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@yourfbiman We still barely score tap ins now. Saka crosses go by the box with no one there

@cmbftbl is shooting from range the only thing that matters? we had no one with the elite movement to score tap-ins before gyökeres which is exactly why he won us the title deciding game against everton last weekend?

this is my problem man, i couldnt be arsed if someone doesnt rate gyökeres or ødegaard or whoever. but they will slander those two for not scoring 100 goals or 100 assists a game but eze gets off for being a worse creator than curtis jones because "he starts slow ok 🥺"

@yourfbiman Alvarez is an elite finisher (Not counting a top division side) Gyökeres has one goal vs the top half of the prem ITL this season so what. And it was into an empty net lol

@cmbftbl nwaneri isnt an attacker + alvarez isnt an elite finisher + eze isnt a consistent enough goalscorer to be in those conversations? eze has 2 goals against top division sides this season (not counting spurs cause they wont be top division soon enough)

@yourfbiman Zinchenko didn’t play 23/24

@cmbftbl cause of a lack of central progression, losing zinchenko is a bigger loss than most people will admit and rice/zubimendi themselves are very poor at progressive passing, it limits our attack and keeps us in “horseshoe” style football

@yourfbiman Our attacking numbers in the league go down each season. Jesus 22/23 & Kai 23/24 were the best versions of our attack

@cmbftbl right and thats why we need gyökeres in this team lmao, did you not watch the united and PSG games last season, see us completely outcreate and dominate the whole game with "target men" strikers but we fell short cause no one was in the box ready to score on every chance?

@yourfbiman Eze is right there and so is Alvarez. Nwaneri as well. All three have elite ball striking He wasn’t supposed to the starter

@cmbftbl without gyökeres we have 0 elite finishers in the attack bar trossard (who's probably gonna leave this summer anyway), he's a crucial player whether you like him or not

@yourfbiman We were 8th in open play xG last season in the Prem. We weren’t out creating anyone Against PSG, we were able to get those chances because of Merino dropping

@yourfbiman I care about a mix of profiles and balance Eze all provide us with something Gyökeres doesn’t, as we saw Tuesday. Eze’s been able to shoot from that position because of how deep our opposition plays. Likewise how often has Gyökeres been able to shoot or score from there?

@cmbftbl and theyre even worse for eze but you ignore those? that was my og point? you care so much about numbers for one player but not for the other. when really its just "i like this player more and dislike this one so ill say whatever to prop one and push agenda against the other"

@yourfbiman Is that not what we see every week? I haven’t seen many instances of him losing his marker in the box or getting across his defender

@cmbftbl well youre just wrong then nothing else i can say

@yourfbiman Again, you need a mix of profiles. You also have to be technical or no I’m not going to rate you

@cmbftbl apparently aerial duels and xA matter the most for strikers but not finishing meanwhile an AM can still be good as long as their "movement" looks nice on my eyes every once in a while. genuinely just look back and do you not see any hypocrisy in your own opinions?

@yourfbiman Because the data and the numbers also aren’t that impressive

@cmbftbl see this was my original point anyway? whats the point of arguing with you if youre gonna remain steadfast on the same slop opinions no matter what

I don’t think he has elite movement personally. He was a winger as a kid and that always shows in his tendencies He’s a great ball striking, he’s a great shooter and he’s turned into an elite presser. Runs the channels well enough too Outside of that, everything else leaves a lot to be desired

@cmbftbl i just said that eze was a victim of our attack first? thats my point that our attackers have deflated numbers because of our poor dynamics? eze is technical sure but gyökeres also has elite movement that we dont utilize enough and if youre just gonna ignore that what can i say

@yourfbiman Gyökeres isn’t technical enough

@cmbftbl and they also allow you to have gyökeres lmao? one second you said "alvarez is better for us cause he creates" next second you say "eze doesnt have to create cause saka and ødegaard do", you cant just choose when creation matters and when it doesnt

@yourfbiman No because if you have Alvarez, you still need a physical presence whom you can go long too, duel opposition CBs & provide a taller aerially dominant player in the box. That’s Havertz & Merino, that’s not Gyökeres

@cmbftbl if you want alvarez your beef shouldnt be with gyök it should be with havertz tbh, but this team desperately needed an elite finisher/poacher and i refuse to deny that

@yourfbiman Havertz isn’t an elite creator

@cmbftbl exactly my point as to why gyökeres made sense cause youre missing the point. arsenal have an elite creator from midfield and now an elite finisher from midfield, it only makes sense that we have an elite creator at ST (havertz) and elite finisher at ST (gyökeres)

@yourfbiman Eze’s creative numbers last season & the season prior far outnumber what Gyökeres’ will look like by seasons end. He’s a victim of our attack too You don’t think Eze is technical? lol How’s data supposed to tell you if a player is technical, you watch them

@cmbftbl eze has created less chances this season than gyök btw so your statement that "eze is a far better creator" is not inherently true? what has eze done to prove he's a very "technical" player, he's low in every single stat compared to other technicians and dont just say "eye test"

@yourfbiman You’re solely focusing on Eze and disregarding the rest of the attack. Saka has long been of the best creators in Europe, as has Odegaard. As I’ve also said, I’ve wanted a creator/dribbler on the left not Nelli or Trossard Having those things allows you to have Eze

@yourfbiman And Xavi Simons has one goal You are missing the point again but ok. Who else do Arsenal have? Ødegaard, who has consistently been a 98th/99th percentile creator. Which is why Eze always made sense

@yourfbiman Did you see what Eze just did a few days ago? Or against Mansfield? Because Eze is still a far better creator than Gyok Because it’s about movement and more technical players. 1-2s, intricate passages of play and runs off both of those things open up mid/low blocks

@cmbftbl gyök has some of the best ball striking in europe but that isnt a credit for him because other strikers are better creators meanwhile eze doesnt need to be a good creator because he's a better ball striker than most? why does creation matter for one and not the other is my point

@yourfbiman Talent wise he’s not better than Wirtz definitely not. I wanted him over Xavi in the summer

@cmbftbl do you think eze is better or worse than wirtz and xavi simons? genuine question i just want to see something to show you how much youre being a hypocrite

@yourfbiman And when we had a #9 who can drop and take down the ball, the central progression does improve lol what? We were 8th in the Prem in open play xG last season

@cmbftbl our problem is a tactical system that doesnt prioritize central progression, which limits players like eze and gyökeres as ive already said. also we completely out created all 3 of those teams last season and we still came short, dont act like finishing hasnt been a problem

Apparently people think Gyökeres is better than Alvarez