How should we line up next season?

[1989]

----------------Shezza-----------
Chambo---BFG------Kos---Gibbo
-----------Rambo----DM----------
Walcott---------Özil-------Caz/Ox
---------------Sánchez------------

[Natural Born Gooner]

Shazza

Chazza---Mezza-----Kossa---Gibbo

----------Rambo----DM-------------

Wally---------Ozzy--------Sanchy

----------------Ollie----------------

Subs: Oxy, Artie, Jackie, Matty F, Matty D, Ossie

Manager: Wanky

[bang goes the 0-0 draw]

Shazza

Chazza---Mezza-----Kossa---Gibbo

----------Rambo----DM-------------

Wally---------Ozzy--------Sanchy

----------------Ollie----------------

Subs: Oxy, Artie, Jackie, Matty F, Matty D, Ossie

Manager: Wanky

Reminds me of Mike Basset England manager. Good line up as well. Although we all know Debuchy will be right back

[1989]

Shazza

Chazza---Mezza-----Kossa---Gibbo

----------Rambo----DM-------------

Wally---------Ozzy--------Sanchy

----------------Ollie----------------

Subs: Oxy, Artie, Jackie, Matty F, Matty D, Ossie

Manager: Wanky

"Mezza"

[SPUDMASHER]

I think our line up for next season will depend heavily on the opposition.

Personally I think a 4-4-2 would be suitable for most games but when playing Citeh, the chavs or the mousers we're better off going with a 10-0-0 and hope we can keep it down to a couple!

[Herd]

[VAVAVOOM 14]

Imagine how much stronger we'd be with a solid DM instead of Arteta in there.

[spendsum4uckingmoney]

LOL at everyone putting Walcott it the first 11 when he is severely injured.

[augie]

Reluctantly I am going with this formation -

chesney

debouchy BFG kos gibbs

ramsey Quality DM ox

ozil

sanchez giroud

Subs : ospina, tv5, chambers, arteta (he is DM if/when we dont buy one, wilshere (am expecting santi to leave), wally,
podolski


I said a few pages back that I felt that it was too early to run this thread but I feel our purchasing is done now so decided to put in my tuppence worth

[DB10GOONER]

Your new Puma masters seem a bit more organised at the front of the sweatshop than Nike were, Rahim.

[1989]

Reluctantly I am going with this formation -

chesney

debouchy BFG kos gibbs

ramsey Quality DM ox

ozil

sanchez giroud

Subs : ospina, tv5, chambers, arteta (he is DM if/when we dont buy one, wilshere (am expecting santi to leave), wally,
podolski


I said a few pages back that I felt that it was too early to run this thread but I feel our purchasing is done now so decided to put in my tuppence worth

I don't get your formation. Is it 4-3-1-2?

[augie]

Yeah it is - how can you not understand it ? I will never support a formation that plays one up front. I dont see the point in using a system with wingers cos apart from wally we aint got no wingers. We have an abundance of centre midfielders (quantity over quality eh wenker ) so we have to have a system which makes use of them. Hey presto that only leaves the 4-3-2-1 formation (although that could turn into a 4-1-2-1-2 diamond formation but it wouldnt be my preferred choice) cos I have always argued that the system has to be built around the players we have available to us. My only other suggestion would be 3 at the back (BFG, kos, tv5), 2 wing backs (debouchy + gibbs), 2 in midfield (quality DM & 1 of ramsey/ox/wilshere) and again ozil sitting behind sanchez and giroud.

Simples

[spendsum4uckingmoney]

Realistically I am going with

----------------------Sir Chez---------

Debouchy---------Kosch----Merty--------Gibbs

-------------------------DMC-------------------

------------------Ramsey----Cazorla--------

Wilshere-----------------------------------Ozil

----------------------Sanchez------------


I am pretty convinced Cazorla will be off though.

[DB10GOONER]

Yeah it is - how can you not understand it ? I will never support a formation that plays one up front. I dont see the point in using a system with wingers cos apart from wally we aint got no wingers. We have an abundance of centre midfielders (quantity over quality eh wenker ) so we have to have a system which makes use of them. Hey presto that only leaves the 4-3-2-1 formation (although that could turn into a 4-1-2-1-2 diamond formation but it wouldnt be my preferred choice) cos I have always argued that the system has to be built around the players we have available to us. My only other suggestion would be 3 at the back (BFG, kos, tv5), 2 wing backs (debouchy + gibbs), 2 in midfield (quality DM & 1 of ramsey/ox/wilshere) and again ozil sitting behind sanchez and giroud.

Simples

I'm with augie on this. Fit the system to the players, don't try wedge players into a system they cannot play effectively in. Also hate the 1 up top formations, unless they are similar to DB10 playing a little deeper than TH14 but I wouldn't call that 1 up top really as they were close enought to each other to call it a 2.

I personally prefer any form of 4-4-2.

The only thing that would rule out (augie's suggestion of) 3 at the back for me is Arsene's insistance on zonal marking. It would be disasterous. If he dropped zonal I could see the 3 at the back working with good wing backs.

People will counter with "we'd get over run in midfield with only 2 in there" but that's where your manager's tactical knowledge comes in. You simply shift slightly when on the back foot, revert your wing backs to full backs, push TV5 or whoever up into midfield, drop Ozil off and revert to a 4-4-2. It's this tactical and formation flexibility that seperates the great managers from the rest.

[kiwomya]

Yeah it is - how can you not understand it ? I will never support a formation that plays one up front. I dont see the point in using a system with wingers cos apart from wally we aint got no wingers. We have an abundance of centre midfielders (quantity over quality eh wenker ) so we have to have a system which makes use of them. Hey presto that only leaves the 4-3-2-1 formation (although that could turn into a 4-1-2-1-2 diamond formation but it wouldnt be my preferred choice) cos I have always argued that the system has to be built around the players we have available to us. My only other suggestion would be 3 at the back (BFG, kos, tv5), 2 wing backs (debouchy + gibbs), 2 in midfield (quality DM & 1 of ramsey/ox/wilshere) and again ozil sitting behind sanchez and giroud.

Simples

I'm with augie on this. Fit the system to the players, don't try wedge players into a system they cannot play effectively in. Also hate the 1 up top formations, unless they are similar to DB10 playing a little deeper than TH14 but I wouldn't call that 1 up top really as they were close enought to each other to call it a 2.

I personally prefer any form of 4-4-2.

The only thing that would rule out (augie's suggestion of) 3 at the back for me is Arsene's insistance on zonal marking. It would be disasterous. If he dropped zonal I could see the 3 at the back working with good wing backs.

People will counter with "we'd get over run in midfield with only 2 in there" but that's where your manager's tactical knowledge comes in. You simply shift slightly when on the back foot, revert your wing backs to full backs, push TV5 or whoever up into midfield, drop Ozil off and revert to a 4-4-2. It's this tactical and formation flexibility that seperates the great managers from the rest.

You get an injury and that all goes out of the window. In today's game, you have a system and the players adapt. Thus the major need for versatile players.

Players like Ozil aren't going to drop off for anyone - he isn't that type of player, which is why the modern game and formations have changed the way they have.