ResurrectionRooney wrote:kyro7 wrote:Captains of the national team.
Correct, 6 national team captains in one squad, 6. And a lack of leadership is the problem? Don't buy it. It's almost accepted wisdom these days though.
Tell him to fuck off onto the bench, he isn't needed up front he'll be clueless.Chris wrote:Theo Walcott hopes to get his chance as a centre forward soon after discussing a potential change of position with Arsène Wenger.
The England international broke into the Arsenal side on the right of a three-pronged attack and has given countless left backs problems in the Premier League and beyond.
But much of Walcott's finest work has come when he drifts into a central position and uses his pace to run in behind the opposition - the winner in Dortmund being a case in point. The 22-year-old has three goals in six starts this season and believes he can do more damage from those areas.
"I had a meeting with the boss and explained my point of view," Walcott told the Official Matchday Programme.
"He knew the conversation would come up and was very happy to talk about it. He says he’ll give me a chance there at the right time, and I’m dying for it to happen – but he knows exactly what he is doing and obviously I trust him.
"I believe I can give so much more to the team playing up front, with the runs I can make off the ball, and I just love hitting the back of the net as well.
"At times I feel a bit, if not wasted, then in and out of games on the right. I just want it more and more, having scored a few last season - I’m not a winger and I think plenty of people know that. I’ve done OK out there but I’d love to play down the middle."
Vermaelen's is natural leader for Belgium, Ramsey's good for Wales and plays much better with them than with us, Haven't sen Benayoun for Israel nor have I seen Park. Rosicky leadership skills for the Czech has gone downhill possibly because of his injuries.El_indian wrote:ResurrectionRooney wrote:
Correct, 6 national team captains in one squad, 6. And a lack of leadership is the problem? Don't buy it. It's almost accepted wisdom these days though.
Some of them don't look like natural leaders on the pitch, they were probably just given the national armband because they're the most well known/play in a top league etc.
the guy is straight up lazy the majority of the time.Well Ramsey's type of captaincy is to get the attacking players and midfielders working, of course he's not the type to shout and demand from set pieces, but then again he's only 20 or so. Arshavin is Arshavin, him being on the pitch is enough motivation for the rest of the playersEl_indian wrote:with the exception of maybe Vermaelen, they don't seem the type who can motivate and get more out of others...
Arshavin?
In saying that it is difficult to captain a side from an attacking midfield position, hence captains are usually CB's & CM's.
Yes, but just not Walcott. Let me tell you something, I absolutetly slaughtered Chamakh and wanted him out of our team the most out of all the other players, but I tell you what when he came on against Blackburn he had that sort of aggression I've never seen from him in an Arsenal shirt. It was more of the old from Bordeaux. If he can put that sort of performance week in week out, I'd prefer him up front than Walcott and RvP behind him. There are many players I'd see up front than Theo 'my footballing brain hasn't developed since I was 14' Walcott. Chamakh, Gervinho, Park, Arshavin are just a few I'd see up top before him.Chris wrote:RVP should be playing behind somebody anyway.
I think he's the best man for the job in our squad, he does have a word with players when they're doing stupid shit if you take notice.
Chris wrote:People who doubt Walcott's abilities as a striker are stupid.
Chris wrote:People who doubt Walcott's abilities as a striker are stupid.
Yeah, because I'm stupid and Walcott's a class strikerChris wrote:People who doubt Walcott's abilities as a striker are stupid.
ResurrectionRooney wrote:See, I think that's bollocks, just a pop-psychology explanation for a combination of luck, a thin squad and over-rated players. There are plenty of leaders at Arsenal.
Thomas Vermaelen, Andrei Arshavin, Yossi Benayoun, Aaron Ramsey and Tomas Rosicky have one thing in common that is relevant to this, can anyone here tell me what that it is?
Have you even watched him recently?El_indian wrote:
Arshavin?
That really annoyed me tbh.
If teams sit deep RVP will be ripping them apart from the hole while Theo drags defenders all over the place.Coatsy wrote:I think it was against Swansea this season where he got the ball stolen off him on his first touch and was just stood there letting them counter attack
On the whole Walcott upfront thing,I would like to see it at some point although I fear that when teams sit deep against us the whole point of playing him up their could be somewhat nullified. His finishing is alright overall,one on one he's reasonably reliable.
Bolton tommorow
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