Arsenal players have reached the point where they are really on the right track. They are playing admirably, efficiently, and in a very mature style. This is all a product of well well-led project with a very good manager. They are the new leaders in the Premier League, and it is gonna be really hard to beat them in the near future.
Firstly, we will see the Arsenal team as the strongest in England, and one of the biggest contenders for winning the Champions League trophy. It was said at the beginning of this Premier League campaign that Arsenal’s roster is very big, but their players were described as of small constitution compared to the strong Premier League players on the other teams.
The tactics:
It was completely overturned in the mind of Mikel Arteta, who didn’t see their lack of height and strength as their weaknesses; he saw their football qualities and their technique, and a potential to be used in the offensive football side, with very good but tactically limited defensive contributions.
So he can use their offensive qualities. He has instead seen their football knowledge, technique, and completely fulfilled their offensive potential, transforming them into one of the best Premier League players (Calafioli and Timber). So Calafiori is now in his new position, completely involved in creation with the shown technique qualities, as well as knowledge of the ball, as is Timber.
Arsenal’s team this season:
These new tactics of Mikel Arteta showed Arsenal is ready for the big things, no manager in the world can produce and play these good tactics like Arteta can. He has implemented the perfect system. With very strong Zubimendi, combined with Declan Rice, it is a very strong midfield Arsenal has- maybe the strongest in the Premier League.
The bad thing for Arsenal was the lack of protection and care for Ødegaard, who was injured in the games but was always returning from a shoulder injury, so now he has huge ligament issues. Arteta wasn’t patient with him; he was used last year in the Champions League campaign as a clean playmaker. So there is a place for Declan Rice to cover it and Merino.
When we say Arsenal is a favorite for the Premier League, we are analyzing the other sides who are in the potential race. When we look at the Manchester City project that is behind Arsenal, they are playing inconsistently this season, but also were inconsistent last year, so they should not meet Arsenal in points in the Premier League at the end. I think their project this season is tied with the Champions League’s highest positions and expectations.
When you go to Arsenal’s left winger position, you see two very mature players: Trossard, who is in his prime, and Martinelli, who can finally play for Arsenal without pressure and can give his best.
On the right side, they have Saka, who is surely returning now and gonna be present on the pitch with Arsenal. He will play for Arsenal. They have Noni Madueke, who can produce much on both wingers. Always producing good dribbles, enters the opponents’ lines – also Arteta’s singing, who is gonna be a secret weapon in the hands of Mikel Arteta. He can always run, dribble, and shoot, and will have his space.
In the attack, they have a striker that any club in the world would like to have. Viktor Gyökeres will be a key Arsenal player in the years to follow. Merino can now play his midfield position and can also be a false 9 when he is needed.
Transfer market:
With excellent central defender count on the market, Arteta’s Spain Mosquera is, highly quality central defender with very good positioning. A central defender that stops opponents’ attacks, when combined with Gabriel — the best defender in England — and Saliba, it makes the team that can’t be defeated.
Now it is time for Lewis Skelly to be playing on the left side. They have kept Nwaneri in the team, who is their option on the right side, and Eze, who should be implemented as number 10 for Arsenal’s future. Saka should not be the number ten; he is a right winger. Eze can become the monster on the number 10 and can be a perfect left winger for Arsenal.
The set-pieces
When you add Arsenal’s beautiful set pieces and throws, perfect corners with perfect positioning, with Declan Rice’s corners, and teams scoring from set pieces over and over again. So Arsenal can score even if they are playing badly as a team on the field. They are the best and unique in this aspect of the game. They have so much strength in the team and so few weaknesses.
Long-term project
Arsenal has trusted Arteta through good and bad moments- they were smart. They were growing together. The Arsenal board is not stupid at all. Of course, they stood by them, and now they have a manager who is maybe the best in the world.
With innovations, smart market tactics, possession smart football, true leading skills, good management, involvement in the project, and perfect team construction, He is now the manager with so much experience in big games and is ready to win the league with Arsenal and more.
In the cups, they are also favorites. No team in the English professional divisions would like to play against Arsenal in the FA or EFL Cup (home or away).
Arsenal is the only team in the Premier League that wasn’t beaten by Chelsea in a fantastic night on Enzo Maresca’s side. Chelsea has beaten Manchester United, Liverpool, and PSG in one match and outplayed all of them. But Maresca’s glory and special wins do not exist when Chelsea plays Arsenal.
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