As long Flamini is fit to play, Arteta would be warming the bench IMO.Originally Posted by Dennis Bendtner
As long Flamini is fit to play, Arteta would be warming the bench IMO.
somebody put something in my milk
Not just would but Should as well.As long Flamini is fit to play, Arteta would be warming the bench IMO.
Can see Arteta being sold at the end of the season...not that he's done anything really wrong since he's been here but i think he's surplas to requirements.
surplas to requirements? yes our bench in recent weeks shows we can just kick out players like Arteta at the end of the season
We can't stick Arteta up front, on the wing or in defence.....the areas where we are light so yes he is surplass to requirement....considering when we have everyone fit we have eight players vying for three positions in central midfield.
He's competing with Flamini for one position, that hardly makes him surplus.
Oh you mean the position that he doesn't naturally play in and has just been shoe-horned into even though he's not particularly that good at it and is far more of an offensive midfielder. So yes he is surplus to requirements, but it hardly matters because like i say he will be here for the rest of the season at least....and if we get rid of Rosicky and Diaby as well like we should we can perhaps bring in another defensive minded midfielder for the cover for Flamini that you think we need.
So from next season we would have Ramsey (who i am still far from convinced about), Wilshere (same as with Ramsey), Ozil, Cazorla, Flamini and someone else.
get rid of arteta and rosicky? what are you on? both bloody good squad players, who can do a job. are professional, leaders on the pitch. getting rid of them would be stupid. even if they are just squad players, they are bloody good options
I'm not even Arteta's biggest fan, but I can say he's of vital use to our squad. He isn't a natural "DCM" if that's what you mean, but then you can say the same thing about Pirlo, Xavi and at a stretch Alonso. All of them are deep lying playmakers who have a defensive game based on interceptions. It's a different type of game to a physical imposing DCM like Gattuso, De Rossi or even Flamini.
His position is certainly in our midfield two though. If you are suggesting that his natural position is higher up the pitch, then you are very mistaken. When he first started making a name for himself over a decade ago, it was as a deep lying playmaker from Barcelona at Rangers. That was, is, and has always has been his "natural position" despite his creative exploits at Everton.
While he isn't a natural combative DCM, he's a good competition for Flamini and helps solidify our midfield. Perhaps not a starter, but a great squad player, whether it be for this season or the next. We currently have ONLY 4 players I am content with sitting in our double pivot - Ramsey, Flamini, Arteta and Jack. He's crucially important to our season.
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