For JDP game models, rotation is key but chemistry is more than pre coordinated movements.

Not enough commentary on pods that naturally do specific rotations (Nelli wide, Timber inside, Ode deep, out of block= balance).

Something Im gonna coin as a new term- Rotational Empathy.

What makes Mikel Arteta and not Pep- physical floor.

Fundamentally remains the biggest ‘why’ tactically that we don’t platform our wide men who consistently give Arsenal their greatest progression.

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Couple of things to dissect here that go against some narratives;

- Martinelli’s shot totals are hilariously low but his goals/shot are much better than others people say are out of his league finishing wise
- SoT% very good suggesting when he does shoot they are good decisions

I feel there is an argument to say that the difference to how we support our LHS is miles larger to the difference we see with Martinelli’s output/creative statistics over the same szns.

If Saka is our “control” then no player has a chance development wise.

I think one of the declines of Ligue 1 in a nutshell here beyond the relegation is that even given the circumstances I’m not jumping to look at deals I could make advantage of.

Quite a fall for a club in such prominence not so long ago.

Hope it’s a wake up call for Ligue 1.

Arsenals most threatening box player remains Martinelli- constantly battles rhetoric of improvement despite being the league’s best 6-yard box dominator.

Getting a lot of unfair criticism to his underrated start to the szn without the solutions we bought for the LHS balance.