How will Arsenal line-up next season?
I present 3 possible solutions.
4-4-2
van Persie--Eduardo
Arshavin-Cesc-Nasri-Theo
Clichy-Gallas-Verms-Sagna
Moony
van Persie roams outside the box freely with Eduardo passively in the box or waiting for the through ball while onside. Theo and Arshavin attack towards the centre. They take the ball and cut it in for the cross or cut-back. Cesc stays deeper while Nasri plays a free role, roaming around the park to take shots, receive and give killer balls. Cesc will as usual look for holes and passes.
4-1-3-1-1
Adebayor
Eduardo
Arshavin-Cesc-Theo
Song or new signing
Clichy-Thoms-Toure/Gallas-Sagna
Moony
The idea is even simpler. Adebayor waits in the box, Eduardo roams freely outside. Arshavin and Theo attack right from the wings and produces the crosses to Adebayor, and cut-backs to Cesc. A very literal plan. Cesc gets to take as many long passes and long shots as he wants with an anchor behind him. Song can do the job in the smaller matches, but unless he improves drastically or Wenger transfers a very good DM, they'll have to convert to 4-4-2 in the big games.
4-1-2-3 ( Barca )
Arshavin- Eduardo / Ade - van Persie
-----------Cesc---Nasri--------------
---------------Song?-----------------
Clichy-Thoms-Gallas/Toure-Sagna
-------------Moony------------------
Obviously this copies the exact Barca formation. Eduardo is the man who will finish off all the easy and moderate chances. Adebayor can also be used to add an extra dimension in height as long as he can play to his best, or at least with a heart next season. People question why van Persie plays out right. After seeing a recent game which Holland played, van Persie was cutting in from the right and taking shots with his left. This also gives him an advantage in the sense that he can have unpredictable cut-backs and crosses. Anyway, like in the case of Messi and Henry, Arshavin and van Persie run around like a bunch of gunmen, dangerously floating in crosses or cutting in for shots. Nasri and Cesc play the killer balls and take shots, while the anchor Song, or someone else stays behind. The only bad point of this formation is the lack of flank support and defence. Clichy and Sagna will have to sit back a little more and Gallas/Toure really has to sit in deep like Puyol, while Vermaelen ( Milito ) goes for the challenge.
What do YOU think Arsenal should line up with next season?
(Aaron Ramsey)
