I do have concerns regarding our ressies setup, mainly due to a lack of a system of play in the senior team.
Arsenal has a set way of playing, and so do the scums.
the reserves do exactly what the seniors are doing in terms of system, and it makes progressing into the senior team alot far more easier.
When the young players get promoted into the senior squad, they would have been familiar with the system.
For instance, Arsenal do alot of 7-a-side half the size of the field, both the senior team and the ressies.
Arsene Wenger only buys a certain type of player, those with technique and pace.
Rafa still cannot decide on a certain system of play, and i think it makes it alot more difficult for players to fit in.
Actually thats nots the case, if you look at the reserve side as well as the under 18s the start off pattern of play is 442 with a solid base and wingers trying to dominate in possetion as scoring attempts.
When the side is on the back foot, they try and play through the middle with a three up front formation on the break. Or possiby the four depending on the opposition.
Their is more certain pattern of play to our reserves and our under 18's than our first team, but thats due to the personel and the price of players.
Rafa's system would work but it needs certain types of players to do it, i.e. the two up front one has to adapt at dropping deep and playing the ball through the forward of advancing wide players.
The second striker should be able to play on the shoulder or go wide. Now we have both in Babel and Torres.
What we need now is a winger than can drive forward and act as a forward in the breaking three but also still be a very affective winger.
Add this to quick full backs in the 442 formation delivering crosses it should provid plenty of football and amunition for the strikers.
Rafa has a certain style of play that needs certain style of players wingers are extremly hard to find but they are their we just ned to get them.
Personally i would prefer a 433 formation from start to finnish but i dont think it will happen.
Also wenger has had along time to develop that style of play very much like Fergie, Rafa has an extremly tough job their is no point in putting more pressure on him.