FOOTBALL FORMATIONS

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Arsenal FC Vs Manchester City FC - 2022-2023 Premier League fixture N°23 (15/02/2023)

GK EDERSON (Ederson M.)
CB/RB WALKER
CB RÚBEN DIAS (Rúben)
CB/LB AKÉ
DMF RODRI (Rodrigo)
DMF BERNARDO SILVA (Bernardo)
CMF/AMF GÜNDOĞAN
AMF DE BRUYNE
RWF/RMF MAHREZ
LWF/LMF GREALISH
CF HAALAND

Substitutions: Akanji for Mahrez (61 mn), Foden for Grealish (77 mn - Injury) and Phillips for De Bruyne (87 mn)
Notes: The formation above, display the team whenever the team had the ball
Akanji played as right CB, this relocated Rúben Dias as left CB, Aké as LB and Bernardo Silva as RWF/RMF
Phillips was firstly introduced as central DMF, relocating Rodri as right CMF, but then, they quickly changed positions

Captained by: İlkay Gündoğan
Short Free Kick: Riyad Mahrez/Kevin De Bruyne
Long Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/Kyle Walker/Rúben Dias (Taken with both feet)/Manuel Akanji
Free Kick 2: Riyad Mahrez/Kevin De Bruyne
Left Corner: Kevin De Bruyne
Right Corner: Riyad Mahrez
Penalty: Erling Haaland/Riyad Mahrez/Kevin De Bruyne
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Rúben Dias, Nathan Aké, Rodri, Manuel Akanji

Team Strategy

★Pressure
★Formation A/B - 4-1-4-1/4-3-3/4-2-3-1, mainly used in Defense: Walker (RB), Rúben Dias (CB), Aké (CB), Bernardo Silva (LB); Rodri (DMF) Gündoğan (CMF); Mahrez (RMF), De Bruyne (AMF/CMF), Grealish (LMF) and Haaland (CF) - Eventually became the main formation after Akanji was introduced to play
★Ball Possession ATT
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Ball Possession DEF
★Counter Attack
★All Out Attack