Hector didn’t have a great game defensively yesterday. And the throw ins are beyond ridiculous now.
But I’m still not going to hate on him too much. I actually think one of the issues is that he’s being asked to do too much. Not to mention he is having to try and do Willian’s job half the time as well. It’s like he’s been set up to fail, but IMO he has still managed to look decent at times this season.
There’s an element of truth in this and a clear reason why we should stick to 4-4-2.
If we are going to go defensive, 4-4-2 favours us. Bellerin becomes like Dixon under Graham. Do not cross the halfway line. Yesterday’s second goal, and arguably the first, doesn’t happen
Hector isn’t playing the full back role at all.
Tell me where did those people find the full back position from a 3-4-3 formation???
Productive or not, first, Hector is not really playing his favorite position.
Second, this shit and weird 3-4-3 formation is not productive at all.
Third, genius overloading on the left and generate 90+% of our attack on the left.
How could our right flank be productive???
I don’t think Hector is good enough, but this shit graph is misleading
Playing as a wingback should mean you create more chances than a full back, not less.
Agree it might mean his defensive output is a bit lower, but not significantly
I am not sure if it was Arteta’s instructions or not, you can see Hector is actually making a lot of cut ins and bombarded into the opposing box, which a full back and wing back usually won’t do.
Obviously Hector does not feel comfortable with this arrangement because Arteta’s tactics requires a player that possess more technical abilities and football sense. Meanwhile, Hector cannot find the balance in between offense and defense and get caught in bad territories, especially when defending.
Offensively, it is unfortunate that he does not have that skills to be more productive, which we could tell in the past. A lot of times when he had the ball, he either pass back or play safe. It was rare to see him taking on defenders and beat them one on one.
Just reminds me of when RVP got sent off for kicking the football a second after the whistle went, while others have done it every week since without a flicker of a card. Yeah I’m over it