Also…am I only one who quite likes Lisandro now?
Reminds me of Vivas and Grimandi with his attitude and commitment.
I agree re the wee jockie chap, but Arteta doesn't seem to. He even had Tomi over there when Ziny was injured. I can't imagine him being with the club next season.
I love the way we use Ziny on the ball with him moving into midfield, it does however leave us rather exposed when we don't have the ball. Xhaka covering at LB doesn't fill me with joy.
And while Xhaka has been good this season, I still wonder if we couldn't have someone better there, Ziny would be perfect for that role.
Anyway, nice problem to have.
Is it me or is MA playing Herbert Chapman's {the dead won, not the Awimb won} W-M formation? At least when we're in possession.
The 2 CHs and RB shuffle across to make a back 3. Zinny sits next to TP5 in MF. GX and MO are old fashioned inside forwards. And then we have a front 3.
It's W-M.
And if, one game, ESR plays where GX does, we'd have the old skool 7-8-9-10-11 front five in exactly the right positions for the 1930s.
That's good magic to have, that is.
All this stuff about Pep and now MA reinventing the wheel with their inverted fullback. It's basically just what we were doing 90 years ago.
As you know, I think ESR could play there given we basically have TP5 and Zinny in front of the back 3. I think Fabio could be his long term replacement. I think his left foot is a wand.
But GX has been playing so well this season, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
And when MA was walking Rambo off after it kicked off against the Scüm, seeing GX walk in the other direction to offer out the whole of the Sperz stand was Divine. When MA saw him go past and called after him, GX kept walking. I don't remember MA moving that fast when he wore the no.8 for us.
His redemption story has been one of the highlights of an already amazing season. But he became a legend in my eyes when he did that the previous weekend.
It's about team balance. GX is the only hard as nails thug we have. He has to start.
Happy monday, indeed
Not one to piss on anyone's chips, but Fat Frank has been sacked and we haven't played them yet. A bit unfair imo.
Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.