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May 31, 2023 · In the final Premier League Review for the 22/23 season, join Statman Dave as he reviews Arsenal’s season. How good was the 2nd placed finish? Is it a bottle...
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- Lopsided and Flexible full-backs
- Granit Xhaka’s Role
- Unplayable Ødegaard
- Better Pressing
- Improvement at The Back
Arteta added Oleksandr Zinchenko to his roster of full-backs in the summer, joining Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney and the converted Ben White as his options. Just like he did for City, Zinchenko inverts from full-back, moving alongside the single pivot in Arteta’s 4-3-3 – usually Thomas Partey – to create a double pivot during sustained periods...
Xhaka has become even more important to Arsenal this season, featuring prominently in the team's attacks as an advanced number eight. Whereas in previous seasons he tended to stay goal-side of the ball, he now regularly makes runs ahead of the ball on the inside of the opposition’s right-back. With Martinelli providing the width on Arsenal’s left, ...
With Xhaka pushing forward through the left inside channel, Ødegaard has become a right-sided number eight rather than a central number 10. Being left-footed but playing on the right side of Arteta’s 4-3-3 shape has allowed Ødegaard to step inside on to balls coming from the left. Ødegaard then continues his movement inside to work a position to sh...
Jesus was brought in by Arteta to provide a greater goal threat up front and a link to midfield runners, but more so as an improved counter-pressingcentre-forward. In 2021/22, Arsenal ranked 13th for PPDA (passes per defensive action), indicating they were in lower mid-table for the intensity of their press. In 2022/23 so far, they are first in thi...
Arsenal have dominated possession in most of their Premier League matches so far this season, and controlled games as a result. They dominate territory and press high, locking the opposition in their half for long periods and conceding fewer chances than before. Even when the opposition manages to launch an attack, the centre-back pairing of Gabrie...
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.
Sep 30, 2022 · 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.
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Mar 23, 2023 · Just in our last game, the 4-1 win over Palace, we had 3 seperate scorers and Arteta highlighted the reasons why afterwards: “It was really good,” he said, “I think we are getting better and better. We need to keep investing in those connections, those understandings, those timings.
