Declan Rice positive that Arsenal “can achieve anything this year”

Reggie, the great allround strkers are eithe unavailable, too old or overpriced.// it would be great to have one good striker that could evade ever oppositions defence, and i understand your point, but Arteta has a plan for this year to add more strengh up front and he will be implementing a more tactical approach to games this year as he has many more options to share the goals amongst different players rather than one great allround striker that we cannot afford//For example. Arsenal “now” have three different tactical options up front.//First of all, Tossard is better at supplying our wingers opportunity to score and scoring from distance as well as inviting the wingers to run outside the wall against park the bus sides. He did well with his opportunity ( although a little fortunate ) with his mid distant shot against Man City as they were defending in numbers to hold on to their lead, he will give Arsenal lots of goals.//Second, i would say that Nkeita and Jesus is another tactical option and will score more goals when closer to the goal with timed runs( fox in the box type strikers) getting on the end of low crosses and quick one two passing movements as well as close control nearer the goal area, their high energy and goal opportunities will prove vauable against lesser opposition.// Our third tactical option upfront is the Rotation between Kai or Balogun playing as a Tall Targetman, to give us that needed physical strength upfront against stronger opposition defences, like the Man City game. Although Kai did not score, he did win all of his aerial duels with his back against a strong Man City defence, which also gave an outlet for Ramsdale against a high pressing team and worked well for the counter attack. He was unlucky not to score. The first shot was on target when the ball was actually played behind him and he had to turn and shoot on the blindside. His second shot was also on target but had to go through a Man City wall of defenders close to goal. Unlucky with both shots on target. That is why Arteta will keep Balogun in the hope he can rotate with Kai in these important big games. A Tall Target Man would cost Arsenal over £60 million, so it looks like Balogun will be staying unless they receive a bid of at least £60 million. Anyone disagreeing with that is either foolish or they are pretending to be an Arsenal fan in the hope that Arsenal sell him on the cheap.

I think we will see a rotation in midfield subject to who we are playing. For the stronger teams we may set up with Partey, Rice and Odegaard with Havertz coming in if we are chasing the game. For weaker teams we may set up with Odegaard, Havertz and Rice. All the above when Jesus is back of course. I think Havertz’ best game was against Barca when he played in midfield as a left 8.

Funny how Aubameyang said arsenal is the only true club in London upon his arrival at Marseille after slagging us just a year ago.good luck to him anyway.😉