Is Alex Oxlade Chamberlain our best winger?

by REWB Sun Aug 26, 2012 11:29 pm

Title says it all...is he? i think he is, by a mile.

-gervinho is useless;
-walcott is inconsistent and terrible when defences are deep.

by EL Patron Sun Aug 26, 2012 11:34 pm

looks like it to be honest, Theo is inconsistent and useless when there is no space. Gervinho is sloppy and has no end product plus he can't cross. Arshavin gave up a long time ago. It's really depressing at the moment :facepalm:

by abirking Sun Aug 26, 2012 11:36 pm

I think we have only two genuine wingers. Ox and Walcott. Between the two i would say Ox. Both has pace but the Ox is good in taking on defenders and beating them with trickery.
However with only a handful of games under his belt, it is hard to say how good he really is.

by TalkingReckless Sun Aug 26, 2012 11:53 pm

Simply No!!

Ox is nowhere ready to be in our starting 11 atm, he is good but he too is inconsistent. And his future is in the middle not in the wings.

by Wilson37 Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:59 am

Sorry for double post..

by Wilson37 Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:04 am

Legend wrote:Simply No!!

Ox is nowhere ready to be in our starting 11 atm, he is good but he too is inconsistent. And his future is in the middle not in the wings.

may be he is a cm.. But atm.. He is the best option in wing.. Walcott is inconsistent and cant dribble past anyone and not to mention his crosses.. Gervinho is good only if he manages to make the final pass or get a good shot.. And he doesnt cross..
Too early to assess Podolski..
Just thinking.. Wont it be interesting if we play Santos as the LM..? He may not be that quick.. But he has good dribbling, passing and crossing skills.. Better shot too..

by Emaharg Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:15 am

Gervinho looked much better through the middle same with Podolski.

by AnJl Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:47 am

I think Podolski looked better on the wings/second striker

by Peccadillo Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:12 am

Imo. we should sign a dm. stick podolski up front. play 4312 with cazorla as the 1. We were terrible on sunday

by EL Patron Mon Aug 27, 2012 12:47 pm

Wilson37 wrote:
Legend wrote:Simply No!!

Ox is nowhere ready to be in our starting 11 atm, he is good but he too is inconsistent. And his future is in the middle not in the wings.
may be he is a cm.. But atm.. He is the best option in wing.. Walcott is inconsistent and cant dribble past anyone and not to mention his crosses.. Gervinho is good only if he manages to make the final pass or get a good shot.. And he doesnt cross..
Too early to assess Podolski..
Just thinking.. Wont it be interesting if we play Santos as the LM..? He may not be that quick.. But he has good dribbling, passing and crossing skills.. Better shot too..

His attributes are best suited on the Wing at the moment, he has pace,power, skill and technique. He will play centre mid later on his career but at the moment the wing is his best position.

by free_cat Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:00 pm

Arshavin is still at Arsenal?

by Raptorgunner Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:53 pm

No, our best winger is:
1. Podolski
2. Santos
3. I dont know really.

by 6unner Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:55 pm

There is a big difference between proven talent and potential talent.

Proven talent I would give to Podolski currently. He has years of proven quality for club and country. We will just have to wait and see if he can duplicate it here.
Potential talent would be OX. A handful of sub appearances does not make proven talent and we do not even know if his best position is on the wing or in the center.
Walcott is one dimensional and Gerv is just frustrating.

by AnJl Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:01 pm

If there is one thing we can expect, is that Ox will do very well at Arsenal. He has the drive and determination, while his father is a major positive influence on his career and will keep him in check. So i am not worried about Ox's talent or ability to succeed, it is just a matter for him before he starts pulling in exceptional performances on a consistent basis.

by DuringTheWar Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:28 pm

i dont think hes played very well since march, he needs to step up again

by Raptorgunner Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:30 pm

Oxlade will be a wc player but I still think it would be best for him to go on a loan for year.

by boss Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:55 pm

hmmm ! i'm a bit scared bcoz of that chick(@RPTR's sig u know) ,but hell yeah !who cares !lol ,he's our best winger currently ...imo

Edit : Ohhhh ! why did u removed it m8 ! I was sarcastic in a way ,however i can dream 4 her then ! Razz

by sportsczy Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:27 pm

Podolski doesn't really provide width though. He's more like a 2nd striker. Arsenal needs a winger that provides width and can cross. gervinho should do that but he's shat. I think you guys need to go get one tbh...

by REWB Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:46 pm

do you guys know oxlade chamberlin is 19 he is NOT some 16 year old kid!. by now he is ready to start, even walcott was starting at his age.

by TalkingReckless Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:58 pm

Once again Ox did nothing to be considered anywhere to be our best winger or starting 11.

He still has alot to learn

by sportsczy Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:11 pm

Yeah... Ox is not really impressing right now. But he does defend. That's a key and it should be. Walcott can't defend.

by REWB Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:12 pm

Legend wrote:Once again Ox did nothing to be considered anywhere to be our best winger or starting 11.

He still has alot to learn

are you freaking kidding me? today he showed why he is BY FARRRRR our best winger. He didnt beat his man every time he had the ball, but NO WINGER does thats not even ronaldo. what ox does that gervinho and walcott dont do is that when he has a bad game he still KEEPS THE BALL TICKING and adds fluidity and sharpness to our game. whether you like it or not gervinho and walcott dont do that. ox needs to play and keep on playing.

by TalkingReckless Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:17 pm

sportsczy wrote:Yeah... Ox is not really impressing right now. But he does defend. That's a key and it should be. Walcott can't defend.

Walcott too does his far bit of defending, not as good Ox but does it

and i don't even want to answer REWB, he is a clueless, still thinks Diaby is useless.

by DuringTheWar Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:18 pm

didnt see the game but, even if he didnt play at his best, he did proabably help our passing game. Not that surprising that our best passing so far was with him on the pitch intead of 3 strikers as wenger put it (with 2 of them on the wing)

by RealGunner Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:20 pm

Oxlade isn't a winger for me. He has always played better when in Midfield. Don't think he will be playing out on the wings in few years

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