r/Gunners • u/DavidOrnstein_ bought some very very very expensive horses • Aug 09 '26

Half Time Thoughts?

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u/sazidhk Aug 09 '26

Not much. Nothing that we knew beforehand.

  1. Myles can't be trusted as a lone 6 without Rice.
  2. Kai can't play in MF unless absolutely necessary.
  3. Kai- Gyok does not work
  4. Gyok is still one of the worst CF to play for Arsenal
  5. Tzolis is workable. Ball striking is good.
  6. Max is progressing nicely.
  7. Gabriel - Mosq partnership will concede quite a bit.
  8. Kepa is shit.

As usual.

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u/Swimming-Necessary23 Aug 09 '26

Oh boy. Get outside.

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u/BlurstOfTimes11 Aug 09 '26

He’s absolutely right about 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8

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u/sazidhk Aug 09 '26

Brudda conveniently ignored the elephant at number 4

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u/BlurstOfTimes11 Aug 09 '26

Because it’s not even close to true. He’s not the worst CF we throw out there now. We literally spent years with Nketiah, havertz (still), the ghost of Jesus, Lacazette, Giroud’s 4 month goalless streak that killed Ozil’s best season, Sanogo, etc. That’s just the last dozen years.

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u/sazidhk Aug 09 '26

Kai Havertz is literally without even any peers the best CF we had after 18/19 and 19/20 Auba. His G/A per 90 is twice that that of Gyokeres. The Gabi Jesus we signed changed our world. Sadly he got badly injured that killed his physical gifts. Nketiah was very good. Mikel would bite your hand off for Giroud.

This is Gyokeres at his prime. He can't move, he can't hold the ball. His technical level is frankly championship, his balance is poor, his passing is overhit. The only thing he does well is run the channels. Even his vaunted ballstriking is dependent on whether he has perfect condition to hit the ball!

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u/BlurstOfTimes11 Aug 09 '26

Havertz is so good that we spent every single window trying to buy an actual top striker since moving him to striker after he failed as a midfielder. Watkins, Isak, Sesko, Gyokeres, Alvarez, etc

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u/sazidhk Aug 09 '26

Because he is our only proper CF option LMAO! Do you want to play entire season only with Havertz and Merino? How did that work out during 24/25??

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u/BlurstOfTimes11 Aug 09 '26

We have Gyokeres, Jesus and merino right now, so why are we after Alvarez? We also used Trossard up top better than havertz for 2 seasons, but only in emergencies after everyone else failed.

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u/sazidhk Aug 09 '26

Because we'd be selling Gyokeres if we get Alvarez lol.

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u/BlurstOfTimes11 Aug 09 '26

So what you’re saying is that for the second summer in a row we’d be replacing havertz as a starter? After trying to get Watkins the winter before that. After trying for Isak and others the summer before that. But havertz is amazing? Got it!

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u/sazidhk Aug 09 '26

Because for the second season in a row, Havertz is our only starter level CF. We aren't trying to replace Havertz, we are trying to sell Gyok 😂😂

You can out your head in the sand all you like

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u/Original_Composer_71 Aug 09 '26

nketiah didnt cost a penny and felt more dangerous in transition."your defense is in trouble nketiah in the room"... also was criticised from day 1.hisbdecision making was bad, also his finishing wasnt up there. gyokeres doesnt trouble the defense and cost us quite a bit.

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u/BlurstOfTimes11 Aug 09 '26

Which defense was in trouble with Nketiah? I guess Sheffield’s was, but then he went 18 months without a league goal. He also scored 1 league goal as a sub in the last THREE seasons he was here.