We'll take a clean sheet. I like the performance today compared to what we have been seeing over the past weeks.
Saka did well for not playing his actual position. I was also impressed with Chambers and Luiz partnership more than Chambers and Sokratis who isn't comfortable with the ball.
We're relaxed with the ball and not panicking when we're under pressure.
We need to improve our offensive attack, but I think that will come given that we are now giving opportunities to youngesters.
Nelson and Smith Rowe will learn a lot about offensive strategy from Arteta because today they've made some wrong decisions, but the way they pressed Everton have been really good.
We're one short of left back crisis with Kolasinac and Tierney out for a while, so we might go into the January transfer window or promote another left back from the youth academy.
I think Arteta should make Ljungberg his 2nd assistant as he has a great insight of the youth, while Round can be his 1st assistant.
Great performance to build on
posted on 21/12/19
who is the 1st assistant?
posted on 21/12/19
Steve Round.
posted on 21/12/19
Let's be honest, it was a game both teams played badly in. Two teams waiting for their new managers to start, and it showed.
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That maybe true. But it was Everton's home game and it was on them to make the play. We have given away games to the likes of Watford, Palace, Norwich and Brighton shows how bad we have been lately and especially in away games. I'll take the draw and move on to hopefully better tactics, coaching and players in Jan.
posted on 21/12/19
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 20 minutes ago
Let's be honest, it was a game both teams played badly in. Two teams waiting for their new managers to start, and it showed.
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Not sure about that. We soaked up a lot of pressure, Saka and Martinelli were brilliant defensively which helped. Xhaka played probably his best game this season. Everton missed some half-chances, but this is a team which has not lost in 90 mins under Duncan. When I saw the starting line-up I would have taken 1 point in a snap.
posted on 21/12/19
It wasn't a "great" performance - the bottom end of mediocre is where I would put it.
posted on 21/12/19
Everton were as poor as we have been recently. They were toothless in attack and not great in midfield. It was more a case of being as bad as each other than a case of either being good.
posted on 21/12/19
let's be honest, offensively we were crap but defensively we we're much more solid considering we had two wingers playing full back and we're still missing Holding.
posted on 21/12/19
*were
posted on 21/12/19
Gunners_49,
"Great performance"? Are you serious? This whole game was about as poor as it gets. If you picked your best eleven from these two teams you still wouldn't have a team that would make the top 6.
Hope Arsenal management doesn't read this article, they will think that they can fix this mess with a few cheap moves.
btw: What's with this taking off the best goal scorer when the team needed a goal? Unbelievable!
posted on 22/12/19
comment by Globaled (U7198)
posted 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
Gunners_49,
"Great performance"? Are you serious? This whole game was about as poor as it gets. If you picked your best eleven from these two teams you still wouldn't have a team that would make the top 6.
Hope Arsenal management doesn't read this article, they will think that they can fix this mess with a few cheap moves.
btw: What's with this taking off the best goal scorer when the team needed a goal? Unbelievable!
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I guess you haven't seen what Arsenal fans have been seeing lately. We'd appreciate a point away against Everton. You have to start from somewhere and I think this clean sheet is good for the confidence of the players, then they will focus on more the offensive side of the game because now they know they can keep a clean sheet away from home. Yes, I agree taking off Aubameyang was wrong, but I guess Ljungberg was too afraid of losing the game instead of gambling to take all the points.