Literally exactly how he got the win in game 14 or 15 last season when it was looking like "Lose this one and ya sacked." He picked an attacking lineup, played 4-2-3-1 and by the look of it told the team to just go out, play how they wanted/like to and enjoy themselves. He got the win and pressure was instantly lifted. Out of ideas and desperate not to be sacked and he reverts to what he knows will work.
Thing is last season he pretty much changed things straight back to backward boredom Artetatball and his anti-football system. For the life of me I don't know why other than he must have a serious chip on his shoulder about not wanting his team associated in any way with Wenger's. As though he just can't accept that PL Arsenal will likely remain synonymous with Wenger and Wengerball whatever he does, because that's what defined PL Arsenal in the first place.
Yes there was still plenty wrong with yesterdays performance but entertainment factor, effort from the players and overall positivity in the side as they got let loose were all off that list. I've obviously thought he should have gone with yesterday's route from day one so want him to just stick with it and fine-tune if he's sticking around. But if last season is anything to go by he'll change back to his dire footy as soon as his job isn't directly under threat. Think he's learned the lesson to stick this time and also do you even agree that yesterday's approach is indeed the way forward for this set of players?
Will He Stick With It This Time
posted on 12/9/21
Was that the game against Chelsea
posted on 12/9/21
We we were playing arguably the worse team in the league at home. Of course we had to be on the front foot and even then, the football wasn't great at all.
Arteta is a defensive manager. All his signings at arsenal have been on the defensive side.
There have been only really 2 games during Arteta reign where we actually played fluid offensive football. The 2-0 win against united at home and the 3-1 win against Chelsea
He has resorted to defence in pretty much every other game, regardless of opposition
posted on 12/9/21
He has to keep the same line up with Partey starting
posted on 12/9/21
Come on guys, we all know Xhaka will be straight back in the team as soon as he is available and we will revert to Artetaball.
posted on 12/9/21
comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 42 minutes ago
We we were playing arguably the worse team in the league at home. Of course we had to be on the front foot and even then, the football wasn't great at all.
Arteta is a defensive manager. All his signings at arsenal have been on the defensive side.
There have been only really 2 games during Arteta reign where we actually played fluid offensive football. The 2-0 win against united at home and the 3-1 win against Chelsea
He has resorted to defence in pretty much every other game, regardless of opposition
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That's the point Castor, those games are pretty much the only ones where we saw a team that wanted to play. I get he's a defensive manager but even with his signings this is still a very much attack minded squad.
A defensive overall approach isn't going to work with these players and for me Arteta has been shown that by his players. He can't seriously think he's going to get away with another season like last whilst he waits to ship out and replace another ten players so he can have a squad of defenders. So his job retention path is clear, "scrap your defensive sh !tball ideas because they just can't work for Arsenal and return to the club's true ethos."
Making it a question of whether he can accept that this time where he's failed to previously and get on with having the team play to it's strengths whilst tidying up at the back. Or if he's really going to throw his job away pigheadedly holding belief that he is some revolutionary genius redefining the club and game itself. And keep losing games because he's repeatedly forcing them into systems which do little but expose every weakness the team has?
posted on 12/9/21
There is another direct comparison as well. ESR came into the team at no. 10 last season and we went on a run of 5 wins and a draw in 6 games. Yesterday, ESR came on at no. 10 and running xG went from about 0.5 to about 2.5. ESR at no. 10 makes things happen more than anyone else in the squad. Odegaard is clearly one of Artetas favourites though.
posted on 12/9/21
Woeddgaard isnt that good
posted on 12/9/21
The team sucks!
Management knows that a large number of Arsenal fans will eat whatever you set before them and keep relatively quiet.