re: Arsenal 2016/2017 Season Long Thread: 13 time FA Cup Champs

One positive is I think holding Kosc played well together. So there is that.

So much confidence but no evidence of movement in the transfer market to back it up

Man i have always liked him. It's hard to see where he fits with the other MFs there. Then you also have Zelalem.

We might as well keep him, though I do think the side will be more balanced with one less true winger and one CM playing wide. I know people are annoyed by it but it works.

And mustafi apparently has gone up to 50 mil. You can't make this stuff up

Might as well not even pay attention to him anymore. We wouldn't pay 30 for him, we're definitely not paying 50.

Not sure I buy the 50m rumor. It's Guillem Balague, who's rarely right. Valencia need to sell to be compliant with FFP, as far as I know, so I'm guessing they're just looking to squeeze extra out or it's b.s.

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Just going on last season, I prefer Ramsey on the rt over Theo. That worked well with bellerin. Bellerin and Theo are not on the same page.

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That's an understatement. They annoyed the shite out of me the other day.

I thought it was interesting the pass map that we had when Xhaka was on the field.



There are two problems that I see from here. One is that Coquelin is too close to Xhaka, and often is a passenger in possession. We need that second DM to create an angle for an entry pass, or to draw away a defender from the central zone in order to create another angle. Coq has seemed to take more initiative in possession, but his final ball isn't that good. He's great at covering ground and winning the ball, so we still need him in the team, but given Xhaka's ability to control everything, I'm hoping Ramsey can slot back in to the 2nd CM role and play between the lines, like he did with Arteta.

The second thing that annoys me is how close Bellerin and Walcott are to one another. Walcott has to push further upfield and go slightly narrow, so that his starting position is between the LB and the CB, as from that position he can make runs inside or outside, and he gives Bellerin space to move. He would also link better with whoever plays the 10 and whoever plays the 9.

Chambers is a long term option and depth option at both CB and DM. I don't see him going anywhere for now.

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