Player:Saliba
Been asking for Saka behind the striker for ages. Don't know why he doesn't do it. We get Lacazette to drop deep while keeping Auba and the right winger deep too. No wonder we look blunt
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Mikel Arteta: Aston La Vista To The Title?
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Player:Saliba
Been asking for Saka behind the striker for ages. Don't know why he doesn't do it. We get Lacazette to drop deep while keeping Auba and the right winger deep too. No wonder we look blunt
Manberg
Predator
Liverpool’s midfield is not creative. Difference is they have world class forwards who create and score on their own but we don’t.
Country: England
When it was clear that Leicester weren’t interested in playing one should’ve come off tbh
PressResistance
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To those who are not questioning Arteta in any capacity, let me offer you a set of 10 questions Mikel has to answer:
1) Why are we so satisfied playing passes back and sideways at all points in scenarios in the game?
2) Why is all traffic chanelled outside?
3) Why is Bellerin getting gametime in front of AMN after a horrid mistake against City?
4) How do you connect attack and defence?
5) Where 's the link-up player, a technical man who can turn his player and play in our forwards, forget Özil, why not give ESR or Saka a go there?
6) How do you get your forwards in dangerous areas?
7) How do you move into the middle of the park and create overloads in the middle?
8) What is the point of a fullback learning to go in the middle if his main goal is to get stuck on an island far from the goal on the flank?
9) How to get better in the final third in all aspects?
10) How do you win consistently in the PL?
BONUS: When will he make timely subs?
Due to the fact he has so many questions to answer, I am getting worried he might not be the man we need.
1) Why are we so satisfied playing passes back and sideways at all points in scenarios in the game?
2) Why is all traffic chanelled outside?
3) Why is Bellerin getting gametime in front of AMN after a horrid mistake against City?
4) How do you connect attack and defence?
5) Where 's the link-up player, a technical man who can turn his player and play in our forwards, forget Özil, why not give ESR or Saka a go there?
6) How do you get your forwards in dangerous areas?
7) How do you move into the middle of the park and create overloads in the middle?
8) What is the point of a fullback learning to go in the middle if his main goal is to get stuck on an island far from the goal on the flank?
9) How to get better in the final third in all aspects?
10) How do you win consistently in the PL?
BONUS: When will he make timely subs?
Due to the fact he has so many questions to answer, I am getting worried he might not be the man we need.
Player:Saliba
Think we need to start expecting that from all teams at the Emirates. People give us the ball knowing well do nothing with it
Country: Canada
Just need it to come from somewhere. If our forwards won't do it we need to try something else.
Sniper Mik
Not a Closet Sp**s Fan
Goal conceded was also an effect of playing a back four. 3 CBs would've had a better chance of sweeping that up, instead of 2 v 2. Mustafi went to sleep anyway and it became 2 v 1.
Feels like we have no middle play by design to me, so even if Saka plays in the middle he will just drift out wide anyway.
kraphtous
Raul Stanllehi
“My philosophy will be clear,” he said. “I want the football to be expressive, entertaining. I cannot have a concept of football where everything is based on the opposition.
“We have to dictate the game, we have to be the ones taking the initiative, and we have to entertain the people coming to watch us.
What the hell happened?
“We have to dictate the game, we have to be the ones taking the initiative, and we have to entertain the people coming to watch us.
What the hell happened?
Tourbillion
Angry & Miserable
Dreadful tonight from Arteta. We literally had Partey as our midfield. Arteta is possession/creativity-averse.
Country: Canada
That might be it. I don't like it if so.
2019/20
RW/LW - 15 goals with an xG of 9.02
FW - 7 goals with an xG of 6.94
2018/19
RW/LW - 3 goals with an xG of 2.03
FW - 14 goals with an xG of 16.11
2017/18
RW/LW - 3 goals with an xG of 2.64
FW - 20 goals with an xG of 23.11
2016/17
FW - 30 goals with an xG of 30.88
2015/16
FW - 23 goals with an xG of 26.09
Last seasons goal scoring record was an anomaly. The stats show he has never outperformed his xG anywhere close to that. He was scoring a lot of goals that he had no right scoring. His whole career has been about being in the right position and putting away chances and he’s now being asked to feed off scraps or create something out of nothing. It worked for the first 15 games under Arteta but it’s simply not sustainable, especially for a player as limited as Auba.
Yeah I hate it.
Tir Na Nog
Changes Opinion Every 5 Minutes
Country: Ireland
The football was better under Freddie imo. That West Ham game when he unleashed Martinelli-Auba-Pepe with Özil behind. 
Manberg
Predator
Do you think Auba is losing pace? Or is he just not committing hard enough?
P.S I meant to say last season.
Yeah spot on..
<<reed>>
Lidl Tir Na Nog
#Freddie2021
Country: England
Have to pray it’s in the locker. I think he likes robotic football but we need better players for that
truth_hurts
but Holding’s hair transplant was painless
Banter when Özil sees another manager out.
I'm joking!
I'm joking!
WiscoGooner8
Active Member
At this point I’m not convinced that Arteta isn’t the answer, I’m convinced that for the most part a manager isn’t going to make a huge difference one way or the other. We’ve had largely the same players the last 4 years and essentially the same results....we haven’t had a good attack since Wenger’s 2nd to last season. Doesn’t matter who the manager has been.
