Arsenal Column

Former personal zipper(er) to Arsène Wenger therefore privy to certain inside tactical information.

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There's been interesting man-marking battles across the pitch, despite Bayern opting to drop-off more than I expected. But Konsa, following Kane, has been key, and Bayern have used that attack the space behind, for the goal, to isolate Davies against Timber

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Harry Kane with an OUTRAGEOUS assist, and Alphonso Davies equalises 🥵

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@watmanAFC Didn't expect to shoot with his right maybe?!

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It really strikes me how congested Brighton were willing to allow their man-marking to be. Arsenal, especially with Lewis-Skelley, tend to overload the backline - here, they weren't allowed to settle into that pattern. The lack of left-side presence also seems conspicuous

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@iwcho_ Yeah I've noticed that. There's an air of (good) arrogance about him

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Odegaard has played this game on his own terms. That's partly what makes him so thilling; he plays with own idionsyncracies, his own habits - feels uniquely his own player - and he's confident to strut it.

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As Arteta once said: "For me, the way we occupy space and who is going to move in there is more important than the formation.
..In small spaces, every detail, every touch, every movement is critical. And sometimes it’s not just about giving the ball to somebody, it’s about when"

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The way Arsenal use the left-side over the years has been interesting, and it looks like Arteta is trying to get a better, different balance. Previously, that side has been less optimised, galvanised by Trossard whilst the team heavily biased the right-side... 1/

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Arsenal 2 : 1 Chelsea

▪ xG: 2.15 - 0.42
▪ xThreat: 2.11 - 0.83
▪ Possession: 54.6% - 45.4%
▪ Field Tilt: 61.6% - 38.4%
▪ Def Action Height: 45.5 - 43.2

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Though against Aston Villa, Arsenal flipped the script a little bit in the second-half, bringing on Eze for Tzolis, and giving a bit more parity to their attacks. For the only goal, they overloaded the left, showing that that side is more than a decoy

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MNF analysis of Arsenal’s winning goal from Saka!

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*5 fouls without being booked

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Love it. Somehow Lewis-Skelley has got away with 5 tackles with being booked. Two of them right after another.

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Throughout the game, Arsenal tried to use the full-backs to pin Villa's wide players, opening space for the wingers. If they went wide, the wingers came inside. For the goal, Arsenal got the rotation finally perfect, especially down the left, Calafiori crossing

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MNF analysis of Arsenal’s winning goal from Saka!

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Arsenal seem to be stuck between trying to play through Villa's mid-block, and quicker over their high line, but getting neither correct. This could be a commentary on Villa's shape - both hurrying Arsenal, and forcing the ball where the men are. The connections not there

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This can be summarised by the full-backs pass charts - Calafiori more of a decoy, trying to open space for Tzolis who has struggled when isolated, and White, who seems a little hurried, when in advanced positions, as Villa quick to close down those combinations

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Is it just me, or too many of the game and tactical analysis pieces that people write on here are way too fucking long and way too fucking boring?

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@somtoo_official @FabrizioRomano I don't. You know how x works though right?