yes let's forget about the no 10 and add caliofiory to the midfield,provided any body from the defence to the attack can make clear passes,he can also be a good cover for timber to overlap in other to open ways for Chances to be created.
Double pivot of Calafiori and Kiwior. Timber at LB, Gabriel Saliba CB, White at RB, Martinelli at LW, Saka at RW, Havertz at 9, Trossard and Rice as each others subs.
I think Ethan could play in odergard roll , I want him to start against city , I mean FFS if it don't work then change it but I believe he could work well with jorgey
The way I see it, arteta needs to try timber in the midfield, maybe a cdm and start calafiori as the lb and drift him into the midfield the way he played against atalanta. this way , he can pull timber to the right side where he is stronger so he can create a triangle with saka and white.
Calafiori should start because I believe he would actually be much better against man city, first of all he’s a fantastic defender and interceptor of the ball which can help us slow the game down, and second his ability to drive with the ball at his feet through the midfield could definitely help us create a chance or two
I honestly think that Arteta could really make use of Calafiori on the Left making him a LW/LM/LB like how Christian Maggio played as a RM/RB which i see the similarities in their style due to their amazing ball recovery conversion into attack. just bench martinelli he's washed atm.
I want Calafiori to start for a much simpler reason. Take the burden off of Timber who is still recovering from an ACL injury. Timber’s burst isn’t quite there yet, and I don’t want him to over exert himself feeling as if he has a point to prove. Timber will contribute in meaningful ways to the club, and honestly already has! Let Calafiori start some games so he can play more and understand our way of playing football, as well!
@@byst017 timber is the new ashley cole, he's nailed down that position, arteta ain't worried about all these things you people always worried about, they're focused on other things, timber ain't proving no point, he's just playing football, I think fans must get back to just supporting instead of over exerting themselves thinking they are football pundits
Yep, hate to say it but white hasn’t been his best recently, I think calafioris left footedness will be beneficial for martinelli on that side, also excited to see timber in his actual position on the right and he’s more defensively secure than white
I lose respect for anyone who says " we have/are playing for a draw" Simply not true. Wasn't true at the Etihad last year hasn't been true in any game this season. Do not concede first and foremost and then try to create chances is not playing for a draw. Cant play the same against every opponent at every stadium.
I really like Calafiori. I would love to see a Havertz - Odegaard duo in midfield again. Odegaard as a playmaker and Havertz as a shadow striker. The help Calafiori can provide for Rice can allow Havertz to move higher when he is positioned in the midfield in a 433.
I am rather surprised that Arteta spent a lot of money improving already strong positions when what the team needs is a clinical no. 9 and a Saka and Odegard backup. Gyokeres, Eze, and Merino would have been ideal for the transfer season. I don't see how Calafiri is a marked improvement on Gabrral regarding defensive and offensive play. Raya is good, but so was Ramsdale. now we have about 6 who can play LB, with only outcast Terney, the only natural LB.
@silasezeugwu4552 here we go again another ramsdale fanboy. you might aswell follow him out the door. Arteta is the one building the team and the signings have been fanstatic. You clueless fans who think you can just talk tactics and criticize the manager are pure idiots. True fans back the team. ENd off. COYGs
After that cameo, Calafiori could arguably be better in that position. particularly in the attacking phase, we need more creativity with Odegaard missing
@@GetUrOwnHandle that position's problems is fixed with timber, the technical crew ain't having this debate, they believe the left back issue has been fixed
That's why you are not a coach... Do you understand that Saka and Ben white have a very unique relationship on that part of the pitch ? Putting someone else will throw the balance off .. some of you fans just talk for the sake of talking
All this because Arteta is trying to make England / English fans happy by not benching Ben White benched. Otherwise, Arsenal's most complete and balanced starting back 4 would be Riccardo Calafiori at LB, Gabriel Magalhães at LCB, William Saliba at RCB and Jurrien Timber at RB.
I agree this is our best back 4, I don't agree that Arteta is keeping Ben white in to keep English fans happy, remember this guy just ditched ramsdale who had a lot of fans who were critical when he was dropped for raya but fact is fans just want the team to win and will forgive player loyalty if the results are good. I just think califiore hasn't played enough yet but I do believe once he's settled in we will see the timber, saliba, Gabriel, califiore back 4
You don't know anything about football if you're going to rant against Ben White. He's been reliable ever since he's joined us. Top player! It's really hard for anyone to keep a fixed spot in this defence except Saliba and Gabriel. Playing on rotation like Man City is the best solution to give everyone game time and to keep them injury free
No, the Gabriel, saliba partnership is way to strong for that, he’s either used as a defensive option over timber or becomes the squads 6. He’s excellent in progressing the ball, and excellent at winning duels, he’s physical, aggressive, he’s what we need at 6
@@tristanholdsworth2762 man made the grade as LCB so that his value jumped from €4m to €40m in one season and people don't believe Arteta bought him to play LCB. Yeah ok. How long did you hang on to Ramsdale for after Raya got his spot?
@@uwemattiss880 this isn't about me or about respect for Gabriel. I don't make these decisions. Arteta does. Arteta brought in Raya to take Ramsdale's spot and we all couldn't figure it out. Now we know why. Arteta knows why Calafiori is going to be better than Gabriel at LCB. Do I see it now? No. But I'm not Arteta. And no, he didn't lure Calafiori to Arsenal by telling him he's gonna be a squad player. Calafiori was told he's going to start. He's fine at LB but his special sauce is at LCB. Wait for it.
Arsenal should spend the bag in January they should get 3 from the players I am gonna list Gyorkores Isak Raphinha Adringa Kvaratskhelia Sane I prefer Kvaratskhelia,Adringa and Gyorkores or Isak
Cant wait to hear you switch from Ramsdale to Raya considering your previous comments hey? How does it feel when your own players prove you wrong, maybe Partey for instance? Arsenal fans just need to support seeing we all see the trajectory the club is on.
I would say that the second half once trossard and calafiori came in we were a lot more fluid and if we had started that way it’d have been a different outcome and I’m very sure arteta took note of that and we can expect more of that in the future
Odegaard's absence has made it abundantly clear that the team relied on him almost exclusively to link our defending and attacking sequences. It looks like Arteta's plan is simply to not concede any goals until he come back.
Won't be surprised if nwaneri requests a transfer , like how do you expect him to shake off the nerves if you don't give him minutes 😂 he would have been a better option than havertz in midfield
At this point I kinda feel for David Raya he has had to bail us out more times than I would like especially against Atalanta when everyone looked dreadful except the Spaniard
things I learnt : 1. Not rotating the team will cost us in the long run 2. 0 midfield creativity without Odegaard. We need to sign someone fluent and CREATIVE in the midfield ASAP. 3. Martinelli needs to turn things around else we need to sell him or bench him with a better player. 4. We NEED an out and out striker. 5. How we played last night lowkey made me miss Wengerball. Yesterday's game was fucking boring.
We're about to find out why odegaard is actually our MVP the next few weeks. We may have to play boring to get that title finally. I think the ends justify the means; your opponent can't win if he doesn't score.
I thought viera was rather creative and made nice passes, but it was clear he'd be too small to really make it in the premier league. Hopefully they can get someone legit in January though.
Arsenal are poo I can’t stand this team it’s like they don’t want it yet we are quick to put all of our players in every XI also I wish we played how we did two years ago when Martinelli was performing because we were at least giving it a go now we are just content with keeping a clean sheet imagine if we don’t concede and score lol we will get relegated goals win you games but arteta cares more about the defence which is annoying let’s take each game at a time or if we defend atleast take our chances when we have them
even if im being optimistic... raya being the best keeper in the pl is pushing it. even IF im optimistic hes on a level with alison but ederson is just class
I think Martinelli puts in a lot of defensive work and is intense in that sense to the last whistle. That is something not guaranteed to get from our bench. But once our defensive coverage is better he will probably give Trossard and Sterling a lot more minutes.
He's been top this season but I prefer him having nothing to do all game, he's been too involved for my liking this season and that makes me nervous a lil bit I'm not ngl
