How Arsenal HUMBLED Man City.

[@Thats_quite_cool]

As an Arsenal fan this still feels unreal

[@rubericks]

Shouldn't be the mentality for a team that's aiming for a PL title😅

[@skorpion5739]

@@rubericks SHOULDNT BE THE STFU

[@brunoz6728]

literally gifted a game its unbelievable

[@Jim_Milton29]

Get used to it brother! ❤

[@Do27gg]

You beat the worst city team in the last 20 years

[@jamespace5429]

The flow of the game was entirely dependent on Arsenal's physical intensity. When it slowed City climbed back into it. But any time Arsenal pushed the pace City were immediately overwhelmed. Serious serious issues for City Lots of credit to go around but personally shouting out Rice who started the season slow (Euros hangover) but has been fantastic in the last couple months and was again yesterday.

[@Jim_Milton29]

Declan Rice- He's the best itw. Him & Jude are the defensive & offensive versions of the same player.

[@cairnward4527]

It’s why Chelsea rolled over after going 1-0 up(I’m a Chelsea fan btw). Not physical intensity until the 80th minute and we got pumped

[@Paul_CTID]

@@Jim_Milton29Partey was better than Rice yesterday in my opinion

[@javierlandaverde4108]

I got Thomas Partey is our best CM this season . Guy hasn’t miss a beat. Whoever comes in to replace him will have big shoes to follow through because he will be missed next season when he leaves.

[@jimmybalantyne5545]

@Paul_CTID Million percent.

[@stuartclarkson48]

Always baffles me when Odegaard gets his stick, we saw what happened without him without him we have no forward line press he leads the team up the pitch

[@Jim_Milton29]

Kai Havertz; can never make me hate him. Off the ball movement, press, linkup, duels, stamina for days and factually- an average finisher (not a poor one).

[@jh4892]

- Poor dribbler - below average finisher - poor heading ability despite being 6'4 At the end of the day he's not good enough to win us a league title. He was a failed experiment in midfield and OK upfront. But i can name STs from many other teams in the league who are significantly better.

[@Jim_Milton29]

@@jh4892 STATISTICALLY AN AVERAGE FINISHER(goals=xg) THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER but you do you.

[@matthiasleiss4807]

@@jh4892 - world class presser - above average stamina - world class game inteligence - above average positioning - above average first touch - above average attacking runs - his passing is OK He as a solo 9 is not good enough to win us the league alone, with Martinelli and Trossard on the wing. Totally agree. He was not a failed experiment in midfield. We as a team just could not cope with less build-up strength for more attacking versatility. IN TERMS OF GOALSCORING you are totally right. There are probably 10+ strikers who are better AT THAT in the league. To think a modern forward is purely there to score goals is just stupid idk. I could make you a list with 10 attributes Haaland is shlt at too. Obviously goalscoring is not one of them! Not saying we dont need that goalscoring profile in our team. WE DO!!! But this type of player still has a place in our system. Stop the useless hate!

[@brokenbright9723]

​@@Jim_Milton29 above average if we are talking about stats, just not elite

[@brokenbright9723]

​@@jh4892hes not a ST, hes a LAM/LM thats playing a central role. Look at his days at leverkusen

[@mt.2517]

Arsenal is a very dynamic team. The way they can switch from high press to sitting back for a long time, then eating a goal and switching back to high press to take back the lead. Pure class.

[@ComicSans15]

Change the title to: Why City got humbled. Cause you spent the whole video talking about what City did wrong, not how Arsenal did it.

[@ghostjacker]

They just moan and bitch about everything. Don't they!?!

[@Do27gg]

Because they were awful. Arsenal should humble themselves before anyone else

[@heinzii7834]

@@Do27gg Maybe they should. But it was Haaland, Silva, and city made to sit down and humble themselves, so go somewhere else.

[@Do27gg]

@@heinzii7834 I’m sure they were humbled when spurs and United beat them too. Not exactly a great side at the moment

[@heinzii7834]

@Do27gg You do realise it's more about the backstory and comments from Haaland. You're point is irrelevant to the narrative. The narrative is relevant because without it I don't think we would have romped them so hard.

[@omarmustapha6336]

be humble. sit down.

[@Do27gg]

Arsenal should yeah

[@charliecuthbert9611]

@@Do27gg Pure head loss replying to 4 different comments 😭😭

[@Do27gg]

@charliecuthbert9611 yeah I’m raging my team is top of the league with a game in hand grrr

[@Nicho213007]

Have you won the Prem??

[@lidgie123]

@@Do27gg and you're in the comments of an Arsenal Man City analysis on a Monday morning literally go outside or get a job

[@captainnana3870]

I just want to show appreciation for Partey, he has been absolutely flawless in that dm role, the most consistent midfielder this season, but doesn’t get the praise I think he deserves. All of his ”bad moments” have come when he played rb. But in that dm role he is brilliant😁

[@lukewerner6846]

The Haaland goal was his fault, he had space to fill in, you can see Big Gabbi yelling before the goal. He was good, but not flawless.

[@Divergent1234]

theres only so much being in the wrong position gets you though. His defending against Aston Villa is unforgivable even if you are out of position

[@matthiasleiss4807]

Partey had one of his best games in an Arsenal shirt. He is the best in the world at playing through midfields like he did today but Rice consistently outclasses him in every other aspect IMO. Partey probably MOTM that game but Rice does this week in week out. They work great together but i would not want Partey as solo DM again.

[@Testio26]

Pepe was going to put Solvinho on Calafiori! However Arteta anticipated this so put MLS there! This tactical move completely threw Pep off. Our team have personalities, Gabriel, Rice, Saliba, Calafiori and Timber, not forgetting MLS! The never say die attitude won us the game last night

[@Abc123ert56]

You say Myles isn't quite refined but I think I've seen him make two mistakes in 10 league games so far and neither led to anything. 95% pass accuracy, 70% dribble success rate, 80% duel success rate and 0 times dribbled past.

[@matthiasleiss4807]

People dont expect Myles to be premier league quality straight out of the womb but as long as he keeps doing what he is doing he certainly is!

[@RavenSWE]

You’re right, if he wasn’t so young nobody in their right mind would be suggesting that he’s not ready or good enough

[@Neo-pk7zp]

Man really dominated us for a long time. This was an epic win. What a milestone. The ref killed the game at the Etihad with that Trossard Red card. But it was a sweet win.❤❤❤

[@AndyLowe-net]

They haven't dominated us for a while tho. We have a decent record against them in the last 3 seasons

[@b008IES]

First day of college today in australia, game was at 12:30am, I MISSED IT 😭

[@alexcoyg3281]

To be fair, like city players said, they enjoy playing clubs like Madrid and Liverpool more than playing Arsenal and what a coincedence they get to play both of them real soon, they will keep it humble i am sure, we like to keep it on a high note, it's levels to it, you and I know...

[@nudisco7882]

Rubbish

[@joshn3910]

Stay humble eh?

[@Do27gg]

Treble vs …?

[@WishMount]

@@Do27gg 5-1 loss

[@Do27gg]

@@WishMount all to come second at the very best 😂

[@a.blaylock_3]

@@Do27ggman something triggered you this game I’m seeing your comments everywhere 🤣

[@Do27gg]

@@a.blaylock_3 you wish I was triggered 😘

[@prakharmathur9453]

Martin has been a long time favourite of mine, and to see him mature and develop as a hard working No.10 (ish?) player us amazing

[@5-Y-5]

The press quite often starts with Havertz. The man deserves his flowers.

[@vrag2004]

If he started scoring he will be unbelievable

[@5-Y-5]

@vrag2004 16 Goals in all comps + the 7 assists. The only reason people say he doesn't score is Arsenal don't have another output like that when Saka is injured, which makes the goals look sparse.

[@matthiasleiss4807]

@@vrag2004 WDYM, he is scoring?!! He just is not VERY clinical like other elite strikers like Haaland are. But he also isnt ghosting games for 98% of minutes like Haaland is.

[@JevonEthanWijaya]

​@@5-Y-5he is scoring but when we need him to score he missed

[@5-Y-5]

@JevonEthanWijaya much the same as any and every striker on the planet does lad... footballers aren't robots..... Jesus.

[@aesopsock7447]

End of an era. Pep doesn't have enough left in the tank to build another great team. His style has also been figured out. It looks so stale in 2025. Teams can handle endless slow defensive possession styles now

[@archieboyce5970]

Disrespect to pep is unreal, broken every record in the book, 100 points, domestic treble, continental treble, 4 in a row. 1 bad year does not mean it’s an “end of an era”, it seems like everyone is just desperate for him to leave the league tbh. Every manager has tough moments, got to take the rough with the smooth and come back stronger and he deserves the chance to prove that

[@HertzJourneyMan]

I think you're right, but I actually think he has evolved too far into his extremes. His most successful teams, although based on systems, still embraced orchestrators and creativity. He has always had more than one orchestrator and playmakers, yet now his team is more "uniform" than ever.

[@jlirving]

Arsenal Fan and I think the team has seriously aged and that needs addressing. However Rodri is a game changer. There is no direct replacement for Rodri he does the job of 2 players, he's a literal cheat code. I'm not gassing up Guardiola, City or Rodri for the sake of it he's just that good. Elite ball winner and elite DLP. Guardiola will refresh his squad in the summer and then go again of course there is the personal side of things. Divorce is hard but he's still the best manager in the prem by a country mile.

[@JoshAFC]

Henry and others were chatting total rubbish, odegaard form dropped after a long term injury and having a kid and is just refinding his form He's one of the absolute best in the world and as the players have explained a LOAD of times arteta is never the one who tells them to get defensive, that's just how things work out because we're good defensively

[@jodaco3869]

Also conserving energy, we’re happy to let City have the ball and meaninglessly pass it around our box

[@matthiasleiss4807]

Odegaard is still not back to his best and tbf he is no longer the "main man" of Arsenal. Not that he is THAT bad but he could stop being the first name on the teamsheet if we signed some quality creative midfielder. Rice, Partey, MLS, Havertz are all on better form ATM and we could see midfields without Odegaard starting in some games i think. Im sure though, he will pick up some form soon again.

[@JoshAFC]

@matthiasleiss4807 no. Most of what you said is straight nonsense. He will always be one of the first names on the team sheet as he's one of the best in the world.

[@BB-ck7xe]

1:27 - first over the top, as Clive Palmer puts it

[@teemedias1470]

Martin Ødegaard was instrumental in the winning for arsenal with high pressing attack including Declan Rice in the base but Manchester City had issues from left side of the pitch.

[@1998ibra]

Please 🙏 James for the love of god continue using tactical board to explain what happened during the match don't only use the match video for analysis .

[@FinsburyPhil]

Where did Arsenal constantly best City no matter what the tactic or game state - physicality and intensity. I thought Silva was particularly poor.

[@jonahraposo2906]

I LOVE THIS CLUB

[@fordy423]

I think you've completely misunderstood Havertz' run for the 4th goal. He doesn't go that way because he didn't want the ball, he went that way to isolate Stones 2v1 and leave Akanji to cover the huge space that Odegaard can run into. He's know exactly what he wants to do and commits to it straight away EDIT: I've just watched Sky Sports post match analysis and Thierry Henry agrees with me

[@VIRGoRISINGg]

I like James' content but to have that title and then go on to spend 12mins from the off talking about how Man City's lack of courage meant or gave Arsenal the game is disingenuous and tbh, reaching. Did Arsenal allow Man City to play this way or were Arsenal forced to? Were Man City not brave enough for those final third passes or were Arsenal quicker, smarter and also too physical to risk losing the ball? I feel it was rather sympathetic to a team that just spent 240m's in the winter window. And then to not give MLS his flowers cause 'we shouldn't jump the gun' on a 18 year old who is proving to be one of the best LB's in a league of men is just odd. Tbh if any time should have been spent talking about Man City is to talk about their failing talent and inconsistent players. Foden is a system player and Bernardo is neighbouring his counterpart in De Bruyne as an aging and immobile player. These players were great for a time (foden) or were greats (Bernardo, De Bruyne). Speaking of Man City in general, have they not just being figured out. In all honesty they are showing they only like to play one way - with the ball. Had Maresca showed up with more rigorous off-ball tactics las week and restricted the transition, I think we would be talking about Man city in a different way here.

[@nudisco7882]

Exactly. Foden is a fraud. When he doesn't have great players protecting him he's useless. A boy in his mannerisms playing amongst men.

[@jasonrowe5925]

James. Awsome analysis as isnpar for the course with your videos. Would love to know your thoughts on how much of an impact the 'lack of kyle walkers blistering recovery pace' is having on city defensively. I feel like they have always played the risky high line and walker has been the safety net. Rodri massively missed as an option for cbs to play too as well. Your clips of kovacic and silva drawn the the ball on the dame side I dont think would happen with Rodri on the pitch...2 key elements missing for me. Rodri obviously we all know but I think also walkers pace as the safety net is a huge miss...your thoughts?

[@harrybolland5996]

Just want to get in early, jimbo. Love you and love your work and with my boys Fottingham Norest IM TELLIN YA..somethings happening here..

[@IVIRnathanreilly]

This is an exact mirror of Forest Brighton.

[@AndyLowe-net]

You have to give Odegaard a bit of slack this season, he became a father for first time (this is distracting and an energy drain) and he had the injury which interrupted his season. Considering these factors, he's doing alright

[@ln5747]

You actually think Odegaard is up all night for a crying baby, nursing it, wiping its arse and preparing it's food 😂

[@garethley66]

Stones and Kovacec couldn't handle Arsenal's press and for the most part they couldn't penetrate Arsenal's defence. The equaliser just made Arsenal step up the pressure and Man City folded.

[@dennok3357]

If Man City continue playing this way, they should be prepared to lose their matches against Real Madrid, Newcastle, Liverpool, Spurs, and possibly even Nottingham, who are in great form.

[@towoadee]

Great stuff Alcott, but I think this was more of City not doing enough, than mentioning what Arsenal did right apart from off the ball work. Talk in equal measure.

[@00PlPu00]

It could have easily gone the other way... Raya made two great saves and Havertz missed a major opportunity...

[@matthiasleiss4807]

I think tactically Peps system is a katastrophy. You cannot play a deeplying playmaker as your only defensive midfielder AND have the audacity to push your fullback forward aswell. Relying on Marmoush to close down MLS at the edge of your box is just terrible tactical setup. If Arsenal played Nwaneri instead of Rice and Sterling instead of Partey they would also have conceded 5 or more goals.

[@gstrtheproducer2973]

Savio froze in position...making the team play like they were one man down...he should have dropped 10 yards overlapping the mid

[@theodoresidwell2342]

I dont get how people dont see through this ruse.All of a sudden City cant play football .This is a subterfuge to soften the blow of the clemency they are going to get for the 115 charges.

[@alexariton8063]

can we rename 2nd place to “be humble champions” in honour of the reigning and soon to be threepeat champions

[@crystalencore91]

City took far too long to produce vertical passes. That invited pressure with Foden and Stones getting grilled by arsenal's front 6

[@subasmagar1347]

Stay humble will echo for atleast a decade😅😅😅

[@stuffbyaaron1811]

Oh god, James doesn't understand the humble quote either. Guess it's an easy way to gets Arsenal fans on side.

[@alxdnld]

How excited was Flav watching City equalise? Spurs with the 3 in the bag, Arsenal passive against a resurgent City, Haaland bullying Saliba... The thought of his ancient monolith wilting as goals 3 and 4 fly in is a delicious football morsel that this slug will enjoy all week 😁

[@nudisco7882]

Haaland is soft.

[@scottraffa8146]

Stay humble eh

[@fredericksarpong]

Partey the unsung hero

[@gsearle256]

Obviously after they scored the 4th arsenal started to dominate but I think both the ball city still show to be just the better side But their midfield is still a massive problem and they created basically all of arsenal's chances for them Also ortega has to be looked at for both the kids goals

[@jamespace5429]

The press created the chances

[@olliered9924]

Its quite normal for the team thats leading to have less of the ball (when its 2 good teams facing eachother) Man city having more of the ball does not show anything really

[@vrag2004]

Press created the chances not "man city"

[@taylor099c8]

In which universe can you watch that game and think afterwards “city were the better team” lmaooooo

[@MAYBE673]

There wasnt much to be humbled..they have been poor and beaten by plenty of teams

[@ashtheash5695]

24 minutes and not a single fwapapapapa thrown Nwaneri's way - what is this woke nonsense

[@tabb5818]

Sit down…and hold the Haaland yoga pose 🧘🏾‍♂️

[@indexpictures]

pep saw brighton hold 7 playing a 4-1-4-1 with a DLP & 5 attackers and... did the same. washed!

[@LordSeth-hf8ew]

Be humble, sit down, we still haven’t won anything but who cares 😂 arsenal fans are funny

[@sommer4570]

yall still don't understand Haaland's words lmao, learn what humble means

[@nathanaelnghidinwa688]

The divorce has a huge toll on pep..actually feel sorry for him but COYG we humbled city 5-1😮😅🎉

[@dandasolo]

I think we must beware hubris here. It's not like Arsenal totally dominated, they didn't create that many high quality chances (1.00 xG to City's 0.81). It was just a good day for them.

[@alxdnld]

One must always beware hubris.

[@jodaco3869]

arsenals xg wasn’t 1 lmao where did you get that from??

[@dandasolo]

@jodaco3869 Futmob, but I just checked somewhere else and got 1.53, so yeah idk... 1.53 makes more sense considering the 12 shots and the Havertz chance

[@enemywithin1295]

xG is for nerds. They got battered 5-1.

[@dandasolo]

@enemywithin1295 Look at the goals mate. All chances that didn't have a high chance of going in. Arsenal were the better side but were absolutely flattered by the scoreline.

[@Fabregas4CR7]

Another Foden disaster class

[@georgeo2664]

Still don't want Kai in this team. I'm sick of him

[@Armzilla123]

good player to have but we 100% need a real striker

[@Do27gg]

Arsenal are really becoming the least likeable club in world football lol

[@arthurgreene1579]

How? Not a state run club financed by oil money, no PL charges (let alone 115), haven’t bought their way out of trouble to the same extent as City, United, Chelsea

[@Do27gg]

@ did you not watch their cringe behaviour yesterday 😂

[@taylor099c8]

@@arthurgreene1579 don’t even engage him man. People just hate the fact we’re good now that’s all it is let them hate

[@arthurgreene1579]

@Do27gg cringe being what? Game being won by two teenagers? Cringier than haaland abusing an 18 year old and a club manager?

[@enemywithin1295]

@ Sour grapes, cuck!

[@JacobMundell-x9l]

Arsenal need to be humble - won absolutely nothing yet continue to give it large and mock a treble winner

[@All3cannons]

No that’s absolutely nonsense mate.😂

[@jamespace5429]

What world do we live in where you aren't allowed to gloat after beating City 5-1. Bore off

[@JacobMundell-x9l]

@@jamespace5429 the world in which you have won nothing. Being professional would lead to Arsenal are more successful

[@IncomprehensibleFool]

​@@JacobMundell-x9lclearly someone who has never been to a football game

[@vrag2004]

So now fans can't celebrate 5-1 shame on you plastic glory hunters shame on you.