Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

[Highbury Hillbilly]

Auba is a poor player in a poor side - he's a good player in a good side - his whole career demonstrates that. Whilst he's about as useful as a chocolate teapot at the moment, that's as much on our club and Arteta as on him .... he can't hold up the ball, he doesn't defend but then everyone knows he never could.

He scored more playing next to Xhaka, Ceballos and Mustafi than Henry did in the same period of time playing with the Invincibles.

Who gives a shit about his defending?

[jayramfootball]

Auba is a poor player in a poor side - he's a good player in a good side - his whole career demonstrates that. Whilst he's about as useful as a chocolate teapot at the moment, that's as much on our club and Arteta as on him .... he can't hold up the ball, he doesn't defend but then everyone knows he never could.

He scored more playing next to Xhaka, Ceballos and Mustafi than Henry did in the same period of time playing with the Invincibles.

Who gives a shit about his defending?

That is not true.
Henry scored 30 goals in 37 PL games in the Invincibles year.
That is way beyond anything Auba was achieving even at his peak for Arsenal.

[Ach]

Auba is a poor player in a poor side - he's a good player in a good side - his whole career demonstrates that. Whilst he's about as useful as a chocolate teapot at the moment, that's as much on our club and Arteta as on him .... he can't hold up the ball, he doesn't defend but then everyone knows he never could.

He scored more playing next to Xhaka, Ceballos and Mustafi than Henry did in the same period of time playing with the Invincibles.

Who gives a shit about his defending?

Exactly

Since when is a striker judged on defending? Lol

Arteta has done his work well on the fans

[jayramfootball]

Auba is a poor player in a poor side - he's a good player in a good side - his whole career demonstrates that. Whilst he's about as useful as a chocolate teapot at the moment, that's as much on our club and Arteta as on him .... he can't hold up the ball, he doesn't defend but then everyone knows he never could.

He scored more playing next to Xhaka, Ceballos and Mustafi than Henry did in the same period of time playing with the Invincibles.

Who gives a shit about his defending?

Exactly

Since when is a striker judged on defending? Lol

Arteta has done his work well on the fans

Unfortunately, as of last season, he doesn't score either.
If he can't do that he's no good to us.

[Nuggets]

A good manager would get a lot more out of him, if he does go he will score a head full of goals for his new team, and I don't blame him if he did want to get away from a shit show that he is in at the moment.

[EliteKiller]

Wasn't the same thing said about Ozil?
Ozil needs a good team playing well around him to bring out the best in him... that was always the case but it was not acceptable to some (including you i think? Not sure about that).

Auba is the captain, highest-paid player and our star player apparently. It is he who should be lifting the team with his performances, no?

You make a valid point, Ozil does look far better in a squad where he doesn't need to do the midfield leg work, the difference is Ozil was more than capable of doing the work in the end he just decided not to.

Let's face it Aubal can't defend, he's poor in the air and has zero tackling ability, as a striker he's not necessarily expected to do that (although more and more strikers are) his hold up play is almost non-existent, that's just lack of ability it's not lack of desire.

I fully agree that he should as captain be lifting the team, but then he shouldn't be captain precisely because he's incapable of lifting the team unless we're 3-0 up against bunch of lower league reserves ... that's yet another baffling management decision.

[theHotHead]

Auba is a poor player in a poor side - he's a good player in a good side - his whole career demonstrates that. Whilst he's about as useful as a chocolate teapot at the moment, that's as much on our club and Arteta as on him .... he can't hold up the ball, he doesn't defend but then everyone knows he never could.

How do you explain his first 2 full seasons then, being Prem top scorer or in the mix to be?! We have a better squad and he is worse, your argument doesn't align. Even Willian was Arteta'd, left Chelsea after his best season for them and looked like a Division 3 player for us!!

[theHotHead]

I just don't understand the logic of assessing players as being poor when it is obvious its the manager that is poor. How can so many previously good players fall out of form at exactly the same time?!!! Its not a coincidence, its a manager that does not know what he is doing.

Jayram questioned the validity of claiming a manager is more important than the players, if ever proof was needed, you just need to look at Arsenal to see for yourself.

Its lazy arguing to throw loss of desire due to inflated wages/improved contract as the reason, were that the case most players would show a big dip in form after getting a new contract - but thats not the case, top players tend to continue providing top level performances. There are countless more examples of this than there are loss of form due to lack of desire.

[jayramfootball]

I just don't understand the logic of assessing players as being poor when it is obvious its the manager that is poor. How can so many previously good players fall out of form at exactly the same time?!!! Its not a coincidence, its a manager that does not know what he is doing.

Jayram questioned the validity of claiming a manager is more important than the players, if ever proof was needed, you just need to look at Arsenal to see for yourself.

Its lazy arguing to throw loss of desire due to inflated wages/improved contract as the reason, were that the case most players would show a big dip in form after getting a new contract - but thats not the case, top players tend to continue providing top level performances. There are countless more examples of this than there are loss of form due to lack of desire.

Lacazette was the third best in the league last year in mins per goal. That concludes the debate on whether Aubas terrible session was down to Auba. It was.
He needs to pull his finger out of his ass or get lost like Willian.

Probably the most lazy thing I have witnessed HH is concluding that every single thing that is wrong with the club is down to Arteta.

[Ach]

Can't play upfront it was said

[ag6789]

But it was a scrappy goal. Better if he operates from the wings. Laca in the middle all day.

[VCC]

Drilled that one in from a yard
What a finish.

[Highbury Hillbilly]

Drilled that one in from a yard
What a finish.

Works for Ronaldo.

[jayramfootball]

Very very poor today.
Big chance missed in the first half and then another big chance missed in the second.
At PL level we need a better finisher up front.

[Ach]

Top scorer this season for us

Blip is over

How his haters must hate the win today