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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Performances
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He facinates me a bit. His goal record has been top notch wherever he's been but he never really elevates his side's to the next level.
Hardly. Got to be in for him firstThe one that got away
There ain't much he can do about Sokratis and Luiz.
We were linked all summer.
Not by anyone reliable. What was it Talksport?
That's because he lacks in so many areas for a number 9. Did anyone for example expect him to win a single header against Kabasele or Dawson? In the second half it was relentless from Watford and Aubameyang does nothing.
You can swap him for any striker in the world and they wont be elevating Arsenal, that side is a mess.
Fair enough but it was the same case with Dortmund, they genuinely look(ed) a lot better without him either side of him being there.
I try and picture him playing for Chelsea these last couple of years and while I'd have welcomed him I don't think he'd have had half the impact on the team as a whole that Diego Costa did even with his goal tally suggesting otherwise.
Don't think that's true. Dortmund's strongest season post Klopp was Tuchel's first, when Aubameyang was brilliant as their main goalscorer. Add him to Dortmund's squad last season and they would have easily won the league.
What other changes happened at the club? You honestly think they wouldnt want to have him as part pf their front line now?
Like many other strikers Aubameyang is about as good as the team behind him. If he gets service or offered some space he's deadly, but if the midfield behind him struggles he can be quite subdued, because he can't really drop deep (effectively). Alcacer is quite similar in that regard, he doesn't have that deadly acceleration, but I think he's better when it comes to lay-offs and 1-touch combinations - I'm not sure Aubameyang would've been a huge upgrade on the Alcacer/Götze partnership last season. Lewandowski's all-around play on the other hand is a class apart.
I think that unless you have one of the top 3-5 strikers in your team you will always have a trade off between goal scoring and football skills on the striking position and if your team needs a goal scorer or counter attacks a lot then Aubameyang is a terrific striker.
I was led to believe he wasn't worth the attitude headache, he is.
This is a ridiculous expectation.
The closest player to RVN today.
Shame the club didn't show any real interest in him when they were shopping for a striker.
Shame the club didn't show any real interest in him when they were shopping for a striker.
He's the most underrated striker in the world.
Underrated IMO. Yes his record in the big games is not great and he misses chances but his movement and anticipation around the box is fantastic and his runs are excellent. I think those who think that he'll be finished once his pace goes are in for a shock. He has an excellent football brain in terms of seeking out chances.
Saved us once again. Best 60M we ever spent.
Such a good striker
Really weird player at times, his record against the top sides lets him down. He seems to go into his shell in those games but against other sides you'll struggle to find many better strikers. I think his hold up play is what really lets him down. Also has a habit of missing sitters, he scored 22 goals last season but he should have had around 30 with the chances he missed. He'll miss these easy chances but then score these ridiculously hard ones.
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That's probably because the way Emery sets up his team against top sides. He barely gets services, gets half chance, not enough bodies forward to open up space to attack, or the opposition teams like City/Pool are hagging possession etc.
Anyone know what brought this about? Seems out of character for Auba, he seems pretty laid back usually
Watzke said that he believes Auba would be very happy with all the money he has now, but that he‘s certainly sad to see how well it‘s going in the Champions League for Borussia
Clasless comments from Watzke.
All strikers are like that. I could point absolute sitters Henry, RVP missed but they more than make up for it in difficult chances converted.
That's some ridiculous level of expectation Jazz...his time at Arsenal has coincided with our biggest churn in well over a decade and his support cast is flimsy at best.
I think that's more a product of him playing for Arsenal. He's a top striker, if he was in the United team, he'd also struggle in big games but put him in Pool or City's lineup and he'd outscore almost anyone I think.
He has been angling for move for sometime. Ofcourse money matters and nothing wrong in accepting it. Not sure why this is even a discussion topic.
Neither Arsenal or Dortmund are going to win anything of note any time soon.
Dortmund are so petty.
Dortmund really are utter cretins. Just can't accept that they are a seller club. So sad.
That's actually not true. He said "Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who plays excellently for Arsenal, will probably be feel warm inside when he looks at his bank account, but on wednesdays he can usually only watch the CL on TV and is sad".
There is nothing in there about how Dortmund are supposedly doing so well. I can't read the interview this quote came from, because it's behind a paywall, but it's titled "only good football won't be enough" and the context appears to be that Dortmund, despite making the CL regularly, has been losing players to clubs who don't (for financial reasons).
Does he have to call Aubameyang by name? Definitely not. But as far as I can tell he's not randomly shit talking Aubameyang, as media would have you believe and as people gratefully lap up the drama, but rather using his case as an example to make a reasonable argument, which btw isn't even in Dortmund's favour.
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Why's it his concern? he's been paid the money for Auba, its not like he left for free, so what's his issue?
Dortmund are in the CL but they're not exactly doing well though. Got beaten comfortably by Spurs last season.
Which is probably why Watzke never said it like that.
Of course Dortmund can consistently qualify for the Champions League in that garbage Bundesliga. They'd have no chance in the PL and they're a feeder club for the PL. Hard for that German clown to swallow.
Auba was a prick at Dortmund as well. Constantly talked about leaving, especially for Madrid who he called his dream club, and then also missed some training sessions. When Madrid ended up ditching him he had to swallow his pride and continue playing for Dortmund.
It would've been much more cordial if they did sell him to Madrid, but then forcing a move to Arsenal would've been a lot worse for both parties, I imagine. So yea, no one is the better party in this. Both are pricks.
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Possibly so, our record is pretty dire against the top sides so that probably plays a part.
You probably could but for me those guys were genuine big game players and performed regularly in those big games. Henry played in a top Arsenal side but I wouldn't say RvP did, better than this current side yes but he carried us when he finally came good. Auba for whatever reason does not perform in the big games that often and his record against the top clubs reflects that.
I'm not criticising him or anything I'm just saying if you want to compare him to the elite and top tier that is where his weaknesses are. We paid over £50m for him and we have more than got our moneys worth for him and he's probably the only reason we have a chance at the top 4 when you consider the state of our game at the moment!
No idea why Dick Emery brought him on tonight. We didn't need any more goals so why risk our most important player, other than Guendouzi, who also came on as a sub 