Player:Saliba
Feels like we'd be doing better if Arteta just told them to go out and play...
This the rigidity that gave us solidity has become a prison
This the rigidity that gave us solidity has become a prison
All I’ve been trying to say this whole time. Crap on the roster all you like but there’s literally no excuse for some of the stuff we’ve seen.
I’m all for giving Arteta time and more transfer windows if he can’t be bothered to make some of these players work, but some of the stuff I’ve seen in his defence is ridiculous.
Feels like we'd be doing better if Arteta just told them to go out and play...
This the rigidity that gave us solidity has become a prison
Isn’t arteta right man Steve round who was with Moyes at United and they played their worst football in the pl with those two. Arteta for years played under Moyes as well. It’s clear that’s who he is trying to emulateOur attacking output so far this season is shockingly bad! We lack so much offensive work rate and generally lack playing patterns in the final-third that facilitate goalscoring opportunities. This stuff was bread and butter when Arsène was at the helm.
I am not Arteta out at the moment because he's won trophies and was my favourite ever Arsenal captain. However he needs to really self-reflect to realize how he's setting the team up currently isn't yielding the desired results.
In home matches against inferior opposition like West ham, Brom and Fulham; the system has to be 442, two strikers in the box and give players that license to express themselves. Sure, against tougher opponents change things to make the team harder to beat in these matches. He must get the balance right and quickly given how challenging our upcoming fixtures are, otherwise it could be a madness!
There's no point even looking at our league position at the moment. We've had a very tough fixture list so far. If we're bottom half 2/3rd's of the way through the season then fair enough, start panicking.
Any Arsenal side of the past 5 years would have got beaten away at Liverpool and Man City and probably would have lost or drawn against United away and Leicester at home. How long was it since we'd beaten a top 6 side away from home before the Man Utd game recently? 5 years or 26 games. Keep a bit of perspective about it all.
Criticism of the Villa result is fair enough, that wasn't acceptable.
And in the last 14 years the only time we won at old Trafford was with arteta 2 weeks ago.Lost or drawn to Leicester at home? That’s a massive reach. In the last 5 years the only time we’ve dropped points at home to Leicester is in the two games Arteta has been in charge.
Lost or drawn to Leicester at home? That’s a massive reach. In the last 5 years the only time we’ve dropped points at home to Leicester is in the two games Arteta has been in charge.
We've had a very tough fixture list so far.
And in the last 14 years the only time we won at old Trafford was with arteta 2 weeks ago.
See how all this stat nonsense can be used?
Well duhhh....Well yeah. He has had some good results and some **** ones.
Lol. I hear your sarcasm. Sad thing if any of them finish above us.They are all crap didn’t you know.
Leeds, Villa, Southampton and Brighton have much better squads to play their attacking football.
We have two top defenders in Gabriel and Tierney and fairly decent ones in Bellerin, Luiz and Holding,. A central CM pairing of a beast CM and a decent one in Elneny covering. The defence is decent because most of the defensive players are at the very least decent. Unless you refer to how he chooses to tell his number nine and top scorer last season to defend 60 percent of the game.wehave a decent defence, but we been riding our luck. I cant see us having top 5 defences in the league by the end of it. Will probably concede 47-50 goals
We have two top defenders in Gabriel and Tierney and fairly decent ones in Bellerin, Luiz and Holding,. A central CM pairing of a beast CM and a decent one in Elneny covering. The defence is decent because most of the defensive players are at the very least decent. Unless you refer to how he chooses to tell his number nine and top scorer last season to defend 60 percent of the game.
And in the last 14 years the only time we won at old Trafford was with arteta 2 weeks ago.
See how all this stat nonsense can be used?
No they are not. Put Gabriel in a Liverpool shirt and you'd appreciate him more. I don't see how the defenders at Chelsea are better than what we got but they still manage to get clean sheets. Imo none of those defenders are mediocre. The coaching, however!Your standards are low, we have two decent defenders in Gabriel and Tierney and fairly mediocre ones in Bellerin, Luiz and Holding,...... even the past it Kos that played for us in 2018/19 would probably be better than any of our current center backs.
gabriel is young promising cab. He is not top defender yet and is still learning his trade. Player for player there are atleast 6 teams with better individual defenders in the leagueNo they are not. Put Gabriel in a Liverpool shirt and you'd appreciate him more. I don't see how the defenders at Chelsea are better than what we got but they still manage to get clean sheets. Imo none of those defenders are mediocre. The coaching, however!
I think he is young but very good. Sort of like what Verane was when he first came up. I am intrigued by your list though. Would you be kind to name them?gabriel is young promising cab. He is not top defender yet and is still learning his trade. Player for player there are atleast 6 teams with better individual defenders in the league