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May 21, 2024 · From Pep Guardiola ’s apprentice to his main challengers at the top, Arteta has turned Arsenal into one of the best teams in Europe, and despite a trophy-less season their journey to this point, is worthy of celebration. Here’s the story of how Arteta turned Arsenal into title contenders again.
Nov 11, 2021 · Mikel Arteta's first 100 matches in charge at Arsenal have had many highs and lows - here we analyse the data behind the journey.
Aug 20, 2022 · Arteta first began by establishing an ability to control games out of possession — whether that was a man-to-man high press or a defensive mid-block, Arsenal were able to develop a defensive...
- Positioning, Possession, and Pressing Perfection
- Counters and set-pieces Are The Hidden Plus Points
- Manchester United Defeat Reveals Potential Flaws
- Lack of Squad Depth The Biggest Issue
Arsenal’s passing is dictated by extremely detailed coaching that tells the players exactly where to position themselves and when to move, with the pitch demarcated into zones and the overall shape endlessly, immaculately formed to create triangles all over the pitch. The idea is to play rondos from back to front – and it finally seems to be workin...
So far so Guardiola, but there is one way in which Arsenal are distinct from Manchester City. Arteta is more tolerant of counter-attacks and a more direct, vertical method of attack when suitable. This is largely the result of his squad possessing more straight-lined players than Guardiola’s, notably in Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe, although he...
Clearly Arsenal have turned a corner, but it isn’t all good news, and in fact Arsenal’s harshest critics would argue they were roundly beaten against their only tricky opponents so far in 2022-23, when Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United uncovered a way to neutralise Arteta’s possession football. In flashes, it was a very Ten Hag-like performance of i...
Perhaps the United performance was a one-off that reflected Ten Hag’s growing influence more than it did Arsenal’s deficiencies. But even if that is the case, it is noteworthy that two of the United goals were the direct consequence of positional errors from Albert Sambi Lokonga, who found it difficult to deputise for Partey. It was the first sign ...
Mikel Arteta is Arsenal's manager, having been appointed on 20 December 2019. As a player, Arteta began his youth career at Barcelona before taking in spells at Paris Saint-Germain, Rangers and Real Sociedad.
Dec 18, 2020 · After an impressive start at Arsenal, Mikel Arteta's reign appears to have stalled. So can he fix things and will he be given time?
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May 23, 2024 · Arteta’s aim was always to move to a 4-3-3, and he did so during the back-end of the 2021-22 season. These few months were crucial as Martin Odegaard, Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka formed a...
