PL: Bournemouth vs Arsenal | Thursday 26th December | KO: 15:00 | Amazon Prime

[GoodEbening]

Chelsea are losing because their players are all distracted by the transfer rumors and worried for their place in the team

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Kola bellerin need to get back quick as much you like saka and AMN but Hector and Kola know how to cross know how to play cutbacks. Credit to AMN and Saka specially to saka he preforming admirably at this position

 

[moha05]

I saw improvements today - especially on pressing, passing and positions display was widely definite and remarkable.

With earlier subitions, specially on N.pepe, who could have created more damage to the opposition.

 

[Riou]

Second game in a row that Lucas and Xhaka have been very good, so credit where it is due...Pepe and Martinelli will make a difference to us, though think Nelson will be a favourite under Arteta due to his high work rate...defence and Mesut played well too.

Laca though...that miss was bad enough, but when he gave away that freekick right at the end I wanted his blood

 

[Bloodbather]

I know but Saka and Nelson are not good enough.

As starters yes, as backups I think they can be decent enough.

 

[Sniper Mik]

He's scored a couple of goals against them.

I would hardly call it specializing.

5 goals in 8 games against those teams. That's pretty great

 

[Fewtch]

We’ve got our Arsenal back

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Played well overall. Promising signs.

 

[Justin1986]

This was the Norwich game all over again. The manager post-Emery was never the problem and this proves my point that you can't coach a team a new system instantly. It also makes you look lile a bit of a tw*t for your Freddie bashing.

Nothing like the Norwich game at all, you can clearly see what Arteta is trying to implement after just one game

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Need a good results at Chelsea and utd to get us running and finish this difficult run fixtures in high Chelsea look better away but they don't look good manutd well they in similar situation to us.

 

[El Granit-Coq]

Closely followed by Xhaka.

In fact, I think the whole team was pretty damn good.

Nelson was poor going forward, Saka was poor going forward.

Luiz was good second half, Sokatris was poor for most of the game. Rest were very good.

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

Definitely encouraging in terms of style and structure, the execution will come in time.

100%. Could hear Arteta barking out instructions too- and when they followed his commands we played ourselves out of trouble.

It’ll work out nicely for him here I feel. Need a few players back though, it seems our lack of first choice full backs has killed us all season.

 

[Sniper Mik]

Saka deserves some credit. Just 18, playing out of position but still performing well

 

[Furious]

5 goals in 8 games against those teams. That's pretty great

It's alright. Doubt it's much better than what he does against the rest of the teams, and that sample is much larger.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

This our 9th draw in PL how much difference it could have made if we could have hold the lead or be more clinical in some of those games.

 

[freeglennhelder2]

Kola bellerin need to get back quick as much you like saka and AMN but Hector and Kola know how to cross know how to play cutbacks. Credit to AMN and Saka specially to saka he preforming admirably at this position

Sure 1 out of 5 times Kola puts a good one in. I’m not sure I agree this is good crossing no doubt he’s a better option though.

I also have a suspicion that relying on Bellerins heath is a false economy- hope I’m completely wrong on this point.

 

[Bloodbather]

Saka deserves some credit. Just 18, playing out of position but still performing well

"Well" is not how I would describe his performance today. He tried, but that's it.

 

[Fewtch]

Haven't seen the whole game, obviously, but this xG is surprising given the reactions on here. More stats here.

We’d have a couple open goal shots if the crossing was better. It doesn’t show up here if the shot is not taken of course

 

[El Granit-Coq]

The female reporter is really good, would love to see more of her. Stunning too. My type.

****, Arteta has given me a new outlook on life.

 

[Manberg]

Another good interview by Arteta.