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........though even Kuyt > Eduardo, Vela and Bendtner.
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Hell no. I'd take Bendtner as a center foward over Kuyt any day. But he alone couldn't cover RVP.
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No squad depth, but even in Adebayor they possessed a striker who wasn't clinical enough and would go missing on the big occassions,
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But that season they lost out because they had no cover for their big guns in any shape of form. They simply burn't out.
Right now they have an over abundance of attacking midfielders and players who can play wide attacking roles. But not enough DM's and no cover for Bendtner and RVP.
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They are both essentially attacking mids pushed out wide and don't demonstrate enough cutting edge or pace on the flanks
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I don't really agree. Arsenal still score loads with such layers wide. & Wenger's style has never ever relied on true wingers. His fullbacks have always provided width. But his left fullbacks have been poor this year. & Sagna has been far from his best.
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Fair point, but I think in the prem especially and with so many teams being adept at set pieces.. that a quality all-round goalkeeper is of more importance than it would be in spain, where a mere shotstopper is seen as enough.
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True.
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Ah I see, fair point.. again what I'd say though is that if they were able to score goals and penetrate in big games with more ease.. they'd be less likely to be all gung-ho trying so hard to score a goal. They'd score and sit back, playing on the counter and thus Song wouldn't have to cover so many holes with so little help. The better and more effiecient your attackng players, the less you need to push forward in order to create a goal. I.E. Ancelotti and Fergie having faith in their three forwards to create and score with little help and thus keeping a solid defensive foundation in the process if the ball is lost.
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The thing is though Arsenal's style is naturally adventurous. So they should shape the midfield to account for that adventurousness. Rather than throw it to the dogs. Becuase all the other big team do now is give them the ball and rape them on the counter.
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If they were creating chances and missing them, whilst conceding goals than yes you'd be right.. but the fact they consistently look so toothless v us and Chelsea points to the fact its their attack which needs investment. Not being able to score goals, means they place too much emphasis on pushing men forward which leaves them short of numbers at the back.
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Trust me even with a fit RVP or Chamakh and good wingers they'd still be walloped the same way and look as helpless. The midfield is the true problem. It is not equipped to help their adventurous style. Worse still the back 4 behind it are not organized well enough and have a Valdes in goal behind them. A recipt for consistent disaster.
For me Arsenal are just 2 players away from the near perfect team.