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People get on Giroud's back after one game can fuck off, the guy played near every game last season, went to the world cup and then back to pre-season. I'll bet you £10 he scores more than Adebayor this season.
tender, saw him in the emirates cup, and he looked woeful, watched him last night and though he hustled and bustled, his touch was loose and the ball bounced off him. Looks like he is still a couple of games/weeks away from being close to effective/fit.
I like him, not sure he's a particularly good fit for the way arsenal play, you seemed more effective with sanchez playing up front and then dropping back into the midfield space to receive the ball and play in midfielders bombing on..
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tender, saw him in the emirates cup, and he looked woeful, watched him last night and though he hustled and bustled, his touch was loose and the ball bounced off him. Looks like he is still a couple of games/weeks away from being close to effective/fit.
I like him, not sure he's a particularly good fit for the way arsenal play, you seemed more effective with sanchez playing up front and then dropping back into the midfield space to receive the ball and play in midfielders bombing on..Emirates Cup is a chance for folk who don't normally go to football to see the inside of a stadium. You'd learn more through reading tea leaves than by watching those games.
Giroud is a big presence, he draws the defenders to him and frees space for the midfielders to run into. The Palace game showed his influence. Sonogo (who I still thing is a decent prospect, he is excellent at winning the ball but lacks the experience to make much out of it) couldn't make his presence felt against Palace, who were superbly organised, so they could maintain their brick wall and shut out any threat from midfield. Once Giroud was on his movement created that uncertainty and holes started to appear. In that game I would have liked to seen him subbed in for Arteta to go 2 up front for the last 20 mins as I think that could have opened the gates.
middleofnowhere
It's an alright result. An away goal would've been better. I'm confident over one match at home we will be able to beat Besiktas. Though I wouldn't take away from them, they were the best CL play off opponent since Udinese.
There are numerous factors why we didn't play that well - the pitch being one and it's also pretty early in the season to play 4 games in 12 days. I still think we lack a midfielder and a defender. Chambers has impressed me. I'd have liked to see Campbell upfront at some point yesterday.
People get on Giroud's back after one game can fuck off, the guy played near every game last season, went to the world cup and then back to pre-season. I'll bet you £10 he scores more than Adebayor this season.