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With width provided by the fulbacks and Özil drifting in from the right wing...I still can't fully understand why Emery persists with the 2-1 in midfield instead of a three. I mean I get that he likes the attacking mid to push on so he has an attacking quartet up front, and two to sit deep in front of the defense...and that's an answer right there...but Ramsey from deep can be such an asset, while the other two can always sit back a bit more, but I guess a more flat three rids him of that fourth man he wants upfield all the time.
Ramsey in a mid 2, although it could work, is clearly not an option for Emery as he obviously prefers a ballwinner next to a conductor, which is why by now we always see Torreira with either Xhaka or Guendouzi next to him. Though, Guendouzi, for all the things he does right and the plaudits he gets is still miles off of Xhaka in terms of being a controlling midfielder and progressing the ball up field.
It's nice to have a talent such as Guendouzi at the club, but he's by far not a finished product and hopefully we'll have a fit leftback back for the next game and Xhaka back in the middle.
Yeah agree and @vijay , Özil is usually starved of the ball when Douzy plays . Can't wait till ANM is in full swing .
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