Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: From Thriller To Bad, Should He Just Beat It?

[KrissKringle]

@DanDare I told you it wasn't going to be as simple as you were making it out to be. If you can't get chances against a Leeds side that has a boulevard of a defense, then you're not gonna do much against the cream of the crop through the middle.

 

[DasBootist]

Probably our worst player this season, even Lacazette has been better. Dunno why people thought him playing centrally would make a difference.

We're not playing to his strengths, and Willian has been worse. Arteta has to play Saka (hopefully he's fine after that challenge), Nelson and Auba as the forward in the next league match.

 

[REWB]

KEEP HIM in the middle, I dont care he still offered more than laca and nketiah

 

[roz]

Probably our worst player this season, even Lacazette has been better. Dunno why people thought him playing centrally would make a difference.

Honestly our best team performances have come when he didn’t play despite it only being against Europa opponents

 

[BigPoppaPump]

We're not playing to his strengths, and Willian has been worse. Arteta has to play Saka (hopefully he's fine after that challenge), Nelson and Auba as the forward in the next league match.

I preferred Willian on the left tbh, he's more of a threat than Auba there.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

Honestly our best team performances have come when he didn’t play despite it only being against Europa opponents

He can't really do anything other than score, don't think I've ever seen him dribble past a player.

 

[roz]

Played through the middle today and did next to nothing despite being put through a couple of times. Lost the ball repeatedly, cant play simple passes. Bench.

 

[DasBootist]

Played through the middle today and did next to nothing despite being put through a couple of times. Lost the ball repeatedly, cant play simple passes. Bench.

Who plays in his place?

 

[roz]

He can't really do anything other than score, don't think I've ever seen him dribble past a player.

Doesn’t have the ball control to do so. Especially in tight situations, occasionally if the game is stretched then he can knock it past his man but even then will lose it through a wrongun pass, or hesitate and allow his man to catch up with him.

 

[ScotsGooner89]

He needs dropped at some point. Everyone has a bad run of form but leaders at least do the basics like run at the player in possession etc. He does literally nothing apart from score and he can’t do that just now.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

Doesn’t have the ball control to do so. Especially in tight situations, occasionally if the game is stretched then he can knock it past his man but even then will lose it through a wrongun pass, or hesitate and allow his man to catch up with him.

That contracts looking like a myth right now.

 

[roz]

Who plays in his place?

Nketiah. Offers more at the moment and is at an age where full games are vital for his progression. I don’t think he’s good enough as a long term solution.

Hopefully Martinelli could be the answer, if not then we need a signing to hit the ground running in January.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

@Macho about to come in this thread so smug and I can't even be mad at him.

 

[roz]

That contracts looking like a myth right now.

I said it from day 1 it was a mistake.

We need some proper football men higher up so they can stop these ridiculous decisions that happen time after time again.

 

[Lady_Gooner]

Looked as useless as he does on the left. Welp

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Even if we say he's being restricted by the way we're playing, how much more are we gonna get out of a pace reliant striker in his 30's? You'd hope it's a similar case to Vardy but all of a sudden it's really dried up for him and there's just no threat with him at all.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

He did better when we down to 10 men hold the ball combined well with Saka

 

[roz]

He did better when we down to 10 men hold the ball combined well with Saka

Saka did well. Auba just fluffed his lines again. This is supposed to be our captain ffs.

 

[Red London]

Looked disinterested in the first half especially.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

I said it from day 1 it was a mistake.

We need some proper football men higher up so they can stop these ridiculous decisions that happen time after time again.

Auba, Cedric, Mari, Willian that's our future for the next 4 years. I hate it here.