cazorla as a wide player?

[pakgunner]

After watching our team start so well this season particularly with the midfield trio of Arteta,Diaby and Carzola giving the right balance needed to provide for the front 3, it looked liked we had the most feared midfield in the league, but since Diaby has been injured the teams balance and creativity has stagnated, his unique qualities are definitely missed. With Wilshere back the team has the energy it lacked, however Carzola has been smothered by the opposition far too easily. So when and if Diaby returns to full fitness say mid November I believe he should play in Carzola's position in front of Jack with Carzola playing right wing, Podolski on the left with Giroud through the middle, or even Walcott playing central if you have enough creative players around. A front 5 of that calibre would dominate most teams in the league and create enough chances to score aplenty. Our team would have discipline-Arteta, determination-Wilshere, drive-Diaby, speed- Walcott/Podolski, creativity-Carzola, and aerial threat- Giroud. What are your thoughts?

Podolski. Giroud. Carzola.

Diaby

Jack

Arteta

[LDG]

Would unbalance the side, IMO.

He comes out to the left quite a bit to find space, but I still think the trio of Arteta / Cazorla / Jack is the right combination. What worries me more, is that we don't have a direct replacement for Cazorla.

[Marc Overmars]

Spanish midgets are always used best through the centre.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

the season went downhill from the moment diaby got injured

and as we all saw that injury coming - apart from mr clevercloggs - i guess we know where the blame lies.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

"...Diaby to return to full fitness say mid November..."

I stopped reading there tbh.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Idealy, you'd want Jack a fit Diaby and Santi all in the Middle, with Mikel behind them protecting the back 4.

[Niall_Quinn]

Diaby will never be fit so why do we even consider him as an option? Would be a better idea to sign a decent player that will be fit.

[Syn]

We need a tippy-tappy player out wide, but someone who tracks back. Wenger has spoken of the need for a midfielder (not forward, like Podolski and Walcott) to play wide. So he's trying Ramsey and he's getting battered. I thought Wilshere might play right-midfield but it seems he has the CM role locked down. The only player that could fit the bill is Oxlade. Huge questions about his defensive input but that's something he's going to have to pick up.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

We need a tippy-tappy player out wide, but someone who tracks back. Wenger has spoken of the need for a midfielder (not forward, like Podolski and Walcott) to play wide. So he's trying Ramsey and he's getting battered. I thought Wilshere might play right-midfield but it seems he has the CM role locked down. The only player that could fit the bill is Oxlade. Huge questions about his defensive input but that's something he's going to have to pick up.

Simple really, buy Jesus Navas and be done with it tbh. Or put Gibbs there and buy a better LB.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Would unbalance the side, IMO.

He comes out to the left quite a bit to find space, but I still think the trio of Arteta / Cazorla / Jack is the right combination. What worries me more, is that we don't have a direct replacement for Cazorla.

Wouldnt Arshavin do, if Santi went down?