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23 Jun 2015 17:35:39
Who thinks next season is going to be a defining one for Chambo? He'll surely be our Hazard in a couple of years. He's got everything but the composure to pick the final pass or score and that will come only with game time. But if he was to play who would be dropped? Rambo? Walcott/ Giroud/ Cazorla?

{Ed025's Note - comparing him to hazard makes you sound a bit silly imo climber..

1.) 23 Jun 2015 20:40:10
His defining season for me was last season, before getting injured he was 2nd only to Sanchez and the big difference between the Ox and Jack and Theo is he's done it weeek after week after week already, the boys the real deal which is why chelsea wanted him
If you read their page and most other pages its the Ox every one wants and rates the highest of all our home grown/ younger players.

2.) 24 Jun 2015 06:41:25
I meant in terms of being a dribble-happy forward, Ed, nothing else. What Hazard did to us in Stamford Bridge for the penalty, Chambo did to Manchester United at OT.

G62. But if he's to have his spot, who would be dropped?

3.) 24 Jun 2015 11:27:47
I'd drop Ramsey. Love the boy but out wide the ox is better, and he's not a dm and he's no cazorla so unfortunately place for him in the line up

4.) 24 Jun 2015 17:20:34
the ox won't be much good if he can't play (injuries) i have a bad feeling he could end up diaby mach 2

12 May 2015 17:35:34
I'm guessing, we could have been a bit less shackled from the beginning. Maybe we didn't need Coquelin to start. And Jack could have taken his place. We missed Chambo a lot in this game.

If anything, this game showed we need a speedy forward/ winger who can run at defenses and take them out of position. Chamberlain would have been the game-changer here for sure!

1.) 12 May 2015 17:59:54
We had a speedy winger on the bench and then brought on to replace our main striker!! Ramsey is wasted on the wing. Its as pointless playing him on the right as it was when wenger used to play ozil on the left. I appreciate he has to accomodate our players, I've always thought i prefer cazorla centrally as opposed to on the wing but, caz would do a much better job on the wing then ramsey. Wenger had a western last night.

10 May 2015 21:21:07
I'm back with another theory. This time on Theo's place, Ramsey's new role and Sanchez's role next season. Of course, this could me being nutty.

Giroud looks to be our main striker for the foreseeable future, well into next season as well. And if he keeps up this form, why not? But he needs the right support to make sure the attack has good balance and all the attributes a front 3 needs.

Excluding Giroud's spot, there's a spot open on each wing. Each winger needs to be have different attributes. One should be best off the ball and the other should be creative with the ball. So, this could be why Ramsey (direct) is on the wing now, and Ozil (creative) was shunted to the left during the season.

Now, Walcott is the former. He's quick and pretty clinical. He can run and finish. Great! But what he can't do is dribble past players and spot great passes. This is what makes him one-dimensional. So, to complement him...

The other winger must be someone who is great at running at defenses with the ball. Sanchez can definitely do that, but has lost the ball often and his final pass hasn't been that great of late. And in his last season at Barca, his runs and clinical finishing gave him a lot of goals and assists.

So, Walcott's place next season depends on whether Arsene Wenger can find that other creative player. If he does, Sanchez will take Walcott's role and the new guy will be the creative forward.

So, in my head, this theory explains why Wenger wanted Draxler, moved Ozil wide and is now looking at Dybala. And maybe even put in a bid for Reus last summer (rumored). So, if the right player is available, Walcott might be moving out. I'm not sure, where that places Chambo, though. On the bench?

1.) 11 May 2015 05:58:39
Wengers comments on Theo yesterday:

“He’s at the best age now. Being 26 to 32 as a striker is the best age as a striker and I wouldn’t like to miss that golden age.

“I think his position will be striker. I work with him in both situations, as a striker and as a wide player. But the quality of the runs is so fantastic with the pace he has. When he was younger he was rushing his finishing but he is a good finisher now.

“He can be transformed. He is naturally gifted to play in this position but he has different qualities. Olivier Giroud has a physical presence, back to goal, can head the ball. Theo is more a guy who is a runner, who goes behind.

2.) 11 May 2015 08:32:14
I have always thought Theo would be brilliant down the middle and the first half of last season when Olly was so obviously knacked from being over worked I was desperate to see Theo given a run there.
Its his mentality that worries me now he doesn't seem at all desperate or hungry to prove himself and win a place in a rapidly improving team and to me gives the impression of some one who feels he's a lot lot better than he has proved himself to be, at 26 years old there are a lot of players much much younger than him who are way ahead of him in terms of both what they've already shown and how good they might become. Aguero is the same age and Bale a year younger to name but two

3.) 11 May 2015 10:12:51
As I said before I was ridiculed, a)Walcott should stay, b)he's better than sterling by a million miles c) his stats are better. We've all watched theo for years, He can cross or dribble, but he is quick, he makes good runs and is a good finisher. I'd like to see him given a shot

30 Apr 2015 20:30:24
So, I've been thinking. This could sound crazy or maybe it makes sense. Judge for yourselves.
Wenger is a guy with a plan. He wants a particular type of player and then he goes out and gets one.
If you look at the players we have been linked with in the past and the ones we have now, you'll notice a striking similarity. All have certain common characteristics. And if you compare them to previous teams, you'll still find similarities. For example, we have Alexis Sanchez in our team. But before him, we were linked to Pedro, El Sharaawry, Gervinho and before that we had Pires. So, it's clear that Wenger wanted a tricksy winger who can cut in on the left and he got one. So no more left sided players anymore.

But what does he want on the right side? Not a similar player. It would disturb the balance. Instead, I think he's looking for a player like Ljunberg or Walcott. Somebody who's quick and direct. He gets in when he needs to and he stays wide and stretches play the rest of the time. We have players like Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain who fit the bill. Well, sorta.
Who could we buy? Lacazette? Aubameyang? Those are my guesses. A Right Winger who can finish and cross, pretty much. Maybe Wenger will try now or wait till either of those two are available.

And what about the defense? If we look at all the targets we've had, Manolas, Sokratis, Ginter, Subotic and Gabriel, whom we've bought. There are two types of CBs here. The quick ones and the measured ones. Mertescieny-esque. We got Gabriel who is a lot like Kos and we've currently got Chambers who can read the game and hold fort. So, it looks to me like we won't buy any other defender this summer, unless.

Chambers moves to midfield. Our midfield works best on a one-man pivot. Coquelin. 4-1-4-1 is what Wenger tried in the beginning, but failed. But with Coquelin in the team, it's been working. So our DM is a player who can run about, cover up mistakes and recycle the ball. We don't need him to dart forward or make through balls. So, who could do this. An unassuming role that involves a lot of work. That's something a big name signing won't do happily. That's why I see Schneiderlin not being the best option this summer. And gundogan makes no sense at all in this system so rule him out. So whom? Maybe Gonalons? Luis Gustavo? Carvalho? Maybe Chambers moves up or Bielik's promoted.

Well? Does it make sense outside my head too?

1.) 30 Apr 2015 23:32:25
Very fine post.

2.) 01 May 2015 09:23:53
i agree with your analysis, however i can't be sure that is exactly what wenger is planning on doing. he has to buy what's avialable.

in the past it was more to compete for top 4 and keep the club afloat, and that's where gervinho comes in, but in the past 2 seasons, ozil and sanchez, players of extreme caliber, so he is now building a team worthy of a title fight.

the style of play has always been attacking, technical football, hence barca come shopping here first, they have a similar philosophy and being mugs take our finished product.

22 Jan 2015 12:13:14
The one thing about signing Gabriel Paulista that worries me is the language trouble. Center back pairs of all people need to have good communication. Does Kos know enough Spanish to help him out during games? Will he be used only next season? Thoughts?

1.) 22 Jan 2015 12:57:49
Im glad Wenger is signing a CB, but £15m or so for Paulista? I really don't rate him, he will be 3rd choice and isn't better than what we alread have. Really think we should be going for someone who can push for a starting place. I hope I'm wrong and that he is a really good player.

2.) 22 Jan 2015 14:17:36
His first language is Portuguese

3.) Making a bit more sense now, apparently he is comfortable at full back as well so will give cover right across the back.

Villareal are also on a 15 game unbeaten run only conceding 17 goals all season.

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24 Jun 2015 06:41:25
I meant in terms of being a dribble-happy forward, Ed, nothing else. What Hazard did to us in Stamford Bridge for the penalty, Chambo did to Manchester United at OT.

G62. But if he's to have his spot, who would be dropped?

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15 May 2015 16:31:01
Not an out and out winger. But a crazy good dribbler. Hazard like. Remember Ox against ManUtd? Like that. Flick of a switch and he's past three and bam! Reus is one such player who leaves me salivating. Draxler looks amazing. I wouldn't mind Sterling either. A year more and he'd be brilliant too.

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For 75M, I'd bring in
Schneiderlin, Gundogan, Draxler, Lukaku and Howedes. We'd win a trophy every year. And if I had to get rid of people Flamini, Arteta, Mertesacker and Giroud would be there simply because of their age and contract reasons.

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I am not slating Walcott. He adds a directness that even Sanchez doesn't. Of course he's not at his best now, but that's not the point I'm making. I'm just questioning his level of involvement in the build up play and how it will affect the rest of the team. Will be bouncing balls of Giroud and then expect Ozil to thread one through to Walcott? Will we stick to the same triangular passing game that suits Chambo more than Walcott? He's a different option, but how much would including him disrupt the current formula?

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10 Dec 2014 12:27:17
Some day Brendan's tactics were parsley to blame.