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

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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.