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I'd prefer someone who can score like KaneI’d prefer someone who can dribble like Kane
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I'd prefer someone who can score like KaneI’d prefer someone who can dribble like Kane
Part of the x-factor discussion is due to the collapse of our left side and the nuetering of Martinelli this year (partly due to that side not functioning and partly due to his form and fitness issues). His pace, directness and occasionaly explosive finishing provided a bit of that last season, but rather less this.Basically a chaos creater works aswell. Liverpool plays a system which allows for chaos on its own. But Artetas system is too structured. In a low block even someone like Doku can create Chaos although he is a high risk player and rarely clicks.
This is unless you can get a player like Özil/KDB/Salah/Mahrez/TAA(?)/Vini/Mbappe/Musiala who can unlock defences individually with a skill or pass consistently.
Saka/Ødegaard has potential to reach that but are not there yet.
All he has is stamina and great shooting. Otherwise limited ball playerHe’s nothing like him on the ball though. We need ball players. Anyway, players like Valverde and Rodrygo aren’t leaving Madrid.
He's very two-footed which is awesome, but Martinelli would have similar comps if he'd be allowed more freedom I reckon. It's not just the opposition that are suffocated by Arteta's tactics...Nico Williams:
Does he tho ? Really ?Nico Williams:
Or off to Italy....Kiwi permanent LB next season maybe
He is the best we can getDoes he tho ? Really ?
He's not exactly on same level as Rodrygo or Leao.
He's very two-footed which is awesome, but Martinelli would have similar comps if he'd be allowed more freedom I reckon. It's not just the opposition that are suffocated by Arteta's tactics...
Well he has suffocated Martinelli completely. Atleast with Nico we can enjoy for 2 years before Arteta coaches all creativity out of him. All we can do is throw as many creative players on Arteta so he gets overwhelmed with all the creativity he has to battle and end up going crazy and resignHe's very two-footed which is awesome, but Martinelli would have similar comps if he'd be allowed more freedom I reckon. It's not just the opposition that are suffocated by Arteta's tactics...
So overall I agree with you - but on this point when Rice has been at 6 we’ve had Havertz at 8 - we don’t know how it would look with a proper midfielder in there but I’m willing to bet large sums of money it will look awesome.
In general I’m a fan of playing players in their preferred positions. Rice has been pretty unequivocal that he wants to be 6. When he’s asked to play 8 I just feel like the amount of ground he has to cover is ridiculous. He’s in the second and sometimes even first line of our press and is still expected to cover and sweep in front of the defence. He’s got a good engine but even Mo Farah would struggle with that assignment.
It’s all just really sub optimal in my mind.
I don't think he's had the creativity coached out of him yet. More so Saka if anything.. But I do think it's starting to happen. Even more so, I think they're just scared of Arteta's reaction if not playing to the system.Well he has suffocated Martinelli completely. Atleast with Nico we can enjoy for 2 years before Arteta coaches all creativity out of him. All we can do is throw as many creative players on Arteta so he gets overwhelmed with all the creativity he has to battle and end up going crazy and resign
Don't think so. It started at the end of last year when teams started to go in the low block against us.Part of the x-factor discussion is due to the collapse of our left side and the nuetering of Martinelli this year (partly due to that side not functioning and partly due to his form and fitness issues). His pace, directness and occasionaly explosive finishing provided a bit of that last season, but rather less this.
But yes we need at least one more body who is either a risk taking 'something from nothing' type, or a stone cold killer in the front 3.
Some of us never left that train.Are we back to slagging Arteta for stunting players when they put in stinky performances?
This season was doomed the moment we signed havertz and sell xhaka.
The only way to rectify it is to sell havertz and sign vlahovic and bruno guimares