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What's Different About Arsenal's New-Look 4-3-3 System?

Arsene Wenger has changed his 4-4-2 formation to a 4-3-3 for the new season to reinvigorate his side, but what is different about the new system? The problem facing Chris Barnard, the first surgeon ...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 3 months ago 1,543 reads 23 comments
Denilson Has Risen from the Shadows To Take Centre Stage

Denilson’s performances in the centre of midfield have largely gone unnoticed with the stats showing the Brazilian as the Gunners’ top performer...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 6 months ago 235 reads 15 comments
Pep Guardiola Has Put the "Dream" Back Into Barcelona

Pep Guardiola has restored the philosophy of Johan Cruyff’s ‘Dream Team’ of the 1990s to the current Barcelona side. Pep Guardiola insists for it not for Johan Cruyff, as a player he would never had left the third division...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 6 months ago 288 reads 0 comments
The Mysterious Case of Carlos Tevez and His Contract

It’s quite fortunate that Carlos Tevez doesn’t want to break from his contract as if he did, it would surely tear a whole in the football universe and release with it a messy gunk of goo...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 6 months ago 398 reads 4 comments
For Arsene Wenger, That Age Old Problem of Balance Has Proven Difficult

Arsene Wenger’s tactical experiments this season, in trying to secure a balance between attack and defence from his young side, have not all gone according to plan...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 6 months ago 514 reads 7 comments
Walcott's Anonymity Shows Wingers' Freedom of Touchline Is No More

Theo Walcott’s anonymity in the first leg against Manchester United showed why there is a lack of natural wingers nowadays and as the game has evolved, so has their skill set. Arsenal Wenger has normally never played with traditional wingers...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 7 months ago 452 reads 8 comments
Fabregas Still the Key in Wenger's Quest for Domination

The Gunners are still ever reliant on Cesc Fabregas to pull the strings with Arsenal’s passing game having suffered this season, especially against the stronger clubs...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 7 months ago 531 reads 3 comments
Chelsea-Liverpool: There Is No Greater Game Of Chess

For a pure tactical encounter, there is no game better than Chelsea and Liverpool and the two clubs once again put in an engrossing matchup...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 7 months ago 219 reads 0 comments
Why the Fullback Has Been Arsenal's Most Important Position This Season

The defensive shield may have been getting most of the plaudits, but the cautious nature of Sagna and Clichy has been the real reason for Arsenal’s recent defensive stability...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 8 months ago 707 reads 8 comments
Arsene Wenger Transplants a More Direct Approach After Losing Creative Brains

Wenger has recast his Arsenal team to a more direct and quicker side this season after the loss of key creative midfielders...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 8 months ago 801 reads 8 comments
How Manchester United's Expansive Style and Defensive Errors Cost Them the Game

Manchester United were on the receiving end of a humiliating defeat to arch rivals Liverpool, their expansive style in particular gave too much space for Fernando Torres at the other end...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 8 months ago 209 reads 6 comments
Denilson Can Rekindle the Lost Art of Midfield Tackling

Arsene Wenger may have bemoaned the lack of good tacklers these days but what are the reasons for the demise and does he have one right under his nose...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 9 months ago 246 reads 5 comments
Premiership Signings Signal a Change in Forward Thinking

The Premier League transfer window has seen some curious signings, no less than at Tottenham but the window has also signaled an evolution of the striker and one where a greater requirement is expected of them...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 10 months ago 126 reads 4 comments
The 3-5-2 Enjoys Its Final Lease on Life Before Its Impending Doom

After Argentina had won the World Cup 1986 with the 3-5-2, who would have thought the formation would be all but dead and buried as its use declined...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 10 months ago 223 reads 4 comments
Emmanuel Adebayor: More Than Just a Striker

After a summer where the Arsenal striker looked set to leave the Emirates for Milan, an image had been portrayed of him being greedy but for Togo that couldn’t be further from the truth...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 10 months ago 667 reads 5 comments
AS Roma Display Another Example of the 4-6-0

Alexandre Pato may have stole the show on David Beckham’s AC Milan debut with a double, the second a fantastic chip but it was Roma who were the reason to watch just to see their 4-6-0 in action...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 10 months ago 259 reads 5 comments
Arsenal Model Too Unrealistic for Clubs to Follow?

Arsenal are the envy of most clubs; a strong emphasis in youth development, an extensive scouting network creating world class players while being sensible financially an example to follow but ...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 11 months ago 701 reads 4 comments
Former Gunners May Be Struggling Because They Were Made for Arsenal

With Mathieu Flamini and Alexander Hleb failing to make the same impact at their clubs that they did at Arsenal, it is argued Arsene Wenger sold them by identification of a declining career...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 11 months ago 618 reads 0 comments
Has the 4-4-2 become old-fashioned?

The reasons for the current formation and tactical developments The 4-4-2 is the most commonly used formation, especially in the Premiership, but the frequency of it’s use in top European leagues has decreased...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 11 months ago 381 reads 3 comments
Rafa Benitez Planning Tactical Masterclass Against Arsenal

Rafa Benitez endured a mixed start to his Liverpool management career after joining from Valencia in 2004. Success in his first season in the Champions League and defeat two years later showed ...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 11 months ago 1,286 reads 7 comments
Barcelona Tactics: Why They Are the Best in Europe

Barcelona overcame a battling Real Madrid side in the "El Classico" with goals from Eto’o and Messi and even though Casillas made a penalty save the Los Merengues were always second best...

Written by Zip Zoolander about 11 months ago 2,332 reads 11 comments
The Myth of the Midfield Enforcer

Watching Chelsea v. Arsenal on Sunday, Alexandre Song had a chance to stake his claim in the central of midfield. Seen as the ideal player to partner Cesc Fabregas because he is strong in the ...

Written by Zip Zoolander about about 1 year ago 199 reads 3 comments
The Evolution of the Striker: Why Arsenal Midfielders Need to Contribute More

Watching the Arsenal performances this season and contrasting them against Chelsea and Manchester United opens up an interesting tactical similarity between the two big rivals and reveals an area in which Arsenal need to improve...

Written by Zip Zoolander about about 1 year ago 723 reads 8 comments

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Zip Zoolander Article Archive

What's Different About Arsenal's New-Look 4-3-3 System?

Denilson Has Risen from the Shadows To Take Centre Stage

Pep Guardiola Has Put the "Dream" Back Into Barcelona

The Mysterious Case of Carlos Tevez and His Contract

For Arsene Wenger, That Age Old Problem of Balance Has Proven Difficult

Walcott's Anonymity Shows Wingers' Freedom of Touchline Is No More

Fabregas Still the Key in Wenger's Quest for Domination

Chelsea-Liverpool: There Is No Greater Game Of Chess

Why the Fullback Has Been Arsenal's Most Important Position This Season

Arsene Wenger Transplants a More Direct Approach After Losing Creative Brains

How Manchester United's Expansive Style and Defensive Errors Cost Them the Game

Denilson Can Rekindle the Lost Art of Midfield Tackling

Premiership Signings Signal a Change in Forward Thinking

The 3-5-2 Enjoys Its Final Lease on Life Before Its Impending Doom

Emmanuel Adebayor: More Than Just a Striker

AS Roma Display Another Example of the 4-6-0

Arsenal Model Too Unrealistic for Clubs to Follow?

Former Gunners May Be Struggling Because They Were Made for Arsenal

Has the 4-4-2 become old-fashioned?

Rafa Benitez Planning Tactical Masterclass Against Arsenal

Barcelona Tactics: Why They Are the Best in Europe

The Myth of the Midfield Enforcer

The Evolution of the Striker: Why Arsenal Midfielders Need to Contribute More

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