So Arsene, what to do about Park and Arshavin ?

What, Arsene, can you come up with ... or is it going to be more of the same ?

     Park played really well  ......  “ He showed intelligent link play and the quality of his goal was exceptional. His finishing is absolutely fantastic. For me (AW) he has shown tonight that he is a very good player. He’s ready to play for league games.“ 

So does Park still sit about until RVP is injured or rested ... because you (AW) only like one central striker – and that’s it ? Or will you put him on the pitch anywhere – like on the wing – as with other central strikers who couldn’t play well out wide ?

      Arshavin made the difference – in patches ...  ” Andrey is a player who of course takes a bit gamble on nearly every ball he plays. Sometimes he loses balls he shouldn’t lose but when you look at the game he has always had a big impact. Tonight he scored and made an assist. He had a good performance tonight.”

But, Arsene, he was, mainly, in that roving role behind a main striker, the role which made for his brilliant past and where his rather ordinary pace matters less. Are you determined Arshavin should be kept, basically, out on the wing where he can’t dictate the attacking plays and where he is useless tracking back and defending ?

If you were ‘Arry from Xhite Hart Lane you would use a more varied tactical approach to make the most use of key players (eg. Modric). I read that you reckon if we used Park and Arshavin or, of course, RVP down the middle plus 2 wingers - we would be too exposed in midfield. Well how can other teams do it?  If Arshavin can’t operate like Rooney – scoring, assisting a front runner AND working back in midfield – RVP can. Otherwise don’t use 2 high risk wingers at the same time. We could play Gervinho plus an orthodox midfielder – with (sorry but) Theo 2^nd to Gervinho ... or Theo in the centre which all fans wants to try.

Other teams can switch to different tactical formations, according to the manager’s reading of the match at hand. The more, Arsene, you stick to your inflexible obsessions the more you fail to make best use of the talent at your disposal.

FENTIGER

Comments

[BYAMUKAMA WILSON]

Asernal should begin playing Park. He is a bright striker with aclinical finish . Please WENGER we the fans are desperate to see PARK play.

[eldiablo]

Park and Arshavin had a great game...with Arshavin scoring the first goal and also the assisting the second only for Park to score a class goal !! i take Park over chamakh any time....chamakh had his chances and still can't prove himself....i would like to see Park playing as a substitute to RvP on every game where he could come in on the last 25 minutes of every game an i am super sure that he will be able to change games !

[UMOH EKWO]

That is a nice piece. I have always believed that even now with injuries and other things depleting the team, we still have sufficient quality players to win matches. The problem is the manager being willing to use the right players for matches and changing the formation when necessary.

[nikkogunners]

Wenger has time and again insisted on playing with one striker and in the 4.3.3 set up. Evidence from yesterday says that the team has not been playing to it's full capacity in this arrangement.

Question – Must Wenger play with two Wingers? Suppose this is the arrangement.

----------------------Scneszy
Djourou, Metarsacker, Konsienly, Santos
-----------Arteta, Song, Gervinho--------
--------------Arshavin---RVP------------
---------------------Park----------------

Gervinho in the dual wing role and pop up on either wings. RVP and Arshavin playing freero9les. RVP can comfortably go into the midfield and bring the ball forward or strike. Arshavin playing behind the strikers in the hole. Arshavin shares the role with Walcott. RVP, Chamakh and Park the strikers and Gervinho assisted by AOC and Miyachi. Arteta sharing with Ramsey and Benyaun utility anywhere in the mid and wings. This setup will ensure less injuries,more scoring firepower and bring in the other players into the first team creating the Gel that is needed.