The GENIUS Trick Arsenal Used To Destroy West Ham

Arsenal are firmly back in the title race after a huge 6-0 victory over West Ham United. But with the score still 0-0 after 30 minutes, a subtle but brilliant tweak from Mikel Arteta finally got his side the control they needed to humiliate their London rivals. One man in particular, Martin Odegaard, was at the very heart of this. Adam Clery explains why...
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[@JyotiOmiChowdhury]

one of the things that a lot of people forget is that this is arteta's first management job. and every match he is getting better. sometimes he may not have the players to show that progress but he is an exceptional tactician.

[@Kukyo...]

You are right, some of our players haven't reached their potential and some are of different profile needed, but damn is he good at making it sometimes work

[@Ivanovic5580]

With all due respect you cannot pull that excuse of not having players for Arteta. He was backed with huge amount of money by the owners.

[@k9ine6nine]

it’s insane how he’s learnt so much and is so smart. the way he changed completely changed this team is amazing and i never doubted him after his second season ❤

[@jordanautry9649]

@@Ivanovic5580 That’s understandable until you look at the amount of money he was allocated. Kroenke only really allowed him to spend last summer with the purchases of Rice, Timber, and Havertz. Everything before that doesn’t compare to the likes of City’s ability to spend.

[@MovementMagazineLtd]

@@Ivanovic5580 Injuries exist and we haven't moaned about missing players as a club like others have this season (Oh Rodri, KDB, Maddison, Martinez, Casemiro, Van der Wen, Son, ROmero, Salah, Thiago, etc etc etc) Just on SUnday we had Zinchencko, Timber, Tomiyasu, Party, Jesus, Smith Rowe, Viera and JOrginho out.....8 first team players....still won 0-6 away from home. It's not an excuse hence you forgetting that...we didn't moan. It shows how well Arteta coaches the entire squad. Joined September 2019 and has spent £650m...whilst not being able to sell anyone of note. Go look at the squad he started with....Auba, Ozil, Mustafi, Luiz, Sokratis, Bellerin etc....all leftovers from Wenger on high wages and no one wanted them. If we could've actually sold players that £650m would be much lower but you had shit players on £150 - 300k a week. Context my friend x

[@TheOrangeGunner]

Every football analyst has picked up on the Ben White inverting. But you are the first to state that it did not happen till the 25th minute and explain the profound change in the overall play, especially Martin Odegaard. Well done.

[@333nickmcd]

Everyone can keep underestimating Arteta and Arsenal, we don’t mind

[@user-di5km7pj3f]

I mean, he dose keep giving us a reason to

[@olivermorrell6400]

hardly @@user-di5km7pj3f

[@Bandy1036]

Thanks for appreciating Arteta's work more than even some Arsenal fans.

[@iykeharrison9161]

So many fans just want to see a player dribble 10 opponents and score bangers. They don't really understand or care about strategy or tactics

[@astrothelad]

@@iykeharrison9161 yep bunch of ballwatchers in the yt arsenal creator "fandom." don't worry you don't ever have to ask their opinions about arteta, havertz, or raya, they'll tell you in every video regardless of the topic.

[@IrishGuysScarf]

@@astrothelad I find it funny really, because Xhaka, and Ramsdale (the players that were replaced by Havertz and Raya) were also heavily criticised by those very same people. It's like they just complain for the sake of it...

[@RRP6632]

​@@IrishGuysScarfare you mentioning those lee wanker guy who just wanted those juicy yt money for arsenal and arteta negativity? 😂

[@90AlmostFamous]

There is some concerns like tierney And overpaying for havertz but the thing is artetas key players like saliba saka odegard still haven’t hit their prime. Till then we have to trust arteta

[@WishMount]

I would never notice this live, incredible how tactical this sport is bloody hell

[@TheChampIsHere_]

Fr ..but its so funny when people online call arteta clueless like they understand anything mentioned in this video😂 definition of the dunning kruger effect

[@sandeepsmatharu]

It was fairly obvious

[@arcitekk]

@@sandeepsmatharu"fairly obvious" nice joke mate haha

[@nancySIX]

@@sandeepsmatharuto you. They said themselves not you.

[@WishMount]

@@sandeepsmatharu fuck maybe West Ham should have signed Sandeep instead of David Moyes to manage them if it was “fairly obvious”. Could have prevented 6 goals for them mate

[@cellyszn20]

Dare I say White inverting is THE reason he signed Timber so that he can flex like this and now that White has shown he can do it, we have an interesting few seasons coming up

[@alexsmith6322]

Absolutely crazy amount of defensive talent in the squad. Extraordinary work by the transfer ppl- now could we get a true goalscoring 9 to complete this team please

[@k9ine6nine]

very right

[@11tokajj]

its game over for the league if we get a proper 9@@alexsmith6322

[@cellyszn20]

@alexsmith6322 I think it's already completed. Think about it. We beat Liverpool with 3 goals and west ham with six, if we go on a scoring streak with this squad consistently, do we actually need a number 9? This squad model seems sustainable by all metrics and reminiscent of the invincibles and the reason why that the invincibles were that is because we weren't dependent on Henry or Bergkamp. Everyone could get goals, it was just that Henry was exceptional at it.

[@11tokajj]

@@cellyszn20 it wasn’t just that he was exceptional, he was clinical, inevitable almost. We haven’t had someone of that calibre in front of goal since dare I say it… RVP. We might pull a title out the bag with the goals spread across the team, but in those crunch matches where a half chance falls to our forwards, I don’t trust this roster to convert that and I personally think that could be the difference. Look at Haalands last game for example, completely anonymous for most of it, comes away with 2 goals.

[@Saifullah-cu6us]

He actually inverted Ben White in the preseason against barca. He done very well then. So wasn't suprised Ben White could invert

[@DeterminedFC]

he done it multiple times

[@ImmzyP]

And Ben White has played as a midfielder before in his career

[@billyferaldy]

I envisioned this when we signed White because of how well his ball playing ability is and the fact that he can play in midfield. It finally happened this season

[@allenlopez9731]

Excellent analysis. Mikel, at 42, a potential GOAT…don’t bet against it.

[@user-wk4iw8gt8r]

He can be an all time great and win everything. But having better career then Ancelotti and Sir Alex Ferguson hard ...

[@gooner_duke2756]

@@user-wk4iw8gt8r "He can be an all time great and win everything". I'll take that ! 😆Doesn't have to surpass SAF, Pep, Ancelotti, etc. 🤷‍♂

[@oooooo1630]

@@user-wk4iw8gt8rno one will ever do what SAF did, but maybe just maybe he could leave a similar legacy to Wenger

[@lamina11]

Arteta dismantled his former coach tactically.

[@HeisenBird]

Kivvy-Or.

[@kunimitsune177]

Actually it's close to Keevyor.

[@rashidkhalid3970]

Key wee orr

[@makingmiracleshappen]

​@@kunimitsune177 wrong it's actually closer to keevyore

[@kayk3639]

@@rashidkhalid3970 Nah

[@i-am-mercurial]

Eeyore

[@Zaccybacon]

Including Raya as the ‘3rd CB’ helped with build up as well, rather than sit central he often was asking for the ball in relative wide positions

[@footballgalaxy20233]

That’s is why arteta wanted a ball player keeper not a keeper that panics with the ball

[@samuelolaoke2061]

Very Raya is inverting 🤣

[@samuelolaoke2061]

Even Raya is inverting

[@chidubemnjoku9821]

I think the reason Arteta didn't seemingly care about Ben Johnson was because with Benny Blanco inverting, Saliba covers at RB with Gabriel as CCB. Saliba at RB literally means you can go to sleep and rest assured you're safe. Plus, Benny, unlike Zinchenko/Kiwior, has a big engine and can double up on Johnson if necessary.

[@bighamster2]

I mean, I think Saliba naturally suits being the CCB far more than Gabriel. Both are capable of either, but it is a slight risk in that sense. It does also break up the Saka-Ode-White triade to an extent, which is probably Arsenal's most polished attacking force. So it's definitely not a shock that it works, but I think there's a reason we've not really seen it much (especially from the start of games)

[@landonlowe4029]

Other thing is if Johnson does push up that then leaves Saka one v one on the opposing full back… way more risky for West Ham to leave Saka one v one than us leaving Johnson 1 v1 in all honesty. If they had an elite one v one defender say like Bissaka from United or Udogie from Spurs it’s worth a gamble but they don’t

[@Jkev24]

​@@bighamster2yeah it's something you probably don't want to start with since it can result in a quick conceded goal, putting your squad on the backfoot very quickly. I think it's a purely adjustment move because you need to feel out the game before seeing if it will be successful. Like how dangerous is the winger playing on the side you want to leave open? How do your players look? Are they tired? Looking like they're laboring maybe due to a knock? Not to mention, you want to absorb the initial onslaught from a team while you're playing away. The crowd tends to pick the home team up at the start of matches, so last thing you want is for this to lead to a quick goal that gets the crowd fired up. It was a risky move by Arteta, but he realized the risk was much lower after feeling the game out before inverting White. Part of me wonders if this was the plan all along by Arteta. Feel out the game in a very conservative formation trying to not concede (and lulling the opponent to sleep a bit) and then springing the inversion once he felt confident it wouldn't be exploited and that his players seemed to be playing/moving well.

[@noelwoodward7692]

Noticed Ben White inverting and thought “hmm”. Didn’t know much of the why. Thanks for breaking it down so succinctly! You’ve got a new sub :)

[@flipsydedesigns5975]

Same!

[@yonquanchan8255]

You explained far better than the pundits. Very good work and now I am really impressed with MA!

[@soorajsasikumar700]

This was the best analysis I have seen regarding this match. Been through multiple videos but this was right there at the top

[@shegelee]

Arteta doesn't get enough mentions from the media for what he does.

[@Jo-jf8bb]

Totally agree

[@coco-talkingandsingingafri6327]

Unlike Moyes. Who has the press up his arse but doesn’t deserve it.

[@RahulSinghDhanik]

Because he is managing arsenal...that's the sad reality

[@alexjones4186]

It’s because they are too busy complaining about him celebrating 🎉

[@Leonidas037]

Let's hope he wins a big trophy very soon 🙏🤞 then they will

[@therealking6202]

@10:09 awesome passing graphic for Odegaard. Really illustrates the change.

[@scotthamilton9515]

Another great video from our main man Adam Clery!

[@Mr_Miyagi]

this type of analysis is top, way better than we get from the pundits we see on TV. Keep up the great work on this channel lads!

[@lllordllloyd]

Arteta and his team are showing more tactical flexibility and variation. As their main weakness in recent years has been predictability and stubbornness, this was necessary. Gabriel and Saliba played superbly (aside from their goals), which of course helps a lot.

[@dlaldlaldlanutsntnstn1418]

I genuinely enjoy your insight on our (Arsenal's) games, its always a very enlightening viewpoint that hasn't been picked up on

[@user-gt6ez8zf6s]

i love Arsenal with all my heart

[@TimRinggoldMTBC]

This is top shelf stuff. I just wasted five minutes of my life listening to Barry Glendening drivel on about how poor West Ham was crediting Fabianski for his saves… and Fabianski wasn’t even between the sticks. THIS video on the other hand shines light on a level of the beautiful game that just gets missed by so many of the pundits. Thanks for putting so much thought and effort into your videos. It’s awesome!!!

[@guruprasath8408]

I'm one of your new followers and I'm excited for every one of your videos, keep the level up;))

[@dazagib94]

Great to see Adam doing what he loves, been a fan for years. Missed him, good to see his new stuff getting suggested as well

[@ganikobasha7452]

great analysis it really show martiin odegards class and how much of a good player he is for Arsenal

[@user-gt6ez8zf6s]

i will never and ever think of saka being signed in another team

[@danwhite7629]

Quality stuff thanks mate

[@Ladtyuven223]

Subbed. Really really good analysis, this.

[@bropitt]

thank you for the break down, very insightful

[@paulbeckwith4359]

Wow. I've never watched one of your videos before. This one is fascinating and so insightful. It will make watching the next Arsenal game very interesting. Thanks. I've subscribed.

[@iyibu01]

Excellent stuff mate

[@macman975]

Brilliant breakdown mate :) SUBSCRIBED

[@sultanabran1]

awesome breakdown. you actually showed us in detail what happened and how.

[@btmalon]

that display of Odegaard's touches is phenomenal. Doing amazing unique work Adam

[@wbbartlett]

Excellent analysis

[@willhipp]

Brilliant analysis! thanks from NZ!

[@franzunterholzer1735]

Thanks for such a good tactical analysis 🤟🏻

[@shannonkeys8594]

I also noticed marinelli and saka drop back to help defenders as like wing backs for a spell but only as soon as oodergard shifts forward. I've only ever seen artefacts use it twice

[@B1G_Dave]

Bro seriously you need to swap Gabriel and Saliba. Gabby is left footed, Willy is right footed.

[@BMoneyUK]

The only reviews that is consistently on point! big up forfourtwo

[@Asklepios27]

Awesome video, Mikel so shrewd, White so dynamic and Odegaard is a wizard

[@BrianBanda1-do1cp]

Great analysis 👍🏿

[@leonardjonas6283]

Great video 👏

[@user-gt6ez8zf6s]

i will love Arsenal to the end of my life💖💗❣👌

[@graham_copp]

Ben Johnson is a right back playing left wing, so it was a pretty good piece of analysis by Arteta. It's also a big contrast that, whatever else Moyes is good at, he's terrible at making in-game adjustments.

[@MyMainMan90]

Yeah was hoping someone would mention this. Its a clear weakness in squad depth as Paqueta and Antonio were missing

[@redoe165]

Incredible that Ben Johnson, a right back, is favoured over Cornet at left wing.

[@Amberle73]

I suspect he won't be, after this game. Moyes might be set in his ways, but he's not stupid despite what some west ham fans think.

[@coco-talkingandsingingafri6327]

He is actually.

[@iankemp1131]

Probably says something about Cornet's current status at WHU. He looked good for Burnley and it's disappointing he hasn't reproduced that.

[@IshaanBajaj7]

Amazing insight ❤

[@detta4988]

I never knew this was a real channel because i was playing football manger 2023 and had a media conference and saw someone from 4 4 2 and today i stumbled on this channel 😅

[@ToddParker]

Great analysis. What you saw was what Jurien Timber was supposed to be for Arsenal this season. There is a plan longterm to open up Odegaard and make the right pod with Saka even better. It is great that White can do this as well, Timber offers even more from a ball retention standpoint in the central areas. This is also why West Ham when they rarely did break through it was a through ball in behind White that did it, in the first half (3 times). The gamble paid off, with White's positioning BOTH Saka and Odegaard put in man of the match performances (if you can even pick 1 in this game). Odegaard broke just about every possession stat in the premier league era; his stat sheet was crazy...give it a look - 1st in every category.

[@yochaiharpaz8412]

Thanks that’s really interesting

[@andremeyer6596]

The fact that I never even noticed our right side was half empty, despite actually noticing that White was inverting, is just hilarious to me

[@vipuldeshpande]

0:06 sorry🤨🥴🤣🤣

[@neilwilliams4184]

Great video, this is the benefit from having a modern manager, moyes in game management is shocking he probably never even noticed this was happening.

[@ZaineKnight]

Sensational analysis

[@samuelcampbell5870]

You have yourself a new subscriber. That was excellent. Marty couldn't get into the game for the 1st half hour, saka could have hd a 1st half hat trick

[@Whatmobiledeal]

Ben white has played a ton of games in midfield so no shock he was able to invert. Arteta is quickly becoming a great tactician

[@kunimitsune177]

*a handful

[@mktreo]

Best breakdown 👍

[@PWMoze]

Brilliant analysis. Johnson was West Ham's flaw.

[@kiyu_u6009]

Thank you for giving Arteta the credit he deserves.

[@Itspetespective]

We have no complaints with you doing arsenal a lot recently. It is pretty crazy when you think, you are probably better at analysing than a lot of motd/sky pundits

[@kwmboat]

A brilliant understanding of the game, with a roundabout to the point delivery 😂

[@iankemp1131]

Really fascinating. One question is whether he did this on the spot, or whether he had prepared it before the match and instructed the players in Plan B. For the first 25 minutes Arsenal simply stifled West Ham and the crowd had gone noticeably quiet. Then Arteta switched over to attack. That might be quite a tricky thing to change and communicate to the players, hence my thinking it was maybe pre-prepared?

[@miguelporras8366]

Rice needed Jorginho on his side to release Odegaard in last third. It worked just fine last week. Criminally underrated and overlooked by the press

[@user-zy8ls3oh4s]

Great breakdown

[@theqaz1828]

0:47 Love the Alestorm Big Ship Little Ship reference

[@alfaxavier4257]

Great stuff 😍

[@letsplayguitar2051]

Bowen, whom I like as a player, worked so hard defensively that when he got on the ball he was a bit gassed. Notice he couldn't get a shot off or even a solid cross. Gabriel and Saliba are so physical that he was completely stymied. I'd like to see Bowens numbers on Km covered.

[@danielayobami1878]

Love you man

[@geordiedog1749]

When we (nufc) played West Ham they did that whole drop off thing. We had loads of possession and got no where.

[@philligzy4616]

Odegaard was specifically tasked with dropping deep and finding space. He doesn't have to care where the space is.

[@JesseDishner]

Such an interesting and fun channel.

[@vb_blokeboi7251]

I know this is mild insanity but I actually think Arteta is the best manager in the League right now. Klopp has thrown the towel in and I don't think he's committed anymore. Pep is brilliant but he's also financed by Saudi money and CFG. A blind man could lead that team to victory. Arteta came in at a massive AFC slump and caused problems immediately. He organized a young squad and we're equal GD with City right now. "Domination" AFC COYG

[@TheChampIsHere_]

True been saying this for time 👏

[@11tokajj]

I don't even think it's that 'insane', he's tactically outsmarted the other 2 best managers this season and the stats in those games have backed it up, I think he'll only really get his flowers from the public if we can go to the Etihad and get a win

[@haydnjones7273]

If i am correct, I think Kiwior is pronounced Kivior. The Polish language pronounces their w's as v's.

[@TayongoExplores]

You are correct.

[@kunimitsune177]

You are half correct They also conjugate sounds a lot like we do in English so it's probably keev-yor rather than keev-i-or I say probably because I don't know him personally so can't be sure but also because I've heard actual polish people say it this way

[@omother6950]

@@kunimitsune177wanna marry me you sound mad intelligent

[@lind3223]

Just I tiny detail that I've noticed in your videos about Arsenal: Saliba and Gabriel should swap places with each other in the graphic (Gabriel on the left and Saliba on the right)

[@kinsellaSE7]

A 13 minute video to define the word “skill”?!? Interesting.

[@emobin]

Incredible channel. Great analysis. Just compare versus the childish (West Ham were bad) analysis of BBC Match of the day.

[@Kaaure]

So against low blocks Arsenals gameplan is basically get Martin Ødegaard on the ball in between the lines, and let him cook.

[@omother6950]

Yeah, but how do you get someone on the ball when 10 men are lined up in banks of 4, it’s so hard. This was just 1 of the ways

[@xaviermalcolm8481]

That is one part of it, the other is to overload one flank in order to isolate Saka and Martinelli 1v1 against their opposing fullback on the other side of the pitch. We've broke down a few low blocks this season purely off of Saka's brilliance in beating a fullback in 1v1 situations and providing very difficult to defend crosses to the far post. In other games the defender struggles to stop Martinelli 1v1, so they end up giving away so many corners to an Arsenal that is good at scoring from set pieces.

[@omother6950]

@@xaviermalcolm8481 other times arsenal just get an early goal, like against palace and then they have to come out and attack d that leaves more space for a thrashing, or even just be patient and keep trying like against Brentford. However this was amazing to see, adapting mid game from arteta which is usually Klopp like, we never use to see much as arteta would just stick to 1 system but he assessed the problem and fixed it in this game

[@tburton2877]

It will be interesting to see what he does against city away , because de bruyne is back and I have a feeling he will put Jorginho in

[@nasirwaka9255]

He already beat City twice. When was the last time Arsenal beat City, Liverpool and Man United in the same season? It was 16 years ago.. This season Arteta not only beat the 3 teams but defended very well and when was the last time Pep City had one shot on target the whole 90 minutes or Klopp Liverpool had one shot on target for 90 minutes?? They answer is no.. Arteta managed did that this season. Arsenal just lost in counter attack and loosing point. They lose even when they got 32 shots and 13 on target without a goal..

[@MattySadler]

On a few occasions we have tried asking players unsuited to the Zinchenko role (Tierney, Kiwior) to play it in his absence and it hasn't worked. Flipping it to White instead is a better idea.

[@DJillnessuk]

Great video… making me laugh that Saliba and Gabriel are in the wrong positions but yes great video

[@Delusionaryvisionary_407]

Great vid, love these. Btw it's Ki-wee-or!

[@thepurplesband]

Polish people pronounce the W as a V

[@Delusionaryvisionary_407]

@@thepurplesband Cheers mate, it always annoys me when people pronounce stuff wrong, I'll take note!

[@kunimitsune177]

It's closer to Keev-yor. Polish people i know don't emphasise the back end too hard. More like two syllables than three.

[@Delusionaryvisionary_407]

@@kunimitsune177 And I thought I was the one who knew better 🤦

[@mariomastrangelo6503]

arteta used partey as an inverted Wb in the first couple games of the season and i dont think the players were ready for those tactics on the other side before. Or ben white is just more comfortable in that position. I love Super Mik Arteta!!!

[@610vegas]

You can do things like this if your arteta because he knows shit hits the fan he has Saliba and gabriel, bit like klopp knows he has konate and VVD. that space looked empty but our CBs are just different to 90% of the other teams

[@Goona187]

Your funny 😂 like the deph of your analysis

[@AB-gb6zz]

The question remains whether this was adaptive or planned by Arteta. For instance: soak up the home crowd/team's energy in the first part of the half and assert dominance of the ball to an unusual degree (90/10% split in the first 15 or so) so that west ham were no longer trying to exploit space as they were just focused on defending and chasing the ball. I lean towards this being a planned shift and if so that is perhaps even more impressive from Arteta.

[@plilp]

I'm just disappointed that Moyes didn't really do anything to counter the change Arteta made in Arsenal's tactic... He just decided before the game, "this is the way we're playing no matter what".

[@tnix80]

This team lives and dies by odegaard, it's crazy to think they were on the fence about him.

[@bryanmorrison2396]

Adam do u no work for WWE whatculture missed u m8 so glad ur doing footie 😁

[@troysills425]

And look at odegaard heat map 😂 the guy is an absolute beast

[@izanudin]

I think Arteta had in him to do this since he came in. But only now are able to execute his instructions on the fly because we have the pieces and we've rehearsed and experienced most of the situations. Earlier in his managerial career, he probably stuck with simpler instructions, but he build more moves and wrinkles as our players progress and evolve.

[@jojolouis]

Still so many of Arsenal fans keep wanting "Arteta out". There will be a problem though if Odegaard gets injured, he was immense against WH.(and with Partey still on the sideline). Probably why Arteta wants Zubimendi(?). Great analysis!!

[@viyank6644]

So Arteta just has to figure out how to keep Odegaard free 😂 When Odegaard has space it's done!

[@madsi9853]

Never seen one of these videos before - what the fuck, this is amazing content

[@swimwithcoachraven1532]

It’s an insider work arsenal is involved in

[@fendi2785]

i think one of the arteta criteria of his player is intelligent? he need player that can understand tactics apart from technical ability? looks great for now🎉

[@maxmikels2406]

If Ben Johnson stays wide, does that force white wide or does Saliba go wider opening space through the middle?

[@MrWiggsy4]

Doesn't matter. He's a chuffing right back playing left wing. They can pretty much ignore him

[@anguspaterson5713]

Arteta tried inverting Partey from RB early in the season, because he’s the midfielder who’s got the incisive, defence-splitting passing that Rice doesn’t (yet). And with him AND rice together off the ball, we would be even better defensively than we have been with Partey injured.

[@danielayobami1878]

I am wondering why you are not on ESPN.

[@boycheezy]

You know what i really like about this new box midfield technique Arteta is using? It's as if he got tired with all those people that kept hammering about how Arsenal needs a new no. 9, he created a whole new system that gets rid of that position completely and it worked 😂😂🙌

[@coolerdude42]

You literally copied my entire comment from the vs Liverpool video 🤦‍♂️ even the emojis are exactly the same. The context doesn't even apply here

[@carlbaker5880]

Only one game with some sloppy oppo let’s see if it works for few consecutive games

[@gooner_duke2756]

@@coolerdude42 wow, talk about blatant plagiarism 🤦‍♂ @fashiontrends36028 try and come up with you're own thoughts/perspective😁 You can do better I'm sure.

[@gooner_duke2756]

@@carlbaker5880 but its not 1 game, its the last 4 games and 16 goals. Yes they need to be consistent, but they are starting to cook. We've been pretty solid defensively this season and according the stats concede the fewest chances. But I've been waiting for a better balance with good def & attack. Seems like its coming together at last.

[@timothyinduli968]

​@carlbaker5880 oohh it's more than 1game, in case it slip your mind prior to Westham twas Liverpool(a direct competitor for the title n currently sitting 1st.). BUT believe, the tests will be 24/02, 16/03, 31/03, 27/04, and finally 11/05. All in all, we in a good place n even those(other clubs fans) who have issues with us(Arsenal) know that IF we can keep our players fit, and hungry, them next 14games will not only test us but also the resolve of Man C Liverpool n whoever wishes to pit themselves against us. COYG.

[@slyarsenal]

Can't believe our own fans were calling for Arteta's head after a few bad results and ignoring the upwards trajectory of improvement in the team over the last 3 years. Such spoilt children after finishing 2nd last season, almost tasting glory, and now that they have a taste of winning more games, they expect trophies on demand. City are the best team in the world. We're competing against a club and manager that have the best squad worldwide. There is no shame in finishing 2nd last season regardless of the childish opinions of the team bottling the title. We were fatigued, had key injuries in Partey, Saliba and Jesus, which made our already thin squad even thinner and we lacked the experience to go all the way. This season, our young team has more experience under their belt, they'll learn from last season which is crucial in us fighting for the title again this season. Be patient. The trophies will come

[@jontalbot1]

As an Ipswich fan l now understand why the Hammers want Leif Davies. He would have had a field day with that space