dazby wrote:A proactive change is one that changes the flow of the game. Making the first move. Wenger did it in our game by bringing Rosicky on after 55 minutes. Within 30 seconds he had a shot at goal. Rosicky was the one that contributed to Arseheads getting back in the match. The sub wasn't made because a player was injured. It was a tactical change.
NQDP talks about us lacking any cutting edge in the middle of the park. Bringing on Ireland for Gazbaz would have delivered that edge. Not because Gazbaz was injured or having a mare, but to change the flow of the match.
That is what a world class manager does. When Leslie does this his jigsaw will be complete. At the moment he only makes changes when players are knackered, injured or as a result of what the opposition have done. He is reactive.
Sorry matey, I'm not buying it AT ALL.
While arsenal had some attacks on our goal towards the end of the first half, they were losing one nil to us and the game was not clearly in their favour. This continued into the sceond half, so Wenger made the change to try to give creation in a different area by bringing on Rosicky for Denilson. This was because they were losing and not gaining enough momentum in the game. REACTIVE.
Arsenal then equalised and largley due to the reactive change Wenger had made. Rosicky assists Van Persie and its one all in the 62nd minute. The game now looks to be swinging in Arsenal's favour, so just over ten minutes later, in the 73rd minute, Hughes REACTS by bringing on Petrov. Ireland looked tired and could even have been injured, but hughes changed the attack by moving Bellamy into a more central position and he scored a minute later. The game then swung in our favour and Wenger REACTED by bringing on Eduardo and Eboue three minutes later, but this time it didn't work out and Ade scored.
The momentum was with City, and of course there was the Ade goal, so there was no need to make a change and a central Bellamy was able to track back in the middle and give the ball for SWP to score our fourth. although Rosicky did score and there was a flurry here and there, by scoring four we had effectively ended their hopes.
Wenger reacted well when city looked in control - Denilson was ineffective. Hughes then reacted well when the game swung in Arsenal's favour - Ireland looked ineffective. Both teams shape changed and troubled the opposition to help swing the game back, but Hughes won on the day.
Wenger was no more 'pro-active' than Hughes was. If something's broke, someone needs to react and it needs to be fixed.
A substitution/formation change will always be a reaction to something.
That's the whole point.
