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⚽ Crystal Palace vs Arsenal, League, Monday 21 Aug, 8pm

awooga83

It's quite worrying to be with the Gabriel situation now, does appear to be more credible he could be on his way out. It's hard to think this is tactical given how much he played for us last season.

DiabyKungFu

awooga83 It's hard to think this is tactical given how much he played for us last season.

Really think it's just a matter of the fact that if we're inverting from the right then that would put Gabriel at the center CB position which Arteta doesn't fully trust him with. Only thing somewhat surprising is that he could play Gabriel in Tomiyasu's place. I guess he wants that player to optionally overlap sometimes, though. If Zinchenko plays and Gabriel doesn't, then that would really surprise me.

Don Pacifico

Okay, now starting to think something is up with Gabby...

Sicario2 - Tier 1

Is Gabriel off to Saudi?

HomeSteak

Pepe LeFrits why do you say that? This formation makes our best CB sit on the bench, our best DM play at right back and our best number 9 on the bench.

Twitter now saying Gabriel is in talks to leave for Saudi.

Pepe LeFrits

HomeSteak why do you say that? This formation makes our best CB sit on the bench, our best DM play at right back and our best number 9 on the bench.

We could still play this formation with last season's back four variants. Gabriel is benched because Partey has been pushed to RB to accomodate Rice at 6, and White is pushed into the middle.

Claudius

Pepe LeFrits Partey was only the probably the best CM in Europe ip to the World Cup last year.

I get what Arteta is trying to do. Will need a few games to settle though.

HomeSteak

Pepe LeFrits yeah this so Rice, Partey, Odegard and Havertz all fit. But it kills our width , it kills our most dangerous overlaping in White - Saka. It leaves the left side dead, like last week as Havertz brings nothing to the team. It takes our defensive game down a few lvls as Saliba is not as comfortable there as we saw last week, and Partey gets murdered 1 vs 1. Not to mention it breaks up a very solid CB pairing.
We gain control in the middle but are weaker defensively and when we attack with this formation.
Just play the best 2 out of Rice, Partey and Havertz in the middle and be done with it. Not everything has to be big brain

Gurgen

I don’t like (this) Partey (at right back crap). Just play players in their positions. Tinkering for the sake of tinkering costs points. It’s not like he’s better in the build up than White.

Ricky1985

I'm hoping to see us dominate possession, get a clean sheet, and eke out a professional win.

Mirth

Arteta is at the tinkerer stage in every Spanish managers career.

Claudius

Mirth nah. He’s at the “i need to concede 10 fewer goals” stage of his career

lorddulaarsenal

Nelson on the bench hi-oooooo

Segway

Really don't like this thing with Gabriel either. The guy was one of the very best CBs in the league last season and now he's been dropped?

lorddulaarsenal

Panda

lorddulaarsenal This better be bullshit 😭

Segway

lorddulaarsenal 😰

KingslandBarge

lorddulaarsenal oh no what supernatural pact have you made Dules for this to happen? This would be an awful squad decision

MistaT

Not feeling this, would prefer Gabriel and Trossard to get starts.

Panda

Ugh don't even know why I'm bothering. Crappy team to match our crappy kit.

naz

Get White at RB, gab in center and partey on for Kai. What is with this partey at RB shit

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

This Gabriel business is bizarre.

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