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THREAD: AMN's versatility is a valuable asset! After receiving positive feedback from my thread on Saka, I thought I would continue with the theme of providing my in depth thoughts on certain players at the club. RT's so more Gooner's can see the thread would mean a lot. 
AMN is another player who has raised his levels under MA. He was favoured at RB initially under MA, with Bellerin still recovering from his injury. It was clear that there were improvements in his defensive positional awareness and his ability to deal with 1v1 situations out of..
possession. MA deployed him as an inverted FB because of Saka playing at LB 'on paper'. Xhaka would fill in at LB, to minimise Saka's defensive responsibilities. AMN tucks in to maintain a pivot and avoid overloads/easy transitions through the middle if we lost possession...
further up the pitch. But when he did go forward, there was a lot more impetus in his game along with clear improvements in the quality of his final ball. Before he was taken out of our PL starting eleven, he put in a string of top displays. Notable one was against Palace at..
Selhurst Park. Zaha has been a thorn in our side over the years, but AMN coped very well with the threat he provided, and completely minimised his threat. Against Sheffield United in the league, this was his final PL start before COVID-19. The goal scored by Fleck came on our..
right hand side. AMN cant be blamed solely for this goal. Watch it back. Yes he could have got tighter to him, but he had no support whatsoever and there were elements in the build up to the goal that has to be looked at and analysed as well. Bellerin is then favoured at RB. We..
favoured at RB. We can speculate why he wasn't in the starting eleven after this but thats not what this thread is about. Post COVID-19, it was clear to me that AMN became a player that MA had substantial faith in, no matter where he played. Wolves away, he came on for the last..
30 minutes to do a job at LWB. He dealt comfortably with Adama Traore's threat. Against Sheffield United in the cup, he was positioned at RWB and put in a top display. offensively, he developed a healthy partnership with Nico, and the advanced positions he took gave the Ivorian
more time and space on the ball. Partnerships and combinations is what gets the best out of attacking players and AMN provided this for Pepe. Then we have the two games against City and Chelsea. City in the semi's, he was selected to play at LWB. You would have thought Saka..
would get the nod. But MA had faith and confidence in AMN's ability to do the business. And he did just that. He nullified the threat that Mahrez provided. A more impressive display was his performance against Chelsea in the final. Offensively, he combined extremely well with
Auba, causing Reece James and Azpi all sorts of problems. Mount's influence in the game was minimal because of AMN's assured defensive display. Credit must go to MA here and his confidence in AMN playing at LWB was fully justified.
The biggest praise I can give to AMN is his change in attitude. Not many get the opportunity to play for Arsenal and he seems to have realised this. It doesn't matter where you play, just appreciate it. Whenever you get a chance, make that position your own. He's shown that..
he can provide cover at LB/LWB. Move Kola on and have AMN providing cover here. I like him at RB/RWB. Offensively, he has improved significantly and in games he has played here, there is clearly a partnership between him and Pepe. Defensively, he looks assured and has dealt with
the threat of many top PL wide attackers.Obviously his favoured position is at CM and he does provide cover here. If you noticed in the game against Chelsea, he would tuck in to make a midfield three in possession. This would allow us to gain a numerical advantage against Chelsea
Chelsea's midfield pivot. There are players, however, ahead of him in the pecking order here. RW is another position he can play. RB,RWB,LB,LWB,CM,RW are all positions he covers. His versatile nature, just like Saka, is so appealing. His performances under Arteta has certainly
made fans think differently about him and a lot do see him now as a valuable asset. He may move on and seek regular first team football. But as far as i'm concerned, he's a player I would look to keep as he has many desirable attributes. He gives us quality depth!
