Claudius wrote:
Pep ball set a points record. So it can work.
Hopefully we play something closer to peak Wenger / Klopp ball. I would like to see that. But it means we have to recruit accordingly. A Willian might work. But a Coutinho seems odd in this context.
If you mean peak AW as being seen during The Highbury Years style of power, pace, and movement then I agree that Coutinho seems at odds to that style. However Arteta has alluded to preferring a possession style looking to play in the opposition half, which is more akin to when he was at both clubs as player and then assistant, in which case Coutinho is likely to be a better fit than we have seen from Ozil since the season he got his current deal.
IF all goes according to plan & we qualify for UEL next season, then best case scenario would be if we were able to retain both PEA and Laca, as well as adding the likes of Partey and Coutinho into a 3 man midfield alongside Ceballos. IF one of PEA/Laca departed I can see Coutinho potentially as a wide playmaker on the left of a front 3 with PEA/Laca and Pepe, or CAM in a 4231 ahead of Partey and Ceballos as twin pivots & Saka/Martinelli as LWF.