Player:Saliba
Xhaka is one of the first names on team sheet...
We'll see. I don't think he's the answer moving forward (or ever).
Xhaka is one of the first names on team sheet...
Xhaka provides stability, you may not like him but he is actually good at what he doesTake Xhaka out and replace with Ceballos
Xhaka is the antithesis of exciting football
Xhaka provides stability, you may not like him but he is actually good at what he does
We play five at the back because we have **** centre backs and a lack of quality partner for XhakaI disagree and think he's been one of the causes of our decline and has meant we need to play 5 at the back and caused our football stylistically to decline alone with its effectiveness. It's been hashed over to death in the Xhaka thread though
Even with 3 midfielders today xhaka spent most the game as LCB he never went over the half way line meaning he was forced to stay behind and protect. Arteta seem love to try wierd things but we really don't need wasting time on this stuff just play simple formation and balanced teamCan't believe we managed to make 4 ATB as unsexy as 3 ATB.
We need 3 mobile CM/AM that form loads of triangles with the attackers and fullbacks. This is football 101.
We should be using balls in behind to our fast and lethal finishers in Pepe and Auba. This is football 101
We should not be using our CMs as weird CB/FB hybrids
Spot on. The two main points I have on the matter.I believe we have the players to challenge for top 4, but our system is currently flawed. There are two quick fixes we need to do ASAP.
Auba needs a go centrally. We actually have a decent set of wingers with Pepe, Willian, Nelson, Saka. Put one either side of him and we might be able to create something. Auba is a finisher, and having him on the wing deprives us of a wide creative force.
Second- Reform our midfield system. A short term fix would be to play Partey at the base of a three, with a roaming Ceballos on the right and a more offensive minded midfielder on the left. Who plays on the left is a harder questions to answer, but Granit is unsuited. Our options aren't great, Elneny, Saka, Smith Rowe, Willock, Willian. Saka looks like the frontrunner at the moment, however Smith Rowe is a possibility and Willock's strength is meant to be carrying the ball from deep (I don't really rate him but this could be his big chance).
That's not gonna help with anything, we still can't create chances and it doesn't matter where he plays.We're gonna just have to bite the bullet and play Auba as the CF, I've no idea what were trying to achieve in the position he ended up in yesterday but he was never gonna be effective in it.
That's not gonna help with anything, we still can't create chances and it doesn't matter where he plays.
Instead of coaching your players all the time how to defend, trackback and pass the ball backwards, Arteta should try to figure out how to put less work on our forwards and give them more freedom in the attack, he should find a way how to progress the ball faster in midfield.
We didn't see a single fluid attacking performance since Arteta joined, even against Rapid, and Auba already changed 3 positions, so yeah, it's not about where Auba plays
It's cool if you wanna believe in that, I don't. This is a very talented squad that is being poorly managed by the wrong managers. This squad deserves an attack-minded manager, or someone willing to change himself to support it.We can't create chances because we haven't really got any chance creators in our squad, its simple...
It's cool if you wanna believe in that, I don't. This is a very talented squad that is being poorly managed by the wrong managers. This squad deserves an attack-minded manager, or someone willing to change himself to support it.
Not sure what are you talking about honestly, I'm not saying we will turn into a goalscoring/chance creating machine, but some changes could see us creating more chances than Burnley. I hope that's not too much to ask for with the players we have.Get who you like as a manager, they aren't going to turn Ceballos or Xhaka into De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva. What you're saying is shortsighted and illogical.
United are a key example of a team that instantly changed after signing a goalscoring/assisting playmaker. They had a squad similar to ours, wishy washy players but no real playmaker or goalscorers from midfield. Bruno comes in and instantly they are scoring more goals and creating more chances.
Funny that? How many midfielders and wide players do we have after Auba who will score 7+ league goals a season? I'll wait.
Not sure what are you talking about honestly, I'm not saying we will turn into a goalscoring/chance creating machine, but some changes could see us creating more chances than Burnley. I hope that's not too much to ask for with the players we have.
Worthy of a bookmark!Just relax and see how the next 3 games go before passing such judgements.