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Jodera:
if that will be the case, Odegaard work will certainly increase by 3

x5 actually

mostob:
Fine lineup but I don't think Odegaard can play that role. When I was thinking on who best can partner Partey in that role, my mind went to Diaby. Abou Diaby !!!

Injury is a b*tch. Sambi is another person who I think can also function in the role but he is too lightweight. Xhaka might be a perfect match though.

Odegaard is the best we have for that no10 role and he will have to reinvent himself and also learn to play double foot. Another person is ESR.

Abou Diaby is OK (his type as he is no longer playing) but the rest you mentioned are totally off especially Xhaka.

Spy360:
Odegaard is the best we have for that no10 role and he will have to reinvent himself and also learn to play double foot. Another person is ESR.

Abou Diaby is OK (his type as he is no longer playing) but the rest you mentioned are totally off especially Xhaka.

Odegaard can't play such role...he is not physical enough. The day you play him in that role together with Partey, Partey won't last 30 minutes before going off.

What of Xhaka and Partey? Martinelli will drift infield while the LB overlaps with Xhaka covering for both.

mostob:
Odegaard can't play such role...he is not physical enough. The day you play him in that role together with Partey, Partey won't last 30 minutes before going off.

What of Xhaka and Partey? Martinelli will drift infield while the LB overlaps with Xhaka covering for both.

Odegaard is acting as a 10(attacking midfielder) and not necessarily a pivot to Partey

Spy360:
Playing 4-4-2 is possible and we have the available materials though at a cost.

The formation will require a sitting DM not the CM that will roam. It will also require a playmaker who can pick up the ball from deep and tight positions and still create chances. The wingers should not be inverted as they will be part of the midfield and not attack unlike the 4-3-3.

................ Jesus..... Nketiah...............
Saka............. Odegaard........ Martinelli
......................... Partey..........................
Zinchen.. Gabriel.... Saliba...... Tomi
...................... Ramsdale......................

This is an excellent attacking formation if the players (especially the wingers) can adapt to. It will allow for stronger pressing and massive defending without the ball, while totally dominating the opponent with the ball.

During attacking phase, Partey can drop into the CD while the FBs push higher to create an overload in the final third. During defending phase, Odegaard drops deeper to create a new line of defense, a double pivot with Partey.

Jesus can also drop deeper into midfield to hold the ball during transitions. Something he is already good at. He or Nketiah can take on the two opposite CBs and try to split them, drag them away from each other or the FBs.

The key to this formation will be Odegaard and Partey, can they be mobile enough to cover more grounds? Can the two of them be able to dominate a midfield in which they will be outnumbered?

Good formation on paper but the overload on Partey and Odegard will kill it... But it might work if all we want to do is attack and break down a bus parking team... Otherwise make we gently manage our glassy Partey.

mostob:
Odegaard can't play such role...he is not physical enough. The day you play him in that role together with Partey, Partey won't last 30 minutes before going off.

What of Xhaka and Partey? Martinelli will drift infield while the LB overlaps with Xhaka covering for both.

Unless we are playing Xhaka - Partey as a double pivot without an AM. That will become a counter attacking formation. It will be OK against bigger teams.

ObaIgwe1:
Good formation on paper but the overload on Partey and Odegard will kill it... But it might work if all we want to do is attack and break down a bus parking team... Otherwise make we gently manage our glassy Partey.

Key word: on paper

Jodera:
Odegaard is acting as a 10(attacking midfielder) and not necessarily a pivot to Partey

Exactly. If we use Xhaka in a double pivot then it becomes a counter attacking formation. Which will be quite useful when defending against bigger teams may be after scoring first.

Spy360:
Exactly. If we use Xhaka in a double pivot then it becomes a counter attacking formation. Which will be quite useful when defending against bigger teams may be after scoring first.

if we include Xhaka, then it'll turn to a 4-2-2-2 formation

That one na strictly counter

Jodera:
if we include Xhaka, then it'll turn to a 4-2-2-2 formation

That one na strictly counter

Yes

Who else is tracking that Mudryk of Shahktar Donetsk? I think that's the perfect baller to make Saka rest. Sweet left foot. Can also play as a 10.


I think we need to grab him. January better be active.

Spy360:
Odegaard is the best we have for that no10 role and he will have to reinvent himself and also learn to play double foot. Another person is ESR.

Abou Diaby is OK (his type as he is no longer playing) but the rest you mentioned are totally off especially Xhaka.

Sadly, we no get time for that reinventing, especially this season. Even if he wants to, he can't cos he will burden his other CM.

daveP:
Who else is tracking that Mudryk of Shahktar Donetsk? I think that's the perfect baller to make Saka rest. Sweet left foot. Can also play as a 10.


I think we need to grab him. January better be active.

When I watched only that guy's clips when we were linked to him this summer, Omo I wished we could just get him. His vision, flair, use of both feet and the way he moves with ball are things that made me wanted him and I had belief we would get him before the window shuts. Hopefully we'll get him in January, if not, with his excellent UCL performance he might just be bigger than us

daveP:
Sadly, we no get time for that reinventing, especially this season. Even if he wants to, he can't cos he will burden his other CM.

This can only be adapted during in game changes. Your are right. Changing the starting line up formations based on experiment is not wise.

I look at Liverpool now and see how moving Mane has affected them seriously. Even Salah doesn't look dangerous again.

daveP:
Who else is tracking that Mudryk of Shahktar Donetsk? I think that's the perfect baller to make Saka rest. Sweet left foot. Can also play as a 10.


I think we need to grab him. January better be active.

I believe we already have personal agreement with him which can be improved. He wants to join us.

Our performance this half season will determine a lot for us. Adding Modryk and Danillo will take us a notch higher in the top teams in the PL.

Jodera:
Odegaard is acting as a 10(attacking midfielder) and not necessarily a pivot to Partey

In that formation,Ode can't act as a 10 bro. That will expose our Midfield. We will only have just 2 midfielders so Ode doesn't have the skillset. I mentioned Diaby as the perfect partner for Partey in that formation. Compare Diaby and Ode and let's see how Ode meet up.

Spy360:
Unless we are playing Xhaka - Partey as a double pivot without an AM. That will become a counter attacking formation. It will be OK against bigger teams.

We can still dictate... depending on the opposition though. Xhaka and Partey doing the distribution while Jesus will have the space to roam. And if any of Partey and Xhaka finds himself upfield, the FB will do the Inverted Midfield thing.

mostob:
We can still dictate... depending on the opposition though. Xhaka and Partey doing the distribution while Jesus will have the space to roam. And if any of Partey and Xhaka finds himself upfield, the FB will do the Inverted Midfield thing.

I believe you have an idea which may work. One thing about formations is that anything is possible and workable until your opponents find out

mostob:
In that formation,Ode can't act as a 10 bro. That will expose our Midfield. We will only have just 2 midfielders so Ode doesn't have the skillset. I mentioned Diaby as the perfect partner for Partey in that formation. Compare Diaby and Ode and let's see how Ode meet up.

To be honest, as long as it's 4312 with the 1 being the hole(that's linking the midfield with attack), then Odegaard is the perfect personnel presently to carry it out but this time with increased workload and increase creativity.

Moreover, the two wingers flanking him will also be very very defensively aware too, so I don't think Odegaard can't work in that formation except he's not quick enough. Diaby can someone work sha but I'm presently having vague memory of him cos most of his time here na for treatment table

Jodera:
To be honest, as long as it's 4312 with the 1 being the hole(that's linking the midfield with attack), then Odegaard is the perfect personnel presently to carry it out but this time with increased workload and increase creativity.

Moreover, the two wingers flanking him will also be very very defensively aware too, so I don't think Odegaard can't work in that formation except he's not quick enough. Diaby can someone work sha but I'm presently having vague memory of him cos most of his time here na for treatment table

Arteta might try it this season...don't be surprised.
Jesus and Nketiah kinda have this synergy between them.

Imagine a month without Artetaball....

Why would they postpone today's match sef...why can't we just play it behind closed doors...with that, there won't be crowd and need for police.

And now I might still be in church by 12pm on Sunday which means I'll definitely miss the match. Another boring 2 weeks of international break.

mostob:
Arteta might try it this season...don't be surprised.
Jesus and Nketiah kinda have this synergy between them.

We would have tried it in preseason but we didn't so I'll be surprised if Arteta would try it this season.

mostob:
Imagine a month without Artetaball....

Why would they postpone today's match sef...why can't we just play it behind closed doors...with that, there won't be crowd and need for police.

And now I might still be in church by 12pm on Sunday which means I'll definitely miss the match. Another boring 2 weeks of international break.

Lol, playing it behind closed doors wen we no dey under punishment?

So those who have bought the ticket for the match, what will you tell them? Abi you think say Kroenke go refund their money?

Even if option dey for kroenke to transfer their tickets to another match, what will you tell kroenke and Arsenal? That they should lose huge revenue they're suppose to expect from arsenal Vs PSV because of Queen's death? As a businessman, will you agree

Sunday no far again, just go earlier this time abi no early church service? Even me sef, na early church mass I don adjust my going to

Jodera:
When I watched only that guy's clips when we were linked to him this summer, Omo I wished we could just get him. His vision, flair, use of both feet and the way he moves with ball are things that made me wanted him and I had belief we would get him before the window shuts. Hopefully we'll get him in January, if not, with his excellent UCL performance he might just be bigger than us

his game doesn't need much tweak once he lands Emirates. Good fit!

Spy360:
This can only be adapted during in game changes. Your are right. Changing the starting line up formations based on experiment is not wise.

I look at Liverpool now and see how moving Mane has affected them seriously. Even Salah doesn't look dangerous again.

even that white at RB experiment no dey work, na big luck say we never misfire from that angle like that. How much more a midfield that is still getting new shape

Spy360:
I believe we already have personal agreement with him which can be improved. He wants to join us.

Our performance this half season will determine a lot for us. Adding Modryk and Danillo will take us a notch higher in the top teams in the PL.

As this schedule has favoured us this September, we better capitalize. This October schedule will see us needing all legs available down to academy boiz. I can't wait for these two additions.

Jodera:
Lol, playing it behind closed doors wen we no dey under punishment?

So those who have bought the ticket for the match, what will you tell them? Abi you think say Kroenke go refund their money?

Even if option dey for kroenke to transfer their tickets to another match, what will you tell kroenke and Arsenal? That they should lose huge revenue they're suppose to expect from arsenal Vs PSV because of Queen's death? As a businessman, will you agree

Sunday no far again, just go earlier this time abi no early church service? Even me sef, na early church mass I don adjust my going to

For the ticket matter,there will always be a way around it. Our Man City game will probably be played on the weekdays of UEL Rof32

Jodera:
We would have tried it in preseason but we didn't so I'll be surprised if Arteta would try it this season.

It was tried in preseason. Against Orlando or so. Jesus first game

daveP:
As this schedule has favoured us this September, we better capitalize. This October schedule will see us needing all legs available down to academy boiz. I can't wait for these two additions.

I know that FFP must have affected our adding the players, but by January it will be done deals for us. Those two will really make huge difference for us

mostob:
For the ticket matter,there will always be a way around it. Our Man City game will probably be played on the weekdays of UEL Rof32

......Which is to transfer their tickets to another match right? i.e instead of the ticket to be valid for only the PSV match, since it's behind closed doors now, the fans can now use it for let's say Bodo/Glimt match. While that is very possible but do you think Kroenke and arsenal board would want to lose a huge revenue from that PSV match just because it was behind closed doors??

As for that man city match, I guess it's still next year. Hopefully, we don't meet them when we're weak same way we met tottenham when we were week last season

Spy360:
It was tried in preseason. Against Orlando or so. Jesus first game

Thought it was 352 formation which was even the same formation we played when we were trailing 2-1 against Fulham?

The last time Assnal won the Champions league.
See legend extra stout dey waste time , not knowing he's wasting their fans time