It’s not like we have bidders anyway.
I’ll accept that correction. You’re right that Wenger’s hand was forced to a degree after Alexis got hurt, as our wing options were thin and we badly needed goals and playing Giroud CF and Walcott at RW was the only way to get them both on the pitch. Nevertheless, he basically never gave Walcott another real chance at CF even when the injury situation changed and I think that is telling, especially given that the competition was Giroud (who went through a streak of 19 games in which he only scored in one of them) and Welbeck (who was coming off a major injury and isn’t exactly a top level striker himself).
Dunno about you mate but most people have a threshold when it comes to patience. And I think 10 years of waiting and hoping is a fairly long time, by any standard. You said he came good for a couple of seasons, I think you should check his stats once again cause he was only good in the 2012-13 season, and by that I mean, he played a significant part in our season, where he played 32 games in the EPL, including 8 substitute appearances, scoring 14 goals, assisting in 10. So yes, that was a good season for him but that was it. He only played in 14 games the season after that, scoring 5 and assisting 4, but that isn’t enough to count as a significant contribution to our season. And I don’t really care if he got injured again, or if his grandmother wasn’t well or his girlfriend was giving him grief at home. He didn’t play any more games that season and that’s what matters. And I have the same opinion when it comes to the Ox, or Wilshere or anyone else.
It doesn’t matter how talented you are if you aren’t able to back it up on the field with performances, for whatever reason. I said the same about RvP as well, before he came good for 1 season and then fucked off. After so many years, it gets boring listening to excuse after excuse as to why a player/manager couldn’t do better. They aren’t being paid to give us excuses, they are paid to perform. An excuse, no matter what, is okay once in a while, but to make a career out of excuses is not something that is okay with most people.
As for the specific case of the Ox, I think this season is his last chance. He either does it this season or will find most fans on his case next year.
And before you respond to this, if you plan to respond, just remember, Theo has had 10 years with us, learning from some of the best and he still couldn’t sort his game out. I don’t care about the whole winger/CF conundrum. 10 years is a long enough time for an intelligent player to learn what is his best position, and either convince his manager to play him there and prove himself, or find another team that will play him there.
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I’m not objecting to being fed up with Theo, just objecting to the way people have talked about him. Fact is he’s achieved a decent amount in his career, including, yes, one good season, and one other season where he was an important player before getting injured. Nothing special, all in all, but definitely more than most players achieve in their career, and not in consonance with the kind of comments you see here.
I would’ve had no problem with us selling him this summer.
He’s obviously a very flawed player, or else he wouldn’t be where he is in his career right now. He doesn’t have any talent on the ball, his finishing was good in 12-14, uneven before, and bad after. His value comes, or came, from his pace and his running off the ball, which is a genuine strength and good trait.
That said, in the context of our current team, he’d be my first choice at striker–I’d give him confidence and games at CF until he got over his low confidence–because I’m still convinced he has more utility to us at CF than Giroud. That really just says more about our current situation than anything good about Theo, as obviously I would take a striker like Lacazette or Morata over him, or even Welbeck, if he were fit.
But still, with the current poor state of my team he’s a player that definitely is no less shit/underwhelming option than Giroud, Ox, Campbell, Gabriel, or Ramsey, yet the vitriol directed toward him is disproportionately larger than that directed at those players.
The idea of starting with Walcott and two not fit strikers upfront is just scaring. Let’s just hope not to lose many points in a very tough start.
I’d rather start with Iwobi anyway. Theo can warm the bench.
Haha, you know what I don’t think I have either. His role in The Nice Guys was hilarious and his timing in The Big Short was great too
But The Notebook was something else, it was like watching emotional porn, especially with the chemistry between Gosling & Rachel McAdams 
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Apparently Walcott, and other players like him, living into a comfort zone when they play with our club. Wenger isn’t a type of manager who roars against you after a bad game, but he prefers to talk and try a solution.
There are players who prefer to be blamed and to be pressured during every day in the club. Walcott is probably one of them, like Arshavin. With players like Koscielny, Monreal the communication qualities have been precious but all the players are different and they don’t react with the same way.
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If I ever see people talking about The Notebook again they’re getting banned. Wtf are you thinking talking about this weak shit in a football related thread?! 
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Your incapacity to feel greatly saddens me.
Higuain’s cat
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I thought 75m pounds was his transfer fee not what he weighs
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Argentine strikers all want to emulate Maradona.
He makes me feel a little better about my midlife paunch 
The answer seems to be no if the Mahrez stuff is to be believed. Hipster Wenger trying to change fate with a midfielder again. Does anyone think Giroud can score 20 in the league? What’s more likely? Giroud to get 20 league goals or go 20 league games straight without a goal?
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Would be no disaster if Mahrez is to be believed and Sanchez goes full CF. Giroud, Walcott and Welbeck coming back is not bad at all if Iwobi / Ox can step up.
Giroud scoring 20 goal is more likely…
With proper rotation he’d score 20 league goals easy imo, it’s not that much of stretch considering what you’re asking is for him to add 5 goals.
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Having another proper winger would open up the game more for Sanchez though, more room for them both can lead to better attacking play and more goals eventually. Right now everything has to go through Sanchez, which makes us predictable, particularly because Ozil has no goal-threat.
I am pretty sure Giroud will score 20 goals.
What concern me are, the length of his dry spell, and how much he can contribute what the games matter.