FOOTBALL FORMATIONS

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Arsenal FC Vs Manchester City FC - 2022-2023 Premier League fixture N°22 (15/02/2023)

GK RAMSDALE
CB SALIBA
CB GABRIEL
RB TOMIYASU
LB ZINCHENKO
DMF JORGINHO
CMF XHAKA
RMF/RWF SAKA
LMF/LWF/SS MARTINELLI
AMF/CMF ØDEGAARD
CF NKETIAH

Substitutions: Trossard for Martinelli (76 mn), White for Tomiyasu (83 mn) and Fábio Vieira for Xhaka (83 mn)
Note: Arsenal started and played the majority of this game with this formation, however, during the game, Zinchenko slotted in midfield alongside Jorginho, pushing Xhaka more on line with Ødegaard, leaving Tomiyasu, Saliba and Gabriel as defenders

Captained by: Martin Ødegaard
Short Free Kick: Martin Ødegaard
Long Free Kick: Martin Ødegaard/Jorginho (Taken with both feet)/Granit Xhaka/Oleksandr Zinchenko/Gabriel/Aaron Ramsdale
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Gabriel Martinelli
Right Corner: -
Penalty: Bukayo Saka
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: William Saliba, Gabriel, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Granit Xhaka

Team Strategy

★Counter Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Formation A/B - 3-2-2-3/3-6-1 in Attack: Tomiyasu (CB/RB), Saliba (CB), Gabriel (CB/LB); Jorginho (DMF), Zinchenko (DMF); Ødegaard (AMF/CMF), Xhaka (CMF/AMF); Saka (RWF/RMF), Martinelli (LWF/LMF) and Nketiah (CF) - Gradually became rare to spot due as to the tendencies of Zinchenko and Tomiyasu to attack in their SB role
★Ball Possession ATT
★Change Sides: Martinelli/Nketiah - Optional | Jorginho/Zinchenko - With Zinchenko positioned as DMF | Trossard/Fábio Vieira
★Pressure
★Opposite Side Attack
★Centre Attack
★Ball Possession DEF
★All Out Attack - Late in the Second Half