Torreira, the hero we’ve been waiting for

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As expected, Arsenal didn’t have fun when Huddersfield came to town on Saturday for a rare 3 o’clock kickoff. David Wagner’s side were the metaphorical come down are a heavy session of hippie crack, factored in with the natural fatigue that occurs after an intense run of games (physical/mental) and you start to see that those three points were amongst the most important or our mini-marathon run.

The goal took a while to arrive and things really did look desperate towards the end of the game. The moment of magic was sparked from a speculative ball into the box from Matty G, Auba did an excellent job of tracing the flight, bringing the ball down, turning and finding Torreira. Our mini-man mountain pulled off a perfect scissor kick from 6 yards to make the breakthrough. Absolute elation in the stands.

The challenge before the goal was that Huddersfield flex at us in dogged fashion, clearly sensing we’d be tired. Their pressing strategy was obviously Klopp-esque. They didn’t give us a moment to breathe, they shut down passing avenues and they were very, very compact at the back.

That’s not to say we didn’t have chances. Auba and Lacazette spurned extremely good openings within minutes of each other in the first half. Jonas Lössl somehow managed to palm away a Torreira screamer that was destined for the top corner. The rookie referee also conspired with the linesman to disallow a Lacazette tap in because they wrongly assumed he was interring with play, despite play moving into the second phase.

It was also tough going on the players bodies. Firstly, we lost Mustafi to a hamstring injury, which is a real worry. We’re now relying on a 30-year-old Sokratis, 33-year-old Koscielny and the injury-prone 32-year-old Monreal. Unless of course Mavrapanos really is an option for us when he returns shortly. The players were also booted from pillar to post. Again, worth noting that our boys were fizzing back with the challenges. Arsenal really aren’t rattled by bully boy tactics these days, but it still makes for an uncomfortable afternoon.

Emery also leant into his favourite strategy, and made 2 changes at halftime. He brought on Mikhi and Iwobi for the booked Lichtsteiner and Lacazette. I guess the thinking was that we lacked width. The game changed pretty sharply after that. Huddersfield were rattled and struggled to control the game.

That said, it’s clear we’re going to need an upgrade in the wide departments of our side. Iwobi was frustrating to watch, his first touch was heavy and he made some very poor decisions. Marginally less so for Mikhi, but the Armenian just doesn’t seem capable of making the big game impact you’d expect from someone so expensive, with that much experience.

We made more attempts at their goal in the second half, clocking in 9 (up from 5). However, we didn’t really fuss their keeper, only registering 2 shots on target all game. Kind of pitiful when you think about it.

On the face of it, it’s hard not to feel extremely relieved. We kept our unbeaten run going, we’re now at 21. That’s magic. It really is. We showed a huge amount of grit to bring that result home. I don’t mean to keep comparing to seasons past, but that’s the sort of game that often hasn’t gone our way because we’ve either succumbed to the aggression or felt sorry for ourselves and capitulated.

There were positives, Matty G had another very good game along with Torreira. The young Frenchman was our main threat from an attacking perspective, he created 5 chances, had the assist to the assist for the goal and clocked an impressive 16 passes in the final third.

Xhaka also had a very strong game. Sure, he made some wayward passed, but his positioning at the base of midfield really helped snuff out counterattacks and heavy touches from Huddersfield players. He made 10 ball recoveries, 5 tackles and topped the charts for most completed passes (65), most clearances (6) and most headed clearances (4). You can’t knock that sort of impact on a really terrible game.

The big shout out goes to Torreira. He’s had such a huge impact on our team. He’s extremely focused on delivering his defensive duties, but it’s hard not to notice how good he is moving the ball forward. He’s always thinking about the most positive pass, he’s increasingly finding himself in good attacking positions and he created 2 chances of his own yesterday. He’s also our most fouled player. Which represents maybe his size, but if I were to think more sinister in nature, maybe it reflects how important other teams see him to our play. Break the little man, break Arsenal?

The great news for the team is we now have a week off. The home game against Qarabag should be an U23 team (non-senior). The players should be resting up hard all week so they explode out the traps and give Hassenhutl a rude awakening as he looks to reshape the dreadful mess Mark Hughes left the club in.

Not that our run gets much better after that. We have to play Spurs 3 days later in the League Cup, Burnley at home 4 days later, Brighton 4 days later, Liverpool 3 days later, then Fulham 4 days later, followed by Fulham 3 days after that. What a shit show of fixtures!

There was also good news elsewhere, Manchester City succumbed to the smarts of Sarri. That’s made things a little tighter at the top, which is exciting for everyone. 8 points now split 5th and 1st. I mean, we’re not going to win the league, but it’s great to still be realistically in the mix in the month of December.

Right, onwards and upwards!

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Colney Gooner

Iwobi has the first touch of a trampoline😎

useroz

I’d say Matty G’s assist of assist was measured (+perfect weight) and not speculative at all. , Auba took it down beautifully but the attempted shot was blocked tho he did well to recover and float a great ball over two defenders…rest is history.

If only Iwobi and Mikki could do those…

Joe

Pierre Iwobi has been pretty bad for us. What do you want people to do? Praise him for having a horrible first touch and terrible pass ? Jesus man. Pull your head in. We haven’t produced anyone out of our academy who has proven to be a star. Hopefully Eddie and Nelson change that. If Iwobi wasn’t an arsenal player you’d be laughing at the team who kept playing him. Same as mkhit. He’s average and has not proven otherwise. Wenger was proven to be shit and you couldn’t see that either. You make it easy to prove your judgement… Read more »

Joe

MAtty G. A 19 year old rookie has shown he’s a better footballer than Iwobi who is in his 3rd year with the first team.

No one is abusing MAtty G or Torriera. Why?

Because they can play.

Joe

19 year old Matty G has shown more this season than mkhit has shown in his 3 years in the PL

DaleDaGooner

Mike Dean is truly a cunt! Why is he not thrown out? Corruption

Pierre

Joe
So what’s your excuse for the abuse aimed at Bellerin.

and what happens If Guendouzi has a drop in form , will he get the same treatment,will the abuse be justified ..

MuddyGooner

Respect to Raheem Sterling for speaking up.
The gutter press portrait the black players in a shocking way, as opposed to white players.

Ozy

“He is a 30 year man with one of the worst attitudes in a professional sportsman I’ve ever seen.”

Cesc Appeal, what do you mean by this? Would you be able to elaborate on why his attitude is so bad? Worst you’ve ever seen?

Joe

Pierre

Iwobi is not having a dip in form. It seems this is his level. I know a couple years under Wenger did nothing for him but it may just be this is his level.

Joe

Again, Only abuse aimed at Bellerin was about his finishing

I think he has improved quite a bit this season under emery

Joe

And it wasn’t really abuse. It was a discussion after he aired a shot into the 20th row again

Emiratesstroller

Marko I watch a lot more football than Arsenal and in contrast to a high percentage of those who express negative opinions I see the players perform in the flesh even when the camera is not focussed on them. Yesterday’s game was not televised and for the record most of the camera stations were unmanned offering a very “limited” perspective as to what was actually happening on the pitch. Arsenal started the game [at home] without either an attacking midfielder or a winger. For the record both Bellerin and Kolasinac also spent very little time making forward thrusts. We were… Read more »

Pierre

Marko
As I said ,I would rather believe the new management team ..if you think Emery and his fitness trainer are lying then fair enough….

Your jackanory input regarding ozil is funny …

Marko

Excellent retort Pierre. I mean they should publicly shame him and his attitude but clearly they feel given the squad that he might be called upon before they sell him

Pierre

Stroller
You’re wasting your time trying to educate Marko regarding the virtues of Ozil..

He’s more interested in making up or believing stories about him off the field ….

Pierre

Marko
“One could argue they’re keeping up a facade and having him train alone because he’s been ostracized from the group”

Yes one could argue that if you want to make up silly little stories to discredit him

Bamford10

Dissenter Atlanta have stated they want fairly big money for Almiron & that they regard the offers they’ve seen so far as somewhat insulting. Why wouldn’t they let him train with us for 3-4 days? What do they lose? I don’t even get your “re-stocking fee” comment. Their season is over. They are ready to sell Almiron, but they want more money than people have offered them thus far. I don’t really see the downside for them, and they’d only have to “re-stock” if someone offered them good money for him and they took it. They’d obviously use that money… Read more »

Pierre

Marko
“. I mean they should publicly shame him and his attitude but clearly they feel given the squad that he might be called upon before they sell him”

Jackanory…jackanory

Pierre

Joe
“Again, Only abuse aimed at Bellerin was about his finishing”

Did I imagine Bellerin constantly being abused on here last season

Graham62

ES Wrong! I personally don’t care that Ozil is being paid a massive salary. What concerns me is his attitude which, if we’re all totally honest, stinks. There is no doubting that he is a skillful, technically gifted, individual(when it suits), but, regrettably, he is too precious for his own good. If I’m totally honest, I don’t think he has the balls for it anymore. Emery is dealing with him in the right way, tough and fair. He is treating him exactly as he would any other player. Ozil has a responsibility not just to the team and the club… Read more »

Bamford10

Pierre & Emirates

Emery himself chose to keep Ozil out of an important match because he thought it would be “too physical” for him.

So it’s not just posters on Le Grove who think he is limited or soft.

As talented as Ozil is, are you really suggesting that it makes sense to pay him £350k a week to play only occasionally?

Dissenter

Bamford
The Atlanta CEO has already confirmed that Almiron is leaving for the premier league. A premier league club has already acquired him
The speculation was either Arsenal or Leicester.

Dissenter

Emirates and Pierre
Are you asking that Ozil be treated differently?
If he can’t adapt to the new managers tactics, then he should be frozen out.

Pierre

Graham Before coming to all these conclusions,wouldn’t it be better to find out if he really is injured or not . If it is all facade from the management and player then your opinions may be correct but as yet ,we don’t know and all your assumptions in your comment have no credibility unless you have some inside information and no ,Marko’s comments do not constitute inside information. I am sure you have enough sense to understand that if a player is in fact injured it is very difficult to show your talents . It is obvious from your comment… Read more »

Pierre

Dissenter “Emirates and Pierre Are you asking that Ozil be treated differently? If he can’t adapt to the new managers tactics, then he should be frozen out.” All I’m saying is let’s wait for the truth , ” frozen out ” is something that the press are going with . Put it this way ,if ozil did refuse to play or refuse to sit on the bench then yes he should be shown the door but,as yet the management are saying he is trying to get match fit under the guidance of our first team fitness coach ….does that seem… Read more »

Joe

Pierre

He has improved a lot under emery. Why did you skip over that part

Wenger made him regress and he deserved the critics the last few years

He has improved this season under a proper manager and most people
Have mentioned that this season. He has been one of more improved players under emery

Pierre

Bamford “Emery himself chose to keep Ozil out of an important match because he thought it would be “too physical” for him…As talented as Ozil is, are you really suggesting that it makes sense to pay him £350k a week to play only occasionally?” Correct …very good management . .we won the game . Your argument as to why he should play is quite ridiculous really… Put it this way ..Aubamayang is on 200 grand a week or thereabouts and has been left out of the side a number of times this season for tactical reasons or because the manager… Read more »

Joe

Pierre

What do you except emery to say

“Ozil is a primaddona and left in
A huff when I said he was playing”

That would really work well if trying to offload the player and trying to get maxim £££

You really can play daft sometimes.

Marko

Yes one could argue that if you want to make up silly little stories to discredit him

The story about him being ill and going off to Istanbul with the girlfriend isn’t made up no matter how many times you refuse to acknowledge it.

Dissenter

The final of shame has started
Boca Juniors vs River Plate
Horrible advert for Argentine football.

Dissenter

Goof chance to see what Pavon is about though.

Marko

Bayern Munich have signed Vancouver Whitecaps teenager Alphonso Davies for $13m (£9.84m) – a record fee paid for a Major League Soccer player.

The amount could rise to $22m (£16.66m) for the 17-year-old Canada international, who will join Bayern in January after the MLS season.

My guess is that Almiron will go for similar contrary to what Atlanta want. Players from the MLS don’t go for much and that’s that

Marko

Asked about his decision to drop Özil, who had started each of Arsenal’s previous four Premier League games, Emery said: “We thought how we can do better in the match, a very demanding match with physicality and intensity.”

Never dropped Aubameyang for tactical reasons like that more a case of rotation. Ozil was dropped because he can’t take the physicality or intensity of Bournemouth.

Jamie

Player trials are usually offered to young players, as much for the player to decide whether or not they feel they can adapt to a new environment as for the ‘buying’ team to decide whether to take a chance on the kid and offer him a professional contract. Sending one of their senior players on trial makes almost no sense for the club who already owns the player’s contract, particularly if they feel the player has significant sale value or if there’s interest from several clubs for his services. ‘Try before you buy’ stacks all the benefits in favour of… Read more »

Bamford10

Dissenter Atlanta’s president (Darren Eales) said that Almiron would be headed to the PL in the January window, but some have wrongly interpreted this to mean that a deal was already in place with a club. I think he only meant that given the number of PL clubs interested in Almiron and given the player’s interest in such a move, the club and the player had determined that this is what all parties want, that this is what would happen. However, based on what Eales said just two days ago — “if a serious offer comes in, we’ll look at… Read more »

Dissenter

Bamford
Most of the South American players in the MLS have specific exit clauses that will Ley them exit for a particular fee.
Almiron would never have signed to the MLS with the realization that an excessive fee will make his exit difficult.
The transfer fee cannot be more than 10-15 million, that’s the only way Newcastle will be involved anyway

Jamie

Can’t see a guy who is 25 in two months, plying his trade in the MLS, going for £25m. £15m tops, and he would still have to be a pretty special player in the MLS..

ddkingz

I really do like Iwobi…. But if doesn’t begin to add goals and assist to his game…. The he should be offladed asap…. Or used in a swap deal for another young prospect…..

Some might argue and say he should be a squad player due to his economical salary, but I’d rather let ESR be a squad player with talent, than hard working Iwobi without end product….

And esr is even cheaper in wages than Iwobi

Dissenter

ESR is 2-3 seasons behind Iwobi, that’s obvious to anyone who doesn’t have an agenda.
What ESR needs is a loan move to a club where he can get senior games week in-week out.

Joe

Dissenter

What’s the agenda?

Iwobi has proven he’s not good enough.

Unless he has a miraculous turn around in the last 4 months of the season he can be sold in summer.

What’s the agenda?

Cesc Appeal

Agreed.

Smith Rowe looks like he good be decent but needs time away to play week in week out.

As Gambon said a little while ago, even with Nelson, whilst what he’s doing is great he still isn’t getting starts or lengthy playtime which he really needs to.

Smith Rowe does have a tendency to drift out of games for long spells which we can’t have.

A loan would be great.

Dissenter

Joe
My point was about expecting ESR to take over Iwobi’s place.
Selling Iwobi is a poor advice because we won’t get that much for him and he’s on a low wage anyway.
Bring a proper pacy winger in and let Iwobi compete from the bench.
ESR is far behind Iwobi.

Dissenter

Joe
How much did you think we get for Iwobi, should we sell him in the summer, like you’re proposing?
How much will it cost to get a squad replacement who will be satisfied with being on the bench and 50-60k weekly?

raptora

Scandalous that Mike the cunt Dean didn’t give a red card + pen for a clear elbow to the nose vs Perez. Instead of 3 well deserved hard fought points. Newcastle ended up losing the game. A swing like that and the drop of confidence can have grave consequences in the relegation battle. Imagine similar situations happening to Newcastle in 2 more matches. That’s 9 points swing that is a quarter of the points you need to stay in the league. It’s absolutely unacceptable. And FA are the dumbest/ most corrupted organization for not introducing far years earlier. They made… Read more »

ddkingz

Iwobi should compete for the bench…… On what basics??? Like I said in my last post, I do like Iwobi…. But watching him is sometimes awful… I’ve never heard much of loftus cheek … not until this year…. But the guy when given the chance by sarri has delivered both goals and assist…. but Iwobi has been a regular for 3 full seasons and yet doesn’t have end product and does not know how to strike the ball….. If he doesn’t make a big leap to the next level next season…. Then hell no, he must be sold for whatever… Read more »

Joe

Dissenter If he’s not good enough then what’s the point of keeping him on the bench? He doesn’t influence matches so what’s the point. He won’t be a super sub. Could care less what we get, if he’s not good enough to influence matches coming off the bench then get rid and find someone who can. A player coming off the bench should be good enough to challenge the first 11 player and give the manager a tough choice. Iwobi is no different to elneny or jenkinson I had hopes for Iwobi after a couple good performences earlier in the… Read more »

Dissenter

This River plate vs Boca is maddening

Joe

How much will it cost to get a squad replacement who will be satisfied with being on the bench and 50-60k weekly?

Give him until the end of this season. He needs to make some progress over the business end of the season.

Dissenter

Joe
You don’t think Iwobi is good enough to be a squad player?
There are more pressing needs that to spend money on a proper wide player tons rat games and then spend money on a back-up wide player.

Sometimes it seems you think it’s Subbuteo or FIFA 2018.
Do we sell every player who has a spate of bad games. You’re over-reacting to Iwobi’s recent poor form.

Jamie

Iwobi is decent enough as a squad player for EL and cup games, but if we get back into the CL, his days with us are numbered unless he shows significant improvement.

He’s the least of our problems. Our defensive situation is looking pretty critical at the moment, so that needs to be addressed first. Then a winger, then a CM (in that order, imo).

Dissenter

*There are more pressing needs that to spend money on a proper wide player to start games and then spend money on a back-up wide player.

Joe

Do we sell every player who has a spate of bad games

Haha

3 years is a spate of bad games??

What’s with your man crush if Iwobi. He’s not good enough. It’s simple to see. Neither is elneny. Jenks. Wilshere wasn’t either and got shown the door. Same with wellbeck.

Emery getting rid of the dross. Iwobi should be next. He’s a Newcastle level player.

What’s he done to warrant a place on arsenal squad?

Dissenter

We desperately need central defenders and wing backs
Koshciely is on his last legs, Holden has a long term injury and Mustafi is still Mustafi.
We need a creative midfielder because Ozil is Ozil…many more back spasms to come.
We need a central midfielder that’s box to box like Ramsey
We need a wide man

Iwobi staying on as a squad player is the least of our problems.

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Joe

I like your views on most things, but I like iwobi. I feel there is a good player in there ready to burst… could be wrong but I fell with good younger players around him he would talke the mantle of experience on…

Dissenter

Joe
You’ve not addressed the point I made about what order of priority do you place replacing Iwobi on.
We have too many problems in the squad to even be talking about replacing an academy player who’s on small money. A player who’s not going to give a whimper if he’s languishing on the bench.
You do understand that a limited budget means we can’t approach the squad like you do on football manager, right?

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

People are off their trombone if they think we are selling ozil …

He will be given away. To forefit any loan deal to keep us keep paying his wages or part of…

I say keep the fucker TIL the summer

R.S.P.C.Arsenal

Pedro

You gonna do us a 12 days of Christmas countdown,,,

Guest post or celebrity post…

Christmas giveaways,… etc…agency chuck outs…
C’mon lad get on board ….

Joe

Dissenter

Top class CB
Winger x2 (therefore replacing Iwobi)
AM/#10

Dissenter

Joe Very well…I agree with some if the choices. If we were City with Guardiola, I would say that just spend £400 million and buy the best players in all those positions…send Iwobi to the North Pole for all I care However we don’t have the money to buy top players on market players for all those four positions you mentioned in one go. We may haver to wait for several windows to make it happen. …and you’re being uncharitable with the facts. Iwobi had a good start this season which has sputtered to a grind. Emery doesn’t share your… Read more »

Dissenter

*on market prices

Marko

ESR is 2-3 seasons behind Iwobi, that’s obvious to anyone who doesn’t have an agenda.
What ESR needs is a loan move to a club where he can get senior games week in-week out.

Dunno about 2-3 seasons behind. Also iwobi never had a loan

Joe

Dissenter.

We just need to find Torriera style signings for wingers and AM

The CB should have some money spent on him. Although they’ve done well with Sokratis.

We don’t need to spend 100m
On every player.

Iwobi has had 2-3 good matches all season. That’s it.

He has no choice but to play Iwobi and mkhit because Wenger fucked the squad up so bad.

Graham62

Pierre What is with you and the word ” hate”? Just because someone is against something or someone doesn’t necessarily translate to hatred. I don’t hate Ozil, as I didn’t hate Wenger. My POV is based on 5 years of inconsistent and, for the most part, disappointing displays by a player that could and should have done far better. Of course, you may be right, he may have an injury. My own perceptions though tend to lean towards psychological issues, which I think have been the major cause of all his problems these past few seasons, both on and off… Read more »

Dissenter

Marko
” iwobi never had a loan”

He should have had a loan.
There’s no substitute for playing senior games regularly. The U-23 games don’t cut it.
Reiss Nelson is already better already.

Radman

Hi Pete, I’d like you to add your perspective to the Raheem Sterling issue (racisl abuse) which was also experienced by Aubameyang in the game against Tottenham. You touched heavily on the Ozil issue during the post world cup period when he received, and I made comments that the criticism received by Ozil was as a result of the fact that he was different, and that it would’ve have planned out different if he were British/caucasion. I think some of these things are sad in today’s sport but I must agree with sterling and say that the media plays a… Read more »

Pierre

Graham Sorry to have to tell you this but the majority of fans still back ozil, if you don’t believe me then if/ when he is back in the side you will see how the majority of the Emirates crowd react to him and have always reacted to him because they know he is quality . If Emery doesn’t rate him then so be it .. That’s what being a manager is all about making decisions …if that is the case then Emery should be honest enough to say it and then Ozil can move on and find a manager… Read more »

Joe

Pierre

What manager ever says he doesn’t want a player. That’s gives the buying team all the power

Fuck me you say some stupid things

Marc

Pierre

How the fuck can you speak for the “majority” in the stadium? You’re never there.

Joe

Marc

OH SNAP!!!

Marc

Joe

We should really feel sorry for Pierre. He’s just some senile OC who likes Wenger because he can’t do his jacket up either. Euthanasia would be kinder.

Joe

You think his kids would just put him out of his misery.

Marc

Joe

His, theirs or ours?

I suppose you could boil it down to a win win!

TonyD

ES Many of us Ex Pats are fortunate to see every PL game live as well as all the main European leagues (mostly live) Granted we don’t see what goes on off camera, but we do get plenty of replays on and off the ball you don’t get to see. I would imagine BEIN Sports and similar also have their own mobile studios at games for editing or can edit from their own studios. Equally we can record al the games. Your perspective is also for home games only so you might want to rethink your post regarding your partial… Read more »

TonyD

all*

Mysticleaves

“What manager ever says he doesn’t want a player. That’s gives the buying team all the power”

Emery on Wilshere, Ramsey and basically Ozil. When a coach pulls a team’s ‘best player’s citing physicality and intensity against one of the lesser physical and intense teams then you know he’s not wanted.

For Ozils sake I hope you leaves this January. For Arsenal’s sake I hope we make 25m and replace him with who the manager fancies

Goobergooner

Ozil is a little bitch. Even if he is injured, he’s still not what Emery wants in his side. Why are people so defensive of a bloke who does shit all and earns more than what half of le Grove’s commenters earn combined in one week? (Very much over exaggerating, and not to belittle the great folk of this blog). We need someone who is not just creative, but who isn’t a pussy and can get stuck in. Someone who actually gives 100% every match. Is it really that hard to understand why so many want him gone? And yeah… Read more »

Graham62

Pierre Not disputing that. I think when any player puts on the Arsenal shirt all fans want them to do well. Slating a player publicly is the domain of only one manager, Mr Jose Mourinho. Emery is dealing with things professionally and, from a managers perspective, correctly. It was our predecessor who continually failed in these duties(ie Keeping Ozil in the team when clearly he was a liability). I get it, you love Ozil. Infact, we all would love him if he could act and play to the expected level. My critical analysis is based on what he brings to… Read more »

ddkingz

I’d always thought why many commenters here were going harsh on pieere, but from your last comment, I actually realize you know nothing about the game… .

So I wouldn’t take your comments seriously from now on….

Bob N16

I think you’re right Graham. Ozil gets the support of the crowd as do any player wearing the shirt. When he’s on his game, he’s sublime. He simply isn’t consistent enough and is therefore unreliable. His languid style hides the facts that he covers enough ground, he just isn’t as influential as his talent should make him. It was always going to be a case of Emery finding out who could perform/adapt to his way of playing; some have responded others, like Ramsay and Ozil have been identified as expensive square pegs in round holes. We shouldn’t be surprised that… Read more »

ddkingz

The only way to convince anyone about ozil….. Is if man city and pep would be willing to swap David Silva for ozil????

If not no way…..

Ozil is more stylish than Silva…. but Silva has more swagger on the ball

Ozil is ozil…. but Silva drops goals and assist when needed, even in derbies…

Ozil is ozil…. But Silva controls the game, can take on players anytime, can make a quick turn to take on a player, and Silva is faster and better in counter attack…

ddkingz

Some clown on an arsenal blog saying ozil has won the World Cup…..

Giroud is a strikerless World Cup winner without goals….

Silva is a back to back European champion, and a better creative player than ozil…..

If ozil gets dished out of a team ahead of Di Maria…. Then what can I say.. .

Globalgunner

Why would City want to swap Silva a totally effective one for Ozil a partially effective occasional player. No sane club would do that except Arsenal under Wenger with the Sanchez/ Mikhi deal. Say what you want but Sanchez kept us in the top 6 single handedly for 2 seasons. Without his goals we wouldn’t even have made EL the last 2 years he was here. As for Iwobi . I don’t understand some fans. Would you want an average doctor operating on you, or an average engineer building your bridges. But it is entirely ok for an bang average… Read more »

Globalgunner

Stinking

Graham62

Global gunner

“drinking” works for me.

RedAn

LoL @average doctor.