I have a question regarding Lauren.....

[_scorpion_]

I understand that Lauren has played in mid feild before, but I have been recently told that he has played striker in the past for Cameroon. Is this true? Can anyone verify or deny? I know he has a wicked right foot on him....i guess its a question of whether he has the positional sense etc. I'd be very suprised if this was true as I would have thought Wenger would have been astute enough to sound him out for a trail as striker.

If it is true, why don't we trial him there and have Kolo at Right back with Sol and Cygan in the middle?

 

[Arsene]

Because he's not good enough on the ball to hang with henry/berkamp/pires and ljunberg upfront. What exactly do you think he'll bring to the front line? He's heading ability isn't great, he doesn't have the skill to skip past players like henry does, his finishing isn't as good as pires, and he doesn't have a great passing game like ljunberg and berkamp.

 

[_scorpion_]

Because he's not good enough on the ball to hang with henry/berkamp/pires and ljunberg upfront. What exactly do you think he'll bring to the front line? He's heading ability isn't great, he doesn't have the skill to skip past players like henry does, his finishing isn't as good as pires, and he doesn't have a great passing game like ljunberg and berkamp.

I was asking whether there was any merit in what I was told. Not necessarily fond of the idea myself, but thanks for your assessment.

 

[Arsene]

Merit, no!!

 

[juo_henry]

Because he's not good enough on the ball to hang with henry/berkamp/pires and ljunberg upfront. What exactly do you think he'll bring to the front line? He's heading ability isn't great, he doesn't have the skill to skip past players like henry does, his finishing isn't as good as pires, and he doesn't have a great passing game like ljunberg and berkamp.

how do u know his finishing is not good? he has been playing full back for us all the time...u cant say that without any justification...u sound like u hate Lauren, he is a pretty decent player n also he can dribble well (mayb not the quality of Henry n Pires)... i'm not saying that he should play upfront, but i dont agree with ur assessment....

 

[zerofeel]

just cant see him playing as a striker...better for Wenger to work on his defensive skills as a right back than switching him to a new position when the second half of the season is so vital for us..maybe he can play as a striker when we have a few matches to spare after we know who wins the EPL....

 

[Soler]

His finishing against City wasn't bad ops:

 

[Valleyman]

The one goal I remeber of Lauren the most was the penalty against Sp**s a few years back. No oe wanted to take the penalty, as the norms were either substitued or injured. Lauren was brave enough to take the spot kick, but all it did was roll, softly, and barely passed Kasey Keller, who if he stood upp, could have saved it with his pinky.

 

[lewdikris]

There's quite a few Cameroonian players who can play anywhere. Geremi can be a right back, centre back, right midfielder and central midfielder with largely equal success. Rigobert Song plays all over the backline.

Lauren would be rubbish up front - he could do it, just, but he wouldn't be good enough there to justify it.

 

[JGooner]

Lauren could be a decent midfielder, either in the middle or as a tucked-in right sider like Ljungberg. But forget about him being a striker.

 

[lex]

his finishing against chelsea fa cup reply last year was great. he bea 1 or to players and scored

 

[thegame24]

lauren would be at his best in a 352 formation.

hes not a brilliant defenfder and hes not a brilliant attacker but just in the middle hed be very good.


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[thegame24]

damn didnt come ou straight

u know what i mean though the far right and 5th mid fileder

 

[Mark]

yeah lauren's best position would probably be as a wing back but we don't play like that so we have to try and fit him in another way. i think he could be cover for RB or RM, playing him when either toure or ljungberg need a rest. worth a try i think.

 

[Andrew]

Lauren up front would be just as funny as seeing Cygan play on the right wing! I think Lauren better start performing in that right back spot because there's no way he's good enough for any other position in the team, including midfield. I don't even think he would be non-league quality playing as a striker!

 

[pome]

i bet kolo could play up front with thierry, mind you i bet he could play in goal if he had to! :wink:

 

[Jinn]

I understand that Lauren has played in mid feild before, but I have been recently told that he has played striker in the past for Cameroon. Is this true? Can anyone verify or deny? I know he has a wicked right foot on him....i guess its a question of whether he has the positional sense etc. I'd be very suprised if this was true as I would have thought Wenger would have been astute enough to sound him out for a trail as striker.

If it is true, why don't we trial him there and have Kolo at Right back with Sol and Cygan in the middle?

I haven't heard of that piece of information myself, personally.

 

[zerofeel]

yeah theres no way hes good enough for any position and i have to agree although hes been a regular in the 1st team...he was a midfielder when he was with mallorca wasnt he??i think after dixon retired Wenger probably think it is good to convert him to a right back since hes also a defensive right sided midfielder...hes a decent performer but i think all the niggling injuries hes suffered might have affected his performance.... n now that Toure has emerged as a versatile defender,Lauren might have to wake up and put in quality displays or he will be dropped..sometimes u just need a kick at the back .... :mrgreen:

 

[raymond]

I think Lauren's the new Ray Parlour. The old one is still
going strong, but he won't last forever.

Lauren in midfield can supply pace, tackles, hard work, stray passes,
red cards, the lot.

Striker? Have you ever seen him shoot? Sometimes it goes in, but it's
not pretty.

 

[Jinn]

The goal he scored in the FA Cup was largely Chelsea's fault for backing off him. Not a huge amount of striker-like skill involved.