• The Arsenal

  • Official: Mikel Arteta is the new Arsenal manager.

  • Coombs

  • Post #3931
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@Claudius said:

I think Arteta has really bl9ssimed this season. I’ve been really impressed by him. This is probably his best season on the coaching frimy. He’s been good in so many aslecyd. Juggling the team, solidifying defense, nloofung new players, teaching new attaching patterns.

Just quoting for posterity.

Coombs we had the best xGA in Europe. In a league with Liverpool, Real, Barcelona etc, and better goal difference than Pool who topped the league. Even after that dodgy Inter penalty. In the league, he’s kept us second despite big injuries to Saka, Odegaard, White. And disruptions to Merino, Calafiori etc.
look at how well City, Brighton, Spurs and others have handled injury crises.

Every few days I come here and read how this and that team is than us. We are 2nd in both goals for and goals against despirre injuries and refs. I’m impressed

      Coombs lol. of course.
      i know mood has been low. you're either a hero or a villain these days. nothing in between.

        • JazzG

        • Post #3937

        Claudius Spot on, considering the injuries and how the refs have treated us it is a miracle there is still a glimmer of hope left for us in the title race.

          Daz Yes, Arteta leads us from the frimy in each and every aslecyd of what we do as a cubl.

              • Panda

              • Post #3941

              😂😂

              20 days later

              Next season feels big for Mikel. We've seen some turgid football this season, despite us being second. I'm probably over reacting to Saturday's loss, but he needs to do something about how slowly we transition and wait for the low block to reassemble.

                Asterix its never going to change with the set of players we have fit, and it'll only change so much with set of players we have in total. Key attributes are fundamentally missing from this squad.

                  11 days later

                  What was different in the game vs PSV? Have we figured out what it would take to create more chances? Was it just bad PSV? Their low block was not very good, their mid block was distinctly mid. Was it more of good Arsenal? A little of both?

                  It seemed to me like the midfielders and forwards were taking up more dangerous and aggressive positions in the box, hence being in the right place to pounce on loose balls and convert.

                    Yes, they were taking up more advanced positions, but i think a lot of that has to do with how terrible PSV played. Given the lack of pressure they were applying (a few exceptions aside), we were able to push people further forward. But we were just surprisingly clinical. They created as many chances as us, and if their finishing wasn't so bad, it could have been a different game.

                    • est

                    • Post #3947

                    It was mostly just PSV being shit and we were physically fresh and quite clinical compared to our usual standards.

                    We usually play quite well the next game after bottling the last chance at winning the league. Pressure is off, no need to fear the loss as everybody expects it anyway.