I mean, Guendouzi is there for the taking if Aulas wants him.
10m for 33 year old Matuidi?! They've gone mad. Wouldn't mind Douglas Costa though for 25m!
Doesn’t matter. @truth_hurts whenever he sees an old Brazilian winger with no end-product is available:Isn't Costa always injured tho?
The body might be old, but the soul is forever young.Doesn’t matter. @truth_hurts whenever he sees an old Brazilian winger with no end-product is available:
Selling Lacazette, moving Auba to CF and not buying out and out replacement for him while playing for example Coutinho as LW would be disaster class.
Willian can't play as LW.
Isn't Costa always injured tho?
In theory Willian can play LW, but he is at his best as RW. In my eyes he should battle with Pepe for starting place or play sometimes as a #10.Of course Willian can play LW. So can Coutinho in a 4231.
Selling Lacazette, moving Auba to CF and not buying out and out replacement for him while playing for example Coutinho as LW would be disaster class.
Willian can't play as LW.
He hardly lacks workrate. Always been known as being very hard-working.In theory Willian can play LW, but he is at his best as RW. In my eyes he should battle with Pepe for starting place or play sometimes as a #10.
Not a fan of Coutinho on the wing. Lacks pace and workrate. Luxury player. The rest of the team would need to work overtime in order to compensate it.
I think we should keep Auba at LW. His goal output there is very similar to when he plays CF. He's also developing a really good understanding with Pepe (Auba back post run and Pepe cross).
I'd bring a CF in to replace Lacazette rather than move Auba to the middle and sign a new LW (or play Willian there). At the end of the day the more goals in the team the better.
We also have Saka/Martinelli coming through for the left wing, whereas we only really have Eddie as an U25 CF, so we should be looking at a new U25 CF anyway.
If you mean Willian, then yes.He hardly lacks workrate. Always been known as being very hard-working.
Anyone between 24-28 is fine with me to replace Laca.
Apparently Mikel wants a 6, 8 and 10. But probably in two players. Partey offers the 6/8. Not sure if Ceballos is part of that or...
So? That's what the preseason is for. Besides we have already successfully changed formation under Arteta, no reason why we couldn't do it again.
Additionally, if we improve around Auba, it could easily work. Willian/Coutinho/Pepe behind him could be great.
I think our football is really poor with Auba out wide. This isn't the only reason why we don't play much good stuff, but I do feel we need more technical players in the team.
Auba at CF and a player with technique makes us a better outfit. Saka or Willian can provide chances from the left.
How it is now is clearly not working, so it needs to be changed anyway.
Our current system is ****, we barely create any chances and it's unrealistic to expect Auba to keep up that end product with so little chances created.. Continuing with the same is not an option, so regardless of who comes and leaves we need to see something different in terms of how we build up and create.