SiMamu
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Would love to see him ahead of Bellerin at RB. Ironic that the Englishman is more technically gifted than the Catalonian.
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Ainsley Maitland-Niles: Yutility
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I do think he has to learn how to use his body a bit better when he is in a 1-on-1 situation at this level. Sells himself a bit too early in the stand-up duels. Arnautovic dribbled him at least 4 times. That will come with more experience IMO.
We are starting to see how secure he is on the ball though. He is beginning to pace himself really well in terms of how quickly or slowly he uses the ball. That bodes well for a midfield berth. Didn't show much of his dribbling but with more game time.
We are starting to see how secure he is on the ball though. He is beginning to pace himself really well in terms of how quickly or slowly he uses the ball. That bodes well for a midfield berth. Didn't show much of his dribbling but with more game time.
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He is very smart player. Not many young talents that main position is midfield or right back. Can start at age 20 in left back position and let the opposition team keep guessing if he is gonna cross with right or left for the whole game.
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The train is building speed 
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Arsène on his performance...
“I felt that he played well,” the manager told Arsenal Player. “He played a little bit with the handbrake on in the first half but he defended well and gave good balls, showed calmness. In the second half he was even more adventurous and for me it is a positive performance.
“Playing in different positions to your preferred position is part of your job and it can only make you better.
The most important thing when you take that step is to convince people you can play at that level. If you do that for a while, then maybe you’ll get into your best position.”
Good to see he still envisages a role in midfield.
“I felt that he played well,” the manager told Arsenal Player. “He played a little bit with the handbrake on in the first half but he defended well and gave good balls, showed calmness. In the second half he was even more adventurous and for me it is a positive performance.
“Playing in different positions to your preferred position is part of your job and it can only make you better.
The most important thing when you take that step is to convince people you can play at that level. If you do that for a while, then maybe you’ll get into your best position.”
Good to see he still envisages a role in midfield.
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SmhSaw an interesting stat on the Gooner reddit:
AMN completed more crosses in this game (4/9) than either Bellerin and Kolasinac have all season
mavelous
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completely agreed, he has all the things that Coq and Elneny are purported to have, combined. he is faster than both, he is more agile and springly than both put together, and i think he has developed a decent tackling on both feet by now.
but i was particularly impressed by his calmness on the ball, he can really combined his physical qualities along with very tidy technique to buy himself space in tight situations. we know has a decent dribble and ball carrrying. as a dm/b2b, he doesn't need to do Okocha every 5 minutes, it's just that he can be trusted with a ball and not lose in any given area of the pitch. With Coq or Elneny, you're basically playing 10.5 men (rounded off to 9.5 if theo or giroud are involved)
of course, positioning and concentration will only come with time and experience, exactly what he is being deprived of (let's not forget, this match was probably an emergency, since we kola seems to be carrying an injury in recent weeks).
Relic
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FFS......
"Ainsley Maitland-Niles (4) has more successful crosses than Hector Bellerin (3) and Sead Kolasinac (2) in the Premier League, despite playing 15 games fewer than Bellerin and 13 fewer than Kolasinac."
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Player:Saliba
Wenger said he envisaged Walcott as a striker and Ox as a CM for about 5 years. The frustration with AMN is he has the qualities we desperately lack in the midfielders Wenger is playing. AMN would actually make Xhaka a better player too.
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Fair point, really hope Wenger won't make the same mistake again.
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Nah mate Walcott and Ox envisaged themselves
and Ox might still be one in the future . Problem with AMN is purely experience and concentration for 90 mins . Also lacking a bit of intensity at times .
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Nah mate Walcott and Ox envisaged themselves
Problem with AMN is purely experience and concentration for 90 mins . Also lacking a bit of intensity at times .
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ger-says-theo-walcotts-future-is-as-a-striker
https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-ox-will-be-a-central-midfielder
Basically Wenger chats ****. And yes I agree about those things AMN has to work on
Testertestertester
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History tells us he will.
Testertestertester
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Reading those just highlights how utterly clueless Wenger has become. "Ox will be a deeper player" "he is a bit of a Ramsey type" WTFhttp://www.skysports.com/football/n...ger-says-theo-walcotts-future-is-as-a-striker
https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-ox-will-be-a-central-midfielder
Basically Wenger chats ****. And yes I agree about those things AMN has to work on
yybecause
Formerly known as ArsenaLover
Completly right on Ox, and if it wasnt for Ox’s biggest problem, himself, he would become top central mid
Excited about Niles on the other hand. Alonside Nelson and Willock, plus Iwobi, and it gives me plenty smiles.
Excited about Niles on the other hand. Alonside Nelson and Willock, plus Iwobi, and it gives me plenty smiles.
I think the reason Ox has struggled is because his best position is practically endangered: RM in a 4-4-2.
I hope there isn't perpetual positional uncertainty with AMN, but i'm very optimistic about him and our other wee'uns.
I hope there isn't perpetual positional uncertainty with AMN, but i'm very optimistic about him and our other wee'uns.
Bergkamp a Dutch Master
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Which ought to come with games? Re-concentration, probably needs talking to a lot, and encouragement to raid towards the corner and whip crosses in.
Kroket
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Ox should have taken either our offer or Chelsea's instead of going to Liverpool. I don't rate him as a winger or central midfielder but he's a brilliant RWB, think Wenger got that one spot on in the end. Took him long enough admittedly
Ox should have taken either our offer or Chelsea's instead of going to Liverpool. I don't rate him as a winger or central midfielder but he's a brilliant RWB, think Wenger got that one spot on in the end. Took him long enough admittedly
The fella's 24, how has no one told him yet that he's not a CM? Apparently he's gonna be a great CM cos he can drive past people...what is this, the 1920's? You need a wee bit more than that to be a CM nowadays.
