There are two approaches you can take to getting what you want in life. One is to work hard and make it happen with positive vibes, the second is to bitch, moan and palm off your failings onto things outside of your control. I demonstrated Stan C’s approach yesterday. Then this story crossed my lap yesterday by Sol Campbell. This is how he signed off the story.
Competition for jobs as a manager is fierce, I know that. So how do you get that first opportunity? I’ve asked myself that a lot.
Is it through friends? Is it through a good agent? Or is it down to timing? Maybe it’s all three.
One thing I know for sure is that I want to be in that environment – win, lose or draw. I want to build a new career. I want to compete again.
Yes, I’ve had knockbacks. But if it’s worth fighting for, you have to go for it. I’ve always known that.
That my friends is how an adult uses the media to deliver a message. Work hard, get your head down, and know that you’ll be rewarded with a chance at some point. It took me well over a year of knocking down doors to land in the industry I wanted to work in. Sol Campbell has a lot more security than most of us who chase our dreams do, and I’ve no doubt he’ll land his chance.
In other news, Sporting Lisbon is dealing with a nightmare at the moment. Fernandes, Carvalho and Gelson Martins are all applying to terminate their deals after being attacked by their own fans at their training ground (and you thought plane banners was the worst that could happen in football).
Arsenal have apparently offered twice this summer for the electric right winger, Sporting rejected the bids, now they might lose him on a free.
The guy did give me a hit of Gervinho to the veins when I first saw him, but look, he’s 23 years old, he has a lot to learn and he has some sexy tricks in locker. He scored 13 and assisted the same amount last season. Worth a punt on a free?
Torriera is still creating headlines in Italy. Sampdoria press reckon he’s Arsenal bound, so do the folk at The DM. Funny that they’re rolling with ‘Arsenal need to spread the cost’ because they’re on a budget. How folk who write about football for a living don’t know that nearly all clubs spread the cost of transfers over the period of the contract is beyond me. Anyway, he’d be a fucking amazing move for the club. I don’t even care that he’s 5ft5. He’s a proper defensive midfielder.
… latest is Di Marzio is now saying he wants Arsenal and he won’t be staying in Italy. GOOD TIMES.
Yacine Adli is playing games between PSG and Arsenal, nothing is done yet, so we’ll wait and see where that lands. He’d be a coup for Emery if he did opt for us, and there’s no doubt he’d get more chances in our first team than theirs. We’ll see though!
Right, quick one from me today, tune into our amazing podcast or I’ll send Stan Collymore round your house to tell you off about your lack of mojo.
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Aubameyang is an elite Theo Walcott, he doesn’t have the nous or cuteness to play as a CF linking the game.
This “better” as a CF is total bollocks, he is afforded more freedom wider to drift inside and use his best assets – movement and finishing. It was blindingly obvious to watch the dynamic unfold between Laca and Auba last term, Laca would drop, link, and arrive late whilst Auba would occupy the centre and look for a release.
PSG reporting that Yacine Adil has changed his mind… and decided to stay with the club.
Oh well, his loss.
NEXT!
“Sell Lacazette for £30m and bring in a hot Anelka clone.
Strengthen midfield and give the captaincy and gloves to Ospina.”
Who is this hot Anelka clone and what club does he play for Red,or is it the pot talking? Gloves and captaincy to Ospina…he will probably say no thanks to that, the dude looks nervous just walking onto a football pitch
“PSG reporting that Yacine Adil has changed his mind… and decided to stay with the club.”
I scrolled past that news without even a glance ,all this next big thing 17 year old’s already giving themselves airs …. pfft
Gelson Martins is linked with Liverpool today.
He is going to be linked with everyone now because of his situation.
But there is no space for him in the Liverpool side.
Liverpool have their three forwards.
He would only get in if he could do a Milner role. Up and down and contributing defensively as well as offensively and there is no indication that he is that sort of player.
I remember when Benik Afobe moved to Bournemouth , many Arsenal fans on twitter were up in arms , Wenger was insulted for ignoring such an obvious talent and not bringing him back “home” ..turns out the Championship is his level
He just joined Stoke
receding
😀
People can continue arguing about it, but the bottom line is that we have two different camps here: one camp thinks Lacazette should be in the starting XI, and the other camp does not. The former generally think that (i) Lacazette is just as good a CF as Aubameyang is and that (ii) Aubameyang is just as good from a wide position as he is through the center; whereas the latter generally (i) do not rate Lacazette as highly as Aubameyang, (ii) do not think Aubameyang is as effective from a wide position as he is through the center, and… Read more »
I have one concern about Auba………………………..PACE.!
Slightly worrying to see Kompany outstrip him in the Kangaroo Cup Final.
Is he as really that quick?
Maybe it was the ‘not giving 100%’ mindset that existed under Wenger.
I hope so.
Bamford
Tell us your side offensively with Auba as the lone striker.
If you are not happy with the other offensive choices around Auba tell us who you would like to be brought in.
Is Emery really going to play a lone striker?
It seems a bit old fashioned considering what the other top EPL teams are up to offensively.
“No one is going to be changing his view on account of any of the points that have been made here repeatedly, and ultimately it will be up to Mr. Unai Emery.”
Speak for yourself, plenty on here are capable of debating a point of view and changing tact here or there. Only you refuse to concede your point of view, even in the face of fact.
Again with the compartmentalising of people on here to form factions so YOU feel vindicated in certain opinions about football no less. Give it a rest jesus
There should be a comma before the word “jesus” there, don’t want anyone getting the wrong idea. Banford isn’t Jesus, despite both being full of shit.
And because certain people have suggested that playing wide in a 4-3-3 is not really all that different from playing through the center — that this is “just a matter of defensive starting positions” — it’s useful to remember that Aubameyang himself does not agree with this view. For him, there is a genuine and meaningful difference between the two roles, and he prefers playing through the center. As he told journalists about three weeks ago: “I think everybody knows that I like playing through the centre … But if the new coach needs me on the wing, there’s no… Read more »
Laca won’t be sold this summer. Emery will play both Lacazette and Auba at the same time for significant portions of games. Auba was loving the space afforded out wide.
I think they’ll both play, with Auba wide, against the middle to lower table teams and bang in goals for fun. For big games it might be just one, maybe who’s ever most fit or on form. Other will rotate the midweek game/sub on
Zfree “Laca won’t be sold this summer. Emery will play both Lacazette and Auba at the same time for significant portions of games. Auba was loving the space afforded out wide. I think they’ll both play, with Auba wide, against the middle to lower table teams and bang in goals for fun. For big games it might be just one, maybe who’s ever most fit or on form. Other will rotate the midweek game/sub on” This is by far the most likely scenario and really all this fretting is for nothing. They can switch during a match as well if… Read more »
Ishola Depends what you mean by “lone striker”. I see us playing, most likely, in a 4-3-3. Given the players we currently have and are likely to get, I like the idea of playing Aubameyang through the center, with Ozil and Mkhitaryan wide. However, if we were to sign a Martins, I’d start Martins and Ozil wide or Martins and Mkhitaryan wide. If people were to insist that Lacazette needs to start and that he and Aubameyang should be played together, I’d prefer we do this in a two-CF set-up — i.e., in a 4-4-2 or 3-5-2 — rather than… Read more »
Fuck. If we don’t manage Yacine Adli. Fuck.
He was the only signing that we are likely to sign that I am genuinely excited about. Fuck. Knew it was too good to be true.
Zfree
Yeah, he was “loving” the wide role so much that he explicitly said he’d prefer to play through the center.
Banford
Because Aubameyang prefers being central in no way diminishes the fact he’s potent from wide. Rabiot prefers playing as a b2b midfielder but Emery played him as a defensive midfielder.
“For him, there is a genuine and meaningful difference between the two roles, and he prefers playing through the center.”
That’s littered with your own hot air, Auba never stated any “genuine and meaningful difference” between being wide or central, he said he prefers to play centrally. Could be as straightforward as it involves less running, you’re trying to serve your own agenda as per.
Graham
Kompany locked him up badly.
That is also why I wonder about the CF only position.
When Auba has room to run in front of him he can beat any defender. CF is harder to have the space. HE did do well on the wing when he had room in front to run into
I’ve said before that the only way to utilise both Lacazette and Aubameyang is with Lacazette in a withdrawn central role, just behind Aubameyang, also in a central role. They could be devastating.
There is a big difference between drifting left from a central point, and starting on the left. Auba won’t be able to motor down the inside right channel anywhere near as effectively if you put him on the left.
Problem with all that is what you do in behind in midfield.
Auba —Laca—-Mikhi
——-Ozil———
—Torreira–Ramsey —-
Monreal —-Mav—Koss—-Bellend
—–New GK ——
Obviously in terms of personnel the below wouldn’t be my first choice but being realistic………
————-Xhaka————–
Torreira—-Ramsey—–Ozil
———–Lacazette———-
———Aubameyang———-
Bamford
Problem with Ozil out wide is he doesn’t have enough drive.
Mhiki is not even that suitable either if we are nit picking. Doesn’t drive into the penalty area enough. Mhiki best position is AM. He’s not a proper forward. Ozil not a forward.
These other teams have players listed as wingers but they do not play as wingers. They play as forwards. Sane, Son etc.
Paulinho
Very difficult to put in place a proper system for Laca behind PEA to work. Essentially you then can have only two midfielders and given the top heavy set up, both of them midfielders need to be combative midfielders who are very athletic as well technical. Not sure we have the personnel right now.
Lacazette no better than Wiltord…we can do a lot better.
Aubameyang is not an elite striker..we can do a lot better.
The capraincy will make Ospina two inches taller…..
There are so many hypotheticals with arsenal at the moment, it makes it difficult to come up with any concrete idea of how the side will line up.
I’ll be interested to see how players like bellerin, xhaka, Chambers, wellbeck etc get on- if we keep them.
TR7 – Agree. Playing Lacazette there seems a luxury that he probably doesn’t merit, however I do think both him and Aubameyang could be so effective together that the midfield could be a bit more mechanical and rigid and we would still be a big goal scoring threat. I don’t think we can play the Liverpool flat three forward system with those two. Aubameyang would frustrate on the left after a while because he likes to conserve energy for his bursts and in an effort to do that on the left he would keep it too simple. He’s a pretty… Read more »
Auba—Laca—Mhki ———-Ozil —Xhaka—Torreira or Auba—Laca—Ozil ——–Rambo —Xhaka—Torreira For me the base two are essential pillars of our defence/attack, I don’t like Ramsey being there so Elneny and AMN should be the options for the double pivot role. Then the choice of Rambo/Ozil/Mhki can be up in the air dependent on the type of side we face. I wouldn’t have Ozil centrally against a top midfield unless Emery can unlock some off the ball work in him. Ramseys industry and legs come into play here and I think could be the best option long term. I’ve a feeling it’ll be Mhki… Read more »
Paulinho
I actually think the two of them could be played alongside one another in a 4-4-2 or a 3-5-2.
I mentioned this the other day, but you could have something like the 4-4-2 below:
__________Leno
Bell___Sokr___Soyu____Klos
__________Xhaka
___Ramsey______Torreira
___________Ozil
_____Laca_______Auba
People will say this lacks width, but if you have two young, pacy fullbacks — as shown above — they can provide the width. Plus, one of your two CMs (Torreira or Ramsey) can join the front three and fullback in attack when we are attacking.
Three forwards system is no good because of Ozil and Mhiki more than Auba.
Welbeck is more suited to a three forward system than either Ozil or Mhiki but of course he doesn’t have the necessary qualities. Iwobi not enough drive on the ball.
Really if it a case of Auba as CF with Mhiki and Ozil either side of him that is very much a solitary striker role for Auba.
Aubameyang is an elite Theo Walcott, he doesn’t have the nous or cuteness to play as a CF linking the game. This “better” as a CF is total bollocks
He played as a CF at Dortmund. He didn’t play out wide to accommodate Adrian Ramos or any of that shite he was at his most potent up top with wingers either side of him. During this time he outscored Lacazette. Again this whole thing is pointless now because we have a manager who’ll play players in their proper positions.
Graham Aubameyang is quick but not lightning fast so you shouldn’t be disappointed if he gets beaten in a race for the ball, he has many other good facets to his game. He is a very intelligent footballer. If you look at his goals so far for Arsenal I wouldn’t say his pace has been the crucial factor it has been more about his reaction to situations and the timing of his run. He scores a good percentage of his goals in and around the 6 yard box but he is also very good at timing his run onto through… Read more »
Lol @ Red truth
Let’s just hand everyone a captain armband and add that two inches to their height
Paulinho
‘He’s a pretty limited footballer as well and could almost get frustrated at his own inability to do anything different. I think he’s aware of his flaws and knows he needs freedom to move across the line to be most effective’
Agreed but then again for Auba to move across freely ,Laca also needs to be mobile enough to vacate space for him. Not saying it won’t happen at all but Laca likes to play with the ball than move around.
Bamford – Yeah you could do that, and Lacazette could still drop off into the space and combine with Ozil.
Problem is will Ramsey construe that role as a wide one and get irked by it.
@Marko
I like how u state with certainty what Emery will do in terms of how he uses the players
Setting yourself up for another meltdown
That second Bamford line-up with Auba and Lacazette up top is better balanced than the suggestion of Auba and Ozil and Mhiki out wide.
TR7 – But in my system Lacazette is the withdrawn striker who looks to go in behind every now and then as a surprise tactic so he should be already be out of Aubameyang’s way most of the time.
Bam
__________Leno
Bell___Sokr___Soyu____Klos
__________Xhaka
___Ramsey______Torreira
___________Ozil
_____Laca_______Auba
No offense but I really hope Emery doesn’t even dream of playing such a system. I mean a bunch of players clogging the middle of the path is exactly what made Wenger’s recent teams sterile.
Marko
Was Auba poor for Arsenal out wide last term?
Do enlighten what he’d bring centrally that he wasn’t able to do last season…
__________Leno
Bell___Sokr___Soyu____Klos
__________Xhaka
___Ramsey______Torreira
___________Ozil
_____Laca_______Auba
Zero width. What happens as well if Laca or Auba get injured? Just replace the player or change the whole system because one goes down? So no real balance or identity to the team
Ishola
I agree that neither Ozil nor Mkhi are ideal as wide players, but neither is going anywhere, both are good players, and I don’t see either starting in a three-CM midfield (for a number of reasons).
So what do you do with them? I’d play them as wide creatives, both playing in support of, and in combination with, Aubameyang (and one another).
Otherwise, yes, I’d sign one or two genuine wide players, like a Martins, and I’d play these new signings wide.
@TR7
I disagree
Lacazette did a lot of moving around last season. It’s not his fault our midfield kept playing the ball to Bellerin rather than attempt a difficult pass. He is not a static striker by any stretch
Marko
I just explained that in a 4-4-2 diamond the width comes from fit fullbacks who get up and down the wings. You can also get width from the CMs when you are in possession of the ball and from one of the two Bfs at times.
Both Barcelona and Madrid played in the 4-4-2 a fair amount last season, as did Atletico, I believe. It’s not some strange approach that I made up.
Was Auba poor for Arsenal out wide last term?
No but he’s better long term centrally. Again cannot stress this enough but for the last number of years while he was impressing as a striker scoring a fuck tonne of goals he was doing it as a CF not wide position. He’s also 29 he hasn’t played wide since his Milan days. Why create an issue. He’s our best striker end of. Laca is our back up end of.
Not too much excitement on here regarding the WC.
Everyone seems to be munching away on too many hypothetical scenarios.
All to his own I suppose.
The sheer relief and joy at knowing my club is moving forward after a decade of regression, doesn’t, in my opinion, warrant such in depth analysis.
Arsene is history.
In Emery I trust.
Roll on Robbie Williams and the Russian’s against the Saudi’s and good luck England.
Both Ballerina and Monreal cut inside, they rarely offer any width. I am not even going in to how limited both are offensively.
Nobody plays with wide creatives.
It slows the offense down and stalls.
Teams play with three driving forwards.
Arsenal haven’t got in the squad three driving forwards of the required quality.
We have to sell Zhaka and Ozil/Rambo
we cannot add any sort of stability or a new identity with keeping one or both IMO
_____Leno
Bell___Sok__Soyu___Klos
______Torreira
Mikki__Ozil/ Ramsey__ NEW WINGER
___Laca____
_______________Auba
Who is this Leno..isn’t he an American chat show host
Also like Welbeck out on the left. Endurance type with pace and strength.
We do have some really good options as with Mikhi looking our best player at Old Trafford driving forward with the ball.
* CFs
Redtruth
I agree with you on one thing.
Make Ospina our #1..
Ditch Cech.
Would love to have a pacy goal scoring winger in the side…
Both Barcelona and Madrid played in the 4-4-2 a fair amount last season, as did Atletico, I believe. It’s not some strange approach that I made up
Yeah but our full backs aren’t that great. Oh and good luck expecting Klostermann to provide width one of the things that I like the most about him is he’s defensively disciplined. Oh and madrid and Barcelona can play that way because they have excellent full backs. Oh and they play with width too
Ishola
OK, so what do you propose? Please lay out your feasible and optimal starting XI for next season. I am curious to see what you have in mind.
Receding I didn’t mean to say Laca is static a la Giroud. I quite like him as a striker and am perhaps the only one here who thinks he is better than Auba. I meant to say he likes to play with the ball unlike Auba who is more about off the ball movement. Paulinho OK I get it to some extent. Do you see either Ozil or Ramsey adjusting their game to suit this system? Also what’s your thoughts on Mikhi as a CAM? He plays a bit like Rosicky like Charlie referred to a fee weeks ago, can… Read more »
“No but he’s better long term centrally” Why? Sounds like rambling bollocks because you can’t say anything more than “its his best position, its his best position”…. There’s no “end of” anything, that’s your teenage angst coming to the fore again. Auba was lapping it up as a wide forward and you’ve given absolutely no reason why he should be moved from there. Be an entirely different story were people saying put Auba out wide to make room for Laca on the back of him being a central player for us. But he’s played almost exclusively wide left and scored… Read more »
Ishola plenty of teams play with wingers.
“Also like Welbeck out on the left. Endurance type with pace and strength.”
that’s not allowed, Danny prefers to play centrally.
If we are playing a flat three I like Welbeck- Aubameyang – Mkhitaryan .
Guns of SF
“Would love to have a pacy goal scoring winger in the side”
Yeah and you may as well term him pacy goal scoring forward than winger.
A forward that starts in a wide position but drives inside into the penalty area and is a big goal threat.
Welbeck has the physical attributes for it but is a piss poor goal threat.
Charlie – Welbeck is a scrapper though. He knows he hasn’t got Aubameyang’s star quality in terms of finishing so he’s quite happy to stay wide, put in a defensive shift, and if he scores every now and then great.
I do think the diva in Aubameyang will surface if he’s asked to go backwards too often and feels he’s not being allowed to spread his wings fully from a left position.
Marko
“plenty of teams play with wingers.”
You want to go out and buy a couple do you?
Point really is they shouldn’t really be termed exclusively wingers now. They are more forwards than wingers.
And that includes your boy Guedes. He can hurt teams badly inside.
It’s all very simple for me.
We had a shite manager, now we don’t.
All our players will be motivated to impress and improve.
The fans should unite and rejoice at a new dawn.
Past differences should be put to one side.
Anticipation and excitement has been reborn.
I eagerly await the 2018-19 season.
Is everyone debating Welbeck etc aware that he only has a year left on his contract?
Paulinho
Certainly possible, but with a new manager I think you’ll get a more honest output from everyone for next season at least.
Ishola One, please answer my question above. Two, you seem to have this view that because Liverpool and PSG are playing a certain way — i.e., with three genuine strikers — we have to play that way. Well, there are at least two problems with that: first, we may not have (or be able to sign) the players to make such a system work; second, that simply isn’t true. There is more than one way to skin a cat, as they say. Did City play the way that Liverpool play? No. And they won the PL title. Did Madrid play… Read more »
What happens with Koss? Do people still see him as the main man in our defense or more of a back up?
Bamford
Offense only for what is available
Front three of Auba, Lacazette and Mhiki.
Midfield will have to see what signings are made first to state a whole midfield which includes attacking midfield.
So many on here think they have the skill set to succeed at elite football management …. it’s amusing.
Laca in his last 4 years at Lyon as a CF had 113 goals in France. Auba in the same time at Dortmund had 121 goals as a CF in Germany. Last year Laca had 17 all comps Auba had 31. Pretty clear who’s the better CF. So it begs the question why play your best CF wide? But he’s played almost exclusively wide left and scored and assisted at a great rate. Seems dumb to interfere actually. Pretty sure that’s not true he scored a few goals for us while Laca was injured. Scored 21 in 24 as a… Read more »
@Utarse
Would have been forgivable if they stated their opinions as opinions rather than facts. But the way some carry on I wonder how the world of football have been able to survive without their input.
Bamford
Man City play with three forwards. They play like forwards not traditional wingers.
Son as listed as a winger but plays like a forward for Spurs.
Creative wingers are not on at all now.
W
Ishola
Yeah, sorry, but I don’t like that at all. No thanks to Lacazette starting; no thanks to Aubameyang wide. To each his own, I guess.
@ Marko
Guess u will need some sort of counseling if during a game Auba happens to go out wide to find space.
U keep saying centrally like he is meant to play within a carefully ruled line pointing down the center
TR7 – Mikhi at his best is superior to Ramsey and Ozil in an attacking role because he’s a smooth dribbler, is quick and aggressive, and can score goals with both feet. Problem is he can inexplicably have a nightmare and go missing as well. His touch can completely desert him as well at times, and he doesn’t possess the industry and strength of character to change his fortunes. His non-performance away to Spurs sums up his flaws quite nicely. If Ramsey plays central with a DM behind him and Torreira on the right of him he can still go… Read more »
So if Auba scored all but 5 of his 31 goals last season as a CF why play him wide
Can’t stress this enough. Welbeck should not be starting for Arsenal in ANY capacity. We’re not wolves.
I’m honestly not even sure he’s good enough to be a squad player at this point.
Ishola
Really? Who is City’s right “forward”?
Ronaldo: 3 goals in 3 World Cups lol
Messi: 5 goals in 3 World Cups lol
Marko, I don’t know, we could try to copy, Liverpool(Salah), Real Madrid(Ronaldo), Barca(Messi), Bayern(Muller), PSG(Neymar/Mbappe), Juve(Dybala), etc, with hard working CF in middle, pressing, helping in build up, and the one who is not very good at those aspect starting as wide forwards/roaming forward with limited defensive responsibility. Similarly, Auba can be our second striker, for certain games and we can always rotate between the two for certain games. Problem is bar PSG and Barca who dominate possession, every team has hard working winger playing on opposite side, Miki can be that player. But, we also have Ozil. Good problem… Read more »
Bamford10
“Really? Who is City’s right “forward”?”
Been Sterling for the most part hasn’t it over the last couple of seasons.
Bamford traditional wingers do not score lots of goals like Sterling did prior. Nor do creative wingers in a side. Forwards can score lots of goals though. Sterling has been a forward in the Man City team not a traditional winger.
“Can’t stress this enough. Welbeck should not be starting for Arsenal in ANY capacity. We’re not wolves.”
He’s not even good enough to start for Wolves
Reading Paulinho’s cringe-worthy fascination for Welbeck, you wouldn’t know he’s praising the forward player with 15 league goals in four seasons.
Yes Red.. Ronaldo and Messi are total frauds
Give me a hot Anelka clone any day of the week
I mean it’s bad enough we had Walcott at the club for a decade plus. We going the same route with Welbeck if we don’t sell him this window.
I don’t see our rivals starting a striker who turns into a donkey on heels when he goes one on one with a keeper. Absolute piss of a striker.
“Ronaldo: 3 goals in 3 World Cups lol
Messi: 5 goals in 3 World Cups lol”
True story? Shit. I didn’t realise. That’s a great post.
Just to see if we can get people interested in a World Cup discussion, I will say that despite how much talent Brazil have, I still favor Germany to win the whole thing, as I think they’ll be the best organized, the most disciplined, and the most cohesive. If Germany get knocked out, I’ll be pulling for France as I have always liked the French and would love to see them upset Brazil.
Welbeck actually suits a front three system physically and when he moves on the ball but of course end product lets him down too many times.
Ozil would be an absolute waste of time playing regularly in a forward three system.
Bamford,
How far do you see England going?
TR7 I have no doubt in my mind that Kos would have gone in the summer if he never got injured he is done at this level
Point isn’t that Auba can’t play wide it’s that he’s at his best centrally
TR7 He’s the senior CB, but it all comes down to how he returns in Jan. Personally I see him going back to France next summer, using the second half of the season to prove himself and earn a move home. – What do people think of Kolasinac under Emery? Active fullbacks are a feature of his sides, and he’s the more capable from that point of view despite Monreal being steady as you like. I think there’s a player under there, not sure he’s best suited to dipping in and out of the team. Strikes me a bit like… Read more »
Anyone that says Auba should play wide has not watched him play live he is a striker a clinical one at that
Kolasinac is a wing back not a left back he is too slow to play as lb
Ishola
Yes, I guess that’s sort of right. Except that I don’t think the “front three” of City (Sane, Aguero, Sterling) play anything like the front three of Liverpool (Mane, Firmino, Salah). Those two are different models, IMO, even if both can be called 4-3-3’s. For me, City’s is somewhere in between a 4-5-1 and a 4-3-3, whereas Liverpool’s is a pure 4-3-3.
Auba likes to cut inside Thanos.
Auba playing wide does not mean he is glued to the touchline. Far from it.
Auba is not restricted to central in the way he plays.