QUOTE(Thumpy Ick @ Feb 9 2014, 03:19 PM)
comparing the other title contenders' attacking unit with us, i realized we lack speed. city have navas/aguero going for them, liverpool have SASAS, utd have rooney/
young, and chelsea have willian/hazard. with walcott out from the lineup there really is no clear sprinter in the team. and that game displayed all the things giroud couldn't do; countless times he tried to dribble and run past a defender but he just couldn't do it.
we're just one type of player away from being a complete team, the suarez/aguero type. we honestly haven't had that since henry, arshavin and cazorla are the closest that we have recently, but they're too easily outmuscled. but we've done well so far without that kind of player, i hope we keep doing what we've done this season.
no one in the top 4 is unbeatable, liverpool/chelsea/city drop points against lesser teams a lot, the reason why we're top is because we drop less points to weak teams than the other contenders. yeah i know we're no longer top and we might not be again for a few weeks as we have a few top sides to play next, but if we keep winning against lesser teams we'll do okay. unless we lose the league by goal difference. very unlikely, but still.
LOL Young? Really? Even the United fans themselves can't stand him much longer.
Arsenal imo is lacking mobile striker. Used to remember watching Henry drifting wide and Bergkamp dropping deep interchanging along with those intricate passes swift counterattack making the Invincibles hard to defend against. Giroud imo doesn't quite fit Arsenal's style.
Flamini instead of Ozil is clearly Arsenal's signing of the season but he isn't getting any younger and Diaby is far too injury prone. A young understudy might be needed there. Arsenal could also possibly have an upgrade at both full back positions, with Jenkinson not quite ready yet and Monreal really not up to standard. Sagna isn't getting any younger and doesn't seem willing to extend his contract.