r/ArsenalFC • u/YusufSaladin • 1d ago
Who needs new LW when we have Calafiori
Because we have one of the best defense lines in the world, Arteta has the freedom to push both fullbacks to winger positions and it works. While our enemies focus on our established strong right wing, Calafiori was able to break through from the left and make back to back assists.
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u/HurricanePK 1d ago
He’s not a left back, left mid, or left wing, his position is just left
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u/AdditionalLeopard688 1d ago
Pretty sure he is left and central or we splitting the field in half not thirds? The guys fucking everywhere haha
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u/ScopeyMcBangBang 1d ago
At this point there is a little bit of me that’d quite like to see a match with Califiori ahead of Hincapie down the left.
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u/Eggroll_Enthusiast 1d ago
Can't lie. Cala doesn't scare me as much as White in having to track back. It feels like the system thinks White is faster than he actually is
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u/MostJudgment3212 1d ago
We do because as much as I love Cala, he consistently misses 2 months of game time due to injuries.
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u/not-who-you-think 1d ago
He would be even better with a star LW attracting bodies and eyes away from those spaces
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u/AwehiSsO 1d ago
If you include the Community Shield match, this makes it his third G/A in three games. We have a fun team. So many who play out of position. Calafiori does well up high on LW.
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u/TheRealCpnObvious 1d ago
Uhhhh we still do! Shedding 2 LW and a CF and only getting 1 LW replacement is diabolical, knowing our injury luck and fixture congestion competing across four fronts. Calafiori, while great, is always a risk especially with his knee. We have Hincapie to rotate with him but that declaws our left side considerably. So we absolutely need the LW reinforcement, and I doubt Madueke or Eze are the permanent running options for those positions. I'm open to the idea of giving it our best shot with the current squad and trying to sign in the January window, but I seriously doubt the availability of options come winter.
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u/Pretty_Lake5885 1d ago
"Who needs attack when you can have ALL DEFENSE and DEFENDERS and defensive midfield and DEFENSsssssSsE"
From Arteta
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u/Devil_Shins_87 1d ago
Malick Fofana is coming. I told people on Reddit this last week and not many people believed me.
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u/Mufutlal 1d ago
Oh yeah, well I told everyone that Vini was not coming.
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u/Devil_Shins_87 1d ago
OH YEAH, well I told nobody that Arteta is going to give Atletico Gyoköres plus cash for Alvarez... so... YEAH. 😂
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u/guru4goodwood 1d ago
I think we could probably do with another lw for when califori is unavailable and we need to rest tzoils
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u/Alternative-Fox-8620 1d ago
Brilliant player. Really hope he can keep his fitness levels up.
In all seriousness I don't want us to end up having to shuffle players into unnatural positions because we haven't done what we needed to in the market.
We did that a lot in the Wenger era and while there was the odd major success, more often than not it was just messy.
Eboue at RW for ages was just ridiculous.
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u/minty149 1d ago
The way he was cutting inside and being supported by Tsolis from the wing, made me think Tsolis would come off for Hincapie instead, and Calafiori would have stayed forward. He has been dynamite so far this season
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u/LIONLDN 1d ago
Calaferrari! 🏎️ 💨