Willian

[KrissKringle]

People seem to think Auba will stay in the left but for me if he’s getting £300k a week you don’t keep Laca as well. He’ll need a new contract this summer and would want over £200k a week so that’s just a no go. That would mean Auba up front and Willian on the left.

Or just Willian behind the main striker. You're not seeing all the angles here.

 

[GDeep™]

What a dead club.

 

[Furious]

Martinez
Bellerin Yer Ma Yer Da Tierney
Partey Xhaka Coutinho
Pepe Aubameyang Willian​

Ceballos in big, big trouble.

Willian Auba Pepe
Coutinho

I see plenty of goals, plenty of creativity, plenty of set piece takers.

Laca out?

Isn't this just lovely.

 

[OnlyOne]

Got to remember it seems Arteta has really adapted to suit this team. He may not choose to keep Lacazette up top if he gets enough creativity around Aubameyang.

 

[Hunta]

People seem to think Auba will stay in the left but for me if he’s getting £300k a week you don’t keep Laca as well. He’ll need a new contract this summer and would want over £200k a week so that’s just a no go. That would mean Auba up front and Willian on the left.

Didn’t Arteta say Auba and Martinelli were only playing LW due to our lack of options there?

 

[say yes]

I can’t be the only who looks at that and don’t find it exciting?

It’s not exciting at all. Boggles the mind that we’re signing this RW crossing merchant anyway. Why the **** would we want to play him on the left?

 

[OnlyOne]

It’s not exciting at all. Boggles the mind that we’re signing this RW crossing merchant anyway. Why the **** would we want to play him on the left?

One of his best Chelsea seasons came playing LW.

 

[say yes]

One of his best Chelsea seasons came playing LW.

Which one?

 

[OnlyOne]

Which one?

Dunno was making it up hoping you wouldn’t follow up with a question.

 

[Rex Stone]

It’s not exciting at all. Boggles the mind that we’re signing this RW crossing merchant anyway. Why the **** would we want to play him on the left?

He’s not a crossing merchant, a huge percentage of his created chances come from live passes rather than crosses or dead balls.

Drifts across the front three throughout the game and is comfortable in space anywhere. Chelsea’s player of the season imo.

 

[field442]

Reading your posts you would think we’re Bournemouth.

You think it’s a good idea having two strikers over 30 on a combined £500k+ per week?

 

[Makingtrax]

He’s not a creative midfielder though is he? He’s clearly better in deeper areas.

Who in our squad can create chances like Özil, Ramsey and Mkhitaryan were able to before they left?

There was a good piece on 'Just Arsenal', Partey and Cellabos, steel and style. They'd be better than Xhaka Torreira in Arteta's 3,4,3 system. Much more mobile.

 

[Trilly]

Fwiw I’m in no way happy with our defence. Probably never going to compete with the options we have at the minute.

This year though week in week out we get absolutely dominated in midfield, can’t maintain pressure or advance the ball.

Willian might be shocking value in year three but him and Partey would transform us overnight. They’re exactly what we’re missing in midfield.

Willian playing as the no10 in possession but dropping into a midfield three off the ball sounds interesting. Would be a new role for him but we did see Pep do the same with all of City's attacking mids.

 

[GDeep™]

They usually can’t find it exciting when they’re unconscious.

Remember that gay Thai guy who raped 200 guys by spiking their drink? Makes me think of @Riou all the time for some reason.

 

[Trilly]

I can take a comment prefaced by 'I highly doubt ...' because then that is your opinion, but I take issue with you or anyone else presenting their opinions as fact

Tell him! I've had enough of Trevor and his doom and gloom merchants.

 

[Enz__]

Dunno was making it up hoping you wouldn’t follow up with a question.

Just give a random season and hope that he'll not be bothered to go look it up, you'd already bluffed may as well go all the way.

 

[Hunta]

Remember that gay Thai guy who raped 200 guys by spiking their drink? Makes me think of @Riou all the time for some reason.

The Manchester Murderer?

 

[A_G]

Got to remember it seems Arteta has really adapted to suit this team. He may not choose to keep Lacazette up top if he gets enough creativity around Aubameyang.

Yeah, Auba on the left and the back 3 seem like a short-term solution after joining mid-season. All the reports coming out suggest that he'll switch to a back four after getting a proper transfer window. Even Emery reverted to a back four this year after playing with a 3 for so long.

 

[OnlyOne]

Remember that gay Thai guy who raped 200 guys by spiking their drink? Makes me think of @Riou all the time for some reason.

Yeah think he was from Manchester, used to prey on students. Absolutely awful stuff. Said when they woke up he’d tell them he helped them home etc as they were too pissed and gave them money for a taxi home. They didn’t realise what he’d actually done.

 

[GDeep™]

The Manchester Murderer?