Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
Doesn't make any sense for Arteta or Flamini to start in that formation, it would kill the counter attack. It would be the wider men in the three that would be expected to drop back while Ramsey and Wilshere moved centrally when we were defending. Arteta and Flamini would be okay defensively but we'd lose the attacking purpose of the formation going forward (at speed). Maybe Arteta could do it (don't think so really) but certainly not Flamini. Face it, he's cover for the defence this year anyway.
Isn't it our normal formation?