The games against Forest and Bayern are two examples of our tactical versatility. We are capable of playing different styles of football, adapting our approach based on how we anticipate the oppositions gameplan.
But for me, adaptability is about more than individual matches. It is also about managing the demands of an entire season. Playing every three days while competing in Europe is far more physically and mentally demanding than many people realise. We simply can't afford to operate at maximum intensity for 90 minutes in every match, particularly when many of our PL opponents don't face the same fixture congestion. For many teams, facing Arsenal is effectively their cup final.
Not only is the PL the most competitive league in the world, we must have an eye on our next European game. Many of our biggest European rivals are walking their leagues, giving them the luxury of rotating key players and managing workloads ahead of CL games. We rarely have that privilege.
If we can win against a low block PL opponent through controlled possession, patience and intelligent game management, while conserving energy in the process, we will take it.
Defensively OOP. If an opponent beats our aggressive final third press, we are "happy" to reduce our ball pressure in the middle and defensive thirds. We don't continuously chase possession. We are comfortable allowing the opposition more of the ball, trusting our defensive structure to limit the opponent. I think I've noticed a trend of more teams starting to do this.
This is not passivity, nor is it a lack of ambition. It is calculated energy management, tactical discipline and understanding the bigger picture.
True adaptability is not simply about finding different ways to win individual matches. It is about finding the most sustainable way to win consistently across an entire season, while competing for the biggest trophies on multiple fronts.
And this is where Arsenal excells, imo.
This is adaptability.
This interview motivated me to write a piece on our โstyle of play.โ
Under Mikel, we are the most adaptable side in world football. If you feel the need to use a term to describe what we do, โadaptableโ fits best
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Raising two children as Arsenal supporters through our banter era should've been much harder.
This trophy made it so much easier. Perfect ammo at school. Merci, Wenger ๐ซถ
In 23 seasons since The Invincible, not a single team have even made it to March before the dream was over.
In 87% of seasons they haven't even made it past December.
That's how hard it is.
Is yours gold? ๐
30% possession against Spurs at home. There is absolutely no need for that with a multi billion squad. That's dark, and a really bad look for Alonso.
Digusting journalism
First of all for calling Souness a big voice in media. He's reduced to cameo appearances for clicks ๐
Second for being sorry for asking the question. We all knew why he asked it.
Poor answer, Mikel. Should have fired back! xitter.cf/keepleston/status/2112โฆ
Raya pre Bayern
๐นBlushing when called the best GK in the world.
๐นOn Konsa's fantastic start
๐นOn rejecting Bayern.
๐นWinning 10 of 11 isn't boring! xitter.cf/keepleston/status/2112โฆ
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A 5,800-word article that relies on the leaked emails & the 2020 CAS decision to explain why no person of sane mind and rudimentary intelligence would buy Man Cityโs defence.
Link below.
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Just some loud thoughts here. I won't be surprised to see Madueke on LW. I certainly think he'll get his chance to impress there at some point.
His personal coach believes he can take the LW spot.
His profile is pretty similar to Williams', who we've chased for years. And @LatteFirm reminded my of Raphina's RW/LW transition.
While we know Artetaโs preference for left footed RW's and right footed LW's, it's worth noting that none of our current wide players possess Maduekeโs "weaker foot" ability. He's scored many goals with his right foot.
And it's not like Martinelli has consistently cut inside as a traditional inverted winger. More often than not, he attacks down the outside and delivers crosses/cut backs with his weaker foot.
Given the current squad dynamics, it seems likely that Madueke would aim to establish himself as a first-choice option, and the LW position currently appears to offer the most viable opportunity for that, imo
Maybe I'm wrong, but I just can't imagine a ยฃ50m player would be brought in to serve primarily as a backup/sub to Saka, with only occasional start in cup competitions. From both the club's and the playerโs perspectives, that seems unlikely, especially considering that Saka is firmly established as the "first choice" RW.
Few people know Noni Madueke better than Saul Isaksson-Hurst, his individual coach for the past four years.
Exclusive interview here on:
๐ช Madueke's attitude
๐น Wyscout analysis sessions
โ Playing left wing
๐ช Becoming an elite dribbler
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Noni Madueke is the epitome of hard work. We all know he isnt world class but my god does he try and try again. Thats how you make your own luck in football. Critique is needed but some of you need to shut the fuck up and support instead of abusing our own for rivals acceptance.
It's GW22, we've just won against Newcastle at home, extending our winning streak to 17 games.
Journo to Arteta post match:
"How are you going to respond to that Brighton loss in September?"
๐จ๐จ๐๏ธ| Mikel Arteta ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ at questions over Arsenal losing momentum following their defeat to Brighton. ๐ณ๐ดโช
"You play 11 games, you win 10, and you lose momentum. So I don't know what it is then."
"So then you have to win every game. And that's extremely difficult to do, and nobody else does it."
"Enjoy a little bit the win, because it was a really tough one."
"And on Wednesday we have an incredible game against Munich away." ๐๐ฅ
