Not sure what arteta was trying to do those first games but hopefully when everyone is healthy he DOES NOT revert back. Gabi/Saliba is legendary at the back.
He wanted the ability to invert from both sides and thought Partey was the man to do it.
The reason it affected Big Gabi was because when we invert from the left with Zinny and become a back 3 the defence shuffles over, Saliba takes the central role.
When the defence shuffled over and inverted from the right, it places Gabi in the centre, which Arteta wanted to avoid.
Not sure what arteta was trying to do those first games but hopefully when everyone is healthy he DOES NOT revert back. Gabi/Saliba is legendary at the back.
He wanted the ability to invert from both sides and thought Partey was the man to do it.
The reason it affected Big Gabi was because when we invert from the left with Zinny and become a back 3 the defence shuffles over, Saliba takes the central role.
When the defence shuffled over and inverted from the right, it places Gabi in the centre, which Arteta wanted to avoid.