Mikel Arteta: Aston La Vista To The Title?

[El Granit-Coq]

Listening to her talking football turns me on honestly.

I hate my wife tbh she still asks me stupid questions like is the game done when the ref whistles for the end of the first half.

Edit: Complete opposite reaction. Women with rough voices are lovely.
Mercedes McQueen from East Enders is an example.

 

[MutableEarth]

Edit: Complete opposite reaction. Women with rough voices are lovely.
Mercedes McQueen from East Enders is an example.

That's a Hollyoaks character, not Eastenders . But yeah, I love a slightly harsh voice on a woman for some reason.

 

[Oxeki]

Look at this loveley lady shutting down the saltness that is Tim Sherwood.

You love to see it.

Tim Sherwood is up there with Michael Owen. Proper tosser.

 

[Oxeki]

 

[Manberg]

Arteta’s latest interview. A good read for anyone interested.

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

If Arteta can straighten the boys out the way he straightens his hair out; we’ll be alright.

 

[Furious]

How can he not see the absolute need of players between the lines?

In games like these we absolutely have to play 4231, otherwise there's no connection between our attackers and midfield.

 

[Manberg]

How can he not see the absolute need of players between the lines?

In games like these we absolutely have to play 4231, otherwise there's no connection between our attackers and midfield.

We don’t have the balance to play 4-2-3-1, not without further additions. The tactics were fine today, the players kept making unforced mistakes and were not as fluid as they should be.

 

[Furious]

We don’t have the balance to play 4-2-3-1, not without further additions. The tactics were fine today, the players kept making unforced mistakes and were not as fluid as they should be.

We absolutely do. Willian at 10, flanked by Pepe and Saka/Auba.

If you cannot take chances against West Ham at home then I don't know when you can.

 

[Manberg]

We absolutely do. Willian at 10, flanked by Pepe and Saka/Auba.

If you cannot take chances against West Ham at home then I don't know when you can.

We conceded on the counter with 5 at the back. Without runners in midfield we’d have been destroyed. There’s no guarantee that having a player behind the strikers will be effective in creating chances.

 

[EmeryCouldnt]

We conceded on the counter with 5 at the back. Without runners in midfield we’d have been destroyed. There’s no guarantee that having a player behind the strikers will be effective in creating chances.

5 at the back, but we were reallying on Kola, Saka, and Xhaka to defend that left side. That was always going to concede.

 

[Furious]

We conceded on the counter with 5 at the back. Without runners in midfield we’d have been destroyed. There’s no guarantee that having a player behind the strikers will be effective in creating chances.

The two times we actually managed to find players between the lines, we scored. I never said there was any guarantee. We're simply too conservative against teams that don't come at us.

 

[Riou]

We have a really weird squad to work with tbf...our players have some ridiculous strengths and weaknesses, probably more than any other top side in the league, it's why we can vary so much in our performances game to game.

Can understand why we have games like this, least under Arteta they aren't as frequent as they were under Emery and the lend of Arsène's time.

For his first ever job, he is doing brilliantly.

 

[Kav]

He keeps winning.

 

[Manberg]

The two times we actually managed to find players between the lines, we scored. I never said there was any guarantee. We're simply too conservative against teams that don't come at us.

Stability and balance is more important. Let’s not forget the times we had an exciting midfield that had Cazorla and Özil in it yet got carved open all too often. Even had games where we lacked creativity.

 

[Macho]

That was a very Emery-esque game today.

Bailed out by our forwards after playing like trash.

 

[dka1]

The two times we actually managed to find players between the lines, we scored. I never said there was any guarantee. We're simply too conservative against teams that don't come at us.

Aye, it feels like Arteta is a bit too worried (and rightly so) about our defence to really set us up to push back the opposition.

Which is why I'm wondering if Partey might take priority as he offers presence in the MF?

What I worry about slightly is that it's not necessarily creativity we lack but rather we're just being conservative.

 

[DanDare]

Think I have to lay some of the blame for today's performance here

Don't think 5 at the back with these personnel was the way to go.

Kolasinac can't pass like Tierney, Holding can't pass. Ceballos and Xhaka together seem redundant. Really think it should be one or the other.

I would have gone 4231 and played Pepe from the start

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Think I have to lay some of the blame for today's performance here

Don't think 5 at the back with these personnel was the way to go.

Kolasinac can't pass like Tierney, Holding can't pass. Ceballos and Xhaka together seem redundant. Really think it should be one or the other.

I would have gone 4231 and played Pepe from the start

This is the thing how far can we actually go with this system?

 

[TakeChillPill]

Got it wrong with the midfield of ceballos and xhaka.