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Posted February 01, 2013 00:50 · last edited March 18, 2021 06:01

Interesting letter I came across on Football365:


"In all too typical fashion, Arsenal fans are again lazily pinpointing scapegoats in Vermaelen, Mertesacker, and the defence as a whole (Santos - I'll give you that one). Here's the problem - the balance in the team has a ridiculous attacking skew. Our fullbacks are told to bomb on, we have a make-shift 'defensive midfielder' whose mandate is to get forward whenever he can. We have two attacking midfielders in Cazorla and Wilshere, and our wingers are playing like out and out strikers (hence the striker-like stats that they have). This leaves our centre-backs completely exposed, such that they are continually scampering around, dragged out of position and can never settle - hence the 'nerves'.


The reason we were defensively solid at the beginning of the season is because our wingers tracked back, our full-backs did not over-commit, Arteta held his position, and Santos wasn't playing. We need to achieve a balance somewhere in between. In the meantime, if we're going to vent anger, let's at least channel it right. "

Edit: what the f*ck is up with the font size on these forums? I didnt format this, both paragraphs are from the letter


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Unknown editor edited March 18, 2021 06:01

Interesting letter I came across on Football365:


"In all too typical fashion, Arsenal fans are again lazily pinpointing scapegoats in Vermaelen, Mertesacker, and the defence as a whole (Santos - I'll give you that one). Here's the problem - the balance in the team has a ridiculous attacking skew. Our fullbacks are told to bomb on, we have a make-shift 'defensive midfielder' whose mandate is to get forward whenever he can. We have two attacking midfielders in Cazorla and Wilshere, and our wingers are playing like out and out strikers (hence the striker-like stats that they have). This leaves our centre-backs completely exposed, such that they are continually scampering around, dragged out of position and can never settle - hence the 'nerves'.


The reason we were defensively solid at the beginning of the season is because our wingers tracked back, our full-backs did not over-commit, Arteta held his position, and Santos wasn't playing. We need to achieve a balance somewhere in between. In the meantime, if we're going to vent anger, let's at least channel it right. "

Edit: what the f*ck is up with the font size on these forums? I didnt format this, both paragraphs are from the letter


paulm edited February 01, 2013 00:51

Interesting letter I came across on Football365:


"In all too typical fashion, Arsenal fans are again lazily pinpointing scapegoats in Vermaelen, Mertesacker, and the defence as a whole (Santos - I'll give you that one). Here's the problem - the balance in the team has a ridiculous attacking skew. Our fullbacks are told to bomb on, we have a make-shift 'defensive midfielder' whose mandate is to get forward whenever he can. We have two attacking midfielders in Cazorla and Wilshere, and our wingers are playing like out and out strikers (hence the striker-like stats that they have). This leaves our centre-backs completely exposed, such that they are continually scampering around, dragged out of position and can never settle - hence the 'nerves'.


The reason we were defensively solid at the beginning of the season is because our wingers tracked back, our full-backs did not over-commit, Arteta held his position, and Santos wasn't playing. We need to achieve a balance somewhere in between. In the meantime, if we're going to vent anger, let's at least channel it right. "

Edit: what the f*ck is up with the font size on these forums? I didnt do that...


paulm edited February 01, 2013 00:50

Interesting letter I came across on Football365:


"In all too typical fashion, Arsenal fans are again lazily pinpointing scapegoats in Vermaelen, Mertesacker, and the defence as a whole (Santos - I'll give you that one). Here's the problem - the balance in the team has a ridiculous attacking skew. Our fullbacks are told to bomb on, we have a make-shift 'defensive midfielder' whose mandate is to get forward whenever he can. We have two attacking midfielders in Cazorla and Wilshere, and our wingers are playing like out and out strikers (hence the striker-like stats that they have). This leaves our centre-backs completely exposed, such that they are continually scampering around, dragged out of position and can never settle - hence the 'nerves'.


The reason we were defensively solid at the beginning of the season is because our wingers tracked back, our full-backs did not over-commit, Arteta held his position, and Santos wasn't playing. We need to achieve a balance somewhere in between. In the meantime, if we're going to vent anger, let's at least channel it right. "