The team was set up to defend last season, not to get the most out of its attacking players. I think this season will see a lot more transitional attacks. We'll concede more goals, obviously, but I think we'll score more as well.
But these first 30 min of the #communityshield have shown a shift in mentality.... A controlled, direct attack. There's a hunger to attack because we know we're better and we can break a team down.
Seriously, the weight of trying to win the Premier League last season made us play a style of football that was unwatchable of the season. We did what we had to to get over the line, and we just made it over.
Mikel Arteta came up with an ELITE solution in the absence of Zinchenko, Timber, and Tomiyasu in the inverted fullback role against West Ham.
That solution was Ben White.
White played a role that changed Arsenal's typical dynamics, so let's explore that in detail.
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