After completing the transfer for Jorginho, Arsenal will now work on how to use the ex-Chelsea man effectively.
Jorginho has been one of the Premier League’s finest midfielders since he moved to England.
Mikel Arteta was part of the Manchester City coaching staff who wanted the Brazilian Italian, but he chose to move to Chelsea over the Etihad.
The Spaniard is still a fan of the Euro 2020 winner and has finally got his man, but where will he play?
Arsenal mostly plays in a 4-3-3 formation and a report on The Sun says they might alter their formation to accommodate the ex-Napoli man.
It reveals Arteta might switch to a 4-2-3-1 formation with two holding midfielders in front of the defence.
This means one of Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey must drop out, with the report revealing Xhaka is likely to be benched because Partey has been one of the key men at the club.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Jorginho has been one of the finest midfielders in European football over the last few seasons and he will add value to our side in this second half of the term.
It is hard to drop any of our current players. However, having competition for a place on the team is good.
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Chelsea players have never faired well after coming to arsenal
We questioned Arteta on loaning Saliba.
We questioned Arteta on buying Ramsdale.
We questioned Arteta on buying Ben White.
We questioned Arteta on singing Ødegaard on a permanent.
We questioned Arteta on letting go of Aubameyang.
I’m done questioning. I trust Mikel Arteta.
NOT ALL OF US QUESTIONED ARTETA. I applauded him for getting rid of Ozil, Guendouzi and Auba, though both those slackers I wanted out far earlier. I think MA is the best thing that happened to our club since Wenger came.
I do not expect Arteta to change his favoured system to accommodate Jorginho but I do expect him to come off the bench to give Partey a break from time to time.I also expect Jorginho to play in Europa Cup games with Partey being on the bench.I also very much look forward to seeing Kiwior in action.The lad was promoted to the Polish first eleven in the World Cup, apparently on the recommendation of Lewandoski ,so he must be pretty good?
Agree grandad – and also with your earlier post saying the initial disappointment changed to quiet satisfaction. Jorginho’s stats are as good as Partey’s this season in a very poor Chelsea side. With the better protection he will get here his pace won’t be a huge issue and he will start all EC and allow Partey 20 minute breaks in the EPL. And Kiwior is good albeit raw but a quick learner and very dedicated. Throw in Trossard impersonating a white Saka and it’s a strong uplift for “Part 2”!
I agree with @Grandad and @Guy.
He will be used to give TP a break,coming on to close game off.i checked some of his stats,I was surprised to read that since the starts of last season,his 9th lowest amongst defenders/midfielders in the PL, when it comes to losing possession(pretty good if you ask me).another of his strengths is distribution/releasing from midfield to the fowards,contrary to what some people think,his passes are mostly forward.
yea thats what he was known for at Napoli. It never really translated at Chelsea who change systems and managers so often. I worry about teams going at him on counters. I remember when he first came to EPL he had a really hard time with that and teams bulldozed Chelsea’s midfield often. Gotten better since, and hopefully arteta has a plan in mind to mitigate that risk.
The thing is there not many players/midfielders who are able to constantly beat the press, especially if the player is ‘targeted’ by the opposition (2 players).as you said,help could come from Zinchenko,slotting in the midfield??
I don’t know why, but I believe Jorginho would do well for us. I am eager to see his performance in his first match. I hope he does not disappoint. He is our player now so all we have to do is stop the complaint yet and see what he has to offer in the forthcoming Europa league and Premier league games.
TEAM A –
Jesus.
Martinelli. Odegaard. Saka.
Xhaka. Partey.
Zinchenko. Gabriel. Saliba. White.
Ramsdale.
TEAM B –
Nketiah.
Trossard. Fabio. Nelson.
Smith-Rowe. Jorginho.
Tierney. Kiwior. Holding. Tomiyasu.
Turner.
Am I the only who thinks he is a terrible fit for arsenal? Would rather have signed nobody and played white as dm – Jorginho is way to slow and past his best…
I don’t think we should mess with a winning formula.in case of injuries or suspensions ,I have always favoured a like for like replacement or as close as possible.if the player coming in,is not as good, before the game we can plan for it and make sure he is covered in case he makes a mistake.
A marked improvemrnt on our squad since even last year.
Anyone saying Jorginho is not an improvement on Elneny as backup has no clue about football !
A concern I have is that rule of having to play 10 games for a medal – could that have an influence on how often he plays? My expectation is that he’d be a backup player, primarily for partey, as he seems to have played that position most frequently, but i wouldn’t want him to be playing extra games because of that rule.
I hope we aren’t thinking of changing the system – xhaka and partey fit those roles perfectly, and I think jorginho is a great fit for the latter role
It’s been reduced to 5 these days.
Hats off though Davi for the confidence for talking medals👍🏻
Haha I’m not *that* confident, but we’ve got a great chance – I was thinking more of us lowering out chances due to the manager needing to get jorginho on the pitch more often than he would naturally like. If they only need 5 games now, then it’s not a concern.
He is a back up so will fit in…….on the bench……. unless someone gets injured.
Anyway, he’s a Gooner now so welcome and good luck Jorginho.
Well,
He has officially signed now, so welcome to the Arsenal
My concern is the impact of Ex-cheski players in our team recently,starting from Peter check who cost us in Europa final to Willian, I hope this guy hasn’t come to get My darling Partey injured in training to spoil our title hope… Gunners be careful!!!!!
Ridiculous comment
I thought so too, PAT.
It’s done so I have to make my peace with it.
Although I am not happy, but hey ho, it is what it is so I just have to support it.
no doubt fits into our style of play. More than he ever will with any team chelsea has recently produced. i have chelsea friends and they have said to worry bout his defensive contributions though. He’s obviously not a like-for-like Partey cover and we’d still need some steel in the midfield with him if he didn’t play with Thomas.
Neither Partey or Xhaka will be making way for him but I think like others do he will be playing instead of Partey in Europe and as a sub in league games. I’m sure Arteta will not be changing the formation to accommodate him, unless tactically in a game to protect a lead or similar situation. Anyway this is all conjecture and we will see what the boss decides, not us.
He obviously won’t replace anybody in the 1st team, he has been signed as a back up to come off the bench and give Partey a rest and maybe start in European games, which is what we all wanted.
Interesting match stats for this season online showing
Partey (P) – 2.32 tackles per match and Jorginho 2.95
P- 1.23 interceptions and J 1.48
P 8.01 ball recoveries and J 8.36
P 58.24 passes completed and J 52.48
P 28.98% forward passes and J 30.97%
So by any stretch he is a decent BACK UP not REPLACEMENT for Partey
COYG against Everton this weekend ! We always seemed to struggle against Burnley and Dyche so hopefully we can get the win there !
Yes those are interesting numbers. The units are interesting though…
The percentages part is a little suspect though – percentages are not necessarily the whole story…
100% pass completion rate sounds great, but not so much if he only passes once per game.
But I agree in principle – the numbers are interesting – let’s see how the guy does before judging. I have faith in the club’s recruitment team.
Yeah I was surprised at seeing jorginho is statistically pretty good on the defensive side.
“After completing the transfer for Jorginho, Arsenal will now work on how to use the ex-Chelsea man effectively.”
Hmmm I think they might’ve had a smidgeon of an idea on that before they bought him rather than after the fact?
Jogging back for his $ or running for his life, if you think he can run at all.
This guy is extreme emergency cover for Elneny, who is out for a year and AFC just extended him.
Sideways passes and him getting blown by or not even being able to close down at will be the most likely outcome if he gets on the pitch in a big game.
My lousy one cent.
Long live Partey!
Where will Jorhino fit in? Between Holding and ESR.