I believe he may, in the heat of battle, prove better equipped for the latter than some perhaps think. Mikel Arteta is under increasing pressure to transform Arsenal's fortunes following their feeble European exit to Villarreal, but is expected to be given until the start of next season.. I did not see any other Arsenal stars in action, and the only other game I partially saw was England fortuitously beating Belgium. Something went wrong, please try again later. Thanks Rocky for yesterdays post. Mikels DNA is in his tactical acumen, his understanding of how to balance a team, and his attention to detail. Beautifully structured Rocky. Physically robust recruits Arsenal's future under Arteta starting to take shape. On reflection it’s miraculous how they kept everything going for so long. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. If I was to think about flexibility then I would consider it on that level, that he has that flexibility, but I wouldn’t necessarily feel it is the key thing that identifies him, more just that he has that within him when required. Partey’s 2nd assist for Ghana earlier… he’s due at Colney on Wednesday and I can’t bloody wait!!! And flexibility in formation, depending on circumstances such as the nature of the opposition, the phase of the game, whether or not we are in possession and so on. Sadly, I am not one of them, so this little comment will not steal any thunder from them, if, when, they submit a Post. What to do? The Athletic says Saliba will stay at least next 2 1/2 months till Christmas. When Mikel Arteta left Manchester City to join Arsenal, many fans were excited to see how he would implement positional play and this Guardiola style of football at Arsenal. I presume you might agree that Arsenal’s DNA under Arteta would be quite difficult to explain or categorize as the club is not an organism — but not wishing to be pedantic – it is clear that what we are discussing is; whether, or not, the Arsenal team and management is different under Mikel as compared to those developed and controlled by, say, Arsene, or the top managers of other clubs. On the England front I am still not completely sold on Southgate but will leave that discussion till tomorrow. Download your digital matchday programme. 3. 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Wasn’t saliba supposed to be the next best thing why loan him out. Flipping Ek! Results, however, have improved only slightly since his arrival. 1. Mikel Arteta's Gunners have been starved of title glory for a while now - but things could be changing as a new-look Arsenal side plot a course to success. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Despite taking the lead on Merseyside, Liverpool ran out 3-1 winners, with Jurgen Klopp picking up his first win against the Arsenal boss. He has had a serious injury and a very early end to the French League. I knew you would!! I personally, like this, and hope we will see him in a red and white shirt to assess the future prospect. Being more flexible in our set up has been more of a necessity recently and it has been helped by having certain players that can adapt to a couple of roles. And it has earned them plenty of notable results, including FA Cup wins over Man City and Chelsea, as well as the Community Shield victory vs Liverpool. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Fred Mikel Arteta's side were beaten for the first time this season at Anfield on Monday. But what is the club’s DNA under our new boss, Mikel Arteta? Plus Loanee Update. . 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It seems every one of his peers that have spent any time with him have recognised a special drive and keen analytical brain and feel he always had that x factor that would allow him to succeed. I don’t want to get too carried away yet and talk big success before it has happened, but the omens look good. You’d be settling for third best with Chelski or Juve!!! Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I think we will now slowly move away from having to be more pragmatic and now start to develop more towards what he really wants, and expect to see a more fluid attacking unit as the season progresses but still with a solid disciplined base. Sometimes it worked (his early Double teams and the Invincibles) other times not so much if the personnel were not quite right. I have been saying this all along about him. 5. As I said above, I hope up to Christmas we test his readiness for battle. He keeps going on about 2 or 3 chances in a game should be enough to see us win or at least get something out of the game, that is Sean Dyche type thinking, its not befitting of an Arsenal manager. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) today said under-40s would be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab after 242 reports of blood clots accompanied by low blood platelet count in the UK out of around 28.5 million doses given. But maybe that ship has sailed. Rare £2 coin could be worth £1,000 due to an error - do you have one? However his squad management and man management is absolutely piss poor and he doesn’t have a feel for which players to play and to rest. Only a day late . One strength Arsenal does have is a plethora of attacking talent. “If you stay in your car you are going to be alright and that’s what it was. Coquelin is expected to play some part in the big game tonight. Since taking over from Unai Emery, the Spaniard has trusted his defenders and goalkeeper to be comfortable in possession, often playing from deep within their own penalty area. He is 19. Redders He said: “There is some improvement and on the other hand they are playing against the best team in the country and if not the best team in Europe after Bayern Munich. That has probably been helped by having a few quality hungry youngsters who are still developing but haven’t yet fully identified their best future position, and as such are happy to give it their all in whatever position they are asked to play. So no rating is possible from this viewer. Aww, thanks, RA you’re not so bad yourself Paul Merson warns Arsenal about their playing approach under Mikel Arteta By Admin Martin - 4 October 2020, 8:10 Paul Merson is worried about Arsenal’s obsession with playing from the back after the Gunners were beaten 3-1 by Liverpool in their last Premier League game. The truth to tell, is that my blogging days are coming to an end, my fellow bloggers have better things to do than read my comments, and I blame them not, and unlike in the past when I have taken a break from blogging, in the hope that may change things, I realise I was wrong then, and do not want to repeat that. Taking over mid-season though, it was always to be expected that Arsenal would have to adapt initially, and coaching this style of football obviously takes time. So there haha! Your information will be used in accordance with our. Arsenal’s DNA Under Arteta | Arsenal’s DNA Under Arteta In the heyday of Arsene Wenger’s reign in N5 the phrase “Arsenal’s DNA” came into common parlance and most people understood what it meant. He relaxed as the game progressed and he settled into the international nature of the game, and for me, he deserved a rating of 7/10 which in the circumstances, and with different team mates was pretty good. 2 thoughts on “ Arteta to blame for inconsistent Arsenal ” Free March 22, 2021 at 11:42 am. Consistency in the performances, in the style of play and of course in the results. Ironically, it was Unai Emery who gave the two youngsters their debut at Arsenal. This entry was posted on Monday, October 12th, 2020 at 9:00 am and is filed under Uncategorized. Change ). Mikel Arteta's position as Arsenal manager is hanging by a thread following their Europa League exit against Villarreal on Thursday night.. Arsenal were knocked out of the Europa League at the semifinal stage on Thursday night by Villarreal, managed by Arteta's predecessor Unai Emery, and pressure is … Arsenal vs Villareal, Part II or how to keep or kill hope for the season…, Pick your squad for Villareal – Part III – Midfielders, Pick your squad for Villareal – Part II – Defense, Pick your squad to face Villareal – Part I – GK, Rest Everyone! One way on which our DNA may differ under Arteta (compared with Wenger) is that I think Mikel will be a stricter boss and less easy going manager. Proud to be slashed with you – LBG/Rockylives! Concede late goals still. How would you describe Arsenal’s DNA under the leadership of Mikel? Your Posts are still brilliant and I always read them. Nooooo!! 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Personally I feel many of the young players will start to adopt one main position as we move on and Mikel will look to implement a formation and style that has cover in all positions so there is less need to change as much from how he really wants to see us set up and play. The reason I have stayed around recently is because I especially want to support you, and RC, too, for what you do. PS Where are those pics of you and the dinosaur? Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Mikel Arteta's Arsenal put in 44 crosses against Tottenham In fact, Opta's expected-goals model shows that Arsenal's 11 shots against Tottenham had a total xG value of 0.62. (More) Structured “They are playing that way away to Liverpool, they are the best in the business. It was hard to define what I saw (see) in Arteta, but most of all I think it’s a kind of steeliness that only the very best managers have. No more Europa League…end of the season in sight. 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