We create hardly anything in games these days. Those that think we are fine going forward are seriously deluded.
MF still can't control games, the wide players are having very little impact on games. We have 1 goal in the league in the prem from MF. Also, I am sorry but Pepe has been hugely disappointing since coming to arsenal. Seems like your typical quick player with skill but brain gets scrambled when having to make the key pass.
In the last two games, you can't even blame the defence who on the whole have been fairly solid. We have been unlucky with what looks like 2 deflected goals.
But when in the lead we are just not doing enough going forward. We have tried ever combination but the quality just isn't there.
In the Palace game and today we have created barely anything. The second half of games of late have been very disappointing as its crystal clear that the fitness is just not there. Combine that with the lack of quality
The 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 squads are bar the weakest we have had in the last 20 odd years
When we lose to Chelsea on Tuesday, the relegation talk will start again
We have no attacking intent or threat
posted on 18/1/20
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by WB2 (Emery'll Get Me Killed) (U8276)
posted 3 minutes ago
OZIL is why we created so little today. Not the forwards he spent the whole game wrong footing or sending wide. Noticeably absent from Castor's criticism list.
FANBOY!
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Lol look at some of my post from years back and you will see that I was the first one to call out Ozil
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As you've said before. But that's meaningless if you're now going to sit saying he must play calling him our best MF. There has been only downward progress from Ozil since those early days. Right now he's arguably our WORST MF (or definitely one of them). So no reason for you to change your tune.
Especially at a time when much more of this crap form he's a large part of the reason for and we'll be in real trouble.
posted on 18/1/20
comment by WB2 (Emery'll Get Me Killed) (U8276)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by WB2 (Emery'll Get Me Killed) (U8276)
posted 3 minutes ago
OZIL is why we created so little today. Not the forwards he spent the whole game wrong footing or sending wide. Noticeably absent from Castor's criticism list.
FANBOY!
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Lol look at some of my post from years back and you will see that I was the first one to call out Ozil
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As you've said before. But that's meaningless if you're now going to sit saying he must play calling him our best MF. There has been only downward progress from Ozil since those early days. Right now he's arguably our WORST MF (or definitely one of them). So no reason for you to change your tune.
Especially at a time when much more of this crap form he's a large part of the reason for and we'll be in real trouble.
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I say it because we have the poorest MF we have had for a very very long time. Before we had Santi, Ramsey etc.
We have no other options at the moment
posted on 18/1/20
We have no other options at the moment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
unfortunately this is the case. Ceballos had half a good game v Burnley . Was poor after that. Ozil was very poor today but it is a crime that we have no other creative players in our club . What do our coaches and youth scouts do all day ?
posted on 18/1/20
Negative goal difference in January.
Says it all really.
posted on 18/1/20
comment by sammy nelson sbum (U6244)
posted 1 minute ago
We have no other options at the moment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
unfortunately this is the case. Ceballos had half a good game v Burnley . Was poor after that. Ozil was very poor today but it is a crime that we have no other creative players in our club . What do our coaches and youth scouts do all day ?
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Willock, Ceballos, Xhaka, Ozil, Torreira.
We have seen will lock get his chance, we have seen Torreira play there. However, Ozil is still thr better option.
Unfortunately most teams in the prem have better midfields than us
posted on 18/1/20
comment by sammy nelson sbum (U6244)
posted 2 minutes ago
We have no other options at the moment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
unfortunately this is the case. Ceballos had half a good game v Burnley . Was poor after that. Ozil was very poor today but it is a crime that we have no other creative players in our club . What do our coaches and youth scouts do all day ?
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Why is Ceballos not getting minutes at AM? Ozil was having a quiet game, I'd have thrown Ceballos on for 15 mins. He also has energy so it's not like we'd see a drop in pressing etc.
posted on 18/1/20
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by WB2 (Emery'll Get Me Killed) (U8276)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by WB2 (Emery'll Get Me Killed) (U8276)
posted 3 minutes ago
OZIL is why we created so little today. Not the forwards he spent the whole game wrong footing or sending wide. Noticeably absent from Castor's criticism list.
FANBOY!
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Lol look at some of my post from years back and you will see that I was the first one to call out Ozil
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As you've said before. But that's meaningless if you're now going to sit saying he must play calling him our best MF. There has been only downward progress from Ozil since those early days. Right now he's arguably our WORST MF (or definitely one of them). So no reason for you to change your tune.
Especially at a time when much more of this crap form he's a large part of the reason for and we'll be in real trouble.
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I say it because we have the poorest MF we have had for a very very long time. Before we had Santi, Ramsey etc.
We have no other options at the moment
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Santi...yes. Ramsey...no. I feel like we let nostalgia cloud our vision regarding Ramsey. He had a 6 month purple patch but never kicked on from there. Yes he was a scoring midfielder but often left massive gaps behind him when attempting to go forward. He also had a poor fitness record. What we need is definitely a box to box mf who scores, but we also need better than Ramsey
posted on 18/1/20
comment by MaineGunner (U10130)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by WB2 (Emery'll Get Me Killed) (U8276)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by WB2 (Emery'll Get Me Killed) (U8276)
posted 3 minutes ago
OZIL is why we created so little today. Not the forwards he spent the whole game wrong footing or sending wide. Noticeably absent from Castor's criticism list.
FANBOY!
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Lol look at some of my post from years back and you will see that I was the first one to call out Ozil
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As you've said before. But that's meaningless if you're now going to sit saying he must play calling him our best MF. There has been only downward progress from Ozil since those early days. Right now he's arguably our WORST MF (or definitely one of them). So no reason for you to change your tune.
Especially at a time when much more of this crap form he's a large part of the reason for and we'll be in real trouble.
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I say it because we have the poorest MF we have had for a very very long time. Before we had Santi, Ramsey etc.
We have no other options at the moment
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Santi...yes. Ramsey...no. I feel like we let nostalgia cloud our vision regarding Ramsey. He had a 6 month purple patch but never kicked on from there. Yes he was a scoring midfielder but often left massive gaps behind him when attempting to go forward. He also had a poor fitness record. What we need is definitely a box to box mf who scores, but we also need better than Ramsey
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Would have taken Ramsey goals for not tracking back. He was our player of the season the season before his last
posted on 18/1/20
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 4 hours, 45 minutes ago
comment by sammy nelson sbum (U6244)
posted 1 minute ago
We have no other options at the moment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
unfortunately this is the case. Ceballos had half a good game v Burnley . Was poor after that. Ozil was very poor today but it is a crime that we have no other creative players in our club . What do our coaches and youth scouts do all day ?
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Willock, Ceballos, Xhaka, Ozil, Torreira.
We have seen will lock get his chance, we have seen Torreira play there. However, Ozil is still thr better option.
Unfortunately most teams in the prem have better midfields than us
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Another mediocre display by the Gunners. Xhake, Ozil, Luiz should be sent packing ASAP! Pepe was invisible for most of the game. The passing skills of this team are abysmal and once again Leno was a nightmare in dealing with high balls on corner kicks!
Only encouraging thing is that the Arsenal fans that showed up today were very supportive.
posted on 19/1/20
comment by sammy nelson sbum (U6244)
posted 8 hours, 51 minutes ago
We have no other options at the moment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
unfortunately this is the case. Ceballos had half a good game v Burnley . Was poor after that. Ozil was very poor today but it is a crime that we have no other creative players in our club . What do our coaches and youth scouts do all day ?
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Ceballos has barely had a look in. He's hardly been given a run of games and he certainly hasn't had the benefit of playing in front of the more stable Arteta MF. Given the fact that Ozil has been sh!t game after game for years. But most importantly is still being sh!t now, then there's a more than fair case to say take Ozil out and give Ceballos a run.
He can't do any worse going forward, since Ozil has produced nothing. And a small bonus is he's way better at pressing and stealing a ball than Ozil and ten times as willing. Worst case scenario we get the same lack of service from Ceballos (which I doubt) but gain a defensive upgrade in the opposition half.
The LAST thing we need right now is to not give this kid a fair shot, to keep playing a washed up Ozil. Only to see him return to Real or go on loan elsewhere, get a fair run and light up the league. Dude's already cost us untold money and the CL last season. No way should we risk losing a potential superstar...because instead of giving the kid a real go. We sat holding our d!cks, p!ssing points away and flirting with a relegation battle, waiting for bloody Ozil to be good again. We've all seen more than enough of Ozil to know what he's about nowadays. So I simply don't get why any Arsenal fan, would be willing to see our season and potentially PL status risked on a bet that Mesut Ozil will step up.
THAT'S AN INSANE BET! I hope to god Arteta figures that out soon even if fans can't