Hey now.

I bet Hincapié is wide a bit. But I imagine Arteta is, as always, out-of-possession first.

I am feeling:
— domino effect of Timber diagonal dribbling
— Eze lurking in zone-14
— a cutback from Noni to Eze at the penalty spot
— Zubimendi quick-combo ball

Really get the sense Arteta is gonna play Havertz in the attacking midfield spots a good deal

Needs dribbling/unsettling/block-moving behind them. Which means Eze probably. And it's really hard to play Eze in the defensive double-pivot in the league. So it's tricky to get the surrounding dynamics right (easy against Kairat)

Like, I think even his detractors know that he's carving up Kairat if he's feeling OK.

Early warning sign was when he was almost a liability defending against Wolves as a sub, felt very odd and out of character. Then he got his legs back and had a great string of games and it feels like he lost them again.

Yeah, piece has taken a while. His level historically opponent-dependent (you can predict the games he's gonna take over) but this year it feels very physical. His application has really ebbed and flowed, and when it's off, it's affecting his decision-making.

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