Last season, Cesc had Flamini (dickhead). He was a no-frills, midfield warrior and would fight and chase down every ball. This freed up Cesc and allowed him the luxury of basically doing whatever he wanted

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By Gobbygooners (http://gobbygooners.blogspot.com)

No one can deny that since Cesc returned to the team for our demolition of Newcastle, we have looked a much more composed and complete side. However, we are also yet to see Cesc pulling the strings in quite the same way as he was doing this stage last season.

Now, obviously there is the case that he has returned back late from the Euros and so essentially had no preseason, whereas before he had a full and productive one, but for someone of Cesc’s undoubted quality I think that there is more to the issue than simply “cobwebs”.

Last season, Cesc had Flamini (dickhead). He was a no-frills, midfield warrior and would fight and chase down every ball. This freed up Cesc and allowed him the luxury of basically doing whatever he wanted, which is when he plays best. This season, Denilson is playing along side him. I am a big fan of Denilson and when the day comes when Cesc eventually leaves us to play for Barcelona, I gain some comfort from thinking that Denilson would be go some way to filling the hole left by Cesc. But this is my point. Cesc and Denilson are too similar to play together. As Cesc is the better and more creative player (and so more likely to give the killer final ball), he has been pushed further up the field and plays quite close behind the strikers, leaving Denilson to be the one who picks up the ball from the defenders and essentially dictate play. This is a mistake in my opinion. It’s the same problem as England have, where, because Gerrard is their best player, he is forced to play out of position because he can do the job well basically anywhere.

So, what is the solution to this problem? The sad fact is that the only way to sort this out is to drop Denilson, playing Song alongside Cesc and letting him get back to business like last season. Only problem is, this is unfair on Denilson and he deserves his run in the team. Therefore, I’m left wondering whether Denilson will slowly be moulded into more of a box to box midfielder/battler so that he can play that position that Flamini (wanker) played so well last season.

The thing is though, is it actually a problem? We are still creating plenty of chances each game, or at least enough to win basically any game we play. I think my main concern is that I, along with many Arsenal fans, enjoy Cesc being a hero and the string-puller. This isn’t to say that we should fully rely on Cesc, and it’s good that creative responsibilities can be shared, but I want Cesc to remain the focal point and eventually win the Ballon D’or, which won’t happen unless he continues to be as influential as last season, and not merely become part of the team.

At the end of the day though, if Arsenal win, I’m happy. What’s your thoughts?

This article was sent in by new Arsenal site Gobby Gooners, click http://gobbygooners.blogspot.com for more articles.