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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby Zedie » Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:28 pm

Massa wrote:Can't say I'm a fan of the 4141


Early stages I recon. There were signs it could work once the lads have gotten used to it.

We should realistically have battered Besiktas using it if it wasnt for individuals dawdling / completely ballsing up chances at times.
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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby S&W the no1Fan » Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:29 pm

Zedie wrote:
Massa wrote:Can't say I'm a fan of the 4141


Early stages I recon. There were signs it could work once the lads have gotten used to it.

We should realistically have battered Besiktas using it if it wasnt for individuals dawdling / completely ballsing up chances at times.
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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby Sims » Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:33 pm

I don't want Özil out wide ffs
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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby Va-Va-Voom » Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:49 pm

Sims wrote:I don't want Özil out wide ffs
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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby DiamondGooner » Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:50 pm

Zedie wrote:
Massa wrote:Can't say I'm a fan of the 4141


Early stages I recon. There were signs it could work once the lads have gotten used to it.

We should realistically have battered Besiktas using it if it wasnt for individuals dawdling / completely ballsing up chances at times.


We've been overrun in almost every game since the competitions got serious so no, it didn't work when we tried it last year and we're struggling in midfield this year.

Against Everton 4-1-4-1, against Beskitas we went to the more traditional 4-2-3-1 and we were more solid for it.
Everton practically walked through us at times.
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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby Va-Va-Voom » Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:09 am

For what it's worth, I think we should be playing a dynamic, counter attacking brand of football; that means dropping Cazorla to the bench and making Sanchez, Walcott, Chamberlain, and Ozil as our default front 4 (injuries permitting of course).

Walcott
Chamberlain Ozil Sanchez

Is how I envisage it; Walcott and Sanchez would have the freedom to interchange as they please - I think we'd blitz teams.
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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby CrimsonGunner11 » Fri Aug 29, 2014 1:47 am

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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby Apollo » Fri Aug 29, 2014 2:18 am

VAVAVOOM 14 wrote:For what it's worth, I think we should be playing a dynamic, counter attacking brand of football; that means dropping Cazorla to the bench and making Sanchez, Walcott, Chamberlain, and Ozil as our default front 4 (injuries permitting of course).

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Is how I envisage it; Walcott and Sanchez would have the freedom to interchange as they please - I think we'd blitz teams.


Almost impossible to base our game off of the counter attack.

With the exception of big games.
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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby GoonerBeatYa » Fri Aug 29, 2014 5:36 am

Szcz
Debuchy - Mert - Kos - Gibbs
............Ramsey - Arteta
Walcott - ...Özil - ..............Ox
...................Alexis

The formation above is what we should employ if wenger does not add to the squad and once everyone is fit .
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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby Cripps » Sat Aug 30, 2014 1:52 am

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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby Schlandi » Sat Aug 30, 2014 10:35 am

Cripps wrote:http://talksport.com/football/how-arsenal-can-line-without-giroud-stronger-140829110629


LW Özil :rolleyes:

Why would you play one of the worst first touches in the BPL aka Sanogo alongside Sanchez in a X-X-2 formation ?
Sanchez might get jailed after killing him on the pitch out of frustration :lol:
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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby Angelito » Sat Aug 30, 2014 11:12 am

Looking at the players we have, 4-3-1-2 seems to be the best formation.
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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby Schlandi » Sat Aug 30, 2014 11:13 am

Angelito wrote:Looking at the players we have, 4-3-1-2 seems to be the best formation.


4-1-3-2 KILL THEM ! :arse flag.gif:
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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby Angelito » Sat Aug 30, 2014 1:15 pm

SchlandGooner wrote:
Angelito wrote:Looking at the players we have, 4-3-1-2 seems to be the best formation.


4-1-3-2 KILL THEM ! :arse flag.gif:


Yeah, we have the players suited for it. 4-1-4-1 just doesn't seem to be happening, especially by pushing Ozil out wide and playing without a #10.
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Re: How should we be playing this season?

Postby Propa_Nutcase » Sat Aug 30, 2014 1:54 pm

GoonerBeatYa wrote:Szcz
Debuchy - Mert - Kos - Gibbs
............Ramsey - Arteta
Walcott - ...Özil - ..............Ox
...................Alexis

The formation above is what we should employ if wenger does not add to the squad and once everyone is fit .


Agreed.
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