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The reason we played better 10 vs 11 was because Saka came on and Leeds couldn’t handle him.
But Saka needs a break.
But Saka needs a break.
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Leno hoofed the ball to Auba and Pepe to beat the press, so there was minimal build up play. This combined with Leeds having most of the possession is the reason for those f*cked up stats we’re seeing. So, yes a lot of our players actually didn’t pass to each other.Not really sure what this means or if it’s necessarily a bad thing but it’s just so weird.
I’m trying to imagine how you play a 90 min match with only one pass from CB to CB. What were we doing?
Most of us know Arteta isn’t going anywhere unless we’re in a relegation battle or he completely loses the squad.Can’t wait for the day Arsenal mania realises that a new manager can’t just fix everything overnight.
The attack is dire at the moment but it will improve.
We’re heading in the right direction, but the transition is tricky and Arteta is still a brand-new manager learning with every day. He’s going to make mistakes and their are going to be plenty more painful moments this season. Stop being babies.
Feel like he's tried the arm around the shoulder approach long enough to be fair
We are playing really dead football with zero tenacity, creativity and depth,
We picked only 1 point from Leeds, Villa and Leicester that is worrying.
All those fans who wanted Arteta in, saying to trust the process, it will take 4 years to rebuild and reach Liverpool's success. Liverpool hired a proven and experienced manager, Arteta is a novice manager and still in learning process, what guarantee does he bring?.
i think if we give him more time to change his tactics and adapt his style which many fans reccommended but it's not easy to grow patience on it because we want our Arsenal back and it will get worse before it gets better.
I think Arteta needs to think about where his players are standing. Auba back to goal isnt going to do much and in when up top alone he gets into too many physical battles. Out on the left he becomes disconnected, so why not play a 2 up top? Get rid of the extra 'forward' and play an additional midfielder.
---------------Auba--------Pepe/Laca
Tierney-----Saka----------Partey--------Bellerin
-------------------------Elneny
--------------Gabriel---Luiz----Holding
I completely agree. I was against Arteta’s appointment for this reason. Although, I did think it was an exciting prospect. Those romance stories can be a bigger risk than it’s worth.
However, I think the Arteta project has already begun and it’s even more dangerous to abort without a good plan which I do not trust the club to have. I think Arteta has a lot of qualities to be a good Arsenal manager. But he lacks a big one... experience.
It's all so laughable at the moment. Everything is everyhowNot really sure what this means or if it’s necessarily a bad thing but it’s just so weird.
I’m trying to imagine how you play a 90 min match with only one pass from CB to CB. What were we doing?
Every time I stumble across an old Arsenal team video on twitter with one touch passing it brings me to tears
We had one move against Leeds that semi resembled that. Ceballos into Pepe, Pepe into Willock, Willock through to Bellerin, Bellerin to Auba, but he just couldn't get his foot round it.
We do have times where we really play good football this is the thing.
We had the same under Emery. Go watch Leicester and Fulham wins.
I think the manager people should be comparing Arteta to, at the moment, is Pochettino at Sp**s (ignoring that Arteta has actually won trophies already).
Potch went to Sp**s and immediately imposed a rigid structure on a shaky Sp**s team. It was clear how he wanted Sp**s to play (with structured buildup and pressing), but the early results weren't impressive. Sp**s looked too structured, were lacking creativity and seemed incapable of scoring goals. In his first season, they finished seventh with 64 points - a decline on the previous years' performance.
There were however some positive signs of Sp**s becoming a more competitive outfit, particularly in the big games. Sp**s were routinely thumped by their rivals before Potch arrived (sound familiar?). However, despite finishing with fewer points overall, Potch's Sp**s took more points off their big-6 rivals, and (while still losing more than they won) those losses were becoming much closer. Sp**s GD vs. the top 6 went from -24 the season before Potch arrived, to -11 in his first season.
A bigger improvement was noticeable in Potch's second season. They still weren't scoring much, but they were becoming a very difficult team to play against. Their GD improved by about 30 (mostly thanks to their defence) and - while slipping up too often against the weaker sides - they were now holding their own against the big 6, winning more than they lost and finishing with a +6 GD against their rivals. People were now starting to respect Sp**s as a very difficult team to play against: no longer a "soft touch". However, the classic refrain was that Sp**s would never score enough under Potch to compete at the top level.
Then, in his third season - and apparently out of nowhere - Potch's attack exploded. Sp**s finished with 86 points and were the top scorers in the league. Their defence also continued its year-on-year improvement. This wasn't due to any new signings (Sp**s that summer bought Victor Janssen and Moussa Sissoko); rather, the structure that Potch had been working on for the previous two seasons finally 'clicked'.
Now I'm not saying that Arteta is necessarily on the same trajectory here. However, I do think it's worth highlighting that there are a lot of similarities. Arteta also wants his team to play in a very structured manner, and (while the attack looks dreadful) it's clear to me that we've improved massively as a defensive unit, and are much more competitive vs. our rivals. In fact, if we are on the same trajectory as Sp**s under Potch, it looks like we're progressing a lot quicker than they did (especially on that trophy front). Bottom line is that I think people should be patient with the attack. Arteta's is trying to instil a new structured way of playing, which will always benefit the defence more quickly than the offence (which thrives on fluidity). Over time, those structures and patterns of play will hopefully become second-nature.
Essay over.