Came across this today:
https://twitter.com/EditsDk15/status/13 ... 63904?s=09
Ten years down the line I'm hoping this thread is necessary
by Arsenal Tone » Sat Sep 05, 2020 10:07 pm
by Callum » Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:25 am
by Arsenal Tone » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:12 am
by Sims » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:16 am
by Arsenal Tone » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:17 am
Sims wrote:If we play a four often this season I think it will be Luiz & Gabriel mainly, for communication purposes and also to ease Saliba in
Our backline is pretty much sorted for a decade now
by Dejan » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:22 am
Sims wrote:If we play a four often this season I think it will be Luiz & Gabriel mainly, for communication purposes and also to ease Saliba in
Our backline is pretty much sorted for a decade now
by gooney » Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:10 am
by Arsenal Tone » Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:57 am
Totally true. I'm still excited about them both though. Both are the type of CB I have been wanting for years.gooney wrote:2 young players with no PL experience. Luiz is the nr 1 CB next season and we dont know how good either of these guys actually are
by PairyGrows » Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:13 am
by thebigbangtheo » Mon Sep 07, 2020 11:48 am
by Ach » Mon Sep 07, 2020 1:35 pm
by jayramfootball » Mon Sep 07, 2020 2:18 pm
thebigbangtheo wrote:Having been a primarily defensive player myself, I'm genuinely intrigued by any insight regards defensive set ups, particularly central defenders, man markers and holding midfielders.
I didn't really learn to appreciate David O'Leary until his latter years, and was probably most influenced by Hansen and Lawrenson, Barasi and Desailli, the original Dave Watson, Paul McGrath.
That the first nickname I ever had came from my friends whilst kicking ball in the streets or on the Rec was the black Willie Young was irrelevant, in my head I was prime Clodualdo.
Having witnessed what seemed like years of human sacrifice of our midfield and back four to an insatiable Inca God, the sudden sea change in our defensive line is nothing short of remarkable.
Whilst I get the new found optimism following our addition of 2 young and talented centre backs, we still need to establish which pairing from the 5 central defenders we're likely to go into the season with will work best. The chemistry, fit and finish, dovetailing or whatever you want to call it is simply crucial to an effective defensive pairing.
A Saliba & Gabriel partnership does get the imagination and creative juices flowing, but I think both Mari and Luiz will be much more prominent than many will expect and given Mustafi could be the 5th Beatle due to the timing of his injury, wouldn't it be just like him to get a game and look like a Franco Barasi tribute act NOW after all this time.
But then again, typical Arsenal, we never do anything the easy way even when we're the best at doing it.
by thebigbangtheo » Mon Sep 07, 2020 5:40 pm
jayramfootball wrote:thebigbangtheo wrote:Having been a primarily defensive player myself, I'm genuinely intrigued by any insight regards defensive set ups, particularly central defenders, man markers and holding midfielders.
I didn't really learn to appreciate David O'Leary until his latter years, and was probably most influenced by Hansen and Lawrenson, Barasi and Desailli, the original Dave Watson, Paul McGrath.
That the first nickname I ever had came from my friends whilst kicking ball in the streets or on the Rec was the black Willie Young was irrelevant, in my head I was prime Clodualdo.
Having witnessed what seemed like years of human sacrifice of our midfield and back four to an insatiable Inca God, the sudden sea change in our defensive line is nothing short of remarkable.
Whilst I get the new found optimism following our addition of 2 young and talented centre backs, we still need to establish which pairing from the 5 central defenders we're likely to go into the season with will work best. The chemistry, fit and finish, dovetailing or whatever you want to call it is simply crucial to an effective defensive pairing.
A Saliba & Gabriel partnership does get the imagination and creative juices flowing, but I think both Mari and Luiz will be much more prominent than many will expect and given Mustafi could be the 5th Beatle due to the timing of his injury, wouldn't it be just like him to get a game and look like a Franco Barasi tribute act NOW after all this time.
But then again, typical Arsenal, we never do anything the easy way even when we're the best at doing it.
I suspect Luiz will be the first name on the team sheet for CB and depending on whether we play 5 at the back, he'll be partnered with either Gabriel or Saliba (or both)
by Callum » Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:32 pm
by Arsenal Tone » Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:53 pm
:cloud9:Callum wrote: