From a Charlton perspective, wouldn't it be great if Sanogo fires us to safety, then secures a first team place ahead of Giroud/Walcott? We'd pretty much be in the position to get first refusal on any loans from Arsenal.
Still an hour and half to get Fanni but my concern is we haven't erectified, sorry, rectified our creative midfielder issue.
Yanogo's stats do not suggest he is a prolific scorer except in French league 2. If you are setting the team up to play through Mak and Mak gets injured, he should slot in ok though.
More concerned about Fanni because I can't see he has had much game time.
Agree with @DOUCHER, was also hoping for more of an attacking/creative midfielder. But think cover up top and at right back are needed. I also hold out some hope that if CC can get fit, either he or Johann could play as a #10
It follows on from Riga's comments in his interview though, he wants the bench to be pushing the first team. So he wants a limited number of formations but ones where the players in reserve are encouraging the players on the field even more to do something.
I think some people forget where we are at the moment.
We're in the bottom 3 of the championship and we sign a striker who has been around the Arsenal squad for the past few years, starting in the FA Cup final last season (?).
Be happy that we've signed someone who might just improve our squad.
So Fanni, Teixeria, Poyet, Johnson and Sanogo, possibly Gnabry on loan and Makienok and Lookman new deals to come, Moussa, Vaz Te, Pigott, Muldoon, Ahearne-Grant, Watt and possibly Ceballos out.
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Still an hour and half to get Fanni but my concern is we haven't erectified, sorry, rectified our creative midfielder issue.
More concerned about Fanni because I can't see he has had much game time.
Cryptic post of just a smiley from him
Makes sense to me given where we are at.
We're in the bottom 3 of the championship and we sign a striker who has been around the Arsenal squad for the past few years, starting in the FA Cup final last season (?).
Be happy that we've signed someone who might just improve our squad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkdNFmvMYT8
That official twitter pic made me laugh but please please please stop the puns
I've never seen him play.
Happy enough?