Who should play centreforward ?

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Who Should play Centre-forward ?

Theo - it's now or never, kid
4
18%
Giroud - made for it
13
59%
Ox - deeper, in a rooney like role.
0
No votes
Bendtner - it's a possibility, while we're still paying his wages.
3
14%
tba - buy or swap deal for RvP
2
9%
 
Total votes: 22

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Re: Who should play centreforward ?

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Chamakh he is amazing

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Henry Norris 1913 wrote:
Vinny1967 wrote:I'd like to see Walcott pushed up there with Giroud and revert back to a 4-4-2.
I'd like to see walcott pushed off the pitch
Walnutt is offski :barscarf:

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Who should play centreforward ?
None!

Play Wilshere as a "false 9" and pack the midfield :barscarf: :lol:

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brazilianGOONER wrote:we could be back to playing with two of them - maybe podolski and giroud?

we went for the 4-3-3 because it allowed cesc more space, and also because RvP always worked best on his own up front, he's made for the role.

so why stick with it now? maybe it's time to think the team from scratch again

Totally agree - the system was an excellent change at the time - Cesc and Song had great seaons that year as it brough out the best in them. It could even work in Europe, or when JW is back....but at the end of last season i was screaming out for a change in formation - especially when we dont have the ball.

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Podolski left, Chamberlin right with Giroud and Walcott upfront.

The little twonk wants to play there, give him a run until Jan then sell if he's shit.

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augie wrote:Wenger - he is being paid approx 7m a season so he is gonna have to start earning it cos he sure as he'll ain't doing fcuk all positive work as manager :roll:
Is that you Baba? :lol: :wink:

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franksav63 wrote:
augie wrote:Wenger - he is being paid approx 7m a season so he is gonna have to start earning it cos he sure as he'll ain't doing fcuk all positive work as manager :roll:
:lol: :lol:

Also make him captain, that'll ensure he'll fuck off next season (hopefully before)
:high5:

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Gunnersaurus wrote:Podolski left, Chamberlin right with Giroud and Walcott upfront.

The little twonk wants to play there, give him a run until Jan then sell if he's shit.
That was my thought. but then if he is shite then we've lost his high transfer value.

Wherever Theo plays it has to be on the shoulder of the last defender so he doesn't have time to think. which is typically only going to be European or away games.

for Home games, the two big lads need to get forward so santos and Bac can launch balls into them, and force the opposition to defend deeper and have ox and jack pick up the scraps.

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LeGinge (Northern Branch) wrote:
augie wrote:Wenger - he is being paid approx 7m a season so he is gonna have to start earning it cos he sure as he'll ain't doing fcuk all positive work as manager :roll:
Is that you Baba? :lol: :wink:

He got a two week ban in mid June. :rubchin:
I wonder what he is making of the headline news over these past few days? :mrgreen:

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brazilianGOONER wrote:
RioGooner wrote:As I previously said, we should play a diamond 442 with 4 centre mids. Poldi and Giroud up front now.
that works well when you have pirlo instead of song mate :lol: :wink:

now with all honesty, and this has no more knowledge into it than football manager thinking and a few beers: since we have a fantastic wing back in andre santos, why not play three centrebacks, sagna and santos wide, three central midfielders like we do, and giroud/podolski up front?

since we're shit we could at least play in a shit formation like 3-5-2 as well :lol: :wink:
Arteta as CM, not Song. Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky and Ox in the mid, as this is not a let's buy thread

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I'd like to see Theo up fornt. He's actually a very good finisher of the ball.

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spendsum4uckingmoney wrote:I'd like to see Theo up fornt. He's actually a very good finisher of the ball.
he's a split second finisher like bentdner or robbie keane ( :cussing: ) not a think, pause, place it like TH14, DB10 or even RvP.
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"Giroud - made for it" at the top. OX, Jack and Gerv behind him, our football is going to be very direct and straight.

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RioGooner wrote:
brazilianGOONER wrote:
RioGooner wrote:As I previously said, we should play a diamond 442 with 4 centre mids. Poldi and Giroud up front now.
that works well when you have pirlo instead of song mate :lol: :wink:

now with all honesty, and this has no more knowledge into it than football manager thinking and a few beers: since we have a fantastic wing back in andre santos, why not play three centrebacks, sagna and santos wide, three central midfielders like we do, and giroud/podolski up front?

since we're shit we could at least play in a shit formation like 3-5-2 as well :lol: :wink:
Arteta as CM, not Song. Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky and Ox in the mid, as this is not a let's buy thread
fair enough. i do think that teams that play like that offer too little in terms of width though (just look at italy in the euros, they would be nothing without the quality passing of pirlo, de rossi, montolivo), but in my eyes it would surely be worth a try.

i wonder if arsene even bothers to try new formations in training. i mean it seriously! :?

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brazilianGOONER wrote:
RioGooner wrote:
brazilianGOONER wrote:
RioGooner wrote:As I previously said, we should play a diamond 442 with 4 centre mids. Poldi and Giroud up front now.
that works well when you have pirlo instead of song mate :lol: :wink:

now with all honesty, and this has no more knowledge into it than football manager thinking and a few beers: since we have a fantastic wing back in andre santos, why not play three centrebacks, sagna and santos wide, three central midfielders like we do, and giroud/podolski up front?

since we're shit we could at least play in a shit formation like 3-5-2 as well :lol: :wink:
Arteta as CM, not Song. Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky and Ox in the mid, as this is not a let's buy thread
fair enough. i do think that teams that play like that offer too little in terms of width though (just look at italy in the euros, they would be nothing without the quality passing of pirlo, de rossi, montolivo), but in my eyes it would surely be worth a try.

i wonder if arsene even bothers to try new formations in training. i mean it seriously! :?
The only formation wenker knows is called 'Tippy Tappy' run run run Tippy Tappy, pass sideways, repeat, repaet, repaet. pass backwards..."Tippy Tappy". - It's aka the formless formation of a fool.

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