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Fkhalifa:
Would you rather Arterta attack and get cricket scores like 3-2 wins 2-2 draws, 1-4 loss, 3-3,/draw, 4-2 wins against midtable and low teams. OR play cautious football and keep result tight at 1-0, 2-1 and relying on sit back/counter against big teams?..

Arteta to me, wants points,wins and trophies than entertaining football as that will keep him in job.

Jodera:
No, at the beginning of his tenure(before the corona enforced break), he didn't start with 3 at the back oo.

His formation was mostly 4231... With ozil at no10 position.(Am)
It was after the Brighton game(we lost 2-1) that he started using 343.


I thought we've sold mkhi... Anyways serie A is a slow paced league. I won't look much into that.

Moreover, Willian played that Am role against Sheffield (2nd half) and that's the only time I can remember playing a game that we pegged back our opponents and created decent chances. The first half of that same match(against Sheffield) was as dire as our normal matches this season.
It's better willian play that Am and saka play the wings.

Jodera:
Yea... But I believe he should work on his attack more than just giving up about it.

I mean, these were the same team minus ozil(and more ) we used wen he took over arsenal and we were playing very good football. Why can't we go back... Esp now that we have Gabriel and Tierney at our back line.

At the start We played good football against

Chelsea... Lost 2-1
Man u.. Won 2-0
Newcastle .. Won 4-0
West ham... Won 1-0
Burnley, Sheffield and Norwich.. We drew.

Yet we played good football with the Luiz and mustafi. With mostly saka(kolasinac) and Amn and bellerin manning the FB.

Why then did we have better defenders now and he's afraid and overly cautious?

It's not fair na

Jodera:
At the start of the season, I might agree with you, but for now, I don't just know.

Maybe, just maybe if our front three improve individually will I be convinced that we need just an Am. But for now, I don't think even an Am will do much.

Jodera:
Mehn, I don tire for Arteta cautious approach sha. I dunno weda it's personnel problems or it's really his system that's making our players look so bad.

No movement amongst our forwards, no quick triangles interplay and/or quick & incisive passes. Our play is always looking labored and slow.

One thing I know is this... If Arteta is always focusing on ways to prevent goals instead of actually focusing on ways to score goals, we will be producing poor performances.

BlueRayDick:
To be honest, I never saw us making top 4; at least not the way the transfer window ended. I've always looked on with amusement when people keep insisting we sort midfield before defence. ( Even though I beleive defence should be first sorted out and midfield later)

The truth is Arsenal's problem will not be solved by just getting AM everybody has been clamoring for. It will require gradual clearing out of old players and bringing in new players which may span over 2 seasons( Because we obviously don’t have money to buy all the players we need at once)

As for those already calling for Arteta sack, just forgerrit. That guy is going to stay for a long time cos it seems the management believes he’s going to spearhead a long term rebuilding of the team Klopp did at loserpool ( whether u believe this or not is immaterial, only time will tell if that believe is valid or not )

Jodera:
to be sincere eh, like I said before, I'm happy with the draw as we deserved to lose cos arsenal of before would have lost that game. But why I am happy with the draw is because of the Red card that happened almost at the beginning of 2nd half.

What I just want to clarify from Spy is if the cautious approach was what we started the game with (cos we lost against Villa), and not because of the circumstance due to the red card.

Hope you get my point?

Jodera:
Easy, easy @the bolded. Inasmuch as he said that but that's not the full story. He said with the red card that we had early in the 2nd half, that he'll take a draw. And if we're been realistic, a draw is a good result for us knowing fully well that arsenal of before would have capitulated in that match.

But aside that, your observations are very spot on. I noticed that Arteta have this kind of "defence first" approach. While it's not bad cos obviously the players are expected to help the defence, but I feel he's not able to strike a balance between good defence and good attack. Arsenal midfielders hardly enter the opponents box, but at first sign of opposition counter or attack from our opponents, even our attackers and midfielders run to our 18yard box to defend. All these tend to limit our attack as our midfielders (esp) have the sense of reasoning that "we need to prevent goals first, instead of scoring".

P.S.... I'm not against us preventing goals or against for our midfielders to be defensively aware, but good team(s) tend to look out for how to score first than defend. I just feel we're doing it vice versa. Arteta should try and strike a balance the attacking phase and defensive phase, else our attack will always suffer as it's doing presently.

Lastly... Say no to EMERY football

Digitman2:
Thanks to you too... For without you, there will be no me. I am humbled.

Jodera2:
cool then, it's sorted... So Xhaka is free to leave.

But Eriksen... Is he still d Eriksen we know?
I remember he tailing of the radar in creativity and influence during his last spurs days, then still not picking back his form in inter. Are you sure we no dey carry another mkhi laidis??

mostob:
I heard they will add cash.

mostob:
Erickson plus cash will be ok

Skye123:
The reason why the ship disappeared is because it has gone beyond our line of view. It's just the rectilinear propagation of light which means that light only travels in a straight line. And no, concave lenses are not used in aeroplanes just only thick mirrors. If a concave lens is used, the image formed will be tiny and may not fall on the retina of the passengers. And the earth do cast a shadow on the moon resulting in lunar eclipse which happens when the moon completely disappears in the night sky

Roland17:
Here is our front 3

Aubameyang-31..Lacazette-29..Willian-32

Lana1:

timay:
But Wenger was steadily bringing good players from the lower tiers but you guys named him Baba ijebu.

Wetin Una want sef

Akinbahm:
As Khalifa said our problem is deep, I dont know the work of those clueless dudes we called scouts, imagine, must we go for Aouar, they are better players ahead of him that wont even cost us 30million.

Arsenal matter don tire me they buy players and/or sell to balance the book not for performance of the team.

Jodera:
Mehn, that Watkins was really good. Good hold up play, ball retention, good movement and well taken goal.
I just dey look am com look auba then shake my head

Fkhalifa:
I don't have any special love for Arsenal again, At least not like in the days of Hleb,Rosciky,Fab et Al.

Until I see Arsenal playing beautiful football and backed my football loving ambitious owners, I'm not putting my energy here again.

I rather enjoy football elsewhere in Europe.

view4920:
THIS MACHINE KEPT ME BUSY WHEN DEPRESSION WAS HOVERING OVER ME LIKE A DOVE.
Unemployment dealt with me, while i was still single and doing NYSC so many men promised me jobs but failed me, So when i met my husband we got married, the plan was he would open a boutique for me. After three years and two kids i knew i had to do something for my self as i was tired of hubby's 'wait a little baby' phrases and if i argued further quarrel will start.
I saw this machine online last year and decided to try it out, when it was delivered, My God! i didn't know how to sew so i took another step by watching Youtube videos (I also learnt how to do makeup using Youtube so its fun) in the afternoon while my little baby slept, hubby gone to work, Ruth in school, i wasn't spending my time any longer thinking i resurrected my fashion and designing spirit while in my house. Like joke my stitches were perfecting, then i went for a course, was done in three months Hubby who was forming i dont have money, I rented a shop where I now make cloths, curtains and sell accessories. I'm engaged now and making money I have this new joy!

I love, do u love it too

Akinbahm:
All on owners, board and manager.

Jodera:
OK, I'll be waiting for Arteta to tweak formation sha.
Like I recently said, maybe it's the system that contributes majorly of our dire chance creation

Fkhalifa:
Europa you no go see with that boring attack..
Arsenal is cursed sef,
Sort Midfield, Attack go get problem
Sort Defense, keeper go get problem
Sort AM....Winger problem
Sort First11....Bench and squad go get problem.

Problems everywhere

Jodera:
Lol... The exit of Sanchez and Walcott (tho he was regressing) was the end of our wing play. Cazorla exit for midfield and ozil just finished everything.

So to your question .. Like I said, our LW, RW and CF is dead. Even if Am comes, he might improve us a bit, but with these dead attack, it won't improve much. It's just worse we're lacking all 4. Little wonder we are one of the least in terms of creating chance5s and scoring goals

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mostob:
This Willock eh. I just know he will score. How he does it, i no sabi
I was expecting Arteta to bring on Balogun or Laca for Nketiah. Dude was just over the place today. Make Martinelli come back first, he will struggle to get a place on the bench.

BlueRayDick:
This Pepe ehn.....we should just count our losses and move on. He just keeps getting worse as each game comes by.

Unfortunately we haven’t even finished paying his fees . This can be likened to when u ask a friend to borrow u money to stake on a game u consider as sure game , only for the team to collect red in the 10 minute, concedes a penalty and a goal thereafter. Now u need to payback the loan and still deal with the loss