
Originally Posted by
HCZ_Reborn
The inverted left back thing is bullshit though, you know it, I know it. If we want an extra presence in midfield why not play Zinchenko there, have actually suggested as much we wouldn’t get rinsed so much on our left hand side. Timber is going to limit our options going forward and that’s why I wouldn’t play him on the left that much (or to be honest at all, because that would mean playing Ben White on the right and he’s not a fullback…I’d rather use him at centre back to rest Saliba and play Timber or Tomoyasu there)
Don’t get me wrong wouldn’t play Zinchenko there in big games, as silly as playing Xhaka there…not going to deal with the high press, but Martinelli gets the ball more often and in a quicker time frame when that awful Ukrainian plays.
Plus if your argument is based on the assumption that Arteta will use the inverted full back system come what may (which would be a likely correct prediction), you would also have to conclude that Zinchenko will be his first choice to play there when fit.