I was hoping they’d screw this up but I still don’t think he solves their problems.
They’ve done well replacing Sanchez and Walcott with Mkhitaryan and Aubameyang though.
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I was hoping they’d screw this up but I still don’t think he solves their problems.
They’ve done well replacing Sanchez and Walcott with Mkhitaryan and Aubameyang though.
Bit of a surprise as to how quickly Arsenal are basically giving up on Lacazette after spending so much. Or at least, he'll just have a different role and probably be more a supporting cast type player, if not just a squad player. Obviously he hasn't done great and Auba is a better player for sure, but still a surprise. Will be a good move for them anyway. Suddenly with Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang, Ozil and Lacazette they are looking pretty strong in the attacking positions.
He's just a poacher. Most top clubs want more all around strikers, or some that can do a lot more, but his draw is he is crazy fast and bangs goals in but doesn't do much if he's not running towards the goal.
You’d think that but there’s not a way to play all four of them so someone is missing out.
Great signing for Arsenal but I just can't understand this for Auba at all, not sure it benefits him much in any way
Whos to say that Mkhitaryan won't be even worse at Arsenal? Also, Aubameyang is a good player but probably the most overrated striker in Europe, he is the definition of a tap in merchant.
Why we giving up on Lacazette? You give up on Martial after signing a LW with Sanchez? Sorry, but that is nonsense. I'm pretty sure are allowed to play with 2 strikers - Lacazette can play behind a striker or at top, Aubameyang can play on the wings too or in the position from Sanchez in a 3-4-2-1. There are many possibilities, we need a better squad. We are not allowed to start games with Welbeck and Iwobi.
Surely he won't stick around long if he's relegated to playing as a back-up striker. Could see him ending up at Atletico given they were interested last summer and are almost certain to lose Griezmann.
Like Sanchez he wants to win trophies
Auba can play on the right no?
Will the transfer be done before the window closes? I mean who knows how long Dortmund will take to find a replacement.
Auba does his best work through the middle, it’s where he scores his goals. Not off of the left.
And if you’re playing two up top, not withstanding the fact that a Auba/Laca linkup seems optimistic, that leaves only one position for Özil or Mkhi - both of whom, again do their best work as a no.10.
Signing Mkhi and Auba is reactive, rather than proactive, because neither solve the problems Arsenal were/are having.
On paper, it’s a fearsome front four, but practically-speaking, I see trouble ahead.
Not of a difference - there's just 2 years between Lacazette and aubameyang and should both be in their primes, Wenger bought both to be strikers and both have made their careers as strikers. Plus Wenger has pretty much always over the past 10 years played with just 1 main striker.
Martial and Sanchez are like 7 years apart, and both versatile and can fit into the same Mourinho system together just fine. I get the need for a bit squad, but this seems a lot more like Wenger being disappointed in what Lacazette has been and wanting a more reliable goalscorer a nd will change Lacazettes role, or just use him as a squad player.
Or in Wenger-speak a fox in the box. I can't remember who the original fox was, but I think he flopped.
Great buy.
Arsenal have a very good front line.
Arsenal have a very good front line.
Squad depth is vital, this signing is great going forward for you lot. Hopefully helps you stop Liverpool getting top 4 for a while as well
I think most United fans know that money played a huge factor for Sanchez but will Auba really be earning a lot more at Arsenal than Dortmund ?
Can Lackanet and Auba play together?
Why would he join Arsenal? I don’t understand how Wenger does it.
In theory that have. But if the front four is as expected, then you’ll have 2/4 being played out of position.
It’s also a four much more attuned to countering - Auba on the left and Mkhi on the right could be ineffective in games where Arsenal have the ball.
I think it’s a toss of a coin how it works out for them. Will be interesting to see.
I'd say so. Wages in Germany are much less than England. Runoured he will be on £180k a week.
If you think Aubameyang has discipline problems at Dortmund, wait till he gets to London under the disciplinarian Wenger 
Now if they could defend...
Ah, Francis Jeffers. God I'm good.
Losing Walcott and Sanchez means they have replaced them respectively with Mhki and PEA respectively.
Lacazette might do much better with PEA especially as Sanchez this year was unfocused, a bit selfish and his passing often letting him down. Who knows?
Lacazette might do much better with PEA especially as Sanchez this year was unfocused, a bit selfish and his passing often letting him down. Who knows?
Vardy has done so well in this league with his pace, this guy should crush the league
He has burnt his bridges at Dortmund. It is either Arsenal or China, not other clubs are in for him
And what if anything does that tell us?
I agree with those saying that there's still questions as to how Wenger gets Lacazette, Aubameyang, Ozil and Mhiki in the same side and it's certainly a problem I'd rather another manager deal with but personally think it's important we signed him for two reasons:
1) The goals he brings to the side, I know not everyone rates Auba as a footballer but no one can deny he is a great goalscorer. Sanchez was such an important goalscorer for us that we needed someone to replace his creativity (Mhki) and goals (Auba) that's important for us.
2) It's probably the biggest name we could have got in our position right now. He's well known to everyone around Europe and is at an age where he comes in and is expected to hit the ground running straight away.
I'm not convinced we got here with too much planning but to come away with Mkhi and Auba as replacements for Sanchez and Theo is pretty good business for us.
1) The goals he brings to the side, I know not everyone rates Auba as a footballer but no one can deny he is a great goalscorer. Sanchez was such an important goalscorer for us that we needed someone to replace his creativity (Mhki) and goals (Auba) that's important for us.
2) It's probably the biggest name we could have got in our position right now. He's well known to everyone around Europe and is at an age where he comes in and is expected to hit the ground running straight away.
I'm not convinced we got here with too much planning but to come away with Mkhi and Auba as replacements for Sanchez and Theo is pretty good business for us.
Not sure I believe in that way of thinking. How many people were in for Salah, De Bruyne? When Arsenal first got Sanchez only Liverpool wanted him. Sometimes players just become available at a time where others aren't focussing on them, other times loads of people can be in for them just the nature of the market.
Good point.
Squad depth is vital, this signing is great going forward for you lot. Hopefully helps you stop Liverpool getting top 4 for a while as well
Big fear. Can make huge in roads in closing the gap if (when) we feck up against Huddersfield on Tuesday.
Just because the media doesn't report on a team being after a player doesn't mean that there aren't other teams in for him.
During the summer months agents and players are everywhere and talks are ongoing through many mediums. In January the season is ongoing so it's more noticeable if certain representitives are in one place more than usual.
As for Aubameyang, in January less teams are relucant to purchase because there's a premium on the player and like you said, not a focus on a particular position for that moment. He's not a cheap player and therefor not many teams that can afford him so naturally there's going to be less competition for him. Teams also might have finished their spending for the season in the summer.
Arsenal will need more attackers because they've lost Sanchez, Ox and Walcott now without replacing them (Mkhitaryan is more of an Özil replacement). They also are behind in the CL race and need to step up in the league and continue what they're doing in EL. Doesn't mean they've given up on Lacazette but it might mean that he'll have to play out of position for a bit now unless Wenger goes full Mike Bassett.
Salah and De Bruyne were young players. Aubameyang is 28 and had been begging Real Madrid to sign him for awhile.
Good signing.
Who knows, if he starts quickly and settles well into the league, he could earn himself a transfer to us in a few years.
Who knows, if he starts quickly and settles well into the league, he could earn himself a transfer to us in a few years.
Fair play to Arsenal for this signing, they've clearly set out to mitigate the loss of Sanchez. The exact opposite of what Liverpool are doing.
Can't be overlooked that though that even with Sanchez, they were sixth and dropped out of top four last year.
Can't be overlooked that though that even with Sanchez, they were sixth and dropped out of top four last year.
I still think this is great business for Arsenal. His goals to game ratio in one of the strongest leagues in Europe is very enviable and I believe he is good enough to walk straight in to much better sides than Arsenal at the moment.
By all accounts there have been problems with his attitude recently but I think it's the job of a good manager to address that and in any case a fresh start away from it all will probably help.
There was a time when I would have given my right arm to bring Aubameyang to OT, I still think he's good enough for us but very happy with what we've got in an attacking sense.
By all accounts there have been problems with his attitude recently but I think it's the job of a good manager to address that and in any case a fresh start away from it all will probably help.
There was a time when I would have given my right arm to bring Aubameyang to OT, I still think he's good enough for us but very happy with what we've got in an attacking sense.
I wouldn't look much into his attitude issues, he's 28, all we need is a couple of good years out of him. That's it.
One of Mkhitaryan or Lacazette will be benched depending on the opposition. And we'll need the squad depth if we go far in Europa.
Way more money I'd say, in a league with a better worldwide audience etc. But also, it seems that there's been a distinct lack of offers/interest for his services iirc.
He's been wanting to go to Madrid forever, but they've not been linked much and neither have any of the other big clubs. Inter were strongly linked, but I don't think they can afford what the EPL clubs can (transfer fee and wages).
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