cesc's_mullet
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He's been providing goals and assists, but is being played further forward. I'd prefer he stay in CM at all times.
Dunno about laughing stock but yeah I haven't been impressed with him either. I dunno whether he was hiding poor performances last season with goals or it's just a recent development, but since I've started focusing on him more he's looked underwhelming. Seems to be a sloppy passer when I had him down as a great one.Haven't watched every Arsenal game this season but is it just me or is he looking much more like the laughing stock of two years ago than the (arguably) best CM in the league he was last season? Was absolutely terrible last night.
Long may it continue anyway.
Yeah, he seems to be better coming from deep.He's being played as a AM more, it seems though he is better as a CM.
All-round performances were excellent last season, not sure what's happening to him yet this time. Think it's a mixture of struggling with a new position (infront of Wilshere rather than behind Ozil creating his space), trying to focus on goals/assists rather than the basics/ believing there's too much pressure on him to score our goals, and the misfiring attackers infront of him. Eboue's also right that some patience is needed, his performance in the Charity Shield was phenomenal.Dunno about laughing stock but yeah I haven't been impressed with him either. I dunno whether he was hiding poor performances last season with goals or it's just a recent development, but since I've started focusing on him more he's looked underwhelming. Seems to be a sloppy passer when I had him down as a great one.
Just the two league goals so far this season. Does seem like last season's goalscoring exploits might just have been one of those seasons that players have where everything they touch turns to gold (A bit like that season where Rooney seemed to score a ridiculous amount of headers), rather then it being something he's permanently added to his game.I wonder if he'll continue his regular goalscoring next season, or if this was one of those one off seasons that sometimes happens to a player where they just seem to score goal after goal after goal (not doubting his overall quality, mind)
Not at all, last season the system and set up suited him perfectly. Well it suited most of our players. This current system is frankly a fecking joke, gets the best out of nobody and all our players are suffering as result. Ramsey in particular and now he looks hopelessly out of form.Just the two league goals so far this season. Does seem like last season's goalscoring exploits might just have been one of those seasons that players have where everything they touch turns to gold (A bit like that season where Rooney seemed to score a ridiculous amount of headers), rather then it being something he's permanently added to his game.
We don't know if that's the case. It's far more likely that the Arsenal set up this season, coupled with his injury, are the reasons that he hasn't hit last seasons form.So disappointing that he let the form get to his head.
He's always struck e to have a bit of an ego, then again thats not always a bad thing in footballSo disappointing that he let the form get to his head. He Touré and Gerrard have taken massive hits to their form.
I think totally the same. He has scored so many goals last season.....it looks like he wants to force goals....he tries too hard in the wrong moments.I think he can be brilliant if he went back to his normal way of playing, plays way too selfishly now.