They played three central defenders and another as part
of a holding midfield pair with two full backs on the flanks.
Not exact matches
lets all thank arsene for finally doing the right thing only time will tell but have we finally signed the DM we need STRONG MINDED NO
HOLD BAR
MIDFIELDER WE HAVE ALL CRAVED, but lets take it back we all know it will take 2 or 3 more like minded players to make us great again, he has tricked us all buy buying one superstar in the last 3 windows ALEXIS, OZIL and CHEC great players but can't do it all on their own, spending huge amount
of money and saying we can buy the best players, on the surface this looks great we are buying top top players big prices but instead
of spending his usual 50 mill on 2, 3, 4, 0r 5 players he has pulled the wool over are eyes with 1 superstar thinking the fans are that dumb enough to believe it, infact he has never spent his budget only balanced on sales too purchases, i love arsenal but this summer i hope for more he needs to do that consistently through out the team spend the same amount on the team stop balancing the american owners, grow a
pair say yes we will buy a top defender and a world class striker, stan we love arsenal please be one
of us do whats needed then you will fell proud as we are and we will adore you for it.
THis is the first time we will see Xhaka and Cazorla starting in
midfield and the way they play could decide the outcome
of the match, as could the new defensive
pairing of Holding and Koscielny.
It would at least take away the danger and consequences
of him bombing forward from what is supposed to be a
holding midfield spot (regular Xhaka / Ramsey
pairing always makes me uneasy about counterattacks).
If we make the mistake
of not finding a quality DM to make the
holding midfield role competitive for Coq and to ensure we always have a fresh
pair of legs to do the dirty job for us in the
midfield is equivalent to shooting ourselves in the foot.
You can even argue that Ramsey
paired with Santi can be more
of a
holding midfielder, as oppose to an attacking one.
The
midfield pair would alternate roles, but more often than not Jordan Henderson would make the forward runs from
midfield, whilst Joe Allen played more
of a
holding role.
The attack is better with the edition
of Barco and Nagbe, but Yamil Asad (RIP) did a remarkable amount
of defending and a Nagbe - Carmona
holding midfield isn't going to match the defensive output
of the Larry - Carmona
pairing last season.