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Jan 19

Trossard is very difficult to control around the box and in central areas. He is best for gamestates where Arsenal will be super dominant.

Not exactly a 1v1 player but he won't lose the ball and he has a strong core—built to ground in that typical South American bulldog style...

This allows him to operate really well in crowded or central areas to protect the ball. He's kinda like Alexis Sanchez without the running power in that sense. Also has a very good delivery in him in the halfspaces.

The best use of him is to have movement around him when wide

in the form of Tierney and/which also allows him to come into central areas.

He's a good squad player, but the key thing is that he is not fit for a transitional game unless he's in central areas constantly. Needs to be near the penalty box to make a difference, which works for

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@nonewthing

Jan 17

One of the few things I feared with Arteta's appointment was that Arsenal would turn into Pep's City.

Arsenal, historically, have been more laissez-faire on the pitch than Pep's teams: more fluidity, more trust in the players to figure things out themselves, more transitions.

However, one of the departing points between Arteta's Arsenal and Pep's City is just how much freedom the players have to move into completely different zones all the time.

As Bodo Glimt's manager said, there are only 3 fixed positions at Arsenal: the two CBs and the DM.

And when Lokonga plays, even the DM is free.

This conformation to our own culture and history gives me real joy and hope. We may play like Pep's City, but we are less robotic. There's more expression in us, more movement, more jiggling about.

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@nonewthing

Jan 13

Common sense rarely fails. It is just that football lacks so much common sense.

(A thread of all the common sense problems with the Mykhalo Mudryk deal).

It's not common sense to pay top dollar for a player who still needs coaching + time to be the best version of themselves.

It's not common sense to pay that top dollar for a player who is expected to immediately help the team but is not even in season and will naturally need time to be physically ready at the level of intensity we play at.

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@nonewthing

Jan 12

People say this is the easiest league in a while now but they lie. The league has never been richer, never had this level of quality coaches and has never been this volatile.

This is the most competitive season in the history of the league—and Mikel Arteta is topping it.

This league contains, from last season alone, quadruple contenders led by Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola's latest team, Ajax's Ten Hag in charge of a billion dollar squad, Eddie Howe in charge of the latest state-owned super club, Antonio Conte's Tottenham, etc etc

Moyes' West Ham were European semifinalists last season. Sold no one significant and added 150 million worth of players. De Zerbi at Brighton. His Brighton predecessor at Chelsea...

This league is full of bonkers quality.

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@nonewthing

Jan 12

https://twitter.com/afcpadraig/status/1613537113433341954

Odegaard in his current iteration will be phased out of our team as a starter. No ifs or buts. It will happen. Not even his recent goal output will not be enough to save him if he doesn't evolve his game further.

It's why I keep insisting on him going to the left hand side.

https://twitter.com/afcpadraig/status/1613537113433341954

No one here on this platform loves Odegaard more than I do but I'm in the truth-finding business. The truth about Odegaard is that once we start having a team full of the best interiors in the world, he will be phased out. Assuming he doesn't change his current game.

It's really simple to process. His best assets will soon become a common trait in our squad. Once that happens and he doesn't evolve his game as is, there will be little use for him as a starter.

I've seen Santi Cazorla play for Arsenal. Do you think Odegaard benches a Cazorla?

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@nonewthing

Jan 4

Arsenal need to shift Odegaard to the left. It's a transformative move for the club.

First of all, his angles get better. Overlaps, vertical passing, larger inside range to fix his right turning bias. Then you have the dynamics between him and Martinelli.

(A THREAD)

Saka doesn't need a perfect decision maker or playmaker next to him: he's one himself. He needs people to get out of his way. A runner. Someone very dynamic to take attention away from him.

ESR has that. The short combo play between both is already there. We won't miss Ode there

It's a playmaker/runner kind of dynamic.

Martinelli/Odegaard
ESR/Saka

Sané/Silva
KDB/Mahrez

Arsenal become truly fluid with this. It works with the already existing team template because the RCM defends in a front 2 with the striker, which means the RCM doesn't have to be a

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