There's a lot of balance. We should be able to keep possession with ease. Counter attacks will be much more fluid.

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I am guessing we will not be having much possession.....shame i fancied Drogba from set plays agst Arsenal

comment by JNR (U10993)
posted less than a minute ago
There's a lot of balance. We should be able to keep possession with ease. Counter attacks will be much more fluid.
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how do you see that when there is no one goona be able to keep the ball up front with back to goal and link other players in.....?

this is a team for counter attack only, it simply can not dominate possession without that target up front

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Biggish why not? Keeping possession becomes much easier with a false 9. We are essentially playing with 6 midfielders.

because where do you go with the ball?

If Arsenal press, which they will do, if you have not got the target in front you eventually give it away....

or waste time if we are in the lead

we will go sideways and backwards all game long when we have the ball...

comment by SWTN Biggish (U7916)
posted 9 seconds ago
we will go sideways and backwards all game long when we have the ball...
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Isn't that what keeping possession is?

I think Jose is banking on Wenger making his usual mistakes.......i actually think he has finally learned and Arsenal will be more patient today

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comment by Obers. (U3904)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by SWTN Biggish (U7916)
posted 9 seconds ago
we will go sideways and backwards all game long when we have the ball...
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Isn't that what keeping possession is?
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it was united did last week against us and lost, innefective possession.....wow really useful

And we have Ramires playing a name not synonymous with the word keeping possession

Solanke

Everton

He wouldn't have got on anyway

Would rather this formation than have drogba,

Lots of pace, Oscar may lead the Line up top

If Arsenal score first we will have to bring Drogba on....

If he's playing hazard on his own up front we got trouble, he needs to be in front of the arsenal defence, not chasing long balls

comment by SWTN Biggish (U7916)
posted 1 second ago
If Arsenal score first we will have to bring Drogba on....
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Why

comment by MonTheChels ~ a jerk of the knee will set you ... (U19797)
posted less than a minute ago
If he's playing hazard on his own up front we got trouble, he needs to be in front of the arsenal defence, not chasing long balls
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Exactly, but ii really doubt Jose has that in mind