How Dyche stopped Arsenal

[@dionmerm14]

Very clever from Dyche. It's even more impressive that he managed to make the whole team understand his tactics in a week's time. Interesting to see his approach against the lower ranked teams

[@danyaraka]

That’s what I was thinking. He must be great at managing these millionaires to be able to absorb all of this in a week is crazy

[@deriobamba]

In a sense, this was a relatively simpler way to play--particularly with the personnel they have. Like you, I'm curious what he'll do against teams comfortable out of possession.

[@crispin9152]

Looked for this comment precisely. It’s an impressive game plan from Dyche but quite convoluted. Usually when a formation/style is this level of difficulty, it takes several games to get everyone on the same page. They not only did it within a week, but against the league leaders.

[@joshylz]

Very impressive. Must be a little easier to digest when the attacking phase is much simpler.

[@ntokozombokazi4648]

Reading this as a Chelsea fan seemingly giving Potter a season to translate his vision...🙃🙃🙃🙃

[@anxiousmindmusic]

As an Arsenal fan I've learned not to underestimate Dyche. Biggest thing I noticed was Calvert-Lewin - looked incredible in that system, hold up play was immaculate and probably should have had a goal. If he can stay fit this might be the season we see him explode.

[@phemstros]

I love calvert-lewin as a player, he is so good at what he does and brilliant fof managers to use

[@louiserandle9105]

I'm really worried about the impact being rushed back from injuries last season has had on him. I really hope his body allows him to get back to his best and maybe beyond that but I am fearful.

[@sukhdevr3489]

He could explode again. He was brilliant under Ancelotti but Benitez rushing him back from injury caused him to constantly get injuries for the last 1 and a half years.

[@raymanLENG]

we've been struggled a lot against his burnley and now everton, it's always has been like that.

[@TheDaverobinson]

I mean he could literally explode from tying his laces. Time will tell.

[@3bladeninja21]

I'd like to see Arsenal switch it up when it's not working. Some hopeful balls over the top to Nketiah. 'Normal' fullback overlapping with crosses. Something different.

[@aminerkin9844]

I think we needed Jesus for this game more than nketiah. False 9 Dribbler who is good at tight spaces.

[@scraps7624]

Thought exactly the same, if the midfield isnt working then try and work through the wings

[@martytu20]

@@scraps7624 The whole point of the video is how Dyche got 2v1 situations against all of Saka, Martinelli, Xhaka and Ødegaard. If anything else, it shows that Nketiah is a little too static for Arsenal in these situations. ESR at the striker position would be able to be more fluid in build up and find spaces in the structure to provide an extra option.

[@14loosecannon]

Agree on the full backs, they needed to match the workrate of Everton's wingers and provide more support for the wingers. I also thought it was strange that Xhaka stayed on when we were chasing the game, maybe he should have come off for Trossard and Arsenal move to an aggressive 4-4-2. Easy saying all of this in hindsight though!

[@sambitdas8582]

While I understand the sentiment of changing things up... I think using fullbacks to gain width, wouldn't have had much of an effect, since the low block (as is beautfully illustrated in the video) would be comprised of pure height and muscle and they could soak up speculative crosses all day long. The squad Arsenal have although electrifying and formidable, haven't reached their pinnacle yet. This match was perhaps a combination of Sean Dyche's master stroke, positing a problem this young Arsenal side couldn't quite solve and one of those days when a tad bit of luck would have been nice for the Gunners. I'm sure Mikel Arteta will be cooking up new stratagems to counter such tactics in the future.

[@deenuk125]

He's such a good manager Give him a budget and he'll make a European team

[@Pikachu0071000CS]

Didn't even need a budget to make a European team out of Burnley tbf

[@Aml_07]

@@2kdavv they meant in the European cups such as the champions league and Europa league, not the continent

[@VelvetMetrolink]

@2kdav Why? That's a waste of time even for people who are good at it?

[@jack-z1s6c]

@@jacobbell8171 that's the EU, not Europe

[@eriklakeland3857]

@@Aml_07Burnley qualified for the Europa League under Sean Dyche

[@elingrome5853]

He clogged up their creative flow with gravel and grit!!

[@natural_law]

🤣

[@seyamrahman1002]

Real concrete eating brexit ball

[@Pouncing_]

As an Arsenal fan, I was seriously impressed by the tactics and coordination on Everton's part in that game! Lucky ManCity lost, so we can keep our heads up.

[@mozan33r71]

Arsenal looked out of steam. Usually it's fire. Like the game vs United. Was the most intense football I have seen this season.

[@phightinphil25]

@@mozan33r71 This is one of their first times this season that arsenal has looked troubled other than various stages in the two matches against Manchester United, particularly the first. Its a rare blemish and one that will keep the tails up for City and United.

[@ArsenalGunners89]

@@mozan33r71 I think this is it, it’s catching up to us the intensity of the games. Everton were hungrier for it but it didn’t help that we looked laggy. So many mistakes too that it could’ve been two or three goals.

[@andrewg3947]

It would have been good to see your thoughts on how sustainable this is when calvert lewin is unavailable, since when maupay came on and replaced him the performance of the team seemed to drop. The 3 in the middle for Everton were superb intelligent play and rotations like having 3 number 8s.

[@yankeefanbryson19]

The team's performance did drop but I wonder how much of that was tired legs vs simply lacking DCL (though DCL is certainly an important player)

[@andrewg3947]

@@yankeefanbryson19 I agree that could be a big-ish factor given the amount of effort put in, but the ball seemed to coming back faster since maupay's hold up play just isn't as good as DCL's. This would then be putting more strain on tiring legs, I'm wondering how that strain translates to result over 90mins rather than 20minutes at the end. The midfield was excellent but what gets done when the attack changes? Since the drop off from one to the other looks huge.

[@daveolsen9980]

I think one way Dyche might try to cope with that if it does become an issue is by playing a 4-4-2, particularly against weaker teams, and moving a midfielder up into the forward line (either Doucoure or Onana) to provide height next to either Maupay or a winger who can play in the front two (Gray or Iwobi, perhaps). Obviously Danjuma would've been a perfect addition to help with this exact problem.

[@AdamFitzJKD]

Ellis Simms is a more natural replacement in the system for DCL imo

[@rkid4734]

@@AdamFitzJKD I imagine we'll see a bit of Simms this season, but as a Sunderland I will say that whilst he is a big lad he doesn't really use his strength well. He looked best when he had Stewart next to him, I think he plays better with a striker next to him.

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

This really shows how tactically naive Lampard is.

[@ryanscails3663]

Agreed, but I also blame his staff. Lotta experience between them; what were they doing the whole time?

[@JMEAUS22]

@@ryanscails3663 Paul Clement was at Bayern & Real under Ancelotti. What WAS he doing?

[@HristoKirov1100]

Amazing work, John and the entire team behind the camera. I find myself consciously trying to pay attention to things I think you might speak on in these breakdowns whilst watching the games. You guys are a great resource!

[@Coopdegras]

It was just like the Newcastle games no space to play through the lines. Everton played great with 3 midfielders and I'd say we're the better side but we got beat from a set piece that didn't get dealt with after a few warnings from previous corners. How odegaard guarding tarkowski was ever gonna stop anything us beyond me. Fair play to Everton for showing grit Onana was exceptional it's cool to see a player shun a bigger side move to save the club he plays with I can't argue with that.

[@ryanfinnerty6239]

We should try two strikers and asymmetric back 4. It would bring more space to wide players and between the lines for odegaard.

[@aidan2453]

@@ryanfinnerty6239 asymmetric back 4? Like two LBs and a CB and RB? 👀

[@DJRen18]

@@aidan2453 probably more like a back 3 with a LB, CB and RB. a 3-5-2 basically with 2 attacking midfielders, a holding midfielder, 2 wingers, and the 2 strikers up top

[@Coopdegras]

I just think we need a different dynamic to break those low blocks down. I just don't know how you do it with our players and system. I applaud Dyche though first game in charge and stopped us playing 👏🏻

[@AH_44.]

Odegaard was for just bothering in a zonal marking in the first place and it was Saliba's zone. The trick in that corner was Doucoure at the far post setting a solid screen for Saliba which prevented him for clearing the ball like the two previous corners. Doucoure didn't even try to play the ball.

[@Bazovkin]

Everton reminds me of Marocco. Solid miiddle and low block, great against the ball, fast transition..

[@Alfredsson14]

Yeah! And if Calvert get fit they will be tough to beat for everyone

[@sahilchaudhary8456]

Sean Dyche with an upgraded team was always going to be dangerous. Arsenal were out of ideas.

[@jeviasgodasmywitness6753]

Lack of movement of a real faword ( jesus)

[@thegreatotaku118]

Yeah, can see clearly during the game, with all the subs, arteta are out of ideas on how to break Everton defence.

[@lukeskywalker1666]

@@thegreatotaku118 Everton well get spanked at the emirates even if they try this park the airbus tactic, arsenal were just poor that game

[@asddonn]

@@lukeskywalker1666 what about the previous 5 games games arteta has failed to win at goodison where they just poor then too

[@lukeskywalker1666]

@@asddonn talking about emirates Everton well get a spanking

[@Peter-jt3de]

Really liked the screenshots from the game itself! Adds so much more context to just looking at the board.

[@bj11755]

They almost always have screenshots of the game.

[@Peter-jt3de]

@@bj11755 yeah it's good, missing from many other analysis and older tifo videos. I hope they keep doing it

[@zebra7578]

They are going to be a problem for the PL. Dyche walked into the perfect job for him 🤣

[@franks151]

It really helps to have a boss CDM like Onana, and energetic guys like McNeil and Doucoure to do the running. McNeil and Doucoure put in a lot of miles in that game!

[@Iron-Bridge]

I knew it was going to be a bad time to play Everton. Dyche is actually a good competent skilled manager. People mistake his unattractive but effective approach for being tactically deficient. This was the type of game where Dyche's skillset could impose itself.

[@maxsterry5013]

As a Villa fan I was genuinely quite excited at the Dyche links last fall. I'm thrilled with Emery and would pick him every day of the week, but I think Dyche is a good manager and will find some level of success with Everton.

[@rohank1982]

The set up with the 5 was pretty obvious in the game (but still well explained). Question I have is why no other coach had tried it in 20 league games so far vs Arsenal? Also do you think more teams will adopt the approach after seeing Arsenal being outplayed by a far less talented xi?

[@ryanfinnerty6239]

Southampton done it and also Newcastle.

[@fr3847]

Yeah for sure, arteta is still a one trick pony, hasnt shown any flexibility at all and has gotten lucky with injuries. All it will take is 1 defensive injury to the CBs for their run to end

[@dennisgichohi5392]

@@fr3847 we got lucky with injuries ?so all the teams we've beaten had injuries ????we are 5points clear still.....your too salty to be logical 😂

[@GodleeAK]

@@fr3847 keep crying lmao

[@sigfigronath]

Many teams have tried and do do this, Newcastle, Spurs ect. Arsenal performance wasnt that great and Evertons performance was just outstanding, I think thats the key outlier. Im sure theyd be average every game from now on but alot better than Lamps era.

[@ham_free]

As an Arsenal fan all I can say is congratulations Harry Kane on being the all time record goals scorer

[@jaredjones2443]

I showed Sean this, he says you don't know what you're on about

[@brodaciousmax8025]

Great vid! I've seen other clubs use this style of packing the mid. Cuts off build up plays. Unless you play over the top (if u have the space) or get a counter attack. It's very difficult to crack.

[@andy72090]

Arsenal should've looked into getting Onana. He was immense and has a profile similar to Vieira's.

[@therealclp7488]

I was pushing for this in various comments in Arsenal videos and people called me crazy for comparing him to Vieira; altho we lost, I take solace in the fact that I was kinda proven right about him.

[@yoyo9winner]

We literally were trying to buy him bro 😂😂😂

[@arsenalunsungplays5188]

He wanted to stay more than 6 months at Everton. Several clubs tried for him.

[@andy72090]

@@therealclp7488 crazy to think he's only 21 as well. he's going to dominating midfields for a long time

[@sigfigronath]

@@therealclp7488 yea you are crazy for comparing him to Viera, but he wanted to stay at Everton and fight for it. I respect that honestly

[@adhnaanahmed5029]

I wanted dyche to reach levels of title contenders with this team.such tactical masterclass from him this match. Well explained tifo👌

[@arsenalfanatic09]

I wish this went more into Everton's attacks, I was surprised how well they attacked every time. Definitely had the better chances and it was a deserved loss for Arsenal. Plus their set-pieces were dangerous every time too.

[@containedhurricane]

Dyche read Arteta’s tactics very well and he’d made a lot of improvement in a very short period of time after taking over Everton from Lampard. Everton deserved to win the game, but conceding from a set-piece is highly unusual for Arsenal this season

[@ShaneJoshua1980]

How do you counter this, is it getting the fullback to overlap to stretch. Balls over the top to bypass Everton's midfield. This is where someone like a Drogba type of striker would be ideal as another option for Arsenal.

[@tianruixiao9239]

props to Dyche for making Everton a tough side to beat, that's one of the basics of a smaller resilient side. Also props to Jon-dog for sneaking in a rest defense reference :D

[@RuiEspinha]

The quality of analysis in this video is impressive! Shows really well how Dyche implemented his strategy really well and proves it with his gestures on the field 😄

[@StriderDSC]

Great analysis! Full credit to Mykolenko and Coleman, they were both fantastic 1v1 all match.

[@supergas4ever]

I could listen to Jon talk about dyche for hours

[@MortanAMrk]

Sean Dyche has always been a great manager he just also understands he doesnt have the resources as others and chooses to use incredibly resourceful playerd

[@Davide-vh9dg]

The is exactly what Newcastle did to us. Everton did it better by scoring. We need solutions! Switch wingers, faster tempo passing in final 2/3, start Vieira and Odegaard (Dynamic 8’s), underlapping and overlapping runs etc

[@JackBurton3963]

Everton were at home, quite a big difference.

[@dennisgichohi5392]

I think Jesus absence is a reason to .....his ability to drop deep and switch wings creates opens up the game

[@cesarsandoval7910]

Brexitball masterclass I love it.

[@tobiathon80]

I don't understand this?

[@MrAdrien1999]

@@tobiathon80 Dyche's playing style has been nicknamed Brexitball

[@martytu20]

Ironically, his zonal marking looks more like Sacchi-ball than Brexitball.

[@tobiathon80]

@@MrAdrien1999 why?

[@crispykneecaps7209]

@@tobiathon80 I think it's because Brexit was sold on (1) nostalgia for the good old days and (2) pride in British culture and not needing continental European culture. Sean Dyche's football reminds people of the olden days when pitches were muddy so the ball was kicked long to a big man up front. British culture is seen as unsophisticated and unpretentious compared to the culture of continental European countries that Brits compare themselves to. Think complex wines vs lager and real ale. Gourmet cuisine of France vs bangers & mash. Like a plate of mashed potatoes and sausages, Dyche's football isn't fancy, but it gets the job done. That's my take on it anyway. Personally I'm not a fan of Brexit politics, but I like Dyche's tactics.

[@danyosuna7276]

Regarding the goal: this is not the first goal arsenal conceded by a corner with that delivery, for example the Lisandro Martinez one vs Man United. I believe Dyche found out something about Ramsdale not being so good at those corners and capitalized on it

[@Matt-go7ss]

It was an amazing performance. And it suited dyches tactics. But I wonder how they'll get on with other teams and other tactics.

[@MasterMind-xr2qr]

This video has so much details. I felt like I was in class

[@Alfredsson14]

It's interesting how a head coach like Arteta has so much faith in his team usual playing style. that made him not react at all at Dyche plan. I mean he should make his center back ( especially Gabriel) go directly to his fast forwards ( martinelli, saka and nketiah) to make runs against Coleman, coady, tarkovsky. But that's against his priciples😀🤔

[@commentarytalk1446]

Agree.

[@ConorDoesItAll]

Could you do a video on Wolves and Lopetegui?

[@sjalgeo]

Great video, the background music is so unsettling though.

[@tacticaltouchgrassrootssoc1548]

Yes Everton played 4 5 1out of possession and denied space in wide areas. Two ways to counter that 1 get your full backs to over lap 2 overload on wide areas.

[@captainsmoke1612]

Very good game for Arsenal to learn from it.

[@DJMavis]

I have been saying for ages that Everton's players aren't *that* bad. They've not forgotten how to play football. The problem has been, for two years, the managers and a lack of ideas. Benitez had bad ideas, Lampard seemingly had none. Dyche has gone in, and in such a short time, given the players a plan they understand and that was effective. Would Dyche be my dream manager? No. But he knows what he is doing!

[@liamcol09]

new tifo board feature alert 🚨🚨🚨

[@lungeloisms]

The problem now for Dyche is not the BIG games, it's going to be the lower ranked games where the players have to be concentrated and motivated even more because they will have to be expansive against teams with lower quality in order to score goals. Against Arsenal, it took set pieces to break their defence, Dyche realises that the quality isn't there to finish so they will have to rely on set pieces...but you need to have potency in front of goal in order to survive the Prem, if Calvert Lewin, Gray and Iwobi don't figure that out with their quality, Everton will go down. Headers from a cross can only work so much before teams start to figure that out and nullify it.

[@Wrioncnkiye]

Dyche also beat the best Liverpool team two season ago, when they were, at one point, going to break the point record. Tactically he has always been good; his only problem was that he was given no money to spend but was asked to perform miracles season after season (and he did it for a decade).

[@ianmurphy9955]

There are still people who'll say but Dyche is a longball manager, this proves different

[@willsherri]

That was a fantastic breakdown!

[@oslonorway547]

Answer: His voice.

[@Taporeee]

One of the finest managers of all time

[@mattjayclay]

Another really interesting video thank you Jon. The question I am left with is this. As Mikel arteta is one of the most tactically astute managers in the league, he would have also seen Sean Dyches huge hand go up with 5 digits held up, what could have changed, what did he change and why didn't it work? By the way please lose that dreadful background music it's really distracting. Thanks 👍🙂

[@helmiomar123]

He made everyone run like they never run before .

[@messigoh6061]

The fluidity in arsenals front 5 is shocking. Compare this to say earlier games vs bournemouth or palace

[@muhammedgamal5871]

Great and it was really obvious that i don't know why arsenal stayed in 2nd half as they were in the 1st

[@ryanmichael11]

Brilliant stuff Jon!! 👏 👍

[@FlashMeterRed]

7:13 saka should have been cutting inside to take the ball on the move as arsenal were doing regularly early in the season. It makes use of the presser needing to cover odergaard with his cover shadow and not being able to step wider. BUT it requires odergaard decoying to the middle of the field and more communication between white and saka. It would allow odergaard and saka to then progress during the pressing player rotations, and stops arsenal being stuck out wide. Not my own armchair analysis, just analysis of arsenal gameplay they've already implemented but have shifted away from as opponents have shifted to the lower block. Here it seems to me it would have worked again.

[@will_from_pa]

He's the most underrated manager in the League

[@itsbithorse]

You mention 'Cover Shadow' but that works if the player stands still no ? if Arsenals player who was getting covered moved it would break that and move around more.

[@laqrwd]

Well the other midfielder moves across aswell

[@nasirmazlan]

5:17 This made me laugh! 🤣

[@MysilBergsprekken1]

Excellent Ødegaard pronunciation

[@crispykneecaps7209]

Dyche beat the top team in the league with a team in the relegation zone. He didn't have months or even weeks to teach Everton to play like this, he had days. He didn't have time to buy players who were well suited to this style of football or to sell those who aren't. It begs the question, why doesn't everyone just play like this against Arsenal?

[@qasimansari7540]

Great video and analysis but the background music annoyed me...

[@bennyeldorado]

Excellent video, but I find the background music distracting and unnecessary

[@blurryface_1434]

The only frustration is that arteta didn't change tactically in the 2nd half.... Tierney and Tomiyasu should have been brought on around the hour mark Anyway we're still good for a title challenge.... COYG

[@diegoavila8815]

Newcastle also played a similar defensive tactic, Arteta is going to have to figure out a way around these 451 shapes

[@yoloaman]

Arteta should’ve come up with a new idea in 2nd half🤔

[@Truebro79]

If they can do this against Arsenal, the best team in the league right now, imagine what they can do against easier sides.

[@sethfx2600]

But lower teams would sit back against them too, no?

[@Truebro79]

@@sethfx2600 yeah but i'm saying if Dyche new how to tactically play against Arsenal he will also know how to do it against other teams

[@JohnDoe-qm8ns]

​@@Truebro79 That's not how it works. Solskjaer would be beating Pep at the Etihad, and losing to Burnley at home. It happens.

[@ManlikeGabe]

Can you do a tactical video for potters system with Chelsea.

[@bosephinterton95]

love this!

[@paulie4450]

Dyche has given the blueprint to the rest of the league on stopping Arteta's system. He knew how Arteta would be setting up, snuffed it out impressively. Everton were getting so many turnovers and counter breaks, Arsenal midfielders were expending alot of stamina getting back to win the ball, Nketiah ending up getting super isolated and Martinelli's lack of drive post wc was exposed. Arteta better learn from this quickly cuz Plan A to Plan B has to happen much faster.

[@sevenhenson3926]

Rashford would have a good day in this game 🎯

[@paulie4450]

@@sevenhenson3926 Marcus 'stick to yer day job' Rashford? Sure.

[@Pandajo]

As an arsenal fan I would've like to see mikel take more attack minded approach with his subs or even change the formation to a 334 so arsenal could've overwhelmed the mid field. It is a high risk move, but a high reward as well...

[@Maj1794]

Every club struggling in the bottom half will use this as a template.

[@natural_law]

good

[@jackwilliam2965]

Having the personal to replicate it is the problem. Arsenal will overcome it with a few tweaks.

[@martytu20]

@@jackwilliam2965 Arsenal right now only have Nketiah as their striker. Their best solution to this is a floating 9, but both Jesus and ESR are injured. Otherwise you will have to punt the ball and bunker to hit them on the counter with Martinelli up front.

[@ArsenalGunners89]

@@jackwilliam2965 I don’t know that we do

[@BroPro98]

They need physical midfielders like Everton to be as good. Onana, Gueye and Doucoure are physical players.

[@yungtrashlord]

so a summary of this entire tactics is basically some kind of pressing musical chairs where players rotate pressing/marking on opponent players

[@collapsiblechair9112]

Nick a goal from a corner. Dyche is a manager worth discussing.

[@cogitoy7692]

Nick a goal? Everton had clearly the better chances, fully deserved win!

[@Dave-nq6uy]

@@cogitoy7692 Absolutely. I'm an Arsenal fan and we could easily lose this game 3-0. Good wake up call for Arteta. Tactics should have changed at half time. It would have been better if we could just sit back and break them on the counter attack. Everton executed the plan perfectly. Fair play to them.

[@nattyco]

Great assessment. It would be better if you stopped switching back and forward between the pitch and yourself when explaining tactics. Just stick to showing the pitch, because showing yourself adds nothing and the flow of the play you are explaining tends to be lost. Thanks.

[@eliandthatsit]

When do we expect a pub in Liverpool to be named after Dyche too?

[@theportugueselegend]

I'm pretty sure there's already a "Balding Ginger's" in the town of the Beatles

[@armondtanz]

@@theportugueselegend lol. That makes no sense, the stereotype scouser has thick black curly hair. Ireland, scotland and rural areas have a ginger vibe about them NOT a city like liverpool.

[@will27ns]

The way teams like Chelsea, Man City and Man United collect players isn't good for league or the sport. They basically just hoard world class players, many of whom don't even play or just play the occasional cup match. That's a lot talent rotting away. There has to be some limit on roster size.

[@runswithcows]

Clearly, the monarcy are to blame but still, well deserved win.

[@Cordoloinar]

Thats the first time Dyche ball has ever been compared to ballet. He'd not appreciate that.

[@Haseebv]

Arteta has no plan B and that was greatly exploited by Sean Dyche. After the dross first half, he should have put on Tierney and Tomiyasu and let them overlap with Saka and Martinelli.

[@tinnguyen2031]

arsenal v brentford this week. Same thing will happen?

[@markpotter544]

You can call it what you want, but at the end of the day it's park the bus and counter attack, with occasional press. It's evident from possession stats. Credit to everton though, they did what they had tp do and did it well

[@loganbopp2462]

why hes not at a top 6 club is beyond me, hes had to play 4 4 2 to win games because of the teams he was given. Imagine what hell do with more talent

[@d.prymaka9884]

I fully agree

[@sukhdevr3489]

To be fair we are a big club and now he has his big chance.

[@whodouthinkuare]

Frank Lampard must have been scratching his head, as to the massive improvement to beat Arsenal. I never rated Frank as a manager anyway, certainly not in the premier league where, he looks lost most of the time.

[@comonyoutoon]

If we look closely, Everton are a better team team than Chelsea. Arguement- they have the best player in their best position atm. Care to argue?

[@dwiagustian3226]

Ben white/Tomiyasu/Tierney need to step up helping Saka/Martinelli

[@jarretc110]

tight marking (aka. pull the other teams shirts like it's a hockey fight) and a very flat, very low block. then prey you get lucky. arteta beat himself if anything, he should have instructed the team to sit back more and force everton to play the ball and come out of their final third as a unit.

[@Qlicky]

Tactics are nice and all, but if you dont have a team that will follow it to a tee and not perform, then it's all for nothing. Everton were industrious and never stopped running. They were just tireless in that game. From the kick off to the last whistle. Arteta tried to offset it with changes, but you can't really offset the actual effort from the bench. Still, Everton had their best game of the season and they only managed to win it with a single goal from a corner. They were the worthy winners, but let's not pretend they did something out-worldly. They worked hard, got the basics right and got the spoils at the end. Arsenal didn't and they were rightfully punished for it. New manager bounce is also very real. United fans, remember the Aston VIlla game?

[@ArsenalGunners89]

Mexican football, Liga MX, has a thing a superstition that “equipo con technico nuevo gana” team with a new manager wins. It hasn’t always panned out this way but it’s been the case more times than not.

[@108u9]

It was do or dyche, Everton rolled the dyche and came away with 3 points. It sean that day in Merseyside. A bit of hope in a relegation battle.

[@parmaman8551]

Why don't more teams press Arsenal aggressively? The only teams that have really caused Arsenal trouble this season are Everton and Leeds who did this.

[@sukhdevr3489]

They might be scared of getting played around and exposed because they're so good on the ball, but because we had 3 very physical CMs we didn't.

[@christopherreynolds9254]

I’ve got as good an explanation in three words - ‘new manager bounce’.

[@jamesmonkmusic]

‘Calvert Lewin returning to party’ 😂

[@pecelot]

It's not a million miles off of what Newcastle achieved when they held Arsenal to a 0-0 draw a month ago.

[@ay613]

Basically Sean Dyche is a good manager and palace should have got him. He's better than Vieira.

[@commentarytalk1446]

Agree: Would build Palace's defence while they have enough gifted attacking players to score already. That's the missing balance for Palace.

[@ay613]

@@commentarytalk1446 Exactly. Yet a lot of palace fans seem to think Vieira is good for us. He doesn’t seem to be tactically good enough. Very naive.

[@sukhdevr3489]

My good friend we meet again. What are the flaws in Viera's style? At last we have a competent manager lol. Ancelotti was only here 2 years ago but it feels longer than that.

[@sukhdevr3489]

He played 1 CDM and 5 attackers/attacking midfielders against us. Silly move.

[@natextreme_]

All hail the Goblin King

[@khairyandhi]

Someone show this to Arteta pls

[@relicreturns]

URDEGOOR

[@raxit1337]

that's how it's pronounced

[@NajCarnage]

That xG vs possession 💀

[@sams8674]

Please don't use backing music with a prominent melody like this track! very distracting! just beats and chords, thanks

[@hectorr6299]

No I think Arsenal had an off day and Everton played well and deserve credit.

[@ellingtonhausfogel3478]

really dyched them down with some northampton cholismo

[@dailyamc6293]

He won by long balls and crosses into the box.