Gunners

Not a reputable enough source for me to make a post about but I found this story a little interesting:

https://twitter.com/Transfersdotcom/status/1670482752720781320?t=E7wWH9aNB8ETVmq4TUevIw&s=19

The journo says:

• Tierney was discussed as part of a player + cash deal with Man City
• Arteta sat down with Tierney and convinced him to stay as he'll get a lot more playing time next season
• Reason he'll get more playing time is because Arsenal will play a back 3 more often which suits Tierney's playing style

The reason why I think this story might actually be true is because if a journo is making stuff up, there are a lot more safer stories to write than to insinuate Arsenal might have a change of tactics.

I honestly can see Arteta experimenting with a 3-4-3 when we move forward with one fullback tucking in to the CBs and the second one joining the midfield. This year we tried something similar but because Xhaka was more defensive than attacking minded, White would push up and Xhaka would sit back - creating our famous overload in midfield of Zinny, Xhaka and Partey crowding out teams. Next season I think our number #8 will push higher up, putting more pressure on the #6 and the full back that pushes up (Zinny or new RB) to hold the midfield. I wouldn't be surprised if we also employed a tactic similar to Man City of pushing Gabriel up to create an overload as well.

The key though is to create more attacking options higher up.