I think in alexis, walcott, welbeck, wellington chamberlain and gnabry we have more than enough for the wide positions, let's not forget that ramsey, wilshire, rosicky, cazorla, akpom and ozil all
played in the wide roles at some stage last season.
Wenger is keen to strengthen his attack and feels that Remy has more than proven himself at Premier League level and will look to Remy to support Giroud in the Arsenal attack with Lukas Podolski and Theo Walcott being predominantly
used in wide roles.
Chelsea attacker may prefer to play up front but that hasn't stopped him doing wonderfully
well in a wide role.
With the Gunners already boasting a plethora of options
in a wide role at the Emirates — including Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and Danny Welbeck — the north London giants would surely be better invested in signing an established centre - forward.
As well as having a front two Arsenal could use the new man
in a wide role with Giroud's power and size in the role of target man, so do you think we will see the two start Arsenal games together?
Well welbeck or the ox, both are in decent form so I don't mind either of them start
in the wider role of the front three
Rodgers will be more than aware that neither Stewart Downing or Jordan Henderson
impressed in wide roles last term and therefore interest in Johnson is understandable.
The Dutchman was devastating for the Dutch champions
in a wide role last season, clearly able to cut inside and prove a huge attacking threat from there.
So Wenger has stuck with the same starting line - up that did us so proud in Greece, meaning that Theo Walcott
starts in a wide role once more, although I assume that he will start on the left this time as the team looked so much better with him there and the much improved Campbell on the right.
The Austrian international hinted last week that he hoped to play up front more often
rather in a wider role but also said he would play anywhere he might be asked to.
The positions he has been used in by Di Mateo has been another conflicting issue, with the forward continually brought on
in wide roles despite seeing his best position in central attack.
Rambo can do a
jon in a wide role but to be honest, we have better options and with Brendan Rodgers likely to send his team out with negative tactics, we will need the penetration down the flanks more than an extra man coming inside.
From there you can see that all the 4 options have a strike rate better than our 3 although in the case of giroud it is not many, whilst for Walcott and welbeck it may be unfair as they have played most of their
appearances in wider roles.
Arsene Wenger could well do with attacking reinforcements as currently he relies solely on Olivier Giroud to lead the line as he appears to prefer using the likes of Gervinho and Lukas
Podolski in wide roles.
And the manager may be trying to get Ramsey to play through his current run of form but I can not see the point of him starting every
game in that wide role.
The latter is understood to have made it clear to coach Pep Guardiola that he prefers to be supported by Kingsley Coman and Douglas
Costa in the wide roles, and that he finds Robben too selfish according to the Mirror.
I am a bit surprised to see that it is the England forward Theo Walcott who misses out though, with club record signing Mesut Ozil keeping his
place in a wider role and Santi Cazorla continuing to run things in a central attacking midfield position.
Also if you look at the after effects it could be a very positive move leading to 1) di Maria replacing him /
lavezzi in the wide role (man u lost falcao / rvp / di maria?)
The creative midfielder is regularly
fielded in a wide role, but his injuries have regularly ended his run in the first - team, and others have impressed within the side.
It seems increasingly likely that the winger will remain with the west London giants next season, and he'll be another looking to catch the eye of Mourinho with Willian and Hazard looking to be the first -
choice in a wide role.
While the Borussia Dortmund forward is arguably most impressive as a centre - forward, the Gabon international remains
dangerous in a wide role.
Cavani has been used
primarily in a wide role since moving to the French capital and has to cope with playing second fiddle to Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic though has still managed to score regularly, netting 29 goals in 51 appearances for PSG.
Koke (7.5): A very good performance from Koke, as he continues to
improve in a wider role than perhaps he would like.
Arsenal are a touch quality light up front, with Olivier Giroud the only natural centre - forward option — Marouane Chamakh has scored twice since December 2010 and rarely makes the bench anymore — while Gervinho and Lukas Podolski can play there, but Wenger prefers
tham in wider roles.
On the other hand, Memphis is to be used
mainly in a wider role, then surely an out - and - out striker is required — someone like a Benzema or a Lacazette.
This would remove the option of fielding Sánchez as a No. 10, but could see the Chilean even more
effective in a wide role due to the increased space opened up by the lack of a central attacking midfielder behind the striker, allowing him to roam inside at will.
The Bundesliga club used him
sparingly in a wide role and, though he did a job there, he failed to rediscover the form he showed in Holland.
Southgate has utilised a 3 -5-2 system in England's last three friendlies — goalless draws against Brazil and Germany and the win over the Dutch — but used wing -
backs in the wide roles rather than wingers.
Birmingham deployed James McFadden on the left of midfield in support of Christian Benitez and Cameron Jerome, Martin Paterson played
in a wide role alongside David Nugent and Steven Fletcher for Burnley, while Sunderland managed to accommodate Darren Bent, Kenwyne Jones and Fraizer Campbell in their line - up towards the end of the season.
Ramsey is renowned inside Arsenal for invariably covering most distance in a match so it is interesting that he has recently been playing
in a wider role on the right that makes different physical demands.
If Klopp wants to stick with one forlorn marksman he might be forced to utilise
Sturridge in a wide role, much to the Englishman's potential dismay.
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Another, Craig Bellamy, is clearly nearing the end of his career and may well work
better in a wide role.
The versatile Serie A star can play in a supporting striker role but is more regularly
used in a wide role and has proven a big success since moving to Naples.
But he voiced his frustration at Wenger continually using
him in a wider role.
In wide roles the likes of Samir Nasri, David Silva and James Milner are preventing Sinclair from getting some much needed playing time.
Cavani has a bIgger presence and quicker than giroud HE is a better finisher than any we have up top He is better
in the wide role than welbeck and poldi His work rate, agressive nature rivals alexis
I do nt see him has a replacement for Giroud, more likely used
in the wide role that walcott normally plays.
I can not see how either will be happy playing
in a wider role (e.g. Sanchez's position) and doing defensive / tracking duties.
Giroud's staute and hold up play may offer something different for Arsenal but his range is much more limited, so unlike Sanchez and Welbeck he can not do much for
us in a wide role.
We also have Welbeck pushing and able to play on either flank as well as the middle, oh and Alexis of course before mentioning that Ozil, Ramsey and Wilshere all did well
in a wide role.