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.
Lastly, I pray this time wenger borrow some sense
of tactical substitution because that is very important.
Lastly, it has been well documented with Wenger before that he believes the 11 he picks should be good enough to win any game hence the shocking and all too regular lack
of tactical substitutions.
Not exact matches
Another display
of tactical ineptness, poor
substitutions and lack
of player motivation.
He has no
tactical ability, no plan B, no understanding
of the purpose
of substitutions, no understanding
of how to adjust play to better defeat the opposition on the day.
In addition to the above, he has made
tactical errors with positional play
of Ozil and Cazorla, not playing Campbell and Podolski, late
substitutions.
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
Poor team selection, players being played out
of position, questionable
substitutions and lack
of tactical nuance have been the hallmarks
of Wenger's reign.
The second half saw City come out a little stronger, with a
tactical shift coming out
of the half and a
substitution just 10 minutes in, giving them a bit more stability and forward thrust that left Liverpool looking a little uneasy.
Stahre has not used his bench too often this season, with some
substitutions coming as a result
of injuries and not
tactical concerns.
But the disruption
of two second half
substitutions together with Plymouth's own
tactical changes did lead to a change
of emphasis.
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.