Mikel Arteta has definitely made Arsenal mature and are playing like real Champions

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·16. September 2024

Mikel Arteta has definitely made Arsenal mature and are playing like real Champions

It’s been two decades since we last lifted the title.

For most of that time we were the good son in law’s, too nice, a soft touch, easy to play against.

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Even the very best Arsenal Wenger teams you knew would concede chances just based on his ethos.,

I assumed the days of trusting Arsenal to see out a tight game were a thing of the past.

That’s why you couldn’t wipe the smile off our manager’s face Sunday. You can learn so much more by winning without playing your best team compared to a comfortable scoreline.

This North London Derby wasn’t a one off either.

Even though last season’s run in didn’t end in success, there was still so much this young squad learnt.

That they can go to tough grounds and be hard to break down. That they can win while under the most intense of pressure. Unlike the campaign before instead of being crippled by. a fear of failure they embraced the occasion.

Our manager can now send us into games defending as one unit, confident we can keep a clean sheet meaning we only need one moment of magic to win.

I never thought I say that about the Gunners once George Graham left us.

The biggest compliment I can give our team is it reminds me of Chelsea under Jose Mourinho!

I’m old enough to remember games where we would dominate possession against the Blues but fail to break them down, while they would bully us because they were simply physically built better.

That was our game plan this weekend. In terms of game management, it felt that Mikel Arteta controlled every second of the action at the Lane. The pitch was simply his stage where he conducted everything on the touchline.

In both halves he was smart enough to be aware of the atmosphere, so just wanted his men to take the sting out of the match for the first 20 minutes.

The slow taking of a goal kick and throw ins were deliberate.

It was with the understanding that if his side do what they do at their best, he will only need one moment to snatch the 3 points. It’s not just our back 4 prepared to defend. Saka understands when to help Ben White, Havertz’s work rate is sensational, Jorginho has intelligence, etc.

Our boss would have known from this fixture from April that set pieces was our strength and Spurs weakness.

As much as Ange Postecoglou has won over the media with his personality, it’s simply poor coaching to yet again lose to us because of a corner, but something our coaching staff would have worked on throughout the week.

Arsenal are not Champions but play like they are.

They don’t have many trophies to show for their efforts but act with the maturity like they have plenty.

This was Arsenal all grown up. A tactical masterclass

Dan

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