect Monaco at all last season. They gave you an almighty shock, admittedly, but you seem to be playing with more professionalism this term.

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Arkasia

Original post by Mackay

Really interesting that Walcott has admitted you didn't respect Monaco at all last season. They gave you an almighty shock, admittedly, but you seem to be playing with more professionalism this term.

It helps that teams like Leicester are showing in the league that any team can win this season, I think we expect every game to be tough, regardless of opponent (unless it's Chelsea in which case we just give up).