Deep breath - we go again.

What does the next phase look like.

At the end of the podcast I talk about the criteria for the next coach.

One is know the players you like for your preferred style and have the strength to implement that style.

Arsenal have a recruitment issue https://twitter.com/arsenalvpodcast/status/1200530706138615810">https://twitter.com/arsenalvp...
For me there in summary are 3 styles of play.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔴" title="Red circle" aria-label="Emoji: Red circle"> Control and push people back into low blocks

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔵" title="Blue circle" aria-label="Emoji: Blue circle"> Mid block and transition fast

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚪️" title="White circle" aria-label="Emoji: White circle"> Defend deep and counter attack.

I’m going to list some players to highlight the coaching issue Emery could not solve based on poor recruitment
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Bellerin - can play deep but can break

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Tierney - all court player

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Luiz - has to be deep. No pace

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Chambers - no pace but doesn’t like being deep so vacates holes too soon

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Mustafi - bails games injured. Better deep no pace

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Holding - no pace. Better deep
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Sokratis - can play higher but it’s scary. Better deep

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Xhaka - better at controlling games pushing teams back by switching play around the horse shoe

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Guendouzi - all court player that needs his space reduced as positioning is immature

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Torreira - small space player
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Pepe - better in a counter attack team

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Auba - better in a counter attack team but can do transitions from a mid block also

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Lacazette - better when teams are pushed back but can do mid block

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="♦️" title="Diamond suit" aria-label="Emoji: Diamond suit"> Ozil - controlling low blocks with a Giroud but all can mid transitions
You see the coaching issue.

Who do you invest in style wise.

We have defenders not happy on the half way line so we are forced deep which kill your slow CM as the space is too big for them

We have 2 strikers that are counter attack killers but if we want to push up https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Flushed face" aria-label="Emoji: Flushed face">
Arsenal need to know their style but THEN recruit for that style and SELECT for that style.

Don’t make the big names do jobs they can’t do consistently or they quit on you.

So what style is best for Freddie to use.

I would gamble on 4-2-3-1 with energy and control teams
I would settle maybe on a mid block away but at home I would gamble by pushing teams back.

Issue is our CB’s

They are all bad and slow.

We need fast problem solving defenders to unlock us to the football we are used to.

If you have slow defenders you must press to protect
We need offensive pressing energy to trigger this team.

We must learn as a club that slow vulnerable weak defenders are not in vogue.

They force you into systems that are not becoming of a big club

Herein lies the playing issues at AFC

The new manager must challenge our club
Too long we have been weak and reliant on one persons vision.

We need to learn how to co-exist from a base of HOW we want to play.

Sell those that don’t suit and upgrade

Today we have memories and no vision

That void is being filled by poor people playing with our heritage
If you look at the CM - do,we have the energy to press.

Look at Cfc with Kovacic Kante Mount William Pullisic all buzzing around

You van see why Emery chose that we drop off.

It was the less of 2 evils.

Yes he made mistakes but the squad construction didn’t help
The new manager must have the balls to tell us our failings

He must see this and have a rebuild plan.

It’s PowerPoint time and KSE need to listen or their money is at risk.

If Raul and Edu want to keep their phoney baloney jobs then focus on how we build COHERENT TEAM
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