Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Black Panther

[KrissKringle]

We had to replace Alexis with quality world class player who can add the goals we'll gonna miss after selling Alexis.

Alexis was replaced with Miki and Giroud with Auba, although Auba is starting at the moment because Laca is injured and previously "out of form".

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Alexis was replaced with Miki and Giroud with Auba, although Auba is starting at the moment because Laca is injured and previously "out of form".

lol

 

[KrissKringle]

lol

He was brought here as a starter, I know, but once he'll misfire like Laca did, Wenger will rotate or try to play them both until something works.
In other words, he'll throw even the kitchen sink until the end of the season.

 

[Camus]

Auba doesn't suit our moronic style of play, because we take forever to pass the ball forward and therefore we're incredibly predictable when we actually do it.
This guy thrived in a direct team like Dortmund, but here he seems out of place, since the service is never going to be up to standards and always too little too late.
Auba is a goalscorer, but he won't hit the same numbers as he did at Dortmund here and I hope people realize this early on. We're just not going to play him to his skill set, as usual.

This is spot on. On top of that I feel after years of Giroud and Sanchez we've developed a system whereby the striker has to come deep to receive and give support rather than have others come to him. Auba can't do this, and to a degree neither can Laca, which is what has lead to being so isolated.

Giroud was a player that consistently came deep to win the ball, hold up play and contribute to developing build moves from deep. He even oddly enough drifted out wide more than a big lamp post like him should.

Sanchez was similar in the coming deep sense. If he was deployed as a striker he'd often drift between wide and central position. Tracking back to press and win the ball and then drive with it were his trademarks. God knows how often we got frustrated with him carrying the ball for too long and losing possession.

So as you said, our current system and pool of players are geared towards having that extra man in and around the midfield, close to them, that's going to engage in passing moves to build up play and slowly and steadily create a chance. Doesn't suit Auba at all.

 

[Ashybashy86]

no blame on him today, was one of a few players who didnt stop running.

If that's the case, Elneny should never be blamed when he has a poor performance. Aubameyang was poor today. As were the rest. He isn't exempt from blame because he didn't stop running.

 

[KrissKringle]

This is spot on. On top of that I feel after years of Giroud and Sanchez we've developed a system whereby the striker has to come deep to receive and give support rather than have others come to him. Auba can't do this, and to a degree neither can Laca, which is what has lead to being so isolated.

Giroud was a player that consistently came deep to win the ball, hold up play and contribute to developing build moves from deep. He even oddly enough drifted out wide more than a big lamp post like him should.

Sanchez was similar in the coming deep sense. If he was deployed as a striker he'd often drift between wide and central position. Tracking back to press and win the ball and then drive with it were his trademarks. God knows how often we got frustrated with him carrying the ball for too long and losing possession.

So as you said, our current system and pool of players are geared towards having that extra man in and around the midfield, close to them, that's going to engage in passing moves to build up play and slowly and steadily create a chance. Doesn't suit Auba at all.

Exactly! Someone else mentioned about our style of play a few weeks ago that we've become used to not playing with a traditional striker and will pass the ball around the pitch until an opening will present itself.
Giroud used to play a lot with his back against the goal and create opportunities for our other attacking players by deflecting the ball or playing one-twos with them.
Auba is nowhere near as good as Giroud at that sort of stuff and neither is he that strong for a hold up play.
You need to feed it to him with long/through balls and crosses and play fast counterratacking football.
We do none of that around here and our style is basically passing it to oblivion until the ball finds its way into the net.

 

[Rain Dance]

This is spot on. On top of that I feel after years of Giroud and Sanchez we've developed a system whereby the striker has to come deep to receive and give support rather than have others come to him. Auba can't do this, and to a degree neither can Laca, which is what has lead to being so isolated.

Giroud was a player that consistently came deep to win the ball, hold up play and contribute to developing build moves from deep. He even oddly enough drifted out wide more than a big lamp post like him should.

Sanchez was similar in the coming deep sense. If he was deployed as a striker he'd often drift between wide and central position. Tracking back to press and win the ball and then drive with it were his trademarks. God knows how often we got frustrated with him carrying the ball for too long and losing possession.

So as you said, our current system and pool of players are geared towards having that extra man in and around the midfield, close to them, that's going to engage in passing moves to build up play and slowly and steadily create a chance. Doesn't suit Auba at all.

Instead of putting the responsibility on Giroud and Sanchez, there are people who actually responsible for tactical things like this. And it's not those guys on the field.

And seriously, if you guys trying to make excuse for weird tactical decisions, remember this year isn't the first time this happened.

Arsenal didn't play with crosses with Giroud on the field, there was even a period where Arsenal expected Giroud to chase through balls
Arsenal did play crosses when Walcott playing up top, and he was alone in the box
Arsenal had Adebayor run wide to cross while Cesc were supposed to run and head them in
and explain why after 1 season with us, noone can shoot from outside the penalty box?

 

[Rain Dance]

Exactly! Someone else mentioned about our style of play a few weeks ago that we've become used to not playing with a traditional striker and will pass the ball around the pitch until an opening will present itself.
Giroud used to play a lot with his back against the goal and create opportunities for our other attacking players by deflecting the ball or playing one-twos with them.
Auba is nowhere near as good as Giroud at that sort of stuff and neither is he that strong for a hold up play.
You need to feed it to him with long/through balls and crosess and play fast counterratacking football.
We do none of that around here and our style is basically passing it to oblivion until the ball finds its way into the net.

our crossing is abysmal

 

[DasBootist]

our crossing is abysmal

I bet you miss Sagna

 

[Rain Dance]

I bet you miss Sagna

not sure if sarcasm or not,
but no, Sagna's crossing was bad,

Only Nacho looks alright

 

[KrissKringle]

and explain why after 1 season with us, noone can shoot from outside the penalty box?

Because this club is the Idiocracy of football. You come here as a good player and you leave as a caretaker with some mental handicap.

 

[scytheavatar]

Seen Auba live a few times without seeing too much of him at Dortmund apart from highlights but he's obviously very quick and a good finisher but a couple of things that I've noticed is that his hold up play isn't great, his link up play isn't great, his work-rate off the ball isn't great and he's very happy to stay on the last line and not get involved.

He's obviously a good player, he wouldn't have been at Dortmund and scored the amount of goals that he has done

Aubameyang is a marginally better Walcott..... put Walcott into Dortmund and I bet he'll be able to pull off almost as good numbers as Aubameyang, provided he stays fit. In fact if Walcott left us for Dortmund 4 years ago he would probably have developed into being a much better player than he is now.

 

[zhaggy]

I thought he had more fight in him, would love to see some aggressiveness. that goes for the entire team btw.
I think he will put up decent numbers for us though, as soon as we play better as a whole.

 

[DanDare]

Was impressed by the first touch he had when he ultimately lost out to Kompany. Very nice.

 

[pigge]

Aubameyang is a marginally better Walcott..... put Walcott into Dortmund and I bet he'll be able to pull off almost as good numbers as Aubameyang, provided he stays fit. In fact if Walcott left us for Dortmund 4 years ago he would probably have developed into being a much better player than he is now.

No way. Theo would never have gotten auba Numbers.

 

[<<reed>>]

Alexis & Giroud > Auba & Mkhi

 

[Penn_]

Alexis would still hit numbers in a team full of Coquelin’s. Auba has a potentially higher return but I doubt we’re ever going to see it unless something drastic changes.

 

[Vinci]

After three games in a new league, new country, new team: ‘Ah, not good enough. Sell. Giroud and Theo were better.’

 

[WhatAFC]

If that's the case, Elneny should never be blamed when he has a poor performance. Aubameyang was poor today. As were the rest. He isn't exempt from blame because he didn't stop running.

Woeful post

 

[Furious]

Aubameyang is a marginally better Walcott..... put Walcott into Dortmund and I bet he'll be able to pull off almost as good numbers as Aubameyang, provided he stays fit. In fact if Walcott left us for Dortmund 4 years ago he would probably have developed into being a much better player than he is now.

****ing hell. Find a new hobby. You're utterly clueless.