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Confirmed that he’s not a big game player
We knew that ages ago, we don’t have any left after Ramsey left.Confirmed that he’s not a big game player
He was terrible. Simply has to tuck that chance away that Bellerín set up. The one on his left leg was unlucky. Good technique on that volley he had but I felt at the time he could’ve taken a touch.
I <3 Aubameyang to death but he’s missed big chances in big games for us. This kind of stuff can’t just be brushed under the carpet.
Shouldn't keep him. Sell him and buy a striker who's more suited to Arteta's style. Absolutely no point persisting with someone who's mostly a passenger on the left. When he misses chances like today you've essentially got nothing out of him for 90 minutes.
He is part of that problem because most teams would have players on the wing who can create chances or contribute to attack just by controlling the ball better. We've swapped that for a guy who can score but he can't create or pass the ball around, so overall, our team will create fewer chances just by playing him on the wing, making other players scoring less than they usually would.We badly need some more creativity in midfield, can count on 1 hand the amount of chances per game we create at the minute.
He'll be disappointed not converting the second half chances, especially the one where he hit the bar. The half-volley was a great effort, matched by a great save from Lloris so it's hard to fault him for that, but I do feel he should have scored in the first half when he completely fluffed his lines off the Bellerin cross.People are harsh sometimes he didn't miss a sitter or a tap in he hit the bar and If Lloris didn't make great save it would have been a finish henry would be proud of.
Barca footy wouldn't work in the PL anyway.Fans don't want to admit it, but Xavi is spot on in why Auba would never play for a big club like Barca: "Mané and Aubemayang can kill you in open space. But Barcelona need players who know how to move in small spaces." Fans want to pretend that Auba is some Henry/RVP level striker, just get the ball to him and he will score. But the truth is Auba doesn't possess enough quality and ability to rise above flat track bully level. This is why we need to start moving away from him and seriously consider selling him this summer, but then far too many people will not accept that.
Spot onFans don't want to admit it, but Xavi is spot on in why Auba would never play for a big club like Barca: "Mané and Aubemayang can kill you in open space. But Barcelona need players who know how to move in small spaces." Fans want to pretend that Auba is some Henry/RVP level striker, just get the ball to him and he will score. But the truth is Auba doesn't possess enough quality and ability to rise above flat track bully level. This is why we need to start moving away from him and seriously consider selling him this summer, but then far too many people will not accept that.
Fans don't want to admit it, but Xavi is spot on in why Auba would never play for a big club like Barca: "Mané and Aubemayang can kill you in open space. But Barcelona need players who know how to move in small spaces." Fans want to pretend that Auba is some Henry/RVP level striker, just get the ball to him and he will score. But the truth is Auba doesn't possess enough quality and ability to rise above flat track bully level. This is why we need to start moving away from him and seriously consider selling him this summer, but then far too many people will not accept that.
The only bit I would agree with you on is that Mane and Aubameyang are nothing alike. One is world class and could comfortably play for any team on the planet. The other is a good player in the right team, nothing more, nothing less.What a load of horseshit.
This is why Barca get blown away by more intense teams in major away games unless Messi shows up to save them.
Mané and Aubameyang would score **** loads in that Barca team, as both have done against the likes of Bayern, Real and Barca themselves.
It’s a lazy analysis of the two to focus on their speed. They get into goal scoring positions as often as they do because of their intelligent movement off the ball in the box and spatial awareness. It’s not an accident.
Do they miss inexplicably easy chances? Of course. But so do guys like Salah, Aguero and Suarez. The ignorance and generalisation of that statement by Xavi (Mané and Auba are nothing alike) is a subconsciously limited view of Afrocentric players as braun over brains.
If you think I’m wrong look historically at the use of platitudes like ‘flat track bully’ and Ballon d’Or winners during Henry/Drogba/Eto’o peak years.
The only bit I would agree with you on is that Mane and Aubameyang are nothing alike. One is world class and could comfortably play for any team on the planet. The other is a good player in the right team, nothing more, nothing less.
Auba is overrated, pure and simple