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Some tactical observations and analysis of the Community shield between Pep’s Man City and Arteta’s Arsenal.
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Tuchel is a real magician, you give him 400 million and he makes your team worse. It’s actually impressive 👏
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I miss the old Grealish
Take on his man Grealish
Create a chance Grealish
Score a great goal Grealish
I hate the new Grealish
Retain the ball Grealish
98% completed passes Grealish
Hug the touchline Grealish
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That’s such a sad way to look at football.
Klopp’s tenure at Liverpool is a fairytale that will be told for generations to come. Revitalised a fallen giant, won everything on a moderate budget, playing brilliant football and doing it all with 100% authenticity and personality.
Klopps era is going to age badly as time goes on. Maybe not for LFC fans but it will for the wider public.
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The way Ødegaard and Saka took responsibility in the last 20 minutes >>
They didn’t wanna drop points, not today.
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It’s so funny how Kalvin Phillips keeps making the England squad.
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Havertz & Trossard alternating striker movements in-behind are a thing of art. Think this is the most fluid Arsenal have ever been under Arteta.
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Arsenal fans when Arteta tries a new system for the first time in a pre-season friendly and it doesn’t produce a 10/10 performance
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I don’t understand how some people don’t see it with Isak, he is a cheat code. Fantastic finishing variety, 6’4 but moves like a ballerina, runs channels & in behind, great off ball movement, elite shot creation (ball control, agility, step count).
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[THREAD] Some insight & analysis on Mikel Arteta's tactics in Arsenal's dramatic 2-1 comeback win vs Wolves:
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Arsenal FC first team squad outlook:
🟢 player likely stays for 24/25
🟠 player's situation unclear
🔴 player likely will depart in summer '24
(1/3) Goalkeepers & defenders:
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I still cannot believe they didn’t draw the lines vs Brentford. I don’t think I’ll ever get over it.
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Eddie Nketiah with the best CF performance I’ve seen in a while… Monstrous outlet play.
Will be a crime if he is not starting for a PL club next season!
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The lack of criticism Conte gets for how terrible Spurs are this season is unbelievable, bloke’s reputation is larger than life. Arteta got so much more shit for missing out on top 4 on the last day with the youngest squad in the league and following an injury crisis.
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If anyone asks you why Arsenal fans rate Saka so highly despite his G/A numbers, just show them this half.
Certified world class RW.
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Arsenal fans were so vexed with Arteta at the time that they agreed this was a red 💀
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The more I watch this the more I think it’s a pen. You can clearly see here that Havertz doesn’t dive, eyes on the ball and fully committed on getting past these two. Very hard to say he initiated the contact, both players (AWB esp) get in his leg-space.
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Post transfer window clarity is a very real thing btw. Cannot believe I was losing my shit over Douglas Luiz just two hours ago 💀
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Last year we powered through weak teams in the pre-season with our main XI and started super strong in the league too. However, when the time came for the back-ups to step in, we could barely beat Zurich.
This time round, Arteta is sacrificing early cohesion for sharper depth.
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It’s funny cause Raya had probably his best performance for us if you ignore that little asterisk lol.
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When every single 50/50 game altering decision goes against one team it’s no longer “the refs are human, they make mistakes”.
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Martinelli gets so many assists and his creative numbers are always good but no one considers him a good creator. Something I’ve noticed.
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Félix is such an elite prospect because he is actually a CF. Everyone calls every small technical forward a false 9 but João is not that. He has great movement inside the box, and holds off defenders with his back to goal and spins off them. Easy to see why he is so highly rated.
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Hard to think of a better CB talent in world football. He is 6’4, absolutely rapid, unbeatable 1v1, can cover with pace, or meet his marker from behind, agile and secure on the ball, he has range on his passes, breaks lines with ease. It’s like he was built in a lab.
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Facts, because Xavi has famously never underperformed in the UCL group stages.
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Very bizarre decision by Burnley to sack Dyche. He is a legend of a coach.
Sounds funny, but United should go for him. Coaches a good press, mean 4-4-2 block, relies on wide players for progression, and prefers a direct counter attacking style. That’s basically the “United Way”.
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Looks like the season is over based on what I’m seeing on the TL. Tough one. We go again in 24/25.
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Arteta is the definition of a generational coaching talent. I firmly believe there is not a single other active coach in world football that could achieve the trajectory Arsenal have had from the moment Arteta took over to now.
Arsenal matched Manchester City's highest points total after 27 games in the last five seasons... 📊
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Just wanted to ask: when will Ben White get his flowers?
He’s been excellent in 6/7 PL games this season, and has transformed Arsenal’s defence. Imagine the media’s reaction if a young English CB did that for United or Spurs.
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Off the top of my head, here are the 5 best individual performances of the season by Arsenal players in no order:
- Saka vs Man United (H)
- Saliba vs Chelsea (A)
- Gabriel vs Liverpool (A)
- Jesus vs Leicester (H)
- Ramsdale vs Tottenham (A)
Any ones I missed?
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First Tierney, then Gabriel, now ESR. Every week Arsenal fans create narratives saying we should sell some of our best players. What’s the point, man?
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Look at the love Saka gets from the match going fans compared to the weirdos on Twitter. All you need to know.
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If Saliba is compared to Romero by the end of the season then he’ll have failed in the Prem.
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Pepe and AMN down the same side is comedy. Two of the most talented players we’ve seen at Arsenal in recent years, yet two that consistently stand out for their lackluster attitude and application on the pitch.
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No mention of Van Dijk, Bellingham and Kane, eh lads?
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Although any sensible football watcher would expect that Ten Hag will have a tough time in his first year at United, it is fair to say that his tactical choices in his first two games have been utterly naive, completely underestimating the quality of mid-table PL teams.
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Rival fans are still very behind on Saka, they don’t realise how good he is.
Can’t say I’m surprised tbh. Most football fans focus too much on useless narratives (CL pedigree), G/A numbers and aesthetic bias. Recognition will come with time, but remember that we warned you.
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Wish refs allowed us to play at the Emirates like they let Liverpool play at Anfield. Far easier to sustain pressure when your CBs are allowed to maul the opposion every time the ball is cleared. Credit to Liverpool for their amazing second half, but Paul Tierney facilitated that
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Seeing Danny Welbeck still being a menace for defenders in 2022 is heartwarming. One of the good guys.
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Just rewatched the Brentford game. I gotta say, KT is back. He was back to the physical levels he had in 20/21, which is huge if it continues. I like Zinchenko, great signing, but Tierney fully fit and starting for us makes us a better footballing team.
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Moderately pissed we allowed Sevilla to get that shot off in the 6th minute of added time lmao
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Raphinha would be a brilliant signing for Arsenal, I’d rather him than Gnabry. Better 1v1 and suits the way Arteta uses winger much better.
No concerns over gametime imo, the way Saka has been overplayed last two seasons is boarderline malpractice. Plus, both can play LW too.
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Dusan Vlahovic without constant propaganda tweets from Eduardo Hagn and Fabrizio Romano:
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“We don’t need Tielemans because of Lokonga” is poverty talk man, this demon is on his knees for us and will cost sub £30 mil. You can’t reject a player of that calibre on that price, in a position of need.
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Kai is good man. He is actually good. Michael f*cking Teta has done it again.
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Aside from the usual suspects, Tierney was fantastic today.
People turning on him after a couple of poor games was hilarious, and it’s the same ones that turned on Partey in December.
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Willing to fight anyone that says this is genuinely bad positioning ✌️
Yh Mendy and Courtois make this save look more comfortable, because they are 6’6. Should Ramsdale work on his height? 💀
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Examples of fundamentally bad squad building Arsenal should avoid this summer at all costs:
- Selling ESR at lowest value point and replacing him with out of contract Mount for 60 mil
- Letting Reiss Nelson walk for free and replacing him with 70-80 mil Moussa Diaby
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Not gonna lie seeing certain rival fans celebrate Arteta now when they were clowning him up until few months ago rubs me the wrong way.
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Colour me shocked as Lautaro Martinez looks physically overmatched against PL defenders. Who would’ve thunk it!
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Really enjoyed AFC's build-up shape vs Lens, due to optimal player usage:
- Ødegaard being the one dropping in next to Rice
- FB's positioned a bit higher up (outlet for short build-up/can win second balls when going long)
- Havertz target man, Jesus picking up the scraps from
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Btw if Arsenal fans want a Leicester player at LCM it should be Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, not Tielemans.
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More I watch football, the more I realise that the no. 1 quality a team needs for their build-up is the GK being adept at the clipped pass to the FB. Pitch is just too big for the opposing team to cover the entire width of it.
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Both White & Zinchenko looked fit & sharp for the first time in months. Definitely a positive from the 2 week break.
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I’ll say it once again, the level that Jesus hit in those first 10 or so games last season was one that only legendary players hit. If he could sustain it over a full season…
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Hato is not normal, Arteta should 100% cop. He’s like Ben White on steroids (far quicker, can defend 1v1s). 0 bust potential type signing.
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Yeah I know this comes off salty given we lost, but what on earth are these Lisandro Martinez takes I’m seeing by United fans? He was not good at all today.
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[THREAD] How can Chelsea build their team around Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo? 🤔
While both are absolutely world class midfielders, their fit in the same midfield is more tricky than it looks on paper 👇🧵
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Partey is not only better than Tchouameni atm, but also to say the project has moved ahead of him is nonsense considering he’s one of our 3 best players and still has 3-4 years left at this level. Without him the system collapses.
Hardly someone that needs replacing.
I don't care about Thomas Partey too much anymore. The project has moved ahead of him. Tchouameni makes him nearly irrelevant, unless we insist on the double pivot.
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There are only 2 possible outcomes for the Porto game:
1) Rennes 2019
2) Villareal 2021
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So it is perfectly clear at this point that Arsenal’s transfer strategy under this regime is to replace their ageing squad players with u23 options on lower wages. This ensures that the squad will peak around the same time, while the assets retain resale value (Liverpool model).
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Tielemans is not the perfect midfielder (who is?) but he will add a lot in Arsenal’s set-up.
His profile, secondary midfielder, is one that is extinct in that squad and Youri is a great fit as he brings quality both from deep and in the final third.
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The amount of Arsenal fans that have convinced themselves that we are a shit team is staggering. We’ll be fine, just watch.
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Mykhailo Mudryk is the next big superstar in football. If a talent of that calibre wants you so badly, you have to sign him up.
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Remember how in the Man City All or Nothing there was a whole section on the Alexis Sanchez transfer saga in January 2018. Will be very interesting to see if they show anything on the pursuit of Vlahovic in the Arsenal one.
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Feels kinda rough now, but I still think the darkest moment of the window so far was when we were linked with Timothy Castagne.
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Love Perisic and he’ll do great for Spurs but perception around this signing is so funny.
Conte signs him and he is undeniably world class, Arteta signs him and he is Willian 2.0.
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Not a stretch to say Weghorst is a Europa/Champions League level CF. Insane coup by Burnley to sign him for less than what they sold C. Wood for.
Surprised Newcastle opted for the latter.
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Tactical analysis: Arsenal 3–2 Liverpool
Highlighting the key tactical areas and battles where the game was won for Arsenal
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I think Arsenal fans have unrealistic expectations when it comes to most games. What teams do they watch that create a tap in every 5 minutes against a well drilled low block?
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Why the fuck are Odegaard and Saka on the pitch when they are half-dead and playing at 20% when we have multiple big money signings and £100k-a-week extensions on the bench?
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A stat that I just found about that really showcases Arsenal's improvement on the ball this season (as well as the particular player's) is Partey's attempted passes per 90 in the league this season compared to last:
21/22: 53.88
22/23: 69.87
Unreal rise.
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Good sporting decision by the ref. Why would you punish a team for something that has 0 effect on the game and provides no harm to the opposing team? Pretty hilarious that Bayern are even “angry” about that.
Tuchel says Bayern should have had a penalty when Gabriel picked up the ball from a goal-kick.
“He [the referee] told our players it is a kid's mistake and he will not give a penalty like this in a quarter-final. We feel angry. It’s a huge decision against us.”
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Timber at LB opens up the Vieira at LCM option, which is absolutely great. Not enough has been made of how the absence of a left footed LCM that can overlap has impacted Martinelli negatively (Xhaka gone). Vieira fits the bill and adds lots of extra creative chops.
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What exactly happened that will age badly? Losing the title with 97 points to a sports-washing corporation with literally a hundred of charges for breaching financial rules?
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It’s a difficult one because it’s true that Zinchenko offers exactly what we need in possession for tomorrow, but also exactly what we don’t need out of possession.
Zinchenko was a joke this game Geniunly not surprised at all if arteta throws him in the line up tomo
This is what’s needed
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See how Salah starts most of his efforts from the touchline and comes inside? That’s what a proper inverted winger looks like. Doesn’t need to be found in the box or half-space all the time.
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It’s still insane that we managed to sign a player of this level in his peak during such a bad period for the club.
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They deserve it tbf.
I’m hearing names like Ben White & honestly he’s nowhere near Gomez’s level. The VVD-Gomez CB partnership has the best points per game ratio in PL history for a reason. Gomez’s cover defending is unreal.
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TL reaction reallyyyyy not matching what I saw during tbe game. Oh well, nothing new.
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Noticed lately that Gabriel Jesus is extremely underrated among FT circles. He bagged 17 G/A in 22.9 90’s in the PL last year (26 played, 24 started) and is top 3 in his position in terms of pressing, dribbling, creativity.
He is an incredible
#9
despite some obvious flaws.
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Hold up, we made easy work of St James’ Park with Jorginho and Ødegaard in midfield? PnP merchants (Chelsea fans) told me it was impossible.
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Rice looks like he is gonna be getting MOTM every game this season unless someone scores a hattrick. Unreal DM.
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Outplayed the “best team itw” for 97 minutes with 10 men for 38 of them.
So proud of Arteta and his team. Incredible performance 👏👏👏
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