Danny Welbeck - Gunner Galactico

All this chatter. Of course some one else will get injured if and when Giroud is back. Relax guys

I'm glad to at least have options now. Gives us more versatility to have Giroud's aerial presence and holdup play and Welbeck's quick runs to pick out.

And, as Sina said, they can play together as well. 4-4-2 made us so much more direct last season when trying to break down stubborn opposition. Sanogo, for his lack of goals and bambi-esque dribbling, still brought a ton of physical presence. Welbeck can do that now and bring speed and a degree of finishing ability to that two man partnership that 4-4-2 demands up front.

Eman wrote:Giroud scores goals consistently though. Welbeck is better when he's not playing well compared to Giroud not playing well, but Giroud can play like garbage and still end up with a goal. Welbeck will overtake him in the pecking order eventually but right now I'm on team Giroud, especially if he has pace on either side of him to makeup for his lack of speed.

Consistency!
He only scored in 13 of 36 EPL games with the majority not against anyone that finished in the top half of the table. Not sure his 8 assists really change much either. As a striker at Arsenal that is the kind of consistency and ambition that is making us more and more of a mid table team.
It is good to have options and all and I am glad he is coming back. Just damn, that is as good as it can get for us these days. Giroud would not make the bench at most clubs.

I am happy that Hold-up play is back but there is no way he should be starting over for us. Welbeck has scored 5 goals in the league and cup games. He is fast, dribbles well and tracks back also. His overall contribution has been positive so far.

We still need a WC striker. If it was up to me, I would start Giroud as CB, I believe he could solve our problem for now.

All this talk about him being better than Giroud is laughable really, Wellbeck's composure in the final third is piss poor

As if Giroud's is any better

Don't be one of those guys who bumps threads after a game... just don't.

Urban

Welbeck disappointed me, all them chances we created today and he din't even manage to stick one in the back of the net. Until he scores a hattrick again, Giroud > Wellbeck

Welbeck is barely even a striker. He has no real appetite for goals.

should of bought bojan instead.

Bojan

MaraVilla wrote:should of bought bojan instead.

though i really enjoyed welbeck's game last night, was dangerous. Dont know why he was benched though

Is he injured atm or dropped from the squad?

Has been injured.. picked up a knock.. back this week..

srigooner wrote:Has been injured.. picked up a knock.. back this week..

Cool.

Love this guy, pace, trickery, dribbling, incredible technique on the ball. Great goalscoring record when played in his best position.

Big season ahead of him. For god's sake Arsene, please don't stick him on the wing, play him in his best position in front of Alexis/Özil/Ramsey/Cazorla and watch him flourish. We've tried the big man and it hasn't worked out in any way. It's time for Welbeck and Walcott to get the same kind of trust.

If only he were more clinical. Being out of position isn't an excuse; it doesn't prevent Alexis or Walcott from scoring regularly.

Still, it's worth trying again.

Im Team Welbeck
give him more chances up front
needs to improve his movement and understanding of the #9 role

shame he missed pre season

GoonerJay29 wrote:If only he were more clinical. Being out of position isn't an excuse; it doesn't prevent Alexis or Walcott from scoring regularly.

Still, it's worth trying again.

It isn't necessarily an excuse. Some players cope well with getting into scoring positions from out wide, it seems like Welbeck isn't one of them but stats show he's a capable goal scorer when played through the middle.

He scores plenty for England from out wide though.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20150903/danny-welbeck-undergoes-knee-surgery

Danny Welbeck undergoes knee surgery

Danny Welbeck has undergone surgery on his left knee after being unable to sufficiently step up his rehabilitation work.

The striker has been working throughout the summer to recover from the injury sustained at the end of April.

It had been hoped he would avoid surgery but after increasing his training workload, the injury to his cartilage did not respond as well as hoped and the decision was taken last week for him to undergo surgery by a leading specialist in the field.

Danny is now expected to be out for a period of months and everyone at Arsenal wishes him well.

Absolutely

Completely

Unbelievable

Predictable

Shameful

And Disgusting

Yet again.

AGAIN.

COMPLETELY UNPREPARED

FOR A SINGLE..

#%*#ING

INJURY.