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  • Official: Mikel Arteta is the new Arsenal manager.

Clrnc yeah I saw that and thought the same how much they contributed in goals even though Arteta made a point that Auba like players didn't fit his philosophy. Auba also big factor that delivered the only major trophy we've picked up under his reign.

      HomeSteak his goals certainly did back to back braces against city and Chelsea were the difference.

        He certainly carried dragged us to that cup win.

        Is like people saying Lehmann won the FA Cup in 2005 for us. Certainly not wrong

          Clrnc Lehmann won us the final itself but I don't recall him standing out especially in any of the earlier rounds.

              Don Pacifico but Auba scored braces in the semi and final against top opposition which I think was the first time sometime had scored 2 back to back. I'm not saying we would have lost but there's a good chance we don't win with his pure individual quality in the semi and final.

                Don Pacifico nah auba was spesh during that run, and offered more than just goals. he was super efficient and - at least during that spell - a good leader

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                    Of course it was a hyperbola, there were a few players that were great in that run(David Luiz is one, Emi etc), or even before the semi, like Ceballos and his late goal against someone, can't remember who it was, that got us to Wembley
                    Hell, the goal vs City was an amazing team goal, I think something like 20 passes without City touching the ball before we scored , that being said, the guy got 2 chances in each game and scored 2. Against Chelsea when he turns Jorghino it was not even half a chance and he scored. So while an exageration, he was the main reason we won that, and had he not been in the team, we would have not won it.
                    From this current team, bar Saka, don't think anyone in that front 3 scores those goals.

                      that Auba goal v City was the first clear sign of what Mikel was trying to build.

                      Quite a few mixed messages around Arteta’s intent in the early stages of his tenure. Mostly due to the fact that he was looking to get results by using the personnel he had.

                      At one point he seemed to want to create a team full of technicians - hence Zinchenko, Ceballos, and Jesus. Only after we’d be beaten by City a few times it dawned on him that we needed to be physically stronger - hence the current style

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                        2018 - 2020 Aubameyang was better than any player we have now (apart from Saka - idk, it's close). He made a depressing and gloomy era bearable. I'd kill to have a striker like that in this team.

                            Dom given how far behind we were as a team Aubameyang was producing numbers close to the top goal scorers in that era when we were total crap that's pretty elite.

                              We wouldn’t buy Aubameysng today. Same way we wouldn’t buy Tiermey or Mertesacker. All are excellent players who have served us well. They don’t fit this team.

                              lorddulaarsenal At one point he seemed to want to create a team full of technicians - hence Zinchenko, Ceballos, and Jesus. Only after we’d be beaten by City a few times it dawned on him that we needed to be physically stronger - hence the current style

                              We still have a team full of technicians though.

                                HomeSteak From this current team, bar Saka, don't think anyone in that front 3 scores those goals.

                                Have to agree. I believe Trossard is the closest to that and his signing was meant to be for the "player who scores those goals". They probably thought Mudryk was the same. The point is it doesn't have to be a striker, it can be anyone in the front 4-5.