Yes, you read that right. The man injured the entirety of the season since tearing his ACL against Nottingham Forest just before half time on the opening day of the 2023/24 Premier League season. Today's video will provide an in-depth tactical analysis as to WHY Jurrien Timber is the man to level Mikel Arteta's Arsenal up.
First, I delve into the profile of the Dutchman, explaining how he is conducive to Arteta's favourite word, 'duelling', as well as how that may impact AFC's or Arsenal's out of possession structure next season.
His profile is also one tailor-made for the inverted full-back role, and I examine the evolving left-back role Takehiro Tomiyasu has played in for Arsenal this season, allowing the Japanese international to invert into the pivot, promote as a 'left 8' between the lines, under/overlap and hold the width.
This can also be mapped onto the right hand side, as can Timber's proficiency in the pivot, utilising his press resistance, progressive capabilities via carrying and passing, always seemingly exuding composure.
His dynamism and ability to interchange and rotate also present another nice possibility to break sides down.
Yet, his versatility is arguably his most useful trait, and this allows Timber to play outside CB, to the side of the likes of William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes, and provide adequate depth to Benjamin White and Jakub Kiwior.
His blend of technical security and physicality secures the best of both Tomiyasu and Oleksandr Zinchenko, allowing Timber to invert from either side.
This season it seems as though he would have had a really 'fun' role in this Arsenal team under Mikel Arteta. Interchanging with Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard, underlapping for Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Kai Havertz, and Gabriel Jesus. He is a truly unique profile.
Such a profile could also allow the Gunners to evolve further under Arteta, potentially using the 3-diamond-3 formation more often. This is another possibility expanded on in the video.
All in all, Jurrien Timber takes Arteta's Arsenal's unpredictability up once again, and comes as part of a group of players full of natural associations, automatisms, in a bid to become more 'off the cuff' in how they use the ball.
Could Timber have been the missing piece; will he be able to propel Arsenal to the premier league title?
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