Arsenal Tone wrote:thebigbangtheo wrote:If Tommy isn't going to be available for the Wolves game which is looking more and more likely to be the case, I'd be more inclined to have Tavares deputise for him than Cedric as things stand, as switching flanks isn't an issue for him as well as being mindful of his earlier effectiveness as part of our resurgent defensive unit.
Unfortunately for Cedric, he appears to have been struck down by the same syndrome that befell Kolasinac, who undoubtedly began his Arsenal career in beast mode which led to suggestions that he could indeed become the solution to our need of a destructive defensive midfielder if tried in the role.
Last season, up until Cedric got switched to the left in filling in for Tierney, he'd been enjoying that little purple patch of form at right back which duly got many of the fan base to now be on side with him along with his wife, but since then has pretty much seen his good form shrivel up and drop off like a lepers dick.
White RB, Senderos CB
The first issue I'd have with moving Mr. Reservoir Dog across to right back Big Tone, is that it would effectively be no more than a coin toss and calling heads or tails as to whether we'd get a performance equivalent to a Liebfraumilch, or that of a Bollinger '68.
The second is that in then bringing in Holding to deputise for White at the heart of the defence equates to us opting to play with a double handicap instead of just the one, ergo, voluntarily reducing our established back four set-up from 75% capacity to 50%. Without wanting to over egg the pudding, I'd rather have 3 players who've had the defensive functionality locked down this season now carry one new component, than just 2 who are in their comfort zone as such and have all the disruption loaded entirety onto one side of the defence.