Lacazette looking ready to kickstart Arsenal title challenge?

Looks a player
Technical which is good

Would love a bully to compliment him
Diego Costa anyone?

In order for the Lacazette experiment to succeed several things need to occur, many of which will require Wenger to act in a very unlike Wenger fashion…firstly, Wenger has to commit to Lacazette as the number 1 striking option, which could prove difficult considering the way in which he has approached that position since RVP’s departure…remember that Lacazette has only been here for a cup of coffee and yet he has already played out on the left…I’m truly worried that upon further reflection the club won’t be able to resist an increased offer, under the guise that the work environment is increasingly untenable, and Sanchez will find himself elsewhere come September(I pray not though); if that were to happen I fear that Lacazette will be played along side Giroud

No matter how you slice it, you can’t run an uptempo offence with Giroud on the pitch and that means sideways soccer and an over-reliance on crosses into the box, thereby negating many of the very reasons Lacazette was on your radar in the first place…we simply aren’t clinical enough from wide positions to continue with that approach, which is why many fans have been clamoring for a viable alternative to Giroud for several years…once again this isn’t an attack on Giroud, he clearly has some tangible skills, but his mere presence on the pitch greatly impacts your tactical options…Giroud’s weaknesses are simply highlighted by the way in which our offence now moves in a more horizontal than vertical manner, which allows most teams ample time to regroup defensively before a scoring opportunity even arises…a player of Ibra’s or Benzema’s ilk would have been far more effective as they had size, speed and the first touch capabilities required to for intricate link-up play…once again square peg in a round hole

Secondly, Wenger needs to become far more flexible when it comes to his formation selections…remember this is the same individual that hadn’t used a 3-back system for 20 years and only conceded to the experiment when the proverbial shit hit the fan…you know it killed him to adopt “Conte’s” system, which is probably why he resisted so long; in fact his stubbornness to adjust even earlier might have cost us the 4 hole…much like most sports that have tactical formations, every team should have a “base” offensive and defensive scheme, but they likewise need to have some inherent flexibility depending on the opposing teams tactics and/or when specific substitutions are made…how many times have you watched a Wenger-run team make a late substitution but not change their shape on the pitch…furthermore, how many times have you seen our team fail to make the necessary adjustments at halftime due to Wenger’s tactical stubbronness, which often led to giving up goals in the early minutes of the second-half…the best teams in the world know how to make halftime adjustments whereas we always seem to be surprised when the opposing team throws a wrinkle into the mix following halftime…this my friend is soccer 101

Finally, if Wenger really cares that Arsenal go to the next level with Lacazette in the striker’s role he will need to surround him with the proper kinds of players, those who compliment his skills and give him a legitimate chance to lead the line…if they can spread the opposing teams back line with Sanchez on the left and someone of consequence on the right(must purchase this individual), this would likely create some space for Ozil in the middle of the pitch…having 3 players who can not only create their own opportunities, but provide assists and make well-timed runs, could bring some much-needed directness back into our ticky-tack approach of late…unfortunately instead of making the tough decisions and spending the supporters money in the right places, we instead have wasted so much time bashing our heads against the same brick wall over and over again and expecting different results..just think of the lineup we could have had if our management team had any foresight and changed their fiscal policies when they promised we could compete with any team in the world…instead we are a team that sells it’s stars, let’s it’s top players rundown their contracts and doesn’t properly produce and/or develop their young talent…remember when we played Bayern last year we had a higher weekly wage bill and yet they had Lewandowski, Vidal, Mueller, Ribery, Neuer, Lahm, Alonso among others in their lineup…if that doesn’t open your eyes to the utter failure of those making soccer decsions, nothing will