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OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Arsenal Tone » Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:54 pm

I don't think we can rely on Chambers or Mertesacker as regular rotation.

We basically have four CBs to cover three positions in the starting XI - which is pi55 poor!

And before anyone says Kolasinac, he's meant to be our LWB is so he's covering CB we'll be short at LWB (unless Ox stays).

It reminds me of when we went into the season with three CBs (and were told Monreal can play there too) a few years ago.

We saw vs Leicester how dodgy our defence can be with a couple of players out!
Raya/Ramsdale
White/Tomiyasu--Saliba/Timber--Gabriel/Kiwior--???/Zinchenko
???/Jorginho
Odegaard/Smith Rowe----Rice/???
Saka/Jesus-------------------Martinelli/Trossard
???/Havertz
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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby ESR10 » Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:56 pm

Tony_Adams wrote:I don't think we can rely on Chambers or Mertesacker as regular rotation.

We basically have four CBs to cover three positions in the starting XI - which is pi55 poor!

And before anyone says Kolasinac, he's meant to be our LWB is so he's covering CB we'll be short at LWB (unless Ox stays).

It reminds me of when we went into the season with three CBs (and were told Monreal can play there too) a few years ago.

We saw vs Leicester how dodgy our defence can be with a couple of players out!


If Wenger is to be believed, then the Ox is staying
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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Arsenal~Fanatic » Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:58 pm

On a side note, we did excellent business with Laca and Kolasinac early on but since then the window has been quite disappointing not just because of lack of new acquisitions in areas we desperately seek like CM and GK,but also the departure of Gabriel and the likely departure of Ox as well. When you see money is not an object even for mid table clubs on account of new TV money it is not accurate to suggest we can buy anyone if we have cash. I hope and pray we get a CM, GK and replacements for Gabriel and Ox[if he leaves] because otherwise what seemed like a good window has turned out a nightmare with Ozil and Sanchez not signing extensions, Ox and Gab leaving, No CM and NO Gk.

Where is the time? Season has already started. It is terrifying to see our options in the middle of the park especially the backup ones and Cech looks to have aged by a decade from least season and he wasn't exactly spring chicken last year. I don't see us signing CM, CB, GK, RWB in the remaining days. The point iam trying to make is why should we make do and try and adjust when we simply have no reason to do so. I hope this window will not leave us with an after taste like the earlier ones where we always fell showrt of a couple of signings short of challenging properly. This window we are taking a huge risk leaving everything so late and it is a risk should not be taking.
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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Arsenal Tone » Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:17 pm

We're not leaving it late, Wenger is happy with the squad.
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White/Tomiyasu--Saliba/Timber--Gabriel/Kiwior--???/Zinchenko
???/Jorginho
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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Callum » Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:31 am

SOUND THE VAN DIJK KLAXON

CHOO CHOO
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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Arsenal Tone » Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:25 am

Callum wrote:SOUND THE VAN DIJK KLAXON

CHOO CHOO


Chambers is like a new signing and Elneny can play there too...
Raya/Ramsdale
White/Tomiyasu--Saliba/Timber--Gabriel/Kiwior--???/Zinchenko
???/Jorginho
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Saka/Jesus-------------------Martinelli/Trossard
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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Arsenal~Fanatic » Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:57 am

Tony_Adams wrote:
Callum wrote:SOUND THE VAN DIJK KLAXON

CHOO CHOO


Chambers is like a new signing and Elneny can play there too...


At Arsenal pretty much everyone can''also play at'' CB :sneaky2:
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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Callum » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:08 am

Arsenal~Fanatic wrote:
Tony_Adams wrote:
Callum wrote:SOUND THE VAN DIJK KLAXON

CHOO CHOO


Chambers is like a new signing and Elneny can play there too...


At Arsenal pretty much everyone can''also play at'' CB :sneaky2:

"I'm playing where, boss?"

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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Arsenal Tone » Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:12 am

Callum wrote:
Arsenal~Fanatic wrote:
Tony_Adams wrote:
Callum wrote:SOUND THE VAN DIJK KLAXON

CHOO CHOO


Chambers is like a new signing and Elneny can play there too...


At Arsenal pretty much everyone can''also play at'' CB :sneaky2:

"I'm playing where, boss?"

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:hail: :rofl:
Raya/Ramsdale
White/Tomiyasu--Saliba/Timber--Gabriel/Kiwior--???/Zinchenko
???/Jorginho
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Saka/Jesus-------------------Martinelli/Trossard
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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Arsenal~Fanatic » Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:22 am

lol nice one Callum
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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Massa » Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:21 am

Tony_Adams wrote:I don't think we can rely on Chambers or Mertesacker as regular rotation.

We basically have four CBs to cover three positions in the starting XI - which is pi55 poor!

And before anyone says Kolasinac, he's meant to be our LWB is so he's covering CB we'll be short at LWB (unless Ox stays).

It reminds me of when we went into the season with three CBs (and were told Monreal can play there too) a few years ago.

We saw vs Leicester how dodgy our defence can be with a couple of players out!

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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Sims » Sat Aug 19, 2017 9:36 am

I'm not really a massive fan of Chambers anymore but a 3 at the back might suit him a lot more than a 2.

The struggle with him was that he was in between a RB and a CB. Was too slow to be a RB in our system but has pretty good feet and ability to play the ball out from the back

Him replacing Gabs is a like for like really in terms of ability imo
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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Arsenal Tone » Sat Aug 19, 2017 4:54 pm

Sims wrote:I'm not really a massive fan of Chambers anymore but a 3 at the back might suit him a lot more than a 2.

The struggle with him was that he was in between a RB and a CB. Was too slow to be a RB in our system but has pretty good feet and ability to play the ball out from the back

Him replacing Gabs is a like for like really in terms of ability imo


Talk about sugar coating the situation...
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White/Tomiyasu--Saliba/Timber--Gabriel/Kiwior--???/Zinchenko
???/Jorginho
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Saka/Jesus-------------------Martinelli/Trossard
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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby LMAO » Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:57 pm

Shame his first minutes could come at the Bernabeu. Hope he has catastrophe insurance.
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Re: OFFICIAL: Gabriel joins Valencia

Postby Arsenal Tone » Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:47 am

Bet he looks world class in Spain whils Chambers is proving to be a Championship level player.
Raya/Ramsdale
White/Tomiyasu--Saliba/Timber--Gabriel/Kiwior--???/Zinchenko
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