re: Arsenal 2013/2014 Season Long Thread

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GOAT fake twitter account

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I've heard about that.

A question: Has Matty Flamini become undropable? He's a pretty stellar player. Great positioning, good passing, good tackling, and most of all, a vocal leader on the pitch. Arteta and Flamini is an axis that can compete with any midfield pair in the league. Hell with the way Rambo is playing now I don't know how you drop him in place of Arteta.

We still need another striker, but maybe Poldi or Walcott can step up. Both don't work as a single striker, but they are serviceable.

the only thing that really suggests he's forgotten about Ozil is the title, which I'm sure the editor picked out. the article itself is on our defensive midfield position. flamini has been pretty fricking great for us. i was skeptical of the signing, but i'll admit i was wrong.

as for the article itself, i disagree with his opinion of arteta. he understates how immense he's been for us these past two years in that role. i don't think Flamini should necessarily displace him. and i think against better opposition they should start together. the more rigid 4-2-3-1 we played tuesday with the 2 man shield and 4 fluid attackers worked very, very well. much more balance than our displays with more of a 4-1-4-1, which is what it normally went too with just one of Arteta or Flamini playing.

Did you even read the article? Ozil was a brilliant signing, but Flamini has added something we haven't had since we moved to the double pivot in 2010. Flamini has given us an edge that we've lacked for too long. Ever since Song moved up the pitch, and became an undisciplined B2B player, we've been turned in midfield far too often. Flamini is so disciplined that I can't remember him venturing very far forward. Yet he has the ability to move and recycle possession, a skill few DM's possess at the level Wenger requires. In the last 34 games Flamini has played for Arsenal, we've only lost once.

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as for the article itself, i disagree with his opinion of arteta. he understates how immense he's been for us these past two years in that role. i don't think Flamini should necessarily displace him. and i think against better opposition they should start together. the more rigid 4-2-3-1 we played tuesday with the 2 man shield and 4 fluid attackers worked very, very well. much more balance than our displays with more of a 4-1-4-1, which is what it normally went too with just one of Arteta or Flamini playing.

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In some ways Arteta was out of his depth at DM. Mainly it was his inability to deal with athletic players, which required him fouling them. Flamini has a bit more range. I'd really like for Arteta to return to the more advanced role he played his last year at Everton. He worked well with Felliani in that system, and more creativity couldn't hurt.

It's amazing the additions of Flamini and Ozil have given us more tactical variation. We can both counter attack and work the ball in possession. The last Wenger teams able to do that were the Invincibles era teams.

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Yet he has the ability to move and recycle possession, a skill few DM's possess at the level Wenger requires

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there's a guy on twitter who made a comp of Flamini last year at Milan who said it's incredible how much better on the ball he is at Arsenal. he does move and recycle well for us, but apparently he looked afraid to even receive the ball at Milan. speaks a lot to Wenger and his ability to inspire players through trusting them.

i laughed at the article on arsenal dot com when flamini arrived about him actually being faster than he was when he left, but it seems to have been true. he looks very spritely. pretty amazing that we've been searching for a DM for years but none fit the bill and now we've got one that has worked perfectly off the scrap pile.

had never really thought of that, but now that you mention it...

you're making me dream of the prospect and Ozil and RvP playing together and i swore i'd never do that again.

still a bit early for that. we haven't had the toughest of schedules, though it stands to reason as Ozil acclimates and guys come back from injuries, we will improve. should definitely know in a month or so if we'll be serious contenders.

i don't want them to win another damn thing while RvP is there.

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GOAT fake twitter account

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"Dropping 3's and putting bitches on dey knees" haha