Not exact matches
Wenger has come under fire
for his
tactical choices and
substitutions this season, but why have two such brilliant experienced players like Podolski and Rosicky (and Campbell I guess) in the squad — but fail to utilise them?
If it wasn't
for Arsene Wenger's
tactical substitutions yesterday, especially the decision to haul Jenkinson off
for attack minded player Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, then I think the Gunners would've struggled to get a point whilst in Manchester.
The main reason he has to go this summer
for me is not his
tactical inadequacy, not his late
substitutions, not his bad fitness management, but above all — his comments.
Secondly, Wenger needs to become far more flexible when it comes to his formation selections... remember this is the same individual that hadn't used a 3 - back system
for 20 years and only conceded to the experiment when the proverbial shit hit the fan... you know it killed him to adopt «Conte's» system, which is probably why he resisted so long; in fact his stubbornness to adjust even earlier might have cost us the 4 hole... much like most sports that have
tactical formations, every team should have a «base» offensive and defensive scheme, but they likewise need to have some inherent flexibility depending on the opposing teams tactics and / or when specific
substitutions are made... how many times have you watched a Wenger - run team make a late
substitution but not change their shape on the pitch... furthermore, how many times have you seen our team fail to make the necessary adjustments at halftime due to Wenger's
tactical stubbronness, which often led to giving up goals in the early minutes of the second - half... the best teams in the world know how to make halftime adjustments whereas we always seem to be surprised when the opposing team throws a wrinkle into the mix following halftime... this my friend is soccer 101
Far from it really, and we know what it takes
for Arsene Wenger to make any sort of
tactical substitution before his usual time of around the 65 minute mark, so Rob Holding and his performance against the Germans must have been a serious concern to the Frenchman who replaced him at halftime.
Guzman may have taken an elbow from Dempsey late in the first half, but it's not certain if the
substitution was
for that or
for tactical reasons.
Koeman then made another
tactical substitution, with the introduction of January signing Ademola Lookman who made an immediate impact and set up Lukaku
for him to drive the ball into the back of the net.