Yesterday’s formation

[Blu3m00n91]

What on earth was we even playing. At times the only players who looked in their natural position was Dias, Aguero and Ederson

 

[FantasyIreland]

It worked,who gives a fuck.

 

[iwasthere1968]

What on earth was we even playing. At times the only players who looked in their natural position was Dias, Aguero and Ederson

Suppose that's what Arteta said

 

[Xhavenjoe]

What on earth was we even playing. At times the only players who looked in their natural position was Dias, Aguero and Ederson

Even more difficult to follow than the questions on "Only Connect"

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Just shows how wrong people are when they come out with the old cliché; “Pep’s got no Plan B”.

Pep’s not only got a plan b, but he’s got a plan h 9 and X.

 

[citymad]

What on earth was we even playing. At times the only players who looked in their natural position was Dias, Aguero and Ederson

Ake and Mahrez. I thought it was clever of Pep, it obviously confused Arteta. Well done Pep even though it wasn't pretty to watch.

 

[SamBlue]

What on earth was we even playing. At times the only players who looked in their natural position was Dias, Aguero and Ederson

I mentioned that in my post-match discussion, it was almost like Pep doing everything totally opposite what Arteta had in mind. In the second half, Ederson clearly got directions from Pep to hoof the ball even when Arsenal stopped pressing, it looked almost like Pep finally got a knack of 'the second ball' football, it was just another way to kill the game. But Cancelo role is still a mystery to me, he played like having instructions to be on every square yard of the pitch at least once, irrespective how the game was unfolding.

 

[Pughie]

We played 4-4-2 in defence;

GK - Ederson
RB - Cancelo
LB - Ake
CB - Walker
CB - Dias
RW - Mahrez
LW - Foden
CM - Rodrigo
CM - Bernardo
ST - Aguero
ST - Sterling

In possession we played 1-3-2-1-3 (it sounds crazy because it is);

___________________________Ederson_________________________

____________________________Dias___________________________

__________Walker___________Rodrigo_____________Ake_________

__________________Cancelo___________Bernardo_______________

Mahrez____________________Sterling_____________________Foden

__________________________Aguero___________________________

Yeah I can explain to you where they played but not why they were played there!

 

[damrider]

Please for the love of god bring back the 4-3-3.

Ederson
Walker Laporte Dias Cancelo
Rodri/Fernandinho
Bernardo/Foden - KDB
Sterling Aguero Mahrez/Torres

That's it. that's the team. Please stop experimenting and doing weird stuff like playing cancelo at CM.

 

[ctwrd]

Please for the love of god bring back the 4-3-3.

Ederson
Walker Laporte Dias Cancelo
Rodri/Fernandinho
Bernardo/Foden - KDB
Sterling Aguero Mahrez/Torres

That's it. that's the team. Please stop experimenting and doing weird stuff like playing cancelo at CM.

But:
- it worked yesterday
- we have suffered from being “worked out” in other games and accusations have been levelled at pep that he needs a plan b
- there would be no harm in being less predictable