Probably not that he's that poor in front of goal. More that he's slightly less accomplished there than he is in the rest of his game.
Danny Welbeck | Arsenal player
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Van Gaal has taken a big call with this. Could end up being a real Weight on his shoulders as the season goes on.
Always amazes me how fans on here want their cake and eat it. In Europe it happens are the time but the world keeps turning. I loved Danny but I never felt he was top draw like some forwards we had here. I'm not talking about scoring goals, I'm talking about goals that win big games. He's a great squad player and I'm sure he'll do well for Arsenal. We need more than Danny right about now and trust me if Wilson lives up to his potential, this lad could be something very, very special.
If only we had a local lad who'd scored at Madrid.
Well I think if everything goes well he wont even outscore Falcao. But that's just me. He's a good player and I was against his sale but people are saying like he's suddenly a world beater.
I have trust in our manager and a player that's scored 191 goals in 252 career appearances.
I'm so fecked off right now. Just as I thought I was getting over it as well.
How much longer are we going to hear about that goal?
Good chance that he will, as he'll be basically arsenals main striker and only goalscoring player. Or one of the few. At united, there's the 3 strikers, mata and probably di Maria to chip in with a few. Welbeck is a good player but he didn't have enough to force himself in front of our other strikers. And you can't drop the better players just because you have faith he'll come good.
I've read two or three comments now that are insinuating this is nothing new, and that he will go back to missing chances the week after just like he did at United. That is simply untrue, and has been for a while now. His movement inside the box has been a bigger issue, and you'd think that will improve now he gets to play up top every week.
What a bellend.
Forever and ever.. it's the only thing the guy did for us in all the years he was with us.
Agreed although I think it will take the length of this season to really let that sink into peoples heads. Maybe even less, if both continue in their current form.
Welbeck's goals tonight were about as predictable as people's knee jerk reaction on here.
Fact is LvG deemed him surplus to requirements, so that's good enough for me.
Fact is LvG deemed him surplus to requirements, so that's good enough for me.
I need Sunday and a falcao wonder show ASAP. The glee that we have given the gooners is hard to watch/read.
I suspect it's because it's the only meaningful goal he has scored in the last 2 years.
Anyway I am a bit gutted we sold Welbeck but what can you do. I would have sold Rooney last year as I think his peak is gone.
Yup. The ultimate argument. "But do you remember him scoring vs Madrid?"
Ok then. That's more like it.
I'm off to watch Falcao's top 20 goals again to make myself feel better.
Can you lot stop posting those dumb Piers MOrgan tweets? It hurts my brain to read them.
It's hardly knee jerk when it's the exact same opinions people were expressing a week ago....
Why is everybody so pained by this? I wasn't impressed by him tonight. Messed up an easy opportunity to play in Sterling and his first goal was what I'd expect any striker to do on the break. Rooney and Sterling both made more impressive contributions to that goal.
Nothing's changed. The fact remains that Welbeck never did it for us, so we can't be angry at the manager.
Nothing's changed. The fact remains that Welbeck never did it for us, so we can't be angry at the manager.
Don't worry - we're loaded, if he comes good we'll just buy him back when RVP retires!
I think he will do better in Arsenal than if he stayed at united. Good for him, bad for us.
He's always been more clinical for England, I'd say. Didn't he have 6 in 7 games in the run up to the World Cup? Something like that anyway. Does well for England because he plays where he wants to play.
I'd like to see him do well at Arsenal but I hope he doesn't start coming out with things like United were holding him back and blaming the club for his lack of development.
I also hope Arsenal fans don't start rubbing it in should he do well because we generally wouldn't give a shit!
I'd like to see him do well at Arsenal but I hope he doesn't start coming out with things like United were holding him back and blaming the club for his lack of development.
I also hope Arsenal fans don't start rubbing it in should he do well because we generally wouldn't give a shit!
Typical Welbeck. Always scoring goals...
You've obviously forgotten his famous winner at Carrow Road.
Yeah there's been an argument for that for at least a year for me. Welbeck has just needed the chance to show it.
come off it. Rooney, Welbeck and Sterling played well and that's that. They pressed all game and still had the energy to counter-attack to score a goal. The only glaring surprise is that Delph comfortably outperformed Wilshere on the night.
The problem for me is the fact we've sold him to the team with which we're most likely to be fighting it out for champions league football. It's bizarre. Rather let him go on a free to Europe than sell him to Arsenal.
WTF is that. This men is "not very smart".
Well compare the two strikers performances tonight. One - the captain of the England side played well tonight, hopefully he will maintain his form when he plays for his club and the second striker welbeck played well and scored two. Guess who was better? I'd maintain the goalscorer in the team then someone who may try hard but never looks like hes scoring. Mr. Rooney had four chances to score..
The problem is that Welbeck wanted to be first choice and didn't feel like being just a squad player anymore, and you can't blame him. Sure plenty of fans on here would prefer we just drop Rooney and Van Persie just to give him the spot up front, but no sane manager would do that. Because of that, the only thing that could happen with Welbeck was him leaving, it just sucks that it was to Arsenal.
He probably will turn into a top striker, not world class but a very good one. Good enough for United too. Right player, just the wrong time at United IMO. Had he been a few years younger there would be no problem with him I think.
He's a WUM, I seriously don't understand why people post tweets from Piers Morgan.
Piers is clearly doing for the laughs. Stop overreacting about it.
Some yes, not all though, and certainly not me.
Time is the only thing that will tell if LvG was right, but I was not sad to see him go, he frustrated the life out of me when he played for us, & he was never going to get the main striker role at United which will apparently see him bloom, so he had to go.
Welbeck's a better player.
Because there are people on here who believe he can become a top forward. Him scoring two goals in an away qualifier whilst playing up front is going to pain you if you like and believe in him. He gave 100% whilst he was here and came from the academy. He is very talented. To see him at Arsenal hurts.
He obviously had a lot to give if SAF played him in the Bayern and Real ties. He played well in both. He will not hide and continues to try different things to create for his team. That is why he will keep getting better and will be a top forward in the PL.
Piers Morgan is right to gloat. His team has got a good player here. He's obviously exaggerating because he's excited and to piss off United fans. That's understandable. We were drooling over Di Maria's performance against Germany, he's entitled to do likewise.
As I said, I think you're right, but I just don't think it's that unreasonable to suggest Welbeck could outscore our forwards given he is likely going to be the focal point of a team that creates as many chances as Arsenal do, while we have three strikers competing for two places at most.
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