The Arshavin Solution

Post by **Barriecuda** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 4:00 pm

Play him at centre-forward (Striker).

We've seen him be successful there, and he won't have to track back, which we know he hates to do.

This is only when RVP doesn't start, but would be a replacement for the misfiring Chamakh and inconsistent JYP.

Thoughts?

rodders999 · Post by **rodders999** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 4:03 pm

Barriecuda wrote:Play him at centre-forward (Striker).

We've seen him be successful there

He was toilet there! Has Red Member hacked your account?

Percy Dalton · Post by **Percy Dalton** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 4:06 pm

Stop feeding him.

Sorted.

Post by **flash gunner** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 4:08 pm

Play him behind the striker in the old Arsenal formation. Its how he plays for Russia and used to for Zenith.... Then youll see more out of him if not then we might as well get rid

LyusN1 · Post by **LyusN1** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 4:12 pm

flash gunner wrote:Play him behind the striker in the old Arsenal formation. Its how he plays for Russia and used to for Zenith.... Then youll see more out of him if not then we might as well get rid

I'd quite like to see this tomorrow to be honest.

Risky for a league match but I think Fulham might be a good opportunity.

Henry Norris 1913 · Post by **Henry Norris 1913** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 4:13 pm

agreed. I said it on another thread, if we had a front three of

Walcott Arshavin Chamberlain

We wouldn't have to worry about arshavin's work rate, walcott is actually very good at tracking back, he does it for england too and is a decent tackler. Ox is quick as fuck and has better ball control than Theo, he would be brilliant and getting through the defence to slot a ball in for Arshavin. We wouldn't have to rely on RVP and we'd have a quick attack.

paperclip · Post by **paperclip** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 4:44 pm

I have a better solution:

SpanishJoe · Post by **SpanishJoe** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:06 pm

Lone strikers need to have a high work rate, battle for possession and be able to hold onto the ball, none of which the idle Russian has exhibited for a long time.

I don't understand why people are trying to find a position for him 'where he doesn't have to track back'. What's so special about him that that he isn't required to put some effort in.

I don't care how much talent a player does or doesn't have, I expect him to graft for the team.

I completely agree that we need a quality striker, but the fat, lazy Russian isn't the man.

no. 1 is Perry Groves.... · Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:22 pm

flash gunner wrote:Play him behind the striker in the old Arsenal formation. Its how he plays for Russia and used to for Zenith.... Then youll see more out of him if not then we might as well get rid

agree - seemed to play that role in a cc game recently, looks a lot better there than wide in a front 3.

Bring Back Pires · Post by **Bring Back Pires** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:32 pm

paperclip wrote:I have a better solution:

Back to Zenit St. Petersburg via a loan spell in Kazakhstan?

Come to think of it, I'm not sure if Zhetisu Taldyqorghan need him anymore than we do.

RocastleRock · Post by **RocastleRock** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:32 pm

He's played upfront and been crap, he's played as a winger and been crap.

If a player is truly worldclass it shouldn't matter where he plays.

He'll be off in january.

armchair · Post by **armchair** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:46 pm

paperclip wrote:I have a better solution:

This is " the Arshavin solution"
Get the useless fucker da fuk out.

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 11:20 pm

flash gunner wrote:Play him behind the striker in the old Arsenal formation. Its how he plays for Russia and used to for Zenith.... Then youll see more out of him if not then we might as well get rid

Err...that's Abou's rightful position

Post by **g88ner** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 1:59 am

SteveO 35 wrote:
flash gunner wrote:Play him behind the striker in the old Arsenal formation. Its how he plays for Russia and used to for Zenith.... Then youll see more out of him if not then we might as well get rid
Err...that's Abou's rightful position

I'm oddly excited about Abou's return to the squad

- however, I'm sure that will wear off pretty quickly though once he starts holding onto the ball too long, doing those infuriating pirouettes, heading past his own 'keeper and getting needlessly sent off when we're cruising to victory!

1989 · Post by **1989** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 3:26 am

SpanishJoe wrote:Lone strikers need to have a high work rate, battle for possession and be able to hold onto the ball, none of which the idle Russian has exhibited for a long time.

I don't understand why people are trying to find a position for him 'where he doesn't have to track back'. What's so special about him that that he isn't required to put some effort in.

I don't care how much talent a player does or doesn't have, I expect him to graft for the team.

I completely agree that we need a quality striker, but the fat, lazy Russian isn't the man.

Exactly even Messi works his bollocks off and he's 10 times the player little Shava is.

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