Match reaction Vs West Brom

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

[Power n Glory]

Possibly, but I just thought we were jaded yesterday. The service from Rambo and Jack specifically was poor in the first half, and marginally better in the second half. Rosicky lifted us a bit, but Ozil and Giroud were starved of quick ball all day....though credit to West Brom for suffocating us.

We actually needed Walcott yesterday, as he would have given some width and pace, meaning a bit more room to work in.

I wouldn't say jaded. I think it's just the wrong combination of players. I hope Wenger doesn't spend too long trying to figure out his best line up. The midfield looked disjointed once again and once Theo and Cazorla come back we'll have even more cards to play with. He's really trying to keep Ramsey and Wilshere in the first team even if it means pushing them out wide. I think Rosicky is key to the middle but his fitness is such an issue. But we really should be playing him because he's the closest we have to a CM that just conducts play like a Xavi or Cesc.

[Nayan]

good point from hansen on MOtd2 - wilshere doesnt back himself to skin someone outside and whip in a cross so he cuts in. However this would work much better if he were on the right, so he can either shoot or find more of the pitch to aim for with a pass.
Back in the day the same thing was true with aleksandr Hleb.

[Power n Glory]

[Power n Glory]

good point from hansen on MOtd2 - wilshere doesnt back himself to skin someone outside and whip in a cross so he cuts in. However this would work much better if he were on the right, so he can either shoot or find more of the pitch to aim for with a pass.
Back in the day the same thing was true with aleksandr Hleb.

Do you know how many times I've said this about Walcott? We should be playing inverted wingers like how Real Madrid and Munich play Di Maria, Ronaldo, Ribery and Robben. Walcott could score way more goals if cutting in from the opposite flank on set up on his preferred foot to shoot. It's the same for Podolski.

Wenger makes odd decisions. He never once tried Vela down the right wing so he'd always be coming in on his left and that's where Vela currently plays now for Socidad. Would have made life so much easier for the kid. He introduced the concept of inverted wingers with Overmars and Pires so I have no idea why he goes against it with certain players.

[milla]

Do you know how many times I've said this about Walcott? We should be playing inverted wingers like how Real Madrid and Munich play Di Maria, Ronaldo, Ribery and Robben. Walcott could score way more goals if cutting in from the opposite flank on set up on his preferred foot to shoot. It's the same for Podolski.

Wenger makes odd decisions. He never once tried Vela down the right wing so he'd always be coming in on his left and that's where Vela currently plays now for Socidad. Would have made life so much easier for the kid. He introduced the concept of inverted wingers with Overmars and Pires so I have no idea why he goes against it with certain players.

I thought about that but not sure if it would work with Walcott, cutting inside the pitch is not easy especially if dribbling is not your forte. However this role would suit perfectly for Ganbry or Miyaichi, both players are comfortable dribbler whilst Feo will most likely nutmeg himself in process.

[Power n Glory]

I thought about that but not sure if it would work with Walcott, cutting inside the pitch is not easy especially if dribbling is not your forte. However this role would suit perfectly for Ganbry or Miyaichi, both players are comfortable dribbler whilst Feo will most likely nutmeg himself in process.

Forget Ryo after his last performance and Gnarby will have to do more to keep Theo out of the team once he's back fit.

On the left, he'd have more space to work with and making those runs behind defenders will set him up perfectly to slot one in. If defenders keep Theo close to the byline and usher him towards the flag, he's easy to defend against. He's reluctant to cut in from the right because he can't use his left foot and it's harder to protect the ball. I'm surprised he's been able to score so many from that side of the field. He's always approaching the goal from a tight angle.

[hobson's choice]

Do you know how many times I've said this about Walcott? We should be playing inverted wingers like how Real Madrid and Munich play Di Maria, Ronaldo, Ribery and Robben. Walcott could score way more goals if cutting in from the opposite flank on set up on his preferred foot to shoot. It's the same for Podolski.

Wenger makes odd decisions. He never once tried Vela down the right wing so he'd always be coming in on his left and that's where Vela currently plays now for Socidad. Would have made life so much easier for the kid. He introduced the concept of inverted wingers with Overmars and Pires so I have no idea why he goes against it with certain players.

The few occasions Theo played on the left, he did look promising, with Vela I just think he just came at the wrong time, and he was just never able to real establish himself.

[hobson's choice]

Concerning Gnarby, I didn't pay attention to any preseason stuff or much of last season, but from what i've seen, he looks a lot more promising, when he's attacking through the middle.

[Dr Singh]

Pretty much summed up mate. I was bitterly bitterly disappointed watching the final 30 minutes. I yelled in despair when I saw Bendtner about to come on. We really should have better back up than some ignoramus who vowed never to play for the club again. I know we ultimately had to drop points eventually but so what? When champions play a game and both team deserve a point each, they often snatch all 3 because their quality tells in the end. It doesn't matter that we only deserve a point. If we're going to win the league it will take snatching 3 points at times when we only deserve one because of our deeper quality.

I'd have played Gnabry too. We had far too many player with similar qualities on the field at the same time. It works with some opposition but not all. Unless the several players you have of simillar qualities have no weaknesses, then playing them all at the same time is counter productive most of the time. I've never been a total believer of the 'play your last team if they won'. Each opponent is different. Napoli are obviously a better team than WBA but WBA are far more used to playing us, played us JUST the other day and give all the big teams a good game anyway....not least of all us.

I mentioned it before today but I envisage few leagues games in which is it necessary for Flamini and Arteta to both start.

Problem with the current situation is Giroud has all the pressure in the world. He had a good game, but he still squandered 2 big chances that a world class striker would not. I'm not going to single him out mind you because Jack and Gibbs also had decent chances but failed to even test the keeper.

Agree with the rest. Flamini and Arteta should only start together if we are perhaps playing in Europe. I'm really hoping Wenger doesn't plan on making Flamini, Arteta and Ramsey his first choice trio and then run them all into the ground and watch us fizzle out.

The majority of our early success has been based on the midfield trio of Flamini, Ramsey and Ozil. The fact we broke this up to accommodate for Arteta terrifies me. I'd go as far to say that if Wenger repeats this mistake against Norwich - regardless of that result or performance, we won't win anything again this season.