we a Spanish B Side midfield now...lol. (Arterta and Cazorla). imagine if we had cesc

we going 2 have a troublesome midfield

Assuming Wilshere eventually comes back, RVP stays & Sahin signs...

Szczesny

Sagna
Koscielny
Vermaelen
Gibbs

Song
Arteta

Walcott
Cazorla
Podolski

Van Persie

-----------------------


Subs from:

Fabianski
Mertesacker
Djourou
Jekninson
Santos
Coquelin
Sahin
Ramsey
Rosicky
Wilshere
Diaby
Gervinho
Chamberlain
Giroud

Agree with Samuels line up, Arteta and Song did well last season we just lacked a creative midfielder. Rosicky did well but he is getting on now.
Sahin and Arteta will probably rotate quite often if he comes.
Coquelin will cover Song.
Wilshere will cover everyone

Want Giroud to start as would feel sort of bad for him if RVP stayed and he was on the bench for the season.

I'm surprised nobody has Rosicky as a strong contender to start. He was exceptional for us in the second half of last season, even if on paper the other guys might appear more reliable. Sam didn't even list him as a sub

Eman wrote:I'm surprised nobody has Rosicky as a strong contender to start. He was exceptional for us in the second half of last season, even if on paper the other guys might appear more reliable. Sam didn't even list him as a sub

i mentioned him in my lineup.. if he continues like last season, we can surely rotate him and Cazorla as CAM..

for tricky away games when we wanna keep the ball and control

Cazorla-Rosicky-Podolski
---------Giroud-------------

Sina wrote:for tricky away games when we wanna keep the ball and control

Cazorla-Rosicky-Podolski
---------Giroud-------------

that will be great.. and we can bring in ox/walcott/gervinho as supersub for rosicky after 60 mins and move Cazorla centrally...

JohnnyJayy2 wrote:Hi, I just signed up to these forums and I was wondering how my fellow gooners believe we will line up this season assuming we sign Cazorla and Sahin, with everyone fit (wishful thinking, I know ).

Welcome friend... happy to see more members in our section..

damn we have so many options lol


this is what i've been waiting for (besides titles of course)

Sahin and Podolski at the same club




peace and harmony

RVP vs Verm - Verm signs for Arsenal






RVP vs Arteta - Arteta signs for Arsenal







Podolski vs Squid - Poldi signs for Arsenal






I think we will do just fine

Read an article suggesting this lineup

----------------------------Szczesny
Sagna--------Koskos--------------Verma-------Gibbos
------------------Arteta------------Song
Cazorla-------------------RVP--------------Podolski
--------------------------Giroud


RVP would be just behind the striker and Cazorla and Podolski would be playing in advanced forward positions with Giroud playing the only position he can, really, the lone striker role.


Definitely capable of scoring goals and with Arteta and Song playing as holding midfielders our back four would get sufficient coverage, just means omitting some key players.

Our second team would look like this

---------------------------------Fabianski
Jenk/Yen/Coq------Mertesacker----Djourou----Santos
--------------------------Diaby-------Wilshere(uponreturn)
--------------------------------Rosicky
Walcott----------------------Chamakh--------------Gervinho/Ox


Unbelievable depth.

Van Persie hasn't played behind the striker in a long time. He's reinvented himself as a forward and I don't think he could play the role as effectively as his talent suggests.

I'm sure many would prefer Cazorla instead of Walcott, but Walcott is an important player. I think both of them would be able to work together really well.

I like cazorla better in the CAM role rather then the RW. But player selection would also depend on the opposition. Have a lot of players will help when our annual injury pandemic hits.
Any bets on how long diaby will stay fit.

Szczesny
Sagna Kos Verma Gibbos
Sahin Song
Cazorla
Walcott RVP Podolski





Fabianski
Jenkinson Mertesacker Djourou Santos
Artetta Wilshere
Rosicky
OX Giroud Gervinho

No way, Arteta is indispensable for me. He's our heartbeat, our metronome, he's our Xavi.

MJGunner wrote:Read an article suggesting this lineup

----------------------------Szczesny
Sagna--------Koskos--------------Verma-------Gibbos
------------------Arteta------------Song
Cazorla-------------------RVP--------------Podolski
--------------------------Giroud


RVP would be just behind the striker and Cazorla and Podolski would be playing in advanced forward positions with Giroud playing the only position he can, really, the lone striker role.


Definitely capable of scoring goals and with Arteta and Song playing as holding midfielders our back four would get sufficient coverage, just means omitting some key players.

Ya know... I was messing around with FIFA lineups for Arsenal last night, and this is exactly what I came to (although in FIFA I had Wilshere over Arteta). I think this could really work and would be an interesting lineup to experiment with.

Eman wrote:I'm surprised nobody has Rosicky as a strong contender to start. He was exceptional for us in the second half of last season, even if on paper the other guys might appear more reliable. Sam didn't even list him as a sub

I just realised...

Arteta was our best midfielder last season and people are leaving him out for Sahin who has played 2 games in the last 18 months?
Also for me Walcott+Gervinho on the wings until Chamberlain and Podolski show something in sub appearances and earn their spot in the 1st team.

OR

To me the key players are:

szczesny
kos
sagna
wilshere
cazorla
van persie

if they are fully fit, then they start, no questions asked. Now when we look at the back up to these players this is what we have:

fab
mert
yennaris
arteta, rosicky, and possibly sahin
walcott, chamberlain
giroud, podolki

goalkeeping and right back positions are weak if the starters get injured, which is worrying considering sagna is having some serious injuries. Fabianski is not good enough even to be back up, this was proved when wenger kept playing szcz when he was injured

the rest are quite strong back up.

halamadrid2 wrote:

Szczesny
Sagna-Vermaelen-Koscielny-Santos
Song-Wilshere
Ox-Podolski-Cazorla
RvP

i know it will become very narrow with Santi on the left wing, but Santos is there for a reason, and if Sahin also came then:

Szczesny
Sagna-Vermaelen-Koscielny-Santos
Sahin-Wilshere
Ox-Podolski-Cazorla
RvP

dat ball posession capable players

Szczesny
Sagna-Vermaelen-Koscielny-Santos
Sahin-Wilshere
Cazorla-Rosicky-Podolski
RvP
this could be even better...

If you sign Sahin, i think something like this would be best:

If Everyone is fit n dandy


--------------------------------------Szczesny-------------------------------------

Sagna---------------Koscielny----------------Vermaelen---------------Gibbs-

----------------------Sahin----------------------Wilshere-------------------------
Podolski-------------------------Cazorla-------------------------------Ramsey()

-------------------------------Giroud----------------------------------------------



lol just kidding about ramsey.Would mean Gervinho on the right and Podolski on the left. With Oxlade, Theo rotating. Oxlade can also play instead of Cazorla in the middle with Cazorla on the Left/Right.

If RVP stays he starts upfront in some matches while Giroud starts in the others

In short, I'm glad this is Wenger's problem and only ours to speculate lmao. The endless possibilites