Hiring Arteta & sticking with him has given them consistency. They were such a mess at one point but they set out a plan & followed it. Lots of clubs could learn from them. Their scouting is top drawer !!
You were correct as no competition from you, Arsenal seems to have got him.
Over Yoro? No. Over De Ligt? No. Over Martinez? No. Over Branthwaite? Only because of price.
He also had a complete ACL tear of all ligaments in one knee when he was 16 I believe. That will have cost him some pace and movement.
He dumped that smoking hot girlfriend of his with the insane waist to ass ratio?
Turns out they're breaking up because someone posted a video on TikTok of Calafiore cheating on her with some chick at a cruise.
"I hate you Zubimendi! How could you do this to me? With that girl!!!! Good luck on your $50m transfer to Manchester United on a 5 year contract, here we go confirmed. Medicals scheduled for tomorrow"
"Check for STDs".
.Tony Pulis walked so Pep could run
He dumped that smoking hot girlfriend of his with the insane waist to ass ratio?
Havertz should be judged on more than just defending from the front. I agree with the rest of your post, though. Arteta has done well creating a side physically powerful players in both stature and intensity. Over the past two seasons Arsenal have become very comfortable at batting away the weaker sides in the league – you very much beat ‘the teams you’re expected to’. It probably is the one main thing I am envious about with your team – very rarely do you lose the physical battles or the midfield duels to random midtable sides across the league.Will slide in at left back. White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori is the perfect balance of physicality, height, strength and technical ability. Hopefully we add Merino to the midfield.
We conceded 28 league goals last year. We the aim should be to get than down this year closer to 20. Which is basically conceding 1 goal every 2 games - it can be done under this manager & the way he sets up the team.
Its undeniable now we are one of the best biggest and most physical teams in the league with ball winners and dual specialists all around the pitch. If often gets overlooked, however numerous Arsenal journalists have leaked Arteta is obsessed with players who can 'win duels'. Basically players who will win more of their fair share of individual contests, whether it be a 50/50 ball, two players contesting an aerial ball, or not allowing your man to pass you. If you have players who can do this all over the pitch, it adds up over the course of a game. Even our 'finesse' players like Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Martinelli, Jesus are known for their pressing and work rate. Haavertz is notoriously strong in the air and is another ball winner - he sticks those long legs in the tackle. Havertz defends from the front, and also allows us to go long to bypass the other teams press. The ability to go long and retain the ball is so important, as if you lose it you just have more defending to do. Yet people make their mind up on Haavertz on the basis of his 1v1 finishing
Attack as a unit, defend as a unit.
