FOOTBALL FORMATIONS

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Manchester City FC Vs Arsenal FC - 2022-2023 Premier League fixture N°33 (26/04/2023)

GK RAMSDALE
CB HOLDING
CB GABRIEL
RB WHITE
LB ZINCHENKO
DMF PARTEY (Thomas)
CMF XHAKA
RMF SAKA
LMF MARTINELLI
AMF/CMF ØDEGAARD
CF/SS GABRIEL JESUS (G. Jesus)

Substitutions: Jorginho for Xhaka (60 mn), Trossard for Martinelli (60 mn), Smith Rowe for Ødegaard (71 mn), Nelson for Saka (80 mn) and Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus (80 mn)
Notes: This was how the team looked in defensive phase; but when the team had the ball, Zinchenko slotted in midfield alongside Partey, pushing Xhaka forward alongside Ødegaard; leaving White, Holding and Gabriel as defenders
Saliba, key central defender of the team, was unavailable due to injury
Trossard played as left SS/AMF, theoretically playing as CF, this relocated the starting CF, Gabriel Jesus, as LWF
Nketiah played as LWF/left SS, sometimes switching positions with Trossard

Captained by: Martin Ødegaard | Rob Holding
Short Free Kick: Martin Ødegaard/Bukayo Saka
Long Free Kick: Martin Ødegaard/Granit Xhaka/Oleksandr Zinchenko/Ben White/Thomas Partey/Leandro Trossard
Free Kick 2: Emile Smith Rowe
Left Corner: -
Right Corner: Bukayo Saka/Leandro Trossard
Penalty: Bukayo Saka/Gabriel Jesus
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Rob Holding, Gabriel, Ben White, Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka, Jorginho

Team Strategy

★Formation A/B - 3-2-2-3/3-2-4-1 in Attack: White (CB/RB), Holding (CB), Gabriel (CB/LB); Partey (DMF), Zinchenko (DMF); Ødegaard (AMF/CMF), Xhaka (CMF/AMF); Saka (RWF/RMF), Martinelli (LWF/LMF) and Gabriel Jesus (CF/SS)
★Change Sides: Martinelli - One-time in the First Half | Partey/Xhaka | Martinelli/Gabriel Jesus - Second Half | Partey/Jorginho | Trossard/Gabriel Jesus | Nketiah/Trossard
★Counter Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Ball Possession DEF
★Ball Possession ATT
★Total Defense