what happened to zinchenko as an option on the left side of mf. defensive mistakes aside, he was an attacking dynamo in his first two seasons. in fact i have wondered if some of martinelli's inability to get behind back lines isn't due to zinchenko not putting out as many through balls.
i agree that the left side is lacking in creativity from the mf. rice's attacking contributions should be just that. he is not an 8, but an adventurous 6.
i agree with AZ. i'm not sure who, of quality, that you can find to fit into that position. perhaps merino will be that man.
I think the team needs to have a second creative midfielder (right now Nwaneri is not that), not to replace Ø but to be an option off the bench/a tactical tool. I think it would be optimal if this new player played ~ 30-50% of available minutes, sometimes allowing Ø to rest and sometimes playing alongside him thus making the team more creative against lesser opposition (with Rice at 6 maybe) or when chasing a goal
I think that both Zinchenko and Jorginho were not used enough in midfield. But that is just me.
I agree 👍🏾. Zinchenko when Odegaard was injured . Arteta just had him on the bench fully fit
what happened to zinchenko as an option on the left side of mf. defensive mistakes aside, he was an attacking dynamo in his first two seasons. in fact i have wondered if some of martinelli's inability to get behind back lines isn't due to zinchenko not putting out as many through balls.
i agree that the left side is lacking in creativity from the mf. rice's attacking contributions should be just that. he is not an 8, but an adventurous 6.
i agree with AZ. i'm not sure who, of quality, that you can find to fit into that position. perhaps merino will be that man.
I think the team needs to have a second creative midfielder (right now Nwaneri is not that), not to replace Ø but to be an option off the bench/a tactical tool. I think it would be optimal if this new player played ~ 30-50% of available minutes, sometimes allowing Ø to rest and sometimes playing alongside him thus making the team more creative against lesser opposition (with Rice at 6 maybe) or when chasing a goal