I will keep this short and sweet.
So, the biggest problem today was repetition. How many times did we see player play high ball into the box when it was clear no Arsenal player would ever win it...if by luck they do win it, current bunch are not that good in the air. I am not saying never cross but the players need to mix it up.
What worked?
Out of DESPERATION and Ox being Ox and Bels what they did in final mins was to RUN AT THE DEFENCE! and 2 back to back chances both unfortunately offside. If the players had mixed it up a bit from early on and ran at their defence Arsenal would have more chances.
The direct approach similar to running at players also won Arsenal free kick in dangerous areas.. Mixing it up and becoming unpredictable can unlock any stubborn defence! but ATM the attack is becoming slow, laboured, repetitive and as a consequence predictable
Wenger needs to spot these tiny details and instruct the players then sit in his skinny ass and moan. Lastly, excellent defensive display tho few mistakes here and there...The defence really did win Arsenal a point here.
Mix it up
posted on 22/10/16
I also think we gained a point and I am not too disappointed.Boro are in a false position and their results do not reflect how they have played.
The players will analyse this and make the necessary adjustments. Ramsey and Giroud are still crucial to this team
posted on 22/10/16
We lack muscles in our squad and apart from Giroud, the rest are very half-pint and like fibbling a lot.
posted on 22/10/16
With Coq and Elneny we badly lack creativity. Coq is a great tackler but Elneny offfers nothing. Hopefully we won't see too much of him this season.
posted on 23/10/16
I'm going to state the obvious by saying that most teams will adopt the tactics of getting 10 men behind the ball when playing us, especially at the Emirates. To add to this, we generally have mid week commitments and as a result may not be on our 'A' game from the start. Also teams at the bottom of the league are more inspired to do well. Therefore we need to mix it up in more ways than one to be successful.
1) The 50/50s (i.e tackles)
2) The approach to the game/tactics
3) The squad