otfgoon wrote:
Gazza M wrote:
no-one was talking about giroud either. ive never understood the 'well noone on the tolly was talking about him' line of thinking anyway. its the clubs job to spot these guys, not ours. aubameyang fit the profile of what wenger looks for in a striker moreso than giroud, so it just seems odd to me that we didnt go for him 2012 when he was cheap and showing signs of being prolific. not a major critcism really, just an observation that both him and olly were available in the same window with a similar goal scoring record but wenger went for olly who isnt exactly the archetypal arsenal striker.
I think that's harsh to be fair, it's impossible to predict the progression curve for every player. Juventus had Thierry playing and training with them and they still had no idea how good he was going to become.
When he was linked in the summer most including myself didn't want him.
like i said its not a criticism really. its just an observation that were shopping in ligue 1 for a striker, and you had PEA with pace, power, and roughly the same scoring record as olly at the time. seemed like a better fit for our team had we gone for him in the 2012 window. its not like he was a nobody - his reputation was the same level as olly in 2012 and i recall a few stories of him being on our radar back then
as for that PEA thread you posted from the summer, you'll find i was one of the people who rated him when many were writing him off a brainless pace merchant. however for the prices quoted lately, im not sure id spend so much of the budget on him
plus he rejected the scum
"Tottenham tried to sign me in June 2012,"
"But in the end everything became a bit weird. I didn't really like the way things were done.
"So, if Spurs ever came back in for me, I'd say no."
sounds like a gooner at heart :opti:
