The midfield is the major problem in this team. Part of it is personnel and part of it is the manager. We have major issues. I wont go to deep on it as I'd like to see the Southampton game to see I'd he resolves it, but two points.
The first is -the players did not fall asleep on the corner, we set up the same way before it and after it. There are multiple times for Arteta to address it and he doesn't. It's simply his fault.
The second- we cant build up play. Look at the following passing combinations from highest to lowest.
Kola to holding
Holding to kola
Holding to mustafi
Mustafi to holding
Mustafi to pepe
Bellerin to mustafi
Martinez to holding
Guendouzi to mustafi
Bellerin to ceballos
Kola to saka
Kola to guendouzi
Pepe to bellerin
Ceballos to auba
Pepe to mustafi
Guendouzi to holding
Holding to Martinez
Ceballos to guendouzi 6 passes
Guendouzi to ceballos 5 passes
Guendouzi to saka 4 passes
Ceballos to pepe 2 passes
Ceballos to saka 1
The midfield barely pass to each other let alone any of the forwards. We try and progress the ball down the wings but cant. It's actually pathetic.
The first is -the players did not fall asleep on the corner, we set up the same way before it and after it. There are multiple times for Arteta to address it and he doesn't. It's simply his fault.
The second- we cant build up play. Look at the following passing combinations from highest to lowest.
Kola to holding
Holding to kola
Holding to mustafi
Mustafi to holding
Mustafi to pepe
Bellerin to mustafi
Martinez to holding
Guendouzi to mustafi
Bellerin to ceballos
Kola to saka
Kola to guendouzi
Pepe to bellerin
Ceballos to auba
Pepe to mustafi
Guendouzi to holding
Holding to Martinez
Ceballos to guendouzi 6 passes
Guendouzi to ceballos 5 passes
Guendouzi to saka 4 passes
Ceballos to pepe 2 passes
Ceballos to saka 1
The midfield barely pass to each other let alone any of the forwards. We try and progress the ball down the wings but cant. It's actually pathetic.