Ethan Nwaneri (53)

[Rockape]

Absolutely.....get him in!

He does like to move in from the same areas as Saka....which is a slight issue.

[TedLasso]

He has something, we see glimpses when he plays, tonight we saw it for real.

Why has he not been unleashed?! Don't give me that "he is too young" bollox!

All of our matches without Odegaard have been crying out for Nwaneri

I totally agree. If you can play, you can play. Nwaneri is clearly skilled enough and mentally strong enough to handle playing against PL teams. I'd love to see him get a start here and there against the lower teams, even alongside Odegaard to see what the two can create together.

[theHotHead]

Odegaard does enough working back to actually justify having another AM on the pitch at the same time

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Nwaneri and Odegard cant play together. They are both left footed as is Saka. Had one of them been right footed we could have played them in place of Martinelli. The way Wenger used to play Cesc and Nasri with Nasri lining up with the striker and inside forward and Cesc playing between midfield and attack. You can do that with Trossard because he is right footed. Unfortunately, Nwaneri will need to be a sub for Saka or Odegard at the moment.

CAM - Striker - RWF
CAM

[DiamondGooner]

Getting way to ahead of ourselves.

Odegaard is the starter, Nwaneri plays cups, easier games and is a sub for Ode.

Don't know what everyone thinks we have to cram them in together, more than enough games to have time to play for both of them.

[VCC]

Nwaneri and Odegard cant play together. They are both left footed as is Saka. Had one of them been right footed we could have played them in place of Martinelli. The way Wenger used to play Cesc and Nasri with Nasri lining up with the striker and inside forward and Cesc playing between midfield and attack. You can do that with Trossard because he is right footed. Unfortunately, Nwaneri will need to be a sub for Saka or Odegard at the moment.

CAM - Striker - RWF
CAM

Odegaard ain't playing .
If he can't get in the side playing the way he has been and when the guy who supposed keeps him out of the team is injured, for all we know he could well be better than Ode.

[Nuggets]

Nwaneri and Odegard cant play together. They are both left footed as is Saka. Had one of them been right footed we could have played them in place of Martinelli. The way Wenger used to play Cesc and Nasri with Nasri lining up with the striker and inside forward and Cesc playing between midfield and attack. You can do that with Trossard because he is right footed. Unfortunately, Nwaneri will need to be a sub for Saka or Odegard at the moment.

CAM - Striker - RWF
CAM

Odegaard ain't playing .
If he can't get in the side playing the way he has been and when the guy who supposed keeps him out of the team is injured, for all we know he could well be better than Ode.

Could be

[theHotHead]

Nwaneri and Odegard cant play together. They are both left footed as is Saka. Had one of them been right footed we could have played them in place of Martinelli. The way Wenger used to play Cesc and Nasri with Nasri lining up with the striker and inside forward and Cesc playing between midfield and attack. You can do that with Trossard because he is right footed. Unfortunately, Nwaneri will need to be a sub for Saka or Odegard at the moment.

CAM - Striker - RWF
CAM

You don't know they can't play together, you are just assuming that because they occupy the same area of the pitch. A little tweak and they could easily be able to play together, the rule book doesnt say Nwaneri has to stay in one place

[VCC]

If you had Maradona and Messi in the same squad you would make sure they both started

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If you had Maradona and Messi in the same squad you would make sure they both started

We've tried playing two CAMs in central midfield many times during the Wenger era and seen us get over run. The same would happen here. Given how team press in the center of the park we'd see Rice get swamped. Odegard, Saka and Nwaneri are a nice problem to have but for two positions. We have an entire ten month season with four tournaments to cycle them through.

[UFGN]

If you had Maradona and Messi in the same squad you would make sure they both started

Yes but the reason that would work is because of the extreme ability and extreme footballing intelligence of both players. You'd make them go out for a drink together and tell them, just work it out between you, I don't want to hear "no".

That would work

It wouldn't work in most cases

[theHotHead]

Intelligent players can play with each other, one dimensional players struggle.

[ag6789]

Two CAMs can play in a 4-4-2 system, but you need to employ two DMs or deep lying mids to hold the middle. Two strikers playing of each other.
Or in the old 4-2-4 system, an inside right and an inside left and two outs( left and right). Extremely risky nowadays. Or ancient 5 forward system, two inside forwards playing behind a central striker. But these are obsolete for reasons.
In a 4-3-3, two CAMs will be suicidal,as your midfield will be overrun.
Anyway, don't see any problem w/ Nwaneri,as he will start in Cups, and will provide relief to Odegaard in PL/ CL games. He might come in as a forward or can be used as a CAM when we are chasing games. He has plenty of time in his hands to develop.

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Intelligent players can play with each other, one dimensional players struggle.

Wenger tried building a team of number tens and it never worked. They were all talented and intelligent.

[theHotHead]

Intelligent players can play with each other, one dimensional players struggle.

Wenger tried building a team of number tens and it never worked. They were all talented and intelligent.

Intelligent but no damn steel !!! That was the problem

Had he not ignored physical strength he would've won something, instead he fielded a team that were easily bullied.