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Kuyts very underrated, he's a far better finisher and mentally more tough.. .
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I'd say he is mentally tougher. I'd still back Bendtner to finish better than him if both are fit and in form.
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just a shame he's been used as a defensive winger for so long due to Rafa's inability to find a half decent wideman.
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True. Personally I like Kuyt. But he stopped being of use as a CF. When he plays as one he is a Heskey. Decent play and no real threat. I like him on the flank. He is capable of some serious attacking play from there as the Dutch have showed in international football.
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There was the game v Chelsea in the latter part of that season, whereby they dominated posession and created plenty of chances but again finished second best due to a match winning performance by Didier.. and the 2-1 win by us when Hargreaves scored, both big matches proved they lacked clinical finishers... an underlying problem against big teams which has nothing to do with burn out.
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Most big teams are not clinical vs each other t be fair. That season in question though Arsenal's season collapsed because they had nothing left in the tank during the run in.
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Attacking mids, yes.. but very little talent out wide bar Arshavin. Nasri and Rosicky are pretty versions of Park.
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Yet they score loads with them in general. I assure width is less of problem for them than people realise. The football there side play really caters for that problem. As we found out during our 2-0 loss at the Emirates last season.
If they have cf that suits their game in the middle, they don't really need serious width to get behind most sides. Because their pass and move game becomes really effective with the proper tools.
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Likes of Ljungberg, Overmars, Pires, Wltord... goalscorers, assist makers... impact players who didn't just look pretty but were pretty direct and matchwinners. Rosicky and Nasri haven't demonstrated matchwinning ability consistently enough and seem obesessed with keeping the ball rather than making an impact. Walcott should be this type of player but sadly doesn't posess the variety and technique in his play to cut it out wide.
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I'd say he is young. He has time.
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Why are teams so content with giving them the ball? because they do fuck all with it.. linked to their impotence up front. If they could split you open with ease, you would see teams come out and close them down.
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I disagree. Have a look at their goals scored column. They can split open most teams. The difference is big teams have realised how easy it is to hit them on the counter and are the few teams capable of easily shutting them out. So there is no point opening up to make it easier for Arsenal to compete. All they do is wait for them to lose the ball and tear them open on the break. If Arsenal were hard to do on the break, most big sides would attack them more, and Arsenal would as a result score more in big games. Just remember our loss to them last season. We played very open football. Yet when we didn't we had fun with them.
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Strikers and out wide on the right is the more pressing problem. They just end up looking like they're out of ideas.
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Any side would ran out of idea attacking the big side in England, with the big side. There is no point in them, being good up front if they can't keep teams out.
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I'd say they're 5 players away from a near perfect team, and 3 away from a possible title-winning team.
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Fair enough, that's your opinion.
I say if they sign Chamakh, plus a Flamini like player plus organise the back 4 a bit better. They'd rape all the other teams in the league and compete very well against the big 4 since they'd no longer just be done on the counter by big teams, who would be forced to be less cagey vs them. They would also never miss RVP as badly against those sides since they'd have a good alternative.
Which would turn them into a title contending side overnight.