Alexandre Lacazette: Alex Swan Song?

[novar]

Still consider him our second best source of "good football" after Özil, shame he isn't fast enough to thrive in our atrocious attacking setup, but if Aubameyang keeps struggling there that wasn't the problem then.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

Still consider him our second best source of "good football" after Özil, shame he isn't fast enough to thrive in our atrocious attacking setup, but if Aubameyang keeps struggling there that wasn't the problem then.

Have you seen his touch? the only time he looks good is when he's in the box fighting for the ball banging in scrappy goals. Technique, touch, control all the things that bring good football Laca is incapable of.


This guy, Mustafi and Xhaka are the spine that removed Arsenal as a Champions League club.

 

[Riou]

This guy, Mustafi and Xhaka are the spine that removed Arsenal as a Champions League club.

Laca arrived when we were already out of the Champions League, least he doesn't have that on his CV

 

[Macho]

https://breakingthelines.com/data-a...n-with-the-other-no-9s-in-the-premier-league/

and, no - I didn't write this.

The Frenchman protects the ball in the middle of the pitch with his back facing the goal and that’s not where he is most effective. His close control and intelligent movement inside the box have not been utilized to the fullest. So the presence of a dynamic attacking midfielder who can whip crosses into the box or someone who could possibly feed more passes into danger zones is key to bring the best out of him.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

Laca arrived when we were already out of the Champions League, least he doesn't have that on his CV

If everyone else wasn't terrible during that Leicester season we would have dropped out the top 4 though. We went from 2nd to 5th the next season when Chelsea, Liverpool and City go their sh*t together.

 

[Macho]

There are more miss and fail compilations than highlight videos for Laca and this is a club who had Giroud for what feels like an eternity.

My bucket list is to make a vid of Lacazette's nice moments for us.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

https://breakingthelines.com/data-a...n-with-the-other-no-9s-in-the-premier-league/

and, no - I didn't write this.

I've said for years his best place is in the box, his hold up play has never been good. Him and Auba are both box players they've never had good chemistry people just got gassed off the dancing and hand shakes.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

There are more miss and fail compilations than highlight videos for Laca and this is a club who had Giroud for what feels like an eternity.

My bucket list is to make a vid of Lacazette's nice moments for us.

Giroud is better than Lacazette when it comes to touch and technique though.

Imagine Laca in the Wilshere Norwich goal he woulda toe punted it away then looked on the floor sad and frustrated like he always does.

 

[Riou]

My bucket list is to make a vid of Lacazette's nice moments for us.

His 2018/2019 comp on Youtube is really good, was quality that season.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

His 2018/2019 comp on Youtube is really good, was quality that season.

I'm watching this one and the first highlight is of him beating 2 players just to boot it into row Z he even takes L's in his highlight videos.


Not even impressed full of bad touches and flukey goals.

 

[A_G]

That was his first goal in 14 games though, what do you call that?

You're really reaching.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

You're really reaching.

So not scoring in 14 game isn't a bad goal run or are one of us delusional?

It's not like that's his only goal drought.

 

[novar]

Have you seen his touch? the only time he looks good is when he's in the box fighting for the ball banging in scrappy goals. Technique, touch, control all the things that bring good football Laca is incapable of.


This guy, Mustafi and Xhaka are the spine that removed Arsenal as a Champions League club.

He's far from world class sure, but when the midfield fails to show up he's the player that offers something to make the attack click (On Emery's first season, the blame for not getting top 4 actually fell on Auba and his missed penalty against Sp**s IIRC). This season he's getting punished for not being 100% effective (turning the only chance he receives in the whole game to a goal) but we're in general quite frustrated about that, see the Aubameyang thread and he's getting the Lacazette treatment after failing to produce on a single match too. I

"Weird linkup" and "flukey goals" sounds Giroudesque, maybe if you like Giroud you like Lacazette too and viceversa, I don't know.

 

[Macho]

Giroud is better than Lacazette when it comes to touch and technique though.

Imagine Laca in the Wilshere Norwich goal he woulda toe punted it away then looked on the floor sad and frustrated like he always does.

You just overrate him to put Lacazette down tbh.

This clip was just Özil passes he wasted alone. We could do this all day but I won't change your mind, you won't change my mind.

Giroud's had the balloon touch plenty of times, it has improved late in his career but I could never rate him tbh.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

You just overrate him to put Lacazette down tbh.

This clip was just Özil passes he wasted alone. We could do this all day but I won't change your mind, you won't change my mind.

Giroud's had the balloon touch plenty of times, it has improved late in his career but I could never rate him tbh.

I think they're both bums but one cost 12m and other 50m, one is 6'4 strong and can head the ball the other 5'6, no pace and gets out of breath after 30 minutes.

Giroud's touch was inconsistent though, sometimes it would be amazing sometimes terrible. But Lacazette is like 95% bad first touches.

 

[A_G]

So not scoring in 14 game isn't a bad goal run or are one of us delusional?

It's not like that's his only goal drought.

What are you talking about? You said Auba gave him a penalty because he was on a goalless run, which just wasn't true. He hadn't scored for 3 PL matches before he had a knee operation, and the penalty incident happened in his first game back.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

What are you talking about? You said Auba gave him a penalty because he was on a goalless run, which just wasn't true. He hadn't scored for 3 PL matches before he had a knee operation, and the penalty incident happened in his first game back.

I saw on Sky Sports it was his second goal in 14 games. That sounds like a goal drought to me, why else would Aubameyang give him a penalty? Wasn't it because Laca was going through another confidence slump as usual.

 

[Get These Hands]

Why can't this guy play 90 minutes? He's possibly the most unfit 29 year old I've ever seen.

 

[A_G]

I saw on Sky Sports it was his second goal in 14 games. That sounds like a goal drought to me, why else would Aubameyang give him a penalty? Wasn't it because Laca was going through another confidence slump as usual.

I don't know where that 14 game figure has come from:

 

[Macho]

I saw on Sky Sports it was his second goal in 14 games. That sounds like a goal drought to me, why else would Aubameyang give him a penalty? Wasn't it because Laca was going through another confidence slump as usual.

He's never had that kind of drought in his Arsenal career to date. The only one he had was his away record which was abysmal - similar to Firmino but in reverse.

You're trying too hard to discredit a guy who has been dropped anyways.