Bossing it at the Lane gives hope for the future (23/4)

Post by **gooner.ed** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:25 am

usual thread starter... i'm obviously feeling optimistic today. think it might be just the joy of getting the last printed gooner of the season to press though! deadline weekends are killers let me tell you! i did really enjoy some of the football we played in the second half on saturday though. an honest spurs fan would tell you that's what they'd like to see from heir own team, but there aren't too many of those are there

Arsenal Analysis · Post by **Arsenal Analysis** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:18 pm

Wenger got the initial formation and the late substitutions wrong. a 4 5 1 system can accommodate Ciaby and Fab and Silva in the same team. This is waht he should play for now since Freddie is past it.

Post by **gooner.ed** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:13 pm

hmmm - 4-5-1. fans really didn't take to kindly to it when wenger persisted with it in the latter part of 2006. diaby was fantastic on saturday and i can see him becoming a fixture in the team. but if he does buy ribery i think arsene will stick with 4-4-2. still at least diaby gives him a quality option and that's what a good squad needs to have.

proudtosaythatname · Post by **proudtosaythatname** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:15 am

Liked the analysis of where we are and agree with comments on individuals in team. Jens 'Yellow Card' Lehmann could be replaced now by Almunia, Freddie is committed - but over the hill as far as Arsenal are concerned and Hleb is, well, infuriating - you said it. But much will depend on the fitness of RVP and TH; we seem to take their full recovery for granted. Probably true for RVP's injury but just how severe was TH's burnout?