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tayoccu:
dude he only expressed his opinion, he did not state it as a matter of fact.

God bless you my brother. Thank God for somebody that has intelligent understanding.

I was about to totally condemn our educational system until you showed up.


Mathys please review your education, it is faulty.

mathys:
You must have a brain tumor son Or in what world will walcott be a better finisher than ronaldo and aguero?

The kind of intelligent rubbish I get to read here ehn.....!

I said I rate him, you either take it or leave it.

May be your problem is poor reading ability.

Pataki:
Sorry I take it back. He is not an average player, he is a mediocre player.

Absolute waste.

Hmmmm? Hehehe.

Wetin him do you* ?

Giroud's goal vs Crystal Palace testifies it all.

First he ran into the box with diagonal movement- missing his marker, then paused knowing where Ozil could get the ball accross, and with half balance (why I said he has power on the left foot) struck a scissors kick hard enough, smashing the ball to the ground just in front of the keeper- beating him, and GOALLLLLL!

Cry 0-1 Arsenal

sod09:
I will say giroud positioning is his main weakness...if not he's ok
Y do u think Walcott will always outscore him
Giroud shd be in a scoring position instead he will be finding space to turn or pass
A striker shd learn aw to drop defenders....giroud always draw defenders to himself
Agreed his right is weak( I'm also a leftie) he shdnt make it obvious

Walcott has pace and is a better finisher than Giroud, he can also score with both feet.

But, positional awareness is the reason why Wenger is relunctant to play him as a CF. Positional awareness can make a striker get totally missing in a game. Some may drop to midfield so as to get a feel of the ball. Whenever Walcott gets this right he will be the best striker in Europe, because honestly I rate him as one of the best finishers in the game, better than Ronaldo and Aguero.

Henry had the same problem when he arrived at Highbury, but overcame the challenged and became the best striker in Europe then.

So, while Walcott is a better goal scorer, Giroud is a better CF.

Keky:
Good finishing? This is banter right? No wonder he has only scored more than 20 goals in a season once. SHALOM

Good finishing and power on his left foot and head . Check his profile.

Top 10 Centre Forwards Currently Playing in EPL (as at the 2 seasons till date)
Aguero- City Costa- Chelsea Sturridge- Liverpool Giroud- Arsenal Bony- City Benteke- Liverpool Lukaku- Everton Cisse- Newcastle Kane- Tottenham Remy- Chelsea

Keky:
Still delivered EPL title, how many as Giroud delivered? And FYI Dzeko wasn't the main man at city , but still has all those stats, but Giroud the main guy? Sad man.

So how did he deliver a title when he wasn't the main striker? Aguero has been doing the job for City, don't transfer his credits to Dzeko abeg.

Giroud may not be a top top striker but as for NOW he is better than Dzeko please.

His problem is lack of quality competition and also being the only CF in the team, he carries the burden of scoring goals.

He has a weak right foot and is not skillful but makes up for it with his hold up play due to strong stamina.

Very good at positioning (an area he betters many other strikers including Theo) and awareness. He also has good finishing and power on his left foot.

Truth is everyone has weaknesses and limitations, but when you see a player doing his best please give him credit.

For NOW Giroud is better than Dzeko.

Hi Mr Olason, we truly appreciate your benevolence, but as we can see it has caused wasted pages and the very noise you were against.

Please permit me to suggest that when next we have things to share, put it on your whatsapp profile so that anyone can have access without posting email here. Hope it's ok. Thanks.

UniqueGem:
Remove Rooney from that line up and let Martial lead the attack then put young on the wing. Rooney has more work to do on the bench than on the pitch.

Chai hype na bad arsse o!


So Martial is now better than Rooney? Wonderz shall never end.

Man Utd was also after Benzema- Goal.

So Arsenal fans aren't the only clowns around.

Clowns United.

Man Utd was also after Benzema- Goal.
So Arsenal fans aren't the only clowns around.
Clowns United.

olason:
Spy360 or whatever u call yourself, pls mind d way u talk , You can also do your research and keep to yourself for all I care. You tink am d only one dat knows about this? am not here for u. ok.

Neither am I here for you, this is FTA forum; that key you have was provided by somebody. If it doesn't leak here, it will leak somewhere else.

I blame the moderators for not being strict enough to clear unwanted elements that derail this forum.

olason:
All , am sorry I won't send it to anyone am not familiar with on this forum. hop u understand .Tank you. When you talk tone down your noise ..na lair. This one is strictly for the real FTA hobbist.

So why are we here?

Segregation.

Keep the keys to yourself, someone else will find it and blow it on the roof tops. Then you will come back here to cry again about noise.

English is an arsse.
Bekee bu otule...

Nothing like noise, it was destined to be. What I don't want is someone advertising paytv, dongle or champion tv.

Lets talk only FTA. One love.

Can pot call kettle black?

Those of us attacking skaymini are all commiting the same wrong, derailing the thread. Simple.

This thread is for football announcement, but we have all turned it into pay tv, dongle, adverts, PVu, etc thread.

Most times when I come here I get confused which thread or discussion is going on, no wonder most gurus have left especially Olenyi.

I blame the moderators, they permit it, so who am I?

I suggest they become more ruthless in dealing with derailers. First warn them, if they continue ban them. Simple.

sod09:
man u were thinking of getting on till day saw martial..
Btw he's d top scorer at d championship at d moment

Hahaha, downgrading.

Why would a 19year old rookie that scored 11goals in Ligue and cost £36m be better than Austin with EPL experience that cost just £15m?

Guy forget, put a player like Walcott in Aston Villa he will give you 25goals, that's because he will be their only outlet for goals.

In a big club that has options other than the striker its different, sometimes even the striker job would be to create spaces for someone else to score. Benzema does that for Ronaldo, Giroud does that too.

Keky:
Please what is the Job of a striker? Would you take Giroud over Dzeko? Put Giroud in that Qpr team and see if he is gonna score up to Austin.

Simple question

If Austin is as good as you claim, why is he still at QPR, a championship side?

NB: Man U need a striker, he is just £15m. He scored more goals last season than Rooney.

debosky:
On that basis I'm sure you'll claim Charlie Austin sef is better than Giroud eh?

Not to worry, they'll play with comparable midfields this season and we'll measure output.

Let me just say this - Giroud's greatest attribute is not his goalscoring. It is the way he enables other players to get more involved in the game that makes him so important to the side.

Thank God for you. At least I have somebody who reasons with me.

Mr Keky is just being critical. I understand his dissatisfaction anyway. Familiar feelings.

During The Summer of Last Season

They wanted us to sign Ballotelli, Arsene instead signed Alexis, now who is better off?

They wanted us to sign Falcao on deadline day, instead Arsene signed Welbeck. What happened? Falcao became a flop...

... Ok Welbeck flopped too, but Falcao flopped more.

Keky:
Dzeko is not on the same level with Giroud, He is better.

If AW had signed Dzeko you would be the first to complain.

He was sent out on loan by City to rebuild his career before he rots on the bench.

My friend, Dzeko is not better than Giroud, they are fellow mediocres.

sod09:
dude wat d hell
Y making excuses for wenger
If he's looking for striker that can keep giroud on bench den he's a big clown.... If u say so den lukaku, banteke, Charlie Austin, nd Kane can all keep giroud on bench because considering there stats day have more goals Dan him

No, I am not making any excuses for him. Infact I was criticising him, only that I do it objectively.

First I mentioned that he could have signed a striker to increase the number we have, but then the drawback would be filling spaces with players of the same level as what we have.

Mind you, those players you mentioned cannot bench Giroud. Last summer you thought Welbeck would but he didn't, again you said Walcott, but he also couldn't.

Giroud was Ligue 1 top scorer when we signed him from Montpellier after they won the league. If it were today, you would have called AW stupid for not signing him.

Giroud is not a top striker, but he gives a performance. It takes a really good striker to bench him.

raumdeuter:
If you are looking for an out and out striker, were you struck by Night blindness when Dzeko, Jackson Martinez and Mandzukic were being transferred?

Those ones are on the same level with Giroud. They would increase our striking options but they would also increase the number of mediocres in our team.

We were after strikers who are capable of keeping Giroud on the bench. The likes of Benzema, Lewandoski, Cavani etc. Obviously they are in big clubs and their owners would not want to sell due to lack of replacements.

Meanwhile, Arsenal fans planned a huge protest yesterday...


...No one turned up.

edi287:
At the beginning of the season, it was widely recognized that we needed to address 3 areas in other to be true title contenders. Wenger addressed only one of it and left the other 2. Giroud is our only TRUE out and out striker and we all know he's average.
For us to win the league, it'll take a big screwup by city and chelsea to stay this useless all season which is frankly almost impossible.
4 games and we're already 5 points behind. Out of those 4 matches, only Liverpool should've been a test for us (maybe palace.)

Every football dummy knew Arsenal needed new signings in those positions. Wenger's inability to do so for me shows arrogance and a false sense of confidence.

His excuse is that the right quality aren't available, and I think he is right in a way looking at the whole picture- Man Utd spending £120m and yet still look hungry, only City did a good job in spending £150m which is quite huge. There were just not enough quality.

In another way he is wrong, Wenger had the option of Schniederlin for £25m, same with Bacca or Martinez but turned them down choosing to keep faith with Coquelin and Giroud respectively.

Even though those for me will not guarantee any significant improvement in the team, they would have given us more options.

On the final analysis, Wenger's choice of keeping faith with his players can only be justified (or otherwise) at the end of the season. Only let him be willing to step down if he fails.

Good thoughts @edi287 and @Debosky.

You guys are saying the correct things only that the perspectives are different. While edi exudes the feelings of disgruntled fans, Debosky brings in the optimistic aspect that explains why whether it rains or shines we are still Arsenal and will support the club.

That said, on paper Arsenal shouldn't win the league, Man City should because having spent more than anyone else, they have the best squad. But as we all know, in football; 1+1 is not always 2. That explains why Crystal Palace beat Chelsea at Stamford bridge last weekend, and Swansea who only got a freebie beat Man Utd who spent £120m.

So then does Arsenal have a team that can win the title? No!

It is possible that Arsenal can win the title? Yes!

edi287:
It has truly dawned on me that Wenger is not a serious manager and has no intention of even winning the league.
So this mugu wants us to believe there wasn't any upgrades on Giroud and Coq that was available throughout this window? This mugu HONESTLY believes he can win the league with Giroud, Welbeck and Walcott?? Shows you how arrogant he really is to think that a team which finished 12 points behind chelsea last season is good enough to win the league against IMPROVED opposition.

Wenger is arrogant and should put his job on the line if he fails to win the league this season. If he couldn't find a top striker then he should compete with what he has got.

That said I think we should give him the benefit of the doubt and see how he 'does his magic'.

Pataki:
Siddon look mode for now.

See as AW make Patakisports jobless. Hehehehe.

I take solace from the fact that the year we went invincible, Arsene signed just one player, a goal keeper- Lehmann.

Is history repeating itself? Dunno, the drawback is that this present squad has absolutely no resemblance with invincibles.

#WengerWaka

debosky:
Consistent in reporting nada.

Stop getting hopes up for nothing. . . .Wenger went to Paris to say hello to Hollande. No signings involved.

If AW thinks this is the squad that will win the title this season, then he has confirmed himself to be the chief clown of Clown FC.

If Arsene hits off the Cavani and Rabiot deals, it would be a coup.

Rabiot as backup for Le Coq, Cavani thrown into the first team as our main striker with Giroud as understudy, we will win the league.

Somebody wake me up before I faint for dream.

Deal done. PSG accepts 45m bid from Arsenal for Edison Cavani. Wenger off to Paris to seal deal.

Oh no! It's the daily star. Shiit.

Nihilist:
Who is this Papy Djolodjiji guy anyway? Has anyone really seen him play?

Bad news for Chelsea FC,

First Baba now Papa, may be na Mama be next.

Those two will not dislodge any of the current crop, not even those on the bench or on loan.

This is so unlike Mourinho, he doesn't do average players. Have things fallen apart?