Mikel Arteta: Aston La Vista To The Title?

[SA Gunner]

I actually don't think the team selection was wrong, we looked like scoring at any moment in the first half.

We dominated them in the first half, they really had the Gabriel mistake to work with.

On rewatch it was clear that Zinchenko also took the "Jorgi" role to give us those direct balls to Havertz, to attack their high line. We needed to convert those to open up the game.

Tactically we did the right things, it didnt work out and we paid for it in the end.

 

[A_G]

He’s played 25 games at LB this season and we’ve only lost 4 of them.

He's played in 4 of our 9 losses. Makes you think.

 

[MartiSaka]

Wow I wouldn't have thought we were the most clinical with respect to chances created. Even more so than Sp**s who I thought were the clinical kings this year and Utd who I thought were clinical but just created nothing. Infact they are the second least clinical.

I dont think we pay attention to the chances other teams miss (although its not so much against us these days) anywhere near as much as our own. What it shows is our expected goals is like 6th on the chart across the season, we are still not creating enough to win the PL.

What do we do with the attack @SA Gunner? we are not going to get many more gains out of set peices and won't always outperform xG significantly. You could say our exceedence of xG over the past 2 seasons has kept us in the last 2 title race. I still think we are a little too predictable in attack. But if you play with more freedom and risk, and bring in some flashy less structured wingers, you potentially lose the control and defensive solidity we currently have.

I think i am right in saying our xga is excellent.

 

[LookingForEric]

The trash we’ve seen for 10 years is in your head.

You don’t believe that 7 years of last 16 exits in the champions league and no premier league titles is poor/trash? Come on dude.

 

[Macho]

Can't think of much wrong that Arteta did really, the game should have been wrapped up by the first half and we know Emery teams capitulate after the first goal.

Trossard cost us more than the unpopulars that many on here are insisting on blaming.

 

[Makingtrax]

We dominated them in the first half, they really had the Gabriel mistake to work with.

On rewatch it was clear that Zinchenko also took the "Jorgi" role to give us those direct balls to Havertz, to attack their high line. We needed to convert those to open up the game.

Tactically we did the right things, it didnt work out and we paid for it in the end.

If you look at other teams, including Liverpool and City, they have games where they squander chances too. We’ve been more efficient than every other team in front of goal this season.

 

[Makingtrax]

You don’t believe that 7 years of last 16 exits in the champions league and no premier league titles is poor/trash? Come on dude.

No I definitely don’t.

 

[Makingtrax]

He's played in 4 of our 9 losses. Makes you think.

I bet there’s some players that have played in 9 of our 9 losses, what do you think about them?

 

[LookingForEric]

No I definitely don’t.

Everyone’s standards are different, fair enough.

 

[db10_therza]

I think you've learnt the wrong lesson. We dominated the first half and should have won it. It was the poor energy levels in the second half from some of our top players that cost us the game. If they'd come on as impact subs with the score at 0-0 we would probably have won.

Maybe. To be fair I only watched the second half and I haven’t had the stomach to watch highlights although I gather the first half was a procession where we brought everything but forgot the marching band…

 

[db10_therza]

We’ve been more efficient than every other team in front of goal this season.

Have we?

I thought our xG conversion rate was pretty mid?

Edit: you’re right we’re 3rd for conversion.

Premier League - Conversion rate 23/24

This statistic provides a detailed overview of the chances and their conversion rate of all teams of the Premier League in the season {season}.

www.transfermarkt.com

This just keeps adding fuel to my argument that we need a CM way more than we need a striker. This will become a hell of a lot more evident to everyone should Ødegaard actually be injured

 

[A_G]

I bet there’s some players that have played in 9 of our 9 losses, what do you think about them?

I’ve already sent them murder threats. It’s Zinny’s turn now.

 

[Paperino]

Teta and his squad are about to bottle it again and Baldspray attack Wenger. Thats how we know the season is close to its end.

 

[lomekian]

Only Arteta would sign a left-back who can't defend, a striker who can't score goals and a “midfielder” who can't pass.

Arteta thinks he's a lot smarter than he is. Lets not forget in a must win game against Villareal, Mikel played Xhaka at left-back and ESR as a false nine striker.

I'm going to make a sweeping statement that fits my ongoing amateur psycho-analysis of someone I've never met and to double down on it I'm going to use a one-off game from 3 years ago when we had a squad full of dross and 4 starters injured or not fit to start.....

 

[lomekian]

It proved to be wrong in the end though didnt it?

Using outcome as your only measuring stick is a pretty poor assessor of process.

Otherwise OGS & ETH would be leading Utd towards titles, and Emery's first season with us would have ended in glory.

If everyone was actually fit, we would have seen a different line up.

 

[lomekian]

You’ve literally been given title races because the Kroenke’s have got total control and since 2019 have been matching City for spending.

The Kroenke's deserve that recognition for sure, but for the wider point, Chelsea and Man Utd say hi...

 

[HattoriHanzo]

Teta and his squad are about to bottle it again and Baldspray attack Wenger. Thats how we know the season is close to its end.

Here are the prediction for Prem title in last 5 weeks, according to Opta:

Opta prediction

Arsenal is always 3rd favourite, since 2 days ago 2nd favourite.
Also, in all prediction I saw in many other places (not just Opta), Arsenal were never 1st favourite.

Can you explain to me how they can bottle the title not being 1st favourite?

 

[North5]

I still back him tbh.

 

[DJ_Markstar]

The Kroenke's deserve that recognition for sure, but for the wider point, Chelsea and Man Utd say hi...

Watch him literally refuse to address this

 

[SuperGoon]

@DJ_Markstar @A_G @sdotzdot @albakos @SuperGoon

Oh by the way, I only tagged five of you just to say hi sorry that I forgot to reply you guys last week. No hard feeling.

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Yawn, shouldn't you be more worried about the bald ginger?