We lack creativity in abundance, that has been clear all season. With the exception of Steven Pienaar we have a team that lacks invention, creativity and to be honest, bottle. And I don't mean putting there foot in and getting stuck in, I mean getting there foot on the ball, trying to be creative and having a go.
Tony Hibbert sums that up for me, he's always passing on responsibility and is unwilling to even try something different. And as you said we play 4-5-1, in this system you need your fullbacks to attack. It's not like we have pacy, out and out wingers, we play with centre midfielders outwide. These players need support, an outlet on the overlap. Pienaar gets it with Baines, the same can not be said of anyone who plays ahead of Hibbert.
He's one of the most limited footballers in the Premier League and he's far from the solid defender he's made out to be. And it's been clear for a good few years now, he's not good enough to be commanding a regular place in the side.
It's time for a change and I don't really care if it's Phil Neville, Lucas Neill or Seamus Coleman, all three of them offer far more (as an all round package) than Tony Hibbert. It's likely that anyone who plays right back will have a tough game at Arsenal, that's expected, but if we have any ambition in terms of progression then we've got to get away from this hit and hope mentality, we need proper footballers, players with composure.
I'd much rather see us have a go and get beaten 3-0 than see us sit back for 90 minutes, constantly hoof the ball, show no composure whatsoever and end up with a lucky 1-0 defeat.
The best form of defence is attack, retaining possession and stopping Arsenal from dominating. All the top teams do it, and that's what we should be aiming for. We might not do it, but I can take far more positives from that than a 1-0 loss where we are in our own half for most of the game.
