Lucas Pérez

[Bergkamp120]

I really Arsène doesn't play him on the wings.

It should be Alexis---Perez---Walcott/Ox/Ramsey/Wilshere

 

[bingobob]

As soon as the Vardy release clause story broke on Sky Sports News many Fridays ago the press went into over drive to say how a move to Arsenal was a bad one and how he wouldn't fit the system.

Now we are heavily linked with a player who we read performs to a similar style to Vardy on the park and is coincidentally a late developer in terms of his peak ability, another reason the media wrote off Vardy for us, yet you read in the Telegraph today for example that this new boy is Arsenal's "attacking solution"

Bloody rent-a-gobs. The two-facedness or lack of sticking to their opinions agitates me. They just find what they need to suit an agenda.

Rant over.

Its not just rent a gobs it's the general mindset. Perez has lots of vowels, sounds like a fancy dancy Arsenal player Vardy has neither. If Vardy was called Vardosa they'd have been saying a clinical hard working striker exactly what Arsenal need. And truth be told, regardless of name, it's what we need.

 

[Bashii]

It would be typically Wenger if he converts him back to winger after such a breakout season as striker.

Always likes to be smarter than the average guy.

 

[GDeep™]

I really Arsène doesn't play him on the wings.

It should be Alexis---Perez---Walcott/Ox/Ramsey/Wilshere

Giroud is too good a player when the above options are all you have.

 

[Arsenio Venger]

Its not just rent a gobs it's the general mindset. Perez has lots of vowels, sounds like a fancy dancy Arsenal player Vardy has neither. If Vardy was called Vardosa they'd have been saying a clinical hard working striker exactly what Arsenal need. And truth be told, regardless of name, it's what we need.

They have the exact number of syllables

 

[infinium]

What worries me is that this guy has only played 180 odd games in his career so is pretty raw. Similar level of experience to Giroud when he joined us but slightly older. A lot of uncertainties.

 

[bingobob]

They have the exact number of syllables

Lucas or Jamie. Perez or Vardy. I know which one sounds like a continental better than your average English player name. Which one sounds exotic and which one sounds like he'd be in the local boozer squandering dole money. Prejudice absolutely comes into it unfortunately.

 

[field442]

Giroud is too good a player when the above options are all you have.

You haven't even seen Perez play for us yet. Christ.

 

[Rimaal]

It would be typically Wenger if he converts him back to winger after such a breakout season as striker.

Always likes to be smarter than the average guy.

I hope not. He only started scoring as a striker.

 

[YeahBee]

Giroud is too good a player when the above options are all you have.

Agree

Rather have James or reus or Draxler and continue playing giroud

Vs geting perez and playing Walcott

With that said this could be the season the Ox stays fit and puts it all together

 

[Arsenio Venger]

Lucas or Jamie. Perez or Vardy. I know which one sounds like a continental better than your average English player name. Which one sounds exotic and which one sounds like he'd be in the local boozer squandering dole money. Prejudice absolutely comes into it unfortunately.

I've seen the name Perez way more than Vardy!

 

[arsmile]

i see him ousting theo on the right in the long term whilst rotating with giroud this season

 

[noon]

Lucas will not play as a winger for us, 100% sure, in fact whoever converted him to striker last season was spot on, he has every thing you need in a striker, hunger, pace, finishing, the bully upper body, why it took so long for everyone to see the striker in him I don't know.

He's Ok player on the wing, but it's as a striker that he comes alive, this boy will bang them in.

I'd love us to get another creative player on the right wing and we can. Take on any team

 

[YeahBee]

Lucas will not play as a winger for us, 100% sure, in fact whoever converted him to striker last season was spot on, he has every thing you need in a striker, hunger, pace, finishing, the bully upper body, why it took so long for everyone to see the striker in him I don't know.

He's Ok player on the wing, but it's as a striker that he comes alive, this boy will bang them in.

I'd love us to get another creative player on the right wing and we can. Take on any team

Or a lb with Bellerin attributes

 

[The_Playmaker]

Or a lb with Bellerin attributes

Then you would have zero balance and constantly get caught on the counter. Wenger has always fielded one attacking full back with one conservative one as that is tactically what makes sense.

 

[yybecause]

Its all about partnership, at least most of the times

With Lucas we are getting what Alexis needs next to him. A hard working forward who can play up and on the wing, which gives them both freedom to move around (both are very good at it).
We're gonna see a lot of interchanging during the game, which is a huge bonus. Alexis as CF and he'll have a smart finisher running from a wing, or other way around when Alexis is on the wing doing his dribblings while Lucas runs thru and shows us his finishing. Both being Spanish speakers will only help them click sooner.
On top of that, Özil will be behind, while there is no better target man for our style, when needed, in Giroud.
Really like this move

 

[Bashii]

I hope not. He only started scoring as a striker.

I agree completely. it's just I can see Wenger doing it because he likes to do things differently.

 

[STYLEZ]

actually its quite depressing. roughly 100M on 3 senior players. not saying these guys are going to be duds, but these prices are insane.

Id rather die trying then die and not done enough.

 

[STime]

****ing Christ, Giroud reign of terror finally comes to an end. Thank ****.

 

[Mr_Stabbems]

I'm unsure about this guy, i've not seen much of him and everyone is praising his dribbling and finishing. Fair enough his finishing looks decent but his dribbling looks a bit...erratic? looks like the ball pings all over the place and a lot of his megs look a bit lucky.

Hope i'm wrong though, hopefully he'll be the chaos in the box suarez was supposed to be. I think wenger put it as ability to "destabilize he defense"