re: Arsenal 2022/23 Season Thread - Jesus Take The Wheel

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Maybe it is a weakness, but I don't think it's a glaring one. I think we've shown we can play against elite wingers (Zaha and Son). I feel Ben White had a bad game, and it came at a bad time but otherwise very solid. Rash's goal was from a bad pass I've grown accustomed to seeing Partey make in his sleep.

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I should have been more specific. Teams are definitely targeting our right inside half-space, hoping to catch White out when he ventures up field. Tottenham tried to leave Son high and wide in order to generate transition opportunities. Man U did the same thing, but the difference was they didn't have someone to hold up the ball for Rashford. What they did do differently was to keep Rashford in the right vacated space after White went up field and use that width to spring Rashford. They did it successfully in our first game against us, and they were nearly successful again.

What this means is that White/Tomi have to be a bit more cautious on the overlap against certain types of wingers. Even with Tomi playing a more reserved role in the 2nd half, Rashford nearly did us, given that his speed is so great.

If I was Man U, I'd develop my entire system around getting Rashford the ball in half-spaces. Our entire system is dedicated to Saka (and our wingers generally) so that he is one on one. White specifically overlaps when Saka has two defenders, but sometimes we will have to work other ways of getting Saka isolated when the opposing winger isn't worried about tracking White.

It is mostly the elite teams who we should worry about in that regard, but we also need to find a RB that can play a game like Zinchenko, which would give us complete balance, but also there really isn't that type of player available. We could have possibly developed AMN to play that role, but AMN doesn't have the decision-making.

HES ALIVE

Yea i saw the trailer this morning. Looks good.

When all da boyz n da hood was tryna be like Mike, Young S was trying to be like Mahmoud

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More on Moises Caicedo and Arsenal exclusive story ???? ?? #AFC bid: £60m fixed fee, no add-ons. ?? Brighton rejected £55m bid from Chelsea, they want to keep Moises. ?? Caicedo has new agents — he told Brighton he’d “love to take the opportunity”.

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Making a strong push for Caicedo. Definitely the quality we need in the midfield (there are rumors Elneny may have picked up a long term injury)

Bid was rejected. Some add-ons might tempt them.

Martinelli 2027!!
Orn bomb

With Elneny out injured it really shows our lack of depth behind Xhaka and Partey.

He's also pin pointed some very nice long balls.

Mixed bag so far.