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Thomas Partey - the footballer

MistaT

Well said @Coombs -- and you can add Saka to that point, as he is incredibly passive at attacking the box when a cross comes in. In our setup, with a "chance" being created by Martinelli, you'd love to see Havertz attack the front post, Jesus central, Odegaard top of box, and Saka on back post. I'm constantly disappointed at how few of these options are there for Martinelli.

RocktheCasbah

MistaT I remember Ally McCoist making that exact criticism of Saka in either the game we drew 1-1 at Old Trafford in 2019, or the one we won a year later. Bit frustrating that he hasn't really switched on from there as I think it'd give him a few easy goals. For all his faults, Pepe was excellent at getting in at the back post.

lorddulaarsenal

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert yep
Could definitely improve on that front.

Qwiss

daredevil A top striker helps you create chances too by being in the right places at the right times. We need that focal point to our attacks.

JazzG

He also says hopefully a matter of weeks rather than months, sounds like he won't be playing this month.

Qwiss

We've very little football this month, if we could get him back for February and have him starting by March it'd be a big boost.

lorddulaarsenal

Interesting

Claudius

lorddulaarsenal that City game in the Community Shield was so exciting. We were doing some very interesting things throughout the field, including with Partey and Timber. It’s been sad to lose them both - and it’s had compounding effects all over the rear half of the field, and up into attacking midfield.

Timber is the player we like to think AMN was. Elite interior and exterior fullback on both flanks.

lorddulaarsenal

Probably the last two players you want to be out if you’re trying to craft good football build up play

Lukazan

Judging by what Arteta has said there it seems the long term plan was to play Partey in the inverted right back role. Speculating, but looks like when everyone is fit and he is selecting his best team, Arteta sees no room in midfield for Partey after signing Rice and Havertz, but he still wants the qualities Partey possesses on the pitch. Assuming the LB spot was Timber's, that frees up Zinchenko, Tomiyasu and White to rotate and fill in where need be when injuries and fatigue hit.

Big Willie

Lukazan Judging by what Arteta has said there it seems the long term plan was to play Partey in the inverted right back role.

Yup, its pretty clear that's what he wanted, and by the lineups we set up with at the start. In that case thank fuck he got injured because I don't think I'd have been ok with Gabriel being sacrificed like that and ending up a bit part player who is eventually loses match fitness and conditioning with people then saying that he's doesn't get that many minutes because he's not good enough.

RowJimmy

Big Willie
The thing that didn't make sense to me about that line-up was not using Partey and Timber at FB but the fact that White was at RCB with Saliba shifted over rather than just keeping Saliba and Gabriel in their normal positions.

Big Willie

RowJimmy The thing that didn't make sense to me about that line-up was not using Partey and Timber at FB but the fact that White was at RCB with Saliba shifted over rather than just keeping Saliba and Gabriel in their normal positions.

That was super weird tbh. Shifting so many pieces at once is so unlike Arteta. Looks like he really, really wanted to fit in the new signings.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Was Gabriel dropped because of rumours he was going to the Saudi league or something?

Big Willie

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert Was Gabriel dropped because of rumours he was going to the Saudi league or something

Think the rumours came about because he was dropped. Rumours he was unhappy and wanted a move etc. Just press jumping to conclusions after the fact.

RocktheCasbah

There was loads of speculation, wasn't there? I remember at the time, Elliott Smith on Arsenalvision was adamant Gabriel had just been dropped for tactical reasons, which would have tied with Dula's complaints about ball progression ability.... But I guess we'll never really know for sure.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

RocktheCasbah it's possible, but Gabriel is underrated in that aspect and we need a left-footer in that position.

Should have played:

---------Rice-----Partey
Timber--Gabriel--Saliba

(On the ball when Partey inverts)

Burnwinter

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert This formation wouldn't have required us to send White out criss-crossing with Partey, so it surely would've been a bit more stable.

lorddulaarsenal

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert I don’t think we must have a left footer for the left CB role.

Same goes for the left sided midfielder.

Burnwinter

There was a ton of speculation, but God damn aren't we all glad we didn't sell Gabriel? Would've been one of the worst "bang for buck" decisions imaginable under the circumstances.

I could still imagine him leaving, but I could never imagine us replacing him with anyone as consistent and good.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

lorddulaarsenal agreed but I think it has to be so in Arteta's eyes.

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