You still are going to be severely lacking in energy and workrate. Even Ozil on his own, your side has come under criticism for not tracking back and defending as a team, Ozil being singled out as the biggest culprit. You add Mkhi to your team aswell, and you've got another very lazy player. I'm not saying Ozil isn't a top player, as I think he's a class act with the ball, as good as there is in the league, but he is a luxury player. Mkhi is very similar, and this is why Lingard took his place in our side, as he gives us so much more energy. You might get away with playing the pair of them against sides at the bottom when your at home, but you will get ripped apart by any of the top sides if you go into a game with the pair of them. They are both to much of a liability without the ball. Your team might look all pretty on paper with Aubamayang and Lacazette up front, and Mkhi and Ozil as attacking midfield players, but thats the sort of side you'd put together on your PlayStation, it's not a team that will succeed in the Premier League.
We'll see fella. Ozil is slated as being lazy, but it's pretty much a bullshit statement really he has one of the biggest workrates of any attacking player in the premier league. What he doesn't do is get stuck into tackles or go running around like a headless chicken trying to get the ball. But that isn't his game anyway. It's when he's got the ball it counts.
Still a **** stadium and does zero justice to English crowds and traditional English atmospheres. Club grounds are more atmospheric than that waste of money.
Dunno was pretty loud when I was last there Agree in general though that for what it cost it's not amazing imo.
They were, but the modern bowl arena stadiums, whilst comfy, lack the atmosphere of being up close to the pitch and the players.
The old Wembley was atmospheric in fairness ... particularly before it became all-seater... but then I'm slightly biased perhaps as I did 3 play-off finals where we had 50% of the ground for the blue hoards - unlike the corporate dilution of the FA Cup final ...
Being up close is what it's all about though. On top of the players....like a cauldron for the players....I don't like the distance aspect of the pitch....it's ****.
True dat. I consider myself to be so fortunate to have started going to games back when we had terraces. It was cheap to get in and the atmosphere was electric. True that 95% of the crowd on the terraces were white men and it's probably for the better that it's more diverse now days in terms of Women, children and better ethnic representation. That's generally a good thing across society as a whole. I think it's the corporate angle that's made the stadiums a bit tame these days though. When I used to go to Highbury in the late 80's and early 90's. I used to be able to do the whole day on £7 80p for a travelcard 80p for 10 Marlboro £1 for burger AND chips (Thank you Golden fish bar) £2.50 to get in as a junior Gunner 70p for a programme £1.20 for a pint of fosters after the game. The last time I went to the Emirates the break down was as follows: £96 flight to Gatwick £16 train from Gatwick and travelcard for London £4 a pint before the game £65 ticket £3.50 for a programme £10 for lunch 38p for a Banana
Did you ever go to Stamford Bridge in the 80's ? It was the most dire ground I've been to. They used to have a running track around the pitch, so the players were miles away. The away end was also curved with massive high blue painted fences, so the sight lines were atrocious. Add to the fact that the Police would lock away fans in for a couple of hours after the game to disperse the hooligans and it was a pretty miserable day out.
He's a midfield player who as you say doesn't get stuck into tackles. That is a major flaw, for any midfield player, and makes him a luxury player. You can just about get away with one in a side if they are as good as Ozil is with the ball, but no way can you accomadate 2 luxury players. You will see what I am telling you when Mkhi starts playing for you, and if Wenger thinks the 2 of them will work, then he's even more stupid than I thought he was.
Ozil isn't really a midfield player though, he's an attacking creative player who plays in a front three. Also he does track back, it's a myth that he doesn't. What he doesn't do is go steaming in trying to get the ball back, that just isn't his game. What Ozil won't do is dig you out of a hole when the **** hits the fan, but he's got the skill to turn the game in an instant, so he will always be an essential part of that team. I've yet to see what Mkhitaryan will be like in our team, so I'll have to reserve judgement on that for now.
The last time I went to the Emirates - the demographic was a lot different Weekend off-peak travel card £14.20 Foot long hot dog from just outside Arsenal tube station £4.50 Corporate Hospitality from E&Y - gratis Knob-head Arsenal fans celebrating Danny Welbeck's undeserved injury time winner with the crappiest song ever "Duh duh der duh duh... Danny Wellbeck" no amount of money could adequately compensate for
Rumours gathering pace that Chelsea are offering David Luiz to Arsenal as part of a deal to take Giroud the other way, which would then free up Batshuayi to go to Dortmund and Aubameyang to Arsenal If we pull this off it will be a brilliant window for Arsenal. Okay losing Sanchez was ****, but he had one foot out the door anyway. Getting Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang and Luiz in would be a huge boost of skill, guile and experience for this team
