01 Aug 2015 07:16:46
The Charity shield is not just another friendly. There is a shield to be won. I believe both managers will come out guns blazing. If both teams field their best available starting eleven, have we done enough in the window to believe we are stronger than last season?

Scoring against Chelsea (especially Mourinho's chelsea ) has always been a struggle for us. What cold hard facts can we rely on to argue that we are more of an attacking threat this season?

Over to you fellas...

{Ed025's Note - the fact is rue..that you are not, if giroud picks up an injury then toothless tigers come to mind, some will say play alexi or theo up top but thats not the answer for me mate, yes they can be dangerous and can score goals, but being a a CF is much more than that..but we will see..

1.) 01 Aug 2015
01 Aug 2015 11:45:30
We've got better defensively, but it's all well and good conceding a few less if you don't capitalise and score more too.

We missed goals from Ramsey last season, with his injuries and being out of position.
Welbeck didn't really add many and Walcott was out for long periods.

Alexis, Giroud and then Santi (I believe) were our top 3 scorers.

We need a striker that'll bag us 20 league goals a season, or all the defensive strength in the world won't get us the title.

2.) 01 Aug 2015
01 Aug 2015 16:42:48
The boys are pressing higher up the pitch, turning over their opponents, more than last season. They're creating more chances on the break, making them more of an attacking threat.