Thank you, Laca: Lacazette set to leave Arsenal

[Santi]

Not under Arteta though, especially not this season. He’s only ever had Auba performing well.

[Losmeister]

Ollie says hellox3

[Ach]

Wrong thread?

[Losmeister]

i meant

[Power n Glory]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tribuna.com/amp/arsenal/en/news/2020-08-04-the-no-9-who-is-practically-a-no-10-ceballos-explains-lacazettes-role-in-artetas-tactical/

"Laca likes to come to play and moves well in that [deeper] area," he told El Pais. "The only way to defend as a block is to be very close, and that the nine is that player who is practically a ten.

"When defending against very dominant teams, such as City or Liverpool, the position of a No. 10 is vital so that they do not have a clean start with the ball and Laca has done it perfectly.

"We work so that there is always an unmarked player. When you play with your goalkeeper you always have one more player: it is the goalkeeper who has to hold the ball until a striker jumps to press it and there, through a third man, find the exit and play again.

"Our third man is Lacazette, who comes very low to play and it was difficult for opposition's defenders to follow him to that position."

Mikel Arteta opted for a 3-4-3 system after the Brighton defeat and this rather uncommon shape has brought us impressive results, including victories against Liverpool and Man City, as well as the FA Cup trophy

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https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/12/02/mikel-arteta-hints-alexandre-lacazette-could-play-new-arsenal-role-in-future/?amp

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has told Football.London that he thinks Alexandre Lacazette could play as deep-lying forward or number 10 moving forward.

The Gunners boss has been trying to find a solution to the current goalscoring woes; Arsenal have managed just two goals in their last six Premier League games.

In the Europa League, Arteta went with both Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah away at Molde, with many assuming that he was playing a 4-4-2.

However, Lacazette actually played as more of a number 10, supporting Nketiah as Arteta decided to test him in something of a new position.

The Frenchman’s lack of mobility has been limiting Arsenal’s fluidity and pressing in the final third, but he obviously does still have quality on the ball.

Lacazette came up with three key passes and one shot on target in that 3-0 win at Molde, so there were some aspects to be encouraged by as he attempts to carve out a role.
Speaking today ahead of Arsenal’s Europa League clash with Rapid Vienna on Thursday, Arteta has suggested that he thinks Lacazette is ‘comfortable’ in this role and could play there in the future.

That may mean the same tactic is trialled against Rapid, with Arteta talking up the partnership of Nketiah and Lacazette.

“We wanted to play our team so we had two strikers,” said Arteta. “A way to do it with the qualities of Eddie and Laca was to drop Laca a little bit [deeper] in some situations. It’s something he’s very comfortable doing, while Eddie’s more of a pure No 9. It’s something we can use as well in the present and the future,” he added

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Lara's goal scoring days are over.

[Santi]

:goal1: i meant

You do realise it was getting Auba that meant Giroud left right? Wish we’d kept the donkey and not signed the black panther.

[DiamondGooner]

So Arteta wants to play 4-3-3 but then plays 3-4-3 to stop us leaking goals, but will then play 4-2-3-1 with Willock at CAM and then also wants to play 4-4-1-1 with Laca playing in the SS Bergkamp role?

Yes, confusing times at AFC.

He's going to trash the team with this indecision, do you know how many transfer windows its going to take to build this 4-3-3 team? especially with Kroenke only buying one top player per window.

[swipe right]

Giroud just scored four against Sevilla.
Oldest player to score a hat trick in the CL era.
More CL goals than Zidane.
I’m crying.

[KG3]

Giroud just scored four against Sevilla.
Oldest player to score a hat trick in the CL era.
More CL goals than Zidane.
I’m crying.

Zidane was a midfielder so this is to be expected really

[swipe right]

Giroud just scored four against Sevilla.
Oldest player to score a hat trick in the CL era.
More CL goals than Zidane.
I’m crying.

Zidane was a midfielder so this is to be expected really

Giroud more goals, better hair. Fact.

[Highbury Hillbilly]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tribuna.com/amp/arsenal/en/news/2020-08-04-the-no-9-who-is-practically-a-no-10-ceballos-explains-lacazettes-role-in-artetas-tactical/

"Laca likes to come to play and moves well in that [deeper] area," he told El Pais. "The only way to defend as a block is to be very close, and that the nine is that player who is practically a ten.

"When defending against very dominant teams, such as City or Liverpool, the position of a No. 10 is vital so that they do not have a clean start with the ball and Laca has done it perfectly.

"We work so that there is always an unmarked player. When you play with your goalkeeper you always have one more player: it is the goalkeeper who has to hold the ball until a striker jumps to press it and there, through a third man, find the exit and play again.

"Our third man is Lacazette, who comes very low to play and it was difficult for opposition's defenders to follow him to that position."

Mikel Arteta opted for a 3-4-3 system after the Brighton defeat and this rather uncommon shape has brought us impressive results, including victories against Liverpool and Man City, as well as the FA Cup trophy

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https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/12/02/mikel-arteta-hints-alexandre-lacazette-could-play-new-arsenal-role-in-future/?amp

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has told Football.London that he thinks Alexandre Lacazette could play as deep-lying forward or number 10 moving forward.

The Gunners boss has been trying to find a solution to the current goalscoring woes; Arsenal have managed just two goals in their last six Premier League games.

In the Europa League, Arteta went with both Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah away at Molde, with many assuming that he was playing a 4-4-2.

However, Lacazette actually played as more of a number 10, supporting Nketiah as Arteta decided to test him in something of a new position.

The Frenchman’s lack of mobility has been limiting Arsenal’s fluidity and pressing in the final third, but he obviously does still have quality on the ball.

Lacazette came up with three key passes and one shot on target in that 3-0 win at Molde, so there were some aspects to be encouraged by as he attempts to carve out a role.
Speaking today ahead of Arsenal’s Europa League clash with Rapid Vienna on Thursday, Arteta has suggested that he thinks Lacazette is ‘comfortable’ in this role and could play there in the future.

That may mean the same tactic is trialled against Rapid, with Arteta talking up the partnership of Nketiah and Lacazette.

“We wanted to play our team so we had two strikers,” said Arteta. “A way to do it with the qualities of Eddie and Laca was to drop Laca a little bit [deeper] in some situations. It’s something he’s very comfortable doing, while Eddie’s more of a pure No 9. It’s something we can use as well in the present and the future,” he added

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Lara's goal scoring days are over.

Sounds like what LVG was doing at Utd when he played Rooney at CM and Martial up top. It didn't work.

We've already seen that Laca can get 30+ G+A in a front two setup. If Arteta is dead set on 3 up top, then sell him and get a Muller-style forward to play this role.

[swipe right]

But I thought the number ten position was finished?

[Power n Glory]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tribuna.com/amp/arsenal/en/news/2020-08-04-the-no-9-who-is-practically-a-no-10-ceballos-explains-lacazettes-role-in-artetas-tactical/

"Laca likes to come to play and moves well in that [deeper] area," he told El Pais. "The only way to defend as a block is to be very close, and that the nine is that player who is practically a ten.

"When defending against very dominant teams, such as City or Liverpool, the position of a No. 10 is vital so that they do not have a clean start with the ball and Laca has done it perfectly.

"We work so that there is always an unmarked player. When you play with your goalkeeper you always have one more player: it is the goalkeeper who has to hold the ball until a striker jumps to press it and there, through a third man, find the exit and play again.

"Our third man is Lacazette, who comes very low to play and it was difficult for opposition's defenders to follow him to that position."

Mikel Arteta opted for a 3-4-3 system after the Brighton defeat and this rather uncommon shape has brought us impressive results, including victories against Liverpool and Man City, as well as the FA Cup trophy

.


https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/12/02/mikel-arteta-hints-alexandre-lacazette-could-play-new-arsenal-role-in-future/?amp

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has told Football.London that he thinks Alexandre Lacazette could play as deep-lying forward or number 10 moving forward.

The Gunners boss has been trying to find a solution to the current goalscoring woes; Arsenal have managed just two goals in their last six Premier League games.

In the Europa League, Arteta went with both Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah away at Molde, with many assuming that he was playing a 4-4-2.

However, Lacazette actually played as more of a number 10, supporting Nketiah as Arteta decided to test him in something of a new position.

The Frenchman’s lack of mobility has been limiting Arsenal’s fluidity and pressing in the final third, but he obviously does still have quality on the ball.

Lacazette came up with three key passes and one shot on target in that 3-0 win at Molde, so there were some aspects to be encouraged by as he attempts to carve out a role.
Speaking today ahead of Arsenal’s Europa League clash with Rapid Vienna on Thursday, Arteta has suggested that he thinks Lacazette is ‘comfortable’ in this role and could play there in the future.

That may mean the same tactic is trialled against Rapid, with Arteta talking up the partnership of Nketiah and Lacazette.

“We wanted to play our team so we had two strikers,” said Arteta. “A way to do it with the qualities of Eddie and Laca was to drop Laca a little bit [deeper] in some situations. It’s something he’s very comfortable doing, while Eddie’s more of a pure No 9. It’s something we can use as well in the present and the future,” he added

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Lara's goal scoring days are over.

Sounds like what LVG was doing at Utd when he played Rooney at CM and Martial up top. It didn't work.

We've already seen that Laca can get 30+ G+A in a front two setup. If Arteta is dead set on 3 up top, then sell him and get a Muller-style forward to play this role.

I wonder what Arteta values most about Lacazette. It must be his willingness to drop deep and defend because he must see that moving him further away from goal will have a negative effect on his goals and assists. He's not the greatest at passing and his touch has been loose lately.

We'll see if he decides to play him in this role with Aubameyang ahead with Elneny and Partey behind. We could get better results with players willing to carry the ball further up the pitch yet still providing that defensive cover we need. It all depends on the players Laca is surrounded by and I don't trust Arteta to find that balance.

[themessiah]

:goal1: i meant

Giroud is a Better all round technical footballer than both Luca and Auba and is one of the best target men in football! Unreal link up, not many better in the air

[themessiah]

Giroud could win us games, could link up play, could win the ball in the air.

What does Lacazette offer?

Giroud scoring 4 on a wonderful UCL night while Lacazette is getting benched by Eddie and Martial is dusted at 25. Deschamps won and was always ahead of the curve lol