Alexis playing centrally

Every best manager had some worst day in transfers... but still Arsene is a class and the best ever!!!

Wish he had kept his Invincibles together for few more season... but he had to move on and sacrifice his best ever team for other reasons......

Alexis is injured while training with Chile.. hope its not a bad one and he returns with full fitness against the team of Arrogant One...

As the season goes on, there's more and more proof that Sanchez has much more creativity than Ozil playing centrally. All around Sanchez is a much better attacking player than Ozil. He creates better chances and can score.

As the season goes on, there's more and more proof that Sanchez has much more creativity than Ozil playing centrally. All around Sanchez is a much better attacking player than Ozil. He creates better chances and can score.

...they're playing in different positions. It's like saying SEE MUSTAFI MAKES MORE TACKLES THAN SANCHEZ HE MUST BE BETTER PLAYER.

Why can't he function like a normal fan and appreciate the fact that we have two of the World's best players starting week in week out instead of constantly finding a way to put down one of the finest players to ever play for our club?

That's why Ozil was key in our 2nd and 3rd goals. Because he can't unlock defenses and isn't creative enough.

That's why Ozil was key in our 2nd and 3rd goals. Because he can't unlock defenses and isn't creative enough.

Pass to Monreal bounced off a defender's head.

Pass to Giroud for the 3rd goal - Jenkinson could've made that pass.

Why can't he function like a normal fan and appreciate the fact that we have two of the World's best players starting week in week out instead of constantly finding a way to put down one of the finest players to ever play for our club?

Because when he came to Arsenal he pushed Cazorla to the wing where he was wasted. Watching Arsenal became unbearable with Giroud up front and Ozil as n10. Then he was hampering Sanchez because Sanchez had to play on the wing.

Pass to Monreal bounced off a defender's head.Pass to Giroud for the 3rd goal - Jenkinson could've made that pass.

But it was made by World Class Ozil and not by mediocre Jenkinson.. Accept the fact and move on.. You want to prove every of his actions are so ordinary, because the level of expectations he has set before i guess...

Has he not realised that Ozil is still playing as the number 10 and Alexis is up front?

Dont go hard on him people. Not his fault he was dropped on his head at the tender age of 1.

Giroud is slow as all get-out but he is still a physical player and has had some clutch headers for us (cough cough Man U). I agree that we need a pacier striker, and Alexis is starting to fill that role, but I think we should hold on to Giroud for a little longer, at least until he desires to leave.

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Giroud is slow as all get-out but he is still a physical player and has had some clutch headers for us (cough cough Man U). I agree that we need a pacier striker, and Alexis is starting to fill that role, but I think we should hold on to Giroud for a little longer, at least until he desires to leave.

I'm not against keeping Giroud. As a sub he's super effective. But when he was the only striker starting every game it was excruciating to watch.

but with this formation, Ozil will get more chance to score many goals...

I told you so..Now he's scoring goals and making important assists as well...

Against Basel he was playing like a true number 10, pulling the strings from deep. That pass to Gibbs.

And Lucas was the CF poacher. It's a 4-4-2

Our formation hasn't changed in the slightest, it's Alexis playing up front which is giving us a whole new dimension.

Without Giroud and being burdened creatively, Özil feels like he can run in behind a lot more now without it being a wasted effort, you've got the LW acting as a secondary/tertiary playmaker, Alexis doing what he wants and Theo/Perez being a goalscoring threat.

This is the football I've craved to see for such a long time, and it's no surprise that every single one of our players are benefitting from Alexis playing up front instead of a predictable bog-standard targetman like Ollie G.

Formation usually refers to a defensive shape, it's just that our two best players have the freedom to do essentially whatever they want

^^ I agree

Ok mate

It's a 4-4-2

But it isn't.

Two things 'TopTopQuality' will never understand...

Ozil is World class!!! Arsene has abandoned 4-4-2 formation long back!!!

Little bit niggle

I still can't believe that Sanchez is playing for Arsenal. I thought players of such calibre would never come to Arsenal. It's an absolute joy to watch him play.

I was really pissed off about Wenger not signing Luis Suarez when he could, but Sanchez is on par with Suarez, so it's ok.