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Oasis007:
I think the best Formation based on personnel available at the Club presently is 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Formation. If I am the Manager of this unfortunate, hopeless Club, I will definitely try out the below Lineup;

_________________ Leno ________________

Chamber _______ Papa ___________ Luiz

Bellerin ___ Xhaka ___ Torreira ___ Tianey

_________________ Ozil ________________

_______ Pepe ____________ Auba __________

I will instruct Xhaka to sit deep, while Torreira will have the freedom to operate as a B2B Midfielder.

Defensively, Xhaka will be joining the back three and the WBs to making it 5 Defenders, while both Auba and Pepe will be ready for Counter at any given Opportunity.

Asking Papa to man your centre defence is like asking Mia Khalifa to be your wife.

#Akunakuna

mrpoul:
There is dis girl, that I meet in lecture theater, we sat down together, we chatted but it was concerning the lecture. After the lecture, I disappear because im this kind of very shy person, I didn't know what to talk to her aside the lecture. So I saw her on FB I added her and chatted her, up. It happen that evening I wanted to go eat in a restaurant, I told her she can join me jokingly. Surprisingly, she came, we talked but it was mostly about me and herself. After, we finish eating, I told her to come and know my place, but when she came I was nervous and she did not stay up to 5mins. I told her we need to go, dat her roomie maybe worried about her. The next day when she saw me in school, she was excited to see me. After then our communication sucks, I will call her and be asking all this boring questions, before I know it, sometimes she will see my chat and will not reply. Now I'm confuse, I don't know what to do again. I don't wanna lose her. what do u suggest I do from here? pardon my grammatical blunder.

Send her this write up, you will be amazed.

Again, be yourself. That's the key. Girls hate pretenders.

Lastly avoid sex. Thank me later.

Oasis007:
Solskjær: “I believe in these players and that we can win any game on any given day, but we need to get more consistency. For me, when we get players back fit, if we've got the full squad fit, I'm sure we can challenge and move up the table.”

In the theatre of DREAMS....

Fkhalifa:
All this 442 no go work, we don't have an Henri,Bergkamp
Viera Gilberto
Lauren,Campbell

Those were men, this present lad are too soft,sexy,jerrycurlish and chicken hearted

We know. We are just tinkering. Good ebening.

Jodera:
In as much as 4-4-2 is sweet on paper, in reality, it really demands all round hard workers across the pitch and transition from defence to attack suppose to be fast. From the squad above, most of them just didn't fit in the formation. Firstly, the 2 forwards ought to be different but complementary. While auba and laca are different, they're not in any way complementary to each other. No one can beat defence with dribbling or pace, nor good with ball at the feet. So it'll be difficult to implement.
Going to the midfield, like I opined, they need to be hard workers. Pepe hardly help in defence (tho he can be taught), and saka is just too young and raw to be thinking of first team. Also that midfield base is dead on arrival with Xhaka there. No destructive 4, which a 442 really needs. Guen also will need to be fast in his play, like I said, we need quick transition. Back 4 sorts itself out.
But if he wanna insist on using it(like you suggested), I'll go for
Leno
Bellerin Luiz holding Tierney

Pepe Toreira ceballos (guen) martinelli

Auba laca

I believe with proper discipline, Toreira and ceballos can hold their own and both have long and short pass accuracy to launch and attack. Pepe can be worked on and given instructions to help defence, and martinelli I feel is an upgrade to saka sha.
As for the front two, heaven help us. Lol.

In all honesty tho, I think we don't really have the personnel for such formation

Or we can use

Leno
Bellerin. Luiz holding Tierney

Ceballos. Toreira guen. Martinelli

Pepe Auba

In the first formation, Pepe as an inside right will not fit in to handle his defensive duties as he is left footed.

I will take him paired with Auba as a support striker since he has the pace and skill to split a defence. That's in your second formation. Your point about Auba and Laca as not complementary is absolutely spot on. Ceballos cannot play the winger role.

Where does Ozil fit in?

................. Auba ..... Ozil ................
Pepe . Ceballos/ . Torriera . Nelson
Guen
Tierney .... Luis .... Cham .. Bellerin
........................ Leno .......................

BlueRayDick:
Xhaka cannot play the defensive midfield role (the viera kind) in the EPL.
Maybe he plays well for his country, but he doesn't have that instinct to play it well for arsenal in the EPL.

Just look at Ndidi, Kante, McTonmay, Fabinho, Fernadinho(when he plays in the middle) and see how they play that role. (I don't know how to explain it). Now tell me in all honesty if u think Xhaka can learn how to move like those guys do, if he can shield the back 4 like they do and can he do all these without committing unnecessary fouls?

I chose Xhaka just because he is available not the desirable. In a middle two, Xhaka should be the anchor not the destroyer. His primary duty would be to spread the ball and release runners. This I believe he can handle, he does same for country. What is important is the formation. Personnel can be acquired on needs basis.

BlueRayDick:
This is a good formation sincerely. If only Xhaka would just be a defensive midfielder who will tackle to win the ball and not just be committing unnecessary fouls in delicate areas.

He can be trained. I have seen Xhaka perform for country. He can be made to look good. Same goes to Guen. Others like Torriera, Willock, even AMN can then begin to fight to displace any of them. But the key thing is that there is an established pattern the club has decided to follow and every player should seek to adapt to it.

Please Freddie, let's get back to basics. Let's go back to 4-4-2. I believe you have gathered the tricks and experience required to play the formation.

............ Auba ....... Laca .............
Pepe ... Xhaka ... Guen ... Saka
Tierney . Luiz .... Cham . Bellerin
..................... Leno .....................

Saw this somewhere and its so hilarious...

If you rely on Sokratis, you will be changing managers every six months

Roland17:
A home coming for Nketiah.

I expect we should follow our traditions by allowing him to play against us.

iamoyindamola:
Watford are not playing well at the moment, they may likely relegate... Dacoúre is one player arsenal should be looking at, just pair the big man with torreira and Jerry curl stays on bench forever

You are displaying the highest levels of stupidity.

Jerry curl kee you

BlueRayDick:
Mitland-Niles play 4 ?

Una no just like this team. Mitland-Niles is just not a typical EPL player. I've watched him for two years now and anybody who spots talent/potential when he sees one will know he's just not one. Any team that wants to qualify for top finish and possibly win a domestic cup will not field a player in the mould of Niles in its first 11 be it on the wings, in the middle or at the back.

Niles despite being young and seemingly pacy lacks awareness on and off the ball, he gets easily railroaded and lacks the intelligence that would've replaced his other deficiencies. His crosses are Abysmal and most times he just seem like he's occupying space not being used.

I'm sure any Arsenal coach(both the current interim and the future permanent manager) would not gamble and use him in the middle, it will end in tears.

How can you finish somebody's career like this. You are not bornagain at all. Even if it is true, can't you lie?

Roland17:
Una 2 kukuma need una own thread at this point.

Na my man. Honestly I enjoy him.. .

iamoyindamola:
since I can't view my opinion na everybody go like Jerry curl

Who dash idiot opinion?

iamoyindamola:
mumu
Bleeped you

Bleep bleeped you.
Fvck fvcked you.
Stupidity bleep you.

iamoyindamola:
You can fvck off too

You know you have been bleeped already. So remain bleeped.

kokaneprodigy:
Dude I didn’t see yesterday’s game and I can’t assess him under Ljungberg. But something happened differently yesterday Ljungberg had to pull him out at some point this conforms with what I’ve said that he doesn’t have the stamina to play for 90mins. That’s something Emery wouldn’t do.

Meanwhile this is a new manager with different approach everyone starts on a clean sheet and I usually give at least 3 matches before drawing assessments.

But any body could get pulled out and for varied reasons ranging from fatigue, knock, tactics, and so on. For stamina I may agree because he is quite young to bear the responsibilities of our midfield. But that shouldnt diminish his performance at all. It is the managers call to spot a player that has lost stamina. So using his being subed as a point won't hold for me. Besides yesterday's game was one of his best outings of which Jodera testified.

Until we get a decent midfielder and/or our senior players upgrade themselves, Guen remains our best midfielder so far this season.

iamoyindamola:
Guy if don't understand my point you can always ignore, this boy failed in his primary duty the same with xhaka. Why playing the 2 together, torreira came in and saved us twice.
He's slow, can mark get tired easily all these xhaka have too so why will I praise some one that's not going his primary duty well or blame others for his misfortune.

The main point is that you don't have a say. So keep quiet.

Roland17:
You too like wahala..

It is pitiable that despite consistent performances, people like sod and kokane refuse the give the lad a break. Ljungberg is here and still picked him. Lets wait till next match to see if he still gets pick ahead of others, cause sod and kokane cannot tell me they know more than the coach.

mostob:
I think we do concede simply because our midfield offers no protection to the back four. This is because our MFs are ball playing and not destroyer type of DM.
How about we try AMN in the DM position.
1. He has the physique, pace and height. Though he sometimes lose concentration.

2. He will concentrate mainly on defending thereby freeing other MFs to enable them carress the ball wella ...Lolz

The other alternative is David Luiz . His long passes will also come handy but I don't know why I don't trust the guy.

Lack of protection, yes.
But personnel is not our problem here.

The problem is the team organisation. Our players lack the techniques in manning the midfield, and it is the fault of the manager.

You don't necessarily need a destroy every time you play, you only need players who understand the roles and keep to it.

Have you seen Ajax play? This is a team that is built on techniques and team understanding.

patrickmuf:
As in erh! When Xhaka and Willock plays rubbish he won't call them out but when it's Geun he is quick to call him out. As bad as Guen, Xhaka and Willock have been worse...Wetin concern me sef?

This case don't tire.

The boy no good, the boy this that. Yet he keeps getting picked by his managers. Obviously they see things we don't. Yet some people choose to castigate.

iamoyindamola:
it's not about the problem, we need a new face in that midfield abeg.
Na only that boy they arsenal

Stop hating the boy guy.

Emery picked him, now Ljunberg has also picked him. Make all of una dey there dey mumu una self.

Jodera:
Seriously, I hope he succeeds too. At least, Zidane and the almighty guardiola come to mind as managers who followed same path

Waiting for his first line up.

Jodera:
yeah, then imagine how our players will be with this kind of attitude. Tomorrow sha, we'll see a glimpse of what to expect from ljumberg.
Tho I hope he won't be given any permanent manager if the results come good, at least till the end of season. So that we won't fall into the "olé's trap"

I sincerely hope he succeeds. I want a young manager with fresh ideas. A phenomenon.

Jodera:
I think you're sticking away from what I asked not the other way round.
When we talk about attributes of a footballer, we talk of finishing, passes, tackles, interception, good crossing, dribble etc. Fighting spirit and confidence isn't an attribute of a footballer( tho I won't deny it's needed in football presently). So, arsenal won't miss him, if doesn't have any outstanding attribute. He doesn't give key passes, he doesn't score, he doesn't assist, he's not good aerially, he's not an effective tackler nor a good interceptor. He's not good at shielding defence nor even reading of the game. So you feel with these limitations, just fighting spirit and confidence (which isn't attribute sef) will what will mk arsenal as a team miss him, then I don't know what to say. All these hardwork without result will take a club no where.
Sanchez tracking of back and fighting spirit always yield out result, same as martinelli. I feel if martinelli is given the type of chance guen is having, perhaps we'll have more points than what we currently have.
Everyone knows ozil needs a good DM to shine and that's why he shone the season we had cazorla and coquelin as our two base players

That would be asking too much from Guendouzi.
Good point though.

Most times we confuse being talented and being effective.

Guendouzi will not be a Fabregas, he shouldn't even be a first team player at Arsenal. But he is the most effective we have so far. Due mainly to the poor performances of other top players and the clubs mistake of not getting a proper DM. He is doing his best as a youngster. It may not be enough but surely its better than what others are offering the club right now.

Jodera:
Truly, I can't fault that, but are these what arsenal team will miss from him? I doubt it.
I remember Sanchez having those 2 attributes, but what endear him to fans was the skills accompanied with those. He knows how to pass, score and all that. Having those 2 ONLY will not secure you a spot in first eleven in any top club if we're sincere.

Arsenal fans adored Sanchez for one reason. His fighting spirit. How he chases after a ball even when he loses it. How he tracks his man back until he succeeds in winning back the ball. How he won't rest until we get our goal.

Bros, Ozil was more skillful than Sanchez, but his poor demeanor killed him with fans.
Fighting spirit is what most fans love in Martinelli.
Fighting spirit can be a deciding factor to make the first team.

Fighting spirit and confidence are not Guens only attributes, but what fans will miss him for according to your question. Let's stick to what you asked please.

Jodera:
bro abeg talk true... Forget propaganda or any big English (lol)
Abeg what is guen's greatest attribute that we would miss if he goes like 2-3 weeks injury?

Fighting spirit. Confidence.

He isn't very talented but you can't fault this.

Lana1:
Cant think of a better time to bring back this Legendary post.

Nothing way Ekaete no go see inside afang soup.

iamoyindamola:
he doesn't have any business in the defence, at least we led our own and outscored our opponents.
Until ebening starts playing from back, most of the goals we conceded were as a result of that madness. I hope Freddie play his mind and not the fans he have nothing to lose at this moment.

Exactly. He should just follow his mind.

His face is rough sha, like Nuno own. May be Fkhalifa will like him.

Jodera:
What I'm waiting to see is if ljumberg will be starting guendouzi. If he's still in 1st eleven this season, then I give up.

Are you saying you sabi pass Emery, Ljunberg and every person in the club? Don't be silly.
If he is still first eleven,then you were wrong to judge him. Learn to accept wrong dude.

iamoyindamola:
So happy

The players sacked him. Whatever he told them at halftime made them to stop fighting and eventually lost the match.

Roland17 our vigil today was productive.

It's Ljunberg to manage the team interim. I hope he proves himself. With this crop of players, the way forward is to attack like mad. Go for 5-3, 6-4 score lines. Fans would understand. Trying to fix this defence is like attempting to impregnate a bitch not in heat.