Theo Walcott Hints At Preference For 4-3-3 System
By The Editor
on 16th September 2017
Theo Walcott acknowledges formation switch…
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Theo Walcott is the latest player to acknowledge an upturn in our performances after switching back to our old system following the 3-1 win over FC Cologne in the Europa League.
Arsene Wenger replaced Rob Holding with Sead Kolasinac at half-time with the team trailing, and it worked wonders with an attacking trio of Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud working in tandem.
The 4-2-3-1 allows for another attacking player and it seems the players are more comfortable that system, regardless of how the switch to a 3-4-3 benefitted us last season.
Apart from the game against Bournemouth, Wenger has switched to a back four in every other game this season as he chased a win.
And it seems the players want a return to the old system.
“The manager changed the system in the second half and it seemed work a little bit better,” Walcott told Arsenal Player.
“We seemed to flow a lot more easier and we seemed to create a few more chances.
“We went back to the 4-3-3,” Walcott added.