1) Ox should not be playing as
a left sided wing back unless he is allowed to cut infield and have a go at goal!
But if the academy graduate really is out of the first team frame you would think we would make a deal to free up the wages and the place in the squad, so I wonder if Wenger may just be thinking about Gibbs as
the left sided wing back in the new back three formation, or at least as his second option after the summer signing Kolasinac.
The left sided wing - back had a great season at the Estádio do Dragão last term and followed that up by helping his country to Copa America success.
He should have picked either Chambers or Holding to start in the back three with the first league fixture in mind when Konscielny will be sitting out a ban.Playing the Ox as a makeshift
left sided wing - back is hardly going to persuade him to sign a new contract on the basis that he's an integral part of the squad....
Not exact matches
On the political strategy
side, I don't think the NDP's inaction on this file will cause them any loss of support from their traditional base simply because there is no alternative on the
left wing.
Cut up the roasters into separate pieces (you can
leave wing on
side of breast for flavor and to keep breast from drying out).
He can play the
left wing well including the defensive
side of it.
Our lack of defensive experience could well pose as a problem however, with Calum Chambers, Rob Holding, Nacho Monreal, Maitland - Niles, Sead Kolasinac and Mo Elneny our only available stars for the three central roles and
left -
sided wing - back role.
If Wenger plays Ozil on the
wing then Townsend will destroy our
left side and get crosses in, just like Navas, and Lukaku did.
If wenger tries his usual Amc on the
left wing against chelsea, then he is mad.Although prandelli made a mistake playing the 3 -5-2 formation in the first half against such pace in the arsenal
side which clearly showed but lets not take anything away from the boys tonight.
Tight end Stephen Anderson, who was lined up as a
wing to that
side, went behind
left tackle Julie»n Davenport to pick up Williams.
Overmars was the Winger and despite being biased on the
left, he could also turn up on the right
side of the
wing once in a while in a match.
Why it makes sense for Ottawa: Senators lack depth on the
left wing side, minus Mike Hoffman, and already have a formidable top 6 down the middle in Duchene and Brassard.
Leaving him on the
wings will tell opposition to dislodge some personnel on that
side as well or to send the signal that Ozil is not going to be the playmaker.
Leading me to believe that Barco wouldn't be playing if Tata wasn't confident in his ability to defend, ie capable of taking on a similar
wing / back role that Gressel has been playing, but on the
left side.
So Debuchy n Le Coql should neutralize the
left side attack from Chelsea as they try to attack from the
wings.
Bellerin has no business playing on the
wing, its a handicap to the team and makes arsenal one dimensional on the
left side of the pitch.
Should Sanchez move on then I would wish Mahrez to be drafted into the
side as the second striker attacking with freedom to roam the entire
left wing.
Eddie Westfall, the Bruins» supersub, skates right
wing for either Sanderson or Harrison, and whoever is well enough plays the
left side.
So in all likelihood we will see Hector Bellerin return to his natural flank and that will
leave the
left side to our new summer signing Sead Kolasinac who was named our player of the month for August and looks a real handful in the more advanced role of
wing back.
This is why you don't play Welbeck and Giroud together against a half - decent
side — they both want to play as central striker and the
wing is
left completely unoccupied.
The versatile Dutch international could also have a role in the
side filling in at
left wing - back or as a defensive midfielder, but centre - back seems his likeliest position at the moment due to United's desperate need for new players in that position.
And if Alexis is
leaving then its time for Welback and Lucas to be the strikers along
side OG and Alexis play on the
wing like he use to
Sheard was at
left outside linebacker that time and he had to line up kind of wide because the Texans had a tight end and
wing to his
side.
Although
left footed, Alexis is not a
left sided player, it would be like asking Messi to play on the
left wing.
Depending on who we play I think we'll see Monreal at
left side of the 3 with Kolasinic6 the marauding
wing back
Last season he scored 16 goals from his
left wing position, though he can play anywhere among the forward line and Atletico will be hoping he repeats his impressive feats whilst they try and build a new
side following a series of high profile departures in the summer.
The Alexis Sanchez situation also
leaves me confused as to the prospect of his inclusion in the
side, but Lucas Perez more than deserves his
left -
wing spot.
«Kolasinac must be preferred to the Ox as the right -
wing - back» Kol is
left sided.
He has no clue how to pick his best
side, playing
left backs as CB, RWB on the
left and a striker with almost 40 goals last season on the
left wing.
Why was Hector Bellerin deployed at
left wing - back when Sead Kolasinac, a naturally
left -
sided player, was available?
for Christ sake the man came with a plan concede the ball to them and defend in numbers when they make error from their
side way passes hit them on the counter very fast cause the
wing back always
leave the centre defenders exposed.
In fairness, Ritchie normally plays on the right - hand
side of midfield for the Magpies, but had a go as a
left wing - back today, and boy did it show...
Wenger has suggested that Iwobi could replace Cazorla and if that happens I think Oxlade - Chamberlain should be on the
left wing, but I think that would be too much change from last weeks
side.
The bizarre thing about Wenger subbing Ozil off the
wing last night is he decided to replace Ozil with a natural
left sided player in Podolski.
I don't think Jack or Santi are the answer for
left wing & as good a job as Giroud does he doesn't inspire the front line of a title winning
side.
So to me, we either need a CF / ST that will bag more goals than Giroud has managed, or we need another source of goals in our attack, and the obvious position is the right
wing, though Alexis could be moved back to the right if we opted for a
left sided player.
Walcott can easily get 20 plus goals if he plays on the
left wing and cut in to score (Ronaldo, Ribery, Robben all play on the opposite
side to their preferred foot; even Henry who was mainly right footed liked to attack from the
left).
That is a lot of money for a
left -
sided defender or
wing - back, especially when Antonio Conte splashed out on Marcos Alonso just last summer.
The West Ham manager knows Olsson well having coached the Swede, who can also play on the
left -
side of midfield or as a
wing - back, during his time in charge of Blackburn.
His strong performances have led to plenty of speculation that the Frenchman would
leaving the club in the summer, one of a number of young players linked with a move away from the Stade de Gerland, with both Manuel Pellegrini's
side and Arsenal waiting in the
wings to sign the youngster.
I'm not certain how it would play out but it would have been interesting to see Perez playing in a front 3 with Sanchez and Lacazette, with Perez on the right, but in order to do that we would need a true defensive midfielder so that we could still have Ozil in the middle, playing behind the front 3, and Sead and Ox / Bellerin taking turns making wide
side runs... unfortunately Wenger has made sure that could never happen because it would require buying the proper back 3 to handle this situation and he would have to bench his beloved Walcott and Ramsey on a regular basis... like I said before, I'm very concerned that Wenger will play Lacazette out wide on the
left with Giroud in the middle, which means Sead will likely be in the back 3 and Ox will be played in the
left wing - back position, which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever... God, I hope I'm wrong
For Mourinho's
side, Martial is often deployed on the
left side of a front three, however the player has occasionally been used as a centre forward or on the right
wing, with the Frenchman being more than capable of playing in any of these positions.
That's according to data from WhoScored, who have him down as playing twice as central midfielder, a right
wing - back and
left -
sided forward, and one game each as a
left wing - back, a central attacking midfielder and a right -
sided forward.
Greystar United's drastic change of form was soon rewarded as they went down the
left wing their player, Callum thunders the ball into the goal causing the ball to go through the
side netting, ending what was a poor display in the final third.
On another, he's draining a three from the
left wing and celebrates by stabbing the
side of his head with three fingers.
Placing Ox on the
left side... another classic Wenger positional switcheroo... for the love of god can anyone tell me one positive that has come as a result of Wenger playing guys out of position in the last 6 or 7 years... I'll tell you, Cazorla playing a little deeper than he previously had and Ox last year as the right -
side wing - back... he can't pass properly on the
left and he is far more ineffective driving to the end line... the manager needs to make the tough decisions, either you play Bellerin or Ox on the right and the other becomes the back - up, get rid of one of the two or get rid of both of them and buy a top - class player who would be an everyday starter then develop a younger player behind him... no wonder he wants to
leave... square peg into a round hole (same old, same old)
Nobody knows whether he will boss the whole
left side of the
wing, in defending and attacking.
If the problem worsens or if Wenger thinks it is too risky then he may decide not to play the Bosnian and one of the first options to replace him in that
left wing back role would be Nacho Monreal, but the Spaniard is also the first choice for the
left sided of three players at the back and without Koscielny that
leaves Holding or Mustafi with Mertesacker in the middle.
That formation would accommodate Podolski on the
left wing too, not exactly a strong defensive
side though..