Alexandre Lacazette (Out)

[hydrofluoric acid]

And of course so you don't get proven horribly wrong in your initial assessments of him

Think I'm on the right track to be proven right about him!

Doesn't worry my either to admit that I'm wrong, although that is very very rare when it comes to football!

 

[Mark Tobias]

Think I'm on the right track to be proven right about him!

How so? In all three games we've played, we played better when he came on. He's had a better start to PEA so far and looks to be improving still.
I have full confidence that PEA will kick on soon.

I think we have two great strikers here.

 

[rich 1990]

If we sold him, I'd literally give up. One position where we're decent and we undid that would be ****. Anyone wanting him sold is obviously on glue.

Still, it's bullshit.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

How so? In all three games we've played, we played better when he came on. He's had a better start to PEA so far and looks to be improving still.
I have full confidence that PEA will kick on soon.

I think we have two great strikers here.

Bought new striker after half a season, dropped to the bench after season!

Yeah they are good for rotation. Aubameyang is still better striker for me and he will pick up soon! It is good to have Lacazette come from the bench when teams are tired and he can cope better! Long may it continue but if he wants to leave(although I doubt there is much to the rumor) I'm also very excited about Nketiah!

 

[blaze_of_glory]

If we sold him, I'd literally give up. One position where we're decent and we undid that would be ****. Anyone wanting him sold is obviously on glue.

Still, it's bullshit.

I'm convinced people just want to be able to complain about every single position, and right now striker is holding these plans up.

 

[Toby]

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If we sold him, I'd literally give up. One position where we're decent and we undid that would be ****. Anyone wanting him sold is obviously on glue.

Still, it's bullshit.

Absolutely agree. Since forever not having two decent and especially prolific goal scoring options has been a problem. Van Persie injured - no goals. Giroud having one of his dry spells - no goals. Alexis basically took over from Giroud as primary goal source but without him it was the same problem again. And Giroud never had the output of a true top striker to begin with.

Now there's finally two guys again who have steadily hit double figures. Selling Lacazette would get us back into the same situation when Giroud misfired and Leicester won the league cause we had no one behind him to score those 10 more goals needed. Laca gone, Auba injured and the club is back at Welbeck starting as CF again.

I though think Emery has to manage them good. Laca and Auba know they work great together and going by what they publicly say they obviously want to play together. Laca will not want to be a bench option longterm. At some point this has to happen or there might be problems. Although right now is probably too early for anyone to be dissatisfied.

 

[Mark Tobias]

I'm convinced people just want to be able to complain about every single position, and right now striker is holding these plans up.

I'm getting this feeling too. In attack we have so little to complain about at the tip of the spear.

 

[Sanis]

How so? In all three games we've played, we played better when he came on. He's had a better start to PEA so far and looks to be improving still.
I have full confidence that PEA will kick on soon.

I think we have two great strikers here.

Chelsea scored their third goal after Lacazette gave the ball away, he costed us point in that game.

 

[SingmeasongSong]

Kinda weird claiming he wants to leave when he is clearly the most emotionally attached player on the pitch when he comes on.

He had a great ending last season and looks good till now except that one back pass. He turned the game when he came on against City and was the reason we finally looked dangerous. His attitude on the pitch is topclass and he will come good

 

[Mark Tobias]

Chelsea scored their third goal after Lacazette gave the ball away, he costed us point in that game.

Sanchez used to do this constantly.. Was a silly error, agreed but there's no denying we look better in attack when he comes on.

 

[KrissKringle]

Chelsea scored their third goal after Lacazette gave the ball away, he costed us point in that game.

Bellerin was also at fault for not doing his job, as usual, against Hazard. You can also say that Auba, Miki and Iwobi were responsible for us not taking 3 points because of their missed opportunities.

Doesn't worry my either to admit that I'm wrong, although that is very very rare when it comes to football!

You're very, very wrong about Bellerin every time. This quote of yours says it all: "Must keep him. Elite talent!".

 

[RacingPhoton]

Chelsea scored their third goal after Lacazette gave the ball away, he costed us point in that game.

Strikers give the ball away all the time. It is the position in which the ball was given away that matters. Agreed that he had many other options better than making that back pass. But when we lost the ball, we could have easily defended it. But we didn't.

 

[DanDare]

 

[yybecause]

makes no sense to go there and be an obvious bench guy, while he is one of our best players

 

[Maybe]

makes no sense to go there and be an obvious bench guy, while he is one of our best players

Suarez is 32 already, and there are not many quality strikers available on the market.
I don't think it will happen, but Laca could easily score 20+ goals in La liga with Messi and co. around him.

 

[A_G]

Would you sell Laca to get a better deal on Gomes and/or Umtiti as the article states? Really not sure about the latter with his knee problems.

 

[OnlyOne]

Would you sell Laca to get a better deal on Gomes and/or Umtiti as the article states? Really not sure about the latter with his knee problems.

Absolutely not, we're not in position to be able to do this yet. We must build on what we have right now, then we can look to sell someone as a star.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

we are not in position to sell unless Laca force us to sell him and he look happy here.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Getting both Umtiti and Gomes in exchange for a striker who isn't exactly the most prolific would be superb business. Then go out and sign Moussa Dembele from Lyon and a winger too.

 

[rich 1990]

If we sold him, I'd literally give up. One position where we're decent and we undid that would be ****. Anyone wanting him sold is obviously on glue.

Still, it's bullshit.

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