@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
I love Auba but more and more I’m thinking he’s not a great fit for us especially how our play is evolving.
He looks physically weaker than a few years back. He’ll still be effective but overall I’d say I’d prefer Smith Rowe or Pepe out on the left and Lacezette central
Start at the End: how Arsenal’s poor finishing is dictating where they’ll finish | Gunners Town
"-I was not surprised by Auba’s supposed ‘lack of interest.’ I don’t see it that way. We are going to have to arrive and park at the conclusion that if he is our main striker moving forwards, that he has no interest in any physical confrontation. His ‘lack of fight’ or his ‘not putting in a shift’ are both present every game. He will press you and chase you but he won’t engage you as he’s riddled with fear. The upside is that because of his aggressive passivity he has stayed injury free for almost his entire career. He is a niche player. He will score at the back post exclusively as he doesn’t want to enter the kick zone where the centre backs roam. He won’t play with his back to goal as he can’t be sure of whether they will plough through him. He won’t hold up a long ball as this would mean that he has to back into the defender. Which might upset him. And he may kick him.
We are going to have to play to his strengths and suck up the weaknesses as they are permanent. Either that or lean into Martinelli. I’m getting mighty close to option two.
What I didn’t understand from Auba was why he wasn’t running behind when there were many chances to counter on transition. I also felt baffled as to why he didn’t take his one on one with his right foot as he had the time."
