Arsenal v Leeds Utd Match Thread - Jamie Shackleton replaces the injured Kalvin Phillips

[The Subhuman]

Bielsa has indicated that Struijk will play defensive midfield, Luke Ayling will move to the centre of defence whilst Shackelton will play right back.

One wonders why...is it just he wants to get Struijk playing the DMF role and the result not so important ?

[Chilli D]

Bielsa has indicated that Struijk will play defensive midfield, Luke Ayling will move to the centre of defence whilst Shackelton will play right back.

Can't understand why he's done that if its true but we'll see how it goes

[The Subhuman]

So

Meslier

Shackleton Ayling Cooper Alioski

Struijk

Raphinha Dallas Klich Harrison

Bamford

[The Subhuman]

Can't understand why he's done that if its true but we'll see how it goes

Wants Dallas and Klich as interchangeable 8/10's maybe, Shackleton is not a 4 buy a distance

[andrewjohnsmith]

Bielsa has indicated that Struijk will play defensive midfield, Luke Ayling will move to the centre of defence whilst Shackelton will play right back.

Surprised. Didn't think he'd want to shuffle everyone around. But Bielsa knows best

[Cjay]

So because 1 more player is out we move our best defenders recently (Struijk) into dm.

We move our only natural right back into cb a position he wasnt good enough to make a career out of.

And we bring a cm into right back?

I dont understand why MB has to make things so complicated sometimes.

Move Klich to dm play Shacks in cm? Simple enough surely?

[BGwhite]

So because 1 more player is out we move our best defenders recently (Struijk) into dm.

We move our only natural right back into cb a position he wasnt good enough to make a career out of.

And we bring a cm into right back?

I dont understand why MB has to make things so complicated sometimes.

Move Klich to dm play Shacks in cm? Simple enough surely?

Agreed. Too much shuffling the pack must affect the rythm.

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[The Subhuman]

Unless we're playing a back 3 which we often do

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Shackleton Ayling, Struijk, Cooper Alioski

Raphinha Klich Dallas Harrison

Bamford

[Irish Ian]

Bielsa has indicated that Struijk will play defensive midfield, Luke Ayling will move to the centre of defence whilst Shackelton will play right back.

Then we are screwed.

Can't help feeling KP should have been pulled as soon as he went down on Monday.

[andrewjohnsmith]

So because 1 more player is out we move our best defenders recently (Struijk) into dm.

We move our only natural right back into cb a position he wasnt good enough to make a career out of.

And we bring a cm into right back?

I dont understand why MB has to make things so complicated sometimes.

Move Klich to dm play Shacks in cm? Simple enough surely?

Ask him Cjay. He'll break out the PowerPoint presentation

[andrewjohnsmith]

Unless we're playing a back 3 which we often do

Meslier

Shackleton Ayling, Struijk, Cooper Alioski

Raphinha Klich Dallas Harrison

Bamford

I had that thought myself. Gives Shackleton and Alioski a lot of freedom. But I bet he'll play a back 4

[The Subhuman]

He clearly sees Struijk as a CB/DMF long term and the best way to learn is to play

[Cjay]

Ask him Cjay. He'll break out the PowerPoint presentation

Wouldn't it be great if he would come on here one day and talk to us?

We should send him a letter one day, he may do it.

[1964white]

So because 1 more player is out we move our best defenders recently (Struijk) into dm.

We move our only natural right back into cb a position he wasnt good enough to make a career out of.

And we bring a cm into right back?

I dont understand why MB has to make things so complicated sometimes.

Move Klich to dm play Shacks in cm? Simple enough surely?

I suspected earlier in the week that Bielsa may make 3 or four positional changes when he only needed to make one.

Crackers

[The Subhuman]

Marcelo Bielsa is the Frank Zappa of football...He'll make a sign and the formation will switch seamlessly

[The Subhuman]

Klich can't play DM, we tried that he looked lost

[Ellandback1]

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[The Subhuman]

Wouldn't it be great if he would come on here one day and talk to us?

We should send him a letter one day, he may do it.

Would he have to type in Spanish and we'd have to wait for the translator?

[andrewjohnsmith]

He clearly sees Struijk as a CB/DMF long term and the best way to learn is to play

I'd like to see Strujik establish as a CB because he's looked comfortable the last 3 games. He hasn't looked comfortable in the DMF role. Although his passing has been more adventurous lately too, so maybe we'll see that.

I guess the thing is that we don't have a ready made back up for KP. Maybe Dallas could do it. But beyond that, it's players like Jenkins and Gotts (on loan) who are probably a couple of seasons away. In that regard it makes sense to give Strujik game time there.

[Irish Ian]

At least Arsenal will be confused too.