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Gazza M

Klaus wrote:
Kel Varnsen wrote:
Ndombele has also looked awful every time I've seen him play for Spurs. Maybe Ligue 1 is just terrible.

It's definitely a bit overrated. Going by my experience of watching a bit of it a few years ago there's way too much space compared to other leagues and defenders aren't as aggressive. Technically weak guys like Pepé and Depay (who's another trickster whose touch was too bad to buy him time in Premier League) thrive there but fail in England. Lacazette scored half a million goals over there too for what I think are similar reasons.

Ligue 1 signings should always be treated with a degree of caution, but every now and then there are players whose quality is self evident. Hazard, essien, bernardo silva, and fabinho come to mind

Shady

Nicoooooo

Klaus

Gazza M wrote:
Klaus wrote:
It's definitely a bit overrated. Going by my experience of watching a bit of it a few years ago there's way too much space compared to other leagues and defenders aren't as aggressive. Technically weak guys like Pepé and Depay (who's another trickster whose touch was too bad to buy him time in Premier League) thrive there but fail in England. Lacazette scored half a million goals over there too for what I think are similar reasons.

Ligue 1 signings should always be treated with a degree of caution, but every now and then there are players whose quality is self evident. Hazard, essien, bernardo silva, and fabinho come to mind

Sure, but my comment was about the current state of Ligue 1, not what it looked like 12-17 years ago when Hazard and Essien broke through. You still get undeniable talents like Mbappe and such, and everyone could see that Fabinho was ace from a mile away. It's the technically questionable players who suddenly explode in a low-press environment that you need to be cautious about.

Shady

Clrnc wrote:
HomeSteak wrote:
😆 😆

For once no fans would be good. If we would fail to win this + the failed summer transfer window this would have been very toxic.

It's already toxic. Haven't seen this amount of anger and vile in our fan base for a long time, probably since 8-2. It's kicking off on all social media platforms. The stadium would have been a terrible place prior to kick off today if filled with fans

What? Things were much much worse during the final stages of Wenger and Emery. There's a lot more apathy now, as we've been shit for so long.

Gazza M

We should make gabriel, luiz and tierney our base back 3

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Would like to see Saka in a midfield three.

Klaus

Or on the right flank of the attack. Boy needs start in some capacity though, because he's better than all the alternatives.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Yep, or there. Willian is so incredibly uninspiring and I can't be bothered to lay into Pepe right now.

I'd actually like to see Saka in midfield and Reiss as RWF.

Claudius

The boys need to put in a shift. If today’s game doesn’t go well, I can imagine a very tense cross-Atlantic Zoom call with our senior staff and owners.

Gazza M

Reiss is out with a hammy today

Kel Varnsen

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert wrote:
Would like to see Saka in a midfield three.

I do too. He would give us some nice movement off the ball from midfield. I like Ceballos, and Xhaka isn't completely useless, but neither of them make any decent runs in between (or behind) the lines. Makes us a bit static in central midfield. Saka is such a good well-rounded player he'd do well in cm as well.

Sicario

Xhaka dropped! Finally.

Klaus

Eddie starts, and so does Saka on the left wingback:

KingslandBarge

Sicario wrote:
Xhaka dropped! Finally.

If anything I think Nketiah selection is tactical, while Holding and Xhaka are being rested/standard rotation.
Obviously our formation is dynamic but 3-4-3 surely the base blueprint.
Leno;Gabriel, Luiz, Tierney; Bellerin, Ceballos, Elneny, Saka; Willian, Nketiah, Aubameyang,

Sicario

Not sure why Laca is dropped. He’s scored 3 in 3 and Eddie did nothing in midweek.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

It is 4-3-3! I like this lineup.

Kel Varnsen

Is it a 4-3-3 with Saka in midfield or a 5-2-3 with Saka at lb?

Nice to see Gabriel at cb.

Mirth

Sicario wrote:
Not sure why Laca is dropped. He’s scored 3 in 3 and Eddie did nothing in midweek.

Think it's just rotation - Laca was on his last legs vs Liverpool on Monday

KingslandBarge

Kel Varnsen wrote:
Is it a 4-3-3 with Saka in midfield or a 5-2-3 with Saka at lb?
Nice to see Gabriel at cb.

Think it'll depend on how the play develops. Don't see Saka on the right at any point , but he could have an auxiliary midfield average position with Tierney running the left if the game allows it.

Mirth

Kel Varnsen wrote:
Is it a 4-3-3 with Saka in midfield or a 5-2-3 with Saka at lb?

Nice to see Gabriel at cb.

Tbh I don't actually see too much difference between the two. Saka at LB effectively has a free role to switch between 5-2-3 and 4-3-3.

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