Every club advocates to a particular brand of play, courtesy to the tactical nous their manager operates with. When a manager sets his foot towards the baptism of fire of taking his new club to greater heights, his prophecies and vision dictate the course of his endeavours.
Roughly two decades back when Arsenal appointed Arsène Wenger during the days when the Gunners were seen as a ‘very English’ club which preferred to defend, not many believed that a relatively unknown school teacher lookalike manager with a nerdy satire would cultivate a galvanising impact.
Wenger has always generated elements like attacking instincts, flamboyance, ruthless and artistic passes to orchestrate the Gunners as arguably the best club to watch ever since he took over the charge.
His side conquered the Premier League and other domestic silverwares but then, owing to the financial shackles, they fell off the perch. The tides of time haven’t really taken marauding strides in Arsenal’s favour ever since, though there has been glimpses of occasional brilliance without consistency from the North London outfit.
Fullbacks have always been an important cog under Wenger’s setup. One flashback and we could see Hector Bellerín steaming down the right-hand side or the likes of Kieran Gibbs or Nacho Monreal jotting stupendous crosses from the left.
Sadly, Gibbs is yet to decide on his stay at the Emirates Stadium whereas Monreal has been off-colour ever since the season kicked off. This implies that the manager of Arsenal’s ‘Invincible’ side has been left to scratch his head in this diabolical scenario and is looking for a long-term solution to the problem.
Sead Kolašinac is a name to surface lately if reports are to be believed in order to meet Arsenal’s needs. The Schalke left-back had been a subject of immense speculation in the transfer window that just transpired and why not?
He has won 29 tackles in German Bundesliga so far this term with a success rate of 46%, has made 53 interceptions, 29 clearances and 1 block, and let’s not forget to mention that he has scored 2 goals and created 15 chances as well. Will he not be a massive upgrade over what Arsenal have at their disposal with respect to the left-back slot?
The 23-year-old has already mustered more than a tonne of appearances for Schalke and has been a vital asset for the Bosnian national side as well. He has the experience, has a commanding figure, breaks down the offensive movements from the opposition’s wingers with precision, surges forward and never refrains from having a shy at the goal from the distance.
Kolašinac has proved his worth time and again and it is only a matter of time before a mega-club like Arsenal pounce on him to rope him into their ranks.
Statistics Credits: Squawka.
