WITH THE NEW ACQUISATION’S AND GAMES SO FAR, ARE WE CHANGING PATTERNS? by Nicholas
It is not a secret anymore, Arsenal have gained the signatures of Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez. That’s added to Rob Holding and Granit Xhaka who have also joined the first XI squad. Of course Holding will give way for Mustafi naturally. However, Granit Xhaka is gaining rave reviews over his displays suggesting he will be a mainstay in the First XI for a long time to come.
The displays by Xhaka and Cazorla in the pivot role against Watford can easily qualify as a masterclass. But then again there was the displays by Sanchez, Ozil and Walcott that suggests Arsenal have a bright title challenge ahead of them.
So how best does Arsenal deploy her precious arsenals in the attempt to capture the elusive title this season? My own personal wish would be we move to have a 4.2.1.3 or 4.4.2 diamond arrangement.
The 4.2.1.3 formation which I favour would have the following First XI….
——–Sanchez-Perez-Walcott——–
—————–Ozil———————
————-Xhaka—-Cazorla————-
Monreal, Mustafi, Koscielny, Bellerin
——————–Cech———————-
The 4.4.2 diamond formation would have the following First XI
—————-Perez-Giroud————-
——————–Ozil———————
————-Sanchez—-Cazorla————-
——————-Xhaka———————–
Monreal, Mustafi, Koscielny, Bellerin
——————–Cech———————-
What would be your preferred First XI with the new signings and the first three matches we have played?
Nicholas Oyoo