The Tactical Evolution of Mikel Arteta

[@ManUtd-Gerrard]

Mikel’s humility to seek advice and learn from those who know more than him speaks volumes about his character. He’s never afraid to adapt when needed, and that flexibility is reflected in his coaching style. It’s a rare quality, and it’s clearly paying off for his managerial career & the club. What’s even more impressive is that Arteta is doing this in his very first managerial job. For all the progress and excitement he’s brought to the club, the reality is that Arteta will soon need a major trophy to validate this rebuild. A title would not only reward his hard work but also give the team the belief that they can translate this growth into silverware. The foundation is there, but now it's about turning potential into real success. Maybe, in the future, he might not win everything and could be sacked, given the way modern football operates. But even if that happens, the squad will still be in a far better position than it was five years ago. Arteta has built something solid, a foundation that can keep growing..

[@mrrandom8942]

💯 from the start to end ,it is fully on point

[@darrell5403]

He’s trash. Wins nothing, out of cups early to focus on a league they don’t win

[@Hanbro1o]

He will do anything but substitutions

[@paaklapi]

Arteta really does need to win a major trophy (a Prem or the CL) to be seen as a success. The foundation he's built can crumble extremely rapidly if he doesn't, so only a big trophy can validate his work. The trouble is that he's burning the candle at both ends, and the squad may not be capable of much more than what they've already done.

[@zaakirkarodiya7712]

Arteta and Humility does NOT belong in same sentence ever!

[@gerardhodkinson4553]

Need more of these videos back, brilliantly done

[@滋榎本]

Arsenal’s journey under Mikel Arteta from a team that was ‘easy to play against’ to one that exudes competitive spirit and tactical intelligence is remarkable. This transformation is not just about the tactics on the pitch but also the strategic fouls and game management that have become part of their arsenal, making them a significant threat in the Premier League.

[@aiaunlimited2672]

and then recently returning back to where they started.

[@yungdkay1008]

​@@aiaunlimited2672because of injuries, stop spreading misinformation

[@Exodus_Gaming7]

​@@aiaunlimited2672hope they do lol

[@MrFearDiarkis]

Are you ai?

[@yungdkay1008]

@MrFearDiarkis isn't it obvious. I liked it because am an arsenal fan, I'll do anything within my power to promote my club even if it's liking a bots post. That's our spirit now and soon we will be unstoppable as soon as we get a very good striker in January and replace raheem sterling with a very good left winger in the summer.

[@mannyfresh1995]

Amazing video! But it always bugs me a bit when people say Arteta finished 8th in "his first season", without giving the context that he took over halfway through with the team in 14th place. Not the biggest thing in the world, but it does add a bit of context from what team he took over. Makes it sound like an unsuccesful season, but he stabilized Arsenal defensively, took them 6th places up the table, and won the FA-Cup (beating City in the final)-which was quite the successful season considering his starting position. He's only really had 1 "bad" season.

[@nickogega]

Beat Chelsea* in the FA final mate.

[@mumindanmallam]

Yeah it's perfectly fine to add that context until your realise he still finished 8th the next season

[@lebowski6061]

@@mumindanmallam during COVID era football (at one stage he also had COVID so only contact with squad was over video calls) in his first managerial position, had toxic situations in the dressing room with Ozil and Auba, inherited a rubbish squad with a terrible defensive unit that wasn't fixed by Edu in the Summer, etc. etc. Make sure you add that context too

[@JoeCool90]

@@nickogegabeat City in the semi so let’s not pick hairs

[@mannyfresh1995]

@@mumindanmallam Yes the second season was bad yes, like I said. Wouldn't say an FA cup trophy and moving up 6th places in the table (in half a season) is "bad".

[@kwazilucas]

Mikel Arteta has done a good job at Arsenal and has made them feared again. I think he needs to sometimes go with possession football in some games. I remember he was better than Manchester City at one stage in baiting teams and keeping the ball.

[@mtk3755]

As I said his attack has become static rather need to make it more fluid n dynamic relying on that unpredictable chaos

[@kwazilucas]

@mtk3755 yeah of he alternate tactics it will make them unpredictable and teams won't know the way to defend against them

[@scottmescudi9630]

That team had a box midfield of Odegaard, Partey at his peak same with ZInchenko and Xhaka. I dont think that dynamic has been replicated since.

[@kwazilucas]

@scottmescudi9630 they need to go back to that. Arteta needs to stick with the system that works while also innovating and find ways to be more unpredictable in his tactics.

[@jacobalexander4167]

I don't think it's just that, arteta's tactics outgrows his players rapidly and some of them just can't evolve or cope with his ideas, zinchenko, trossard, martinelli, jesus, even partey to some extent

[@davidparry9511]

How grateful I am that I found this channel in its early days. Consistently producing soothing and educative videos. My GOAT KZbin football channel

[@JoeCool90]

It’s not good anymore

[@Libyan93Emperor]

Clear, brilliant, precise piece of work and analysis. Love your work! Unlike some pundits who’d just call it “he’s turning into Jose Mourinho”.

[@AM2K2]

They covered the same points...just didn't call him Mourinho 🤣

[@JoeCool90]

They haven’t said anything in this video that isn’t obvious.

[@jmsn1848]

No, Jose never got the chance to spend £700m and only won an FA cup for it..

[@ishanmukhopadhyay6264]

This is basically Carragher's theory too. I'd be more interested in knowing how he transitioned actually to defending space versus ball progression, while still retaining some of Guardiola's principles.

[@traductionscultureen-arver2307]

I would be interested in him selling Jesus, Trossard, Fabio Vieira, letting Jorginho go, buy world class wingers like Leao, Kvarathselia. At that time the ball progression will be easy, bring the ball to Leao and it's done. Plus buy an Osimhen or Gyokeres, and a n10 with a different profile than Odegaard.

[@yusufali2402]

@@traductionscultureen-arver2307 bro is you serious? Arteta cannot buy a player the hire up like Edu or new person hired for has to bring in players and Arteta has to mesh them into the team plays and formation then coach them on the pitch. Thats Arteta job also he can request players he has to be sold out and players request he can coach. For instance if (he) Arteta says I need/Demand this players and the player deal is 80+ and Arteta can’t coach the player then his job is in jeopardy. Another example Kai, he is getting 280k per week or something has Kai been a flop then (he) Arteta would be looked at as mediocre coach. That’s why he is been supporting him to the fullest whether he score or not or defends. Now the Arsenal board members has nobody in the position of what We Americans would call GM which is the spot Edu left so there might not be any January signings I hope am wrong. And someone steps up. That said can’t blame everything on Mikel he is only coach Jesus Zinchenko Jorginho Trossard were the building blocks of the team can’t just throw them out but you have to be smart about it.

[@ps5andstuffhere]

When Odegaard is back it's possession

[@studentloandebt7598]

He's just channeling his most inspirational coach David Moyes

[@jessekisira]

it's a huge mistake! we need to go back to what was working.

[@aiaunlimited2672]

bro, Arteta is trying too hard to become Ten Hag 😂

[@randommage1]

unironically very true, his style of football can be best described as Barcelona principles meets Scottish physicality and pragmatism

[@kleec495]

@@aiaunlimited2672 Ten Hag has no idea what he wants to be

[@indrasetyawan9442]

you didnt understand arteta's tactic thoroughly and deeply. you saw his team defending deep and immediately think "this is moyes' tactic". learn more, watch more, understand more. if you cant then maybe you should go back to 1970s

[@mtk3755]

I think with this adaptation hes not actually taken the arsenal way of playing rather revived the dna. Arsenal were always known for defensive solidity in the past, with wenger they played attacking flowing football but defensive solidity was still wengers priority. Even the most successful season of his era the invincibles had insane solidity. So i think his style is more of embracing the dna and play of arsenal than just being another clone of pep. He understands the arsenal way more as he has been a player and captain of the club previously. Just that his attack is little too static to be potent enough to win the league. They more reinforcements and make the attack play more fluid and dynamic. If they are able to merge it with their solidity, i see them as a tough opponent to beat in coming seasons

[@tyrellking6332]

They need to start winning trophies it’s not about what’s to come in the upcoming seasons. These players aren’t staying young forever.

[@Mohk_]

Love the content and the animation! Good work as always tifo

[@jimbojimbo6873]

Paella Pulis is hilarious

[@price6080]

The Spanish David Moyes😂

[@zewelanjimutembo3659]

I have noticed Arteta is far more defensive than Pep and I have seen arsenal drop deep in multiple occasions

[@jeremiahbaker4489]

Needs some JJ background music “Mikel Artetaaa, you make them bettaaaa”

[@onetakechuks]

at a time where there’s so much chatter around the club, thank you for this

[@T0AD0FT0ADHALL]

I'm sorry but his problem is that the winning formula was based on Partey and Odegaard being pretty epic and mainstays in the 21/22 team, Zinchenko too had a 6 month purple patch that season. Playing at the 21/22 levels, they are irreplaceable players. Rice was signed to compete with Partey, who ended up missing virtually all of 22/23 and hasn't gotten back to the 21/22 levels just yet. Rice simply isn't a #6 though, he won't take the ball under pressure (he hides), can't turn out of trouble well, and is actually pretty poor creatively in a deeper position. Worst part for me, he constantly vacates the central space, leaving holes for teams to attack. Partey is still pretty good in that regard and at marshalling the central space and gathering loose balls/blocking channels. Arsenal's losses in 22/23 mostly came with Rice or Jorginho as the 6. The problem this season has been the absence of Odegaard and the need to drop Partey to RB. The second everyone was available to play, they looked different vs Chelsea. Dare I say, back to a similar style we've seen in the past. The issue at the weekend was that Rice is hurt, Odegaard wasn't fit, Timber isn't totally fit, Saka is struggling, so it wasn't as oiled and slick as it could have been. Arteta's issue is related to not identifying players to sign that can rotate with Odegaard and Partey effectively. But I have sympathies, both have some pretty unique attributes when fully fit.

[@lychon77]

We need one on Arne Slot’s Liverpool

[@Mr.Apex99]

Re-upload after a few hrs?

[@tremil2]

the original didn't have background music

[@Mr.Apex99]

@tremil2 alright. Saw the notification of the first one but didn't get the chance to watch it

[@nathanngumi8467]

Great analysis of an unlikely evolution in tactical football!

[@Dr-Barron]

Good, nice, yes, now the time has come to pass the managerial role to someone who can manage 500+M's and get the club over the line. Thank you for the service.

[@faibabernard]

This feels more like a recap than the “Tactical Evolution” as this headin’ states with in-depth analysis broken down for the layman to have a POV for somethin’ he normally won’t pay attention to… Your contents tends to lately be to just “create contents to be in business” I like your channel… please evolve and do better with technical proficiency and in-depth research into the subject matter to engage not just through pleasure but engage intellectually as well… ✌🏽peAce✌🏽

[@sparshkhurana5390]

Legohead is a great manager but the fact that he has an obsession for being the underdog and parking the bus is what is holding him back. The moment he becomes braver with his Playstyle is the moment where we see his immense tactical acumen.

[@benharmon7369]

Really good video. Addressing the people who yap and say he is a pep clone.

[@afrizki5993]

People seems to forgotten that Arteta is also learned from David Moyes's Everton team, so he knows the physical rigour side of the league, and also technical side of the game from Wenger and Pep

[@comic_food_guy]

Credit to the gaffer, and how he has transformed the club until now. He is trying to shift the narrative of Arsenal being soft into a grinding physical side. This current season he has gutted the spirit of the team however. He has become a dictator placing too much pressure on the players. In the PNE cup tie, he brought on first team players with 30 minutes remaining and a 2-0 lead. He alienated key personalities, continues to not utilize or develop youth depth and relies on Gabi Jesus instead of opting for a clinical finisher. If a Liverpool side with a new coach wins the title this year, he will be on ice. That ice may begin to melt, management may want to sell keys players and move on without capturing success.

[@kymmunga]

I was half way with the previous copy! Vamos!

[@bossmanbossy]

The tactical *Devolution* of Mikel Arteta**

[@chirag-shukla]

This is after Carra's analysis lol

[@jamier65551]

And now we’re out of the title race at this point. We missed our chance

[@its_master_Roshi]

Mikel arteta and arsenal could've easily yknow went for first position in premier league this seaon. They hould've brought a striker. Theu spend so much on defence, good that defensive stability. Now they only need a good striker like strong.goal poacher. I would advice to go for lille's jonayhan david or Ipswich's delap. They can be good option. My favourite steier best auited for their playing style is man utds hojlund or galatasarays osimhen.

[@Wasp342]

Make video on Amorim please

[@MrKAKARONALDOMESSI]

How I wish I could go back to 2016

[@iquid7494]

Is this a re-upload?

[@hakc97again]

Mikel Moyes Mourinho McLeish Arteta

[@ps5andstuffhere]

No Odegaard tactics

[@comic_food_guy]

Offensively they need to be more direct. Stale ball possession and an over reliance on wing play has made the club predictable to opposition.

[@rafeang]

I believe playing attacking football vs defensive football results in other intangible benefits, such as bolstering crowd support and building momentum. Defensive play leads to doubt and anxiety amongst the supporters which hinders the atmosphere, and also requires immense focus and attention - its really draining on the players. Furthermore their attacking skills and capabilities decline too, as you can se from arsenal's recent slump in attacking form (i dont believe its solely because we're missing odegaard). I think in general i just prefer to watch my club play more inventive, brave, attacking football. But we need solutions for the low to mid block

[@chechenknightslaillaillall2047]

Arteta's astonishing rise from mediocre to competent manager, to now falling to mediocrity, is just as strange as his career.

[@LoRdFaUlKnEr]

Make a vid on ange ball

[@sreejithramakrishnan5024]

@Tifo Hi, can you do a video on Durand Cup: Asia's oldest football competition which is from India and the third oldest cup tournament in the world?

[@erykado]

The problem now is that they aren’t attacking well and they aren’t defending well too as they concede too many goals.

[@hzskillz1721]

Paella Pulis ball

[@zsht]

Arsenal has had 8 weeks of red cards and injuries. No one can say what Arteta had planned for this season so far

[@thegoonerchannel]

very true

[@davissebastian9129]

ALL of those red cards, were harsh!

[@jacobalexander4167]

Exactly, we still don't know what arteta has instore

[@moal-shael7580]

@@davissebastian9129 except Saliba, was deserved. Bournemouth cracked our defence open

[@naveenj2284]

the spanish tony pulis lol

[@kyakuwbengui9529]

Paella pulis😂😂😂

[@AkeruZikora]

Lol. And that's a bad thing because...?

[@jjdriessen]

I keep seeing this comment in the past couple of weeks on here and on Reddit and I don't get the comparison? Players who prioritise winning duels? Wing play that relies on cutting the ball back into the box? Defending in a 442? Show me top level teams that don't do this / want to do this? Arteta's system is clearly about positional fluidity, ball retention, breaking down low blocks with rotation and movement, late runs into the box, turning over play in the opposition half, reliance on dynamic full backs with overlapping / underlapping runs. If that sounds/looks like Tony Pulis tactics to you then you can't know very much about Football.

[@peacelove8395]

🥘

[@davissebastian9129]

Tony Pulis is an impressive manager and is one of my favourites. He did a great job at Stoke!

[@kwazilucas]

Why is this video being re-uploaded?

[@Monolithinteal]

To convince the Top Gooners that he's still that guy whilst winning nothing for 5 years 😂

[@darrell5403]

@@Monolithintealexactly

[@adrianjackson-simmons8134]

0:23 "One of the best footballing teams in the world" Trophy room says otherwise. 1 FA Cup in 5 years, an FA Cup he won with Emery's side. Hard to find actual good football content these days, since nobody rates anything outside of England or Real Madrid.

[@OurFootball365-x6e]

RE-upload???

[@Nine5Vader]

Arsenal's season last year ended at Villa, them 3 points cost them the title

[@skyreapery2n164]

The DARK ARTS!!!

[@MR_K1NGz]

make another one aout arteta please

[@MasterAppels]

Purely ifs and buts, looking back to last season, it's highly likely that Arsenal would have won the league if Timber didn't get injured during the first game of the season. He adds control and calm from LB while being a much better defender than Zinchenko.

[@drex5160]

All this only for Liverpool to knick the title when City slip up 😅

[@khaliifmohamud3787]

Tell me y’all saw Puff Diddy as timber 😂😂

[@Bright259]

Pep is the goat for now, arteta is the future goat, make no mistake about that

[@fadapeh283]

Mikel was to replace pep at city but choose arsenal i respect true gunna

[@thztan7492]

Audio being fix apparantly

[@shettynischith77]

Arteta after missing out on the title playing expansive high press football said he is sick and tired of people metaphorically patting him in the back and saying well played. He wants to win every single game and he will do whatever it takes to win it. Unsurprisingly Arsenal played the best football of any team last season as a result of that.

[@Christohh]

Prior to his appointment we were close to relegation, he has turned us into title challengers and a team that top players want to play for

[@tariqwazir09]

The fact that set pieces are the only source of goals with such a defensive team is concerning I see why they lost against Inters B team

[@sivuyilejonas]

All of this is good and well but it’s time for him to win. All of this is useless if it doesn’t get him trophies. Teams don’t play beautiful for nothing

[@reeeee6699]

"One of the best football teams in the world". He only won 1 FA Cup in 5 years 🤣

[@jamesjoyce3174]

One of the best teams in the world?

[@on9francisyu]

I think the timing of the video is bad Arsenal is clearly not challenging the title at this moment in this season

[@RahulSharma-wq4qy]

Doesn't change the fact that Ten Hag joined in 2022, won more trophies, got sacked.

[@Omnipotentmonkey]

"turned Arsenal into one of the best teams in the world." I mean... it depends how far you expand "one of" to... they haven't won a PL title, they haven't won a trophy in four years, they've played one season in the CL and reached the quarter finals, (very narrowly on penalties vs Porto before being knocked out by the worst Bayern side in over a decade) they've challenged City well for two races no doubt, but have done so while going out early in other competitions while City maintained longer challenges competing on multiple fronts. 2022-23 was a season where Arsenal fell away horrifically at the end while City overtook them in the midst of winning a treble, while Arsenal went out in their first knockout match of the FA Cup and Europa League and second match in the League Cup. in 23-24 Arsenal went out similarly early in all other competitions, while City won two other competitions and reached the FA Cup final. obviously City are stronger and I'm not expecting Arsenal to match their ability outright, but rather i'm pointing out that City still beat them both times in the PL, while splitting their attention, while Arsenal still couldn't win the PL with an advantage in this regard. they've ultimately failed in the task of competing on multiple fronts. their league achievements are great, but still ultimately just unsuccessful challenges against teams that are more adequately competing on multiple fronts. They're good, but for now, they're just that.

[@vishwasrivatsava828]

Absolutely spot on. It is harder to find worse pretenders in world football than Arsenal. The hype to accomplishment ratio is clearly insane. How the entire club and its fanbase don't get impostor syndrome every day of the week is beyond me. This is almost Tottenham levels of posturing having not won even a European cup, or a premier league title in TWENTY years. Every year is their year, except when they inevitably bottle it and then blame everyone else like the referees or injuries.

[@lospolos13]

​@@vishwasrivatsava828Tottenham during that spell under Poch were one of the best teams in Europe. They just couldn't win zilch. Outside of the PL if you take Pep & Klopp away Xavi, Inghazi & Tuchel have called Arsenal one of the best in Europe You can disagree with those guys & why they might be hyping Arsenal.

[@dewuyi1794]

​@@lospolos13😂😂 Any manager could call another manager brilliant, it's just the ones you want to hear you filter. Everyone knows that.

[@javimirelesjr5601]

If you can’t buy the two best players in every position then you have to play differently.

[@amod06]

Jose Mourinho 2.0 both in terms of play as well as comments pre and post match.

[@naveedahmed2417]

Since you have have been interested in geopolitics of football and widely cover it in many videos, it should only be natural for you to make a video or a series on israel especially with focus on recent events of fan violence in Amsterdam and calls for their ban by fifa(like in case of Russia).

[@fjk8072]

With the current arteta tactic arsenal should give hime a 10 year contract.

[@ClassyRice]

To be honest without saka and Martin he is nth

[@gregkennedy3925]

I think Arteta moulds his tactics to the times he’s in. You’re never gonna out possess and out create Man City so he’s using a system for the times he’s in. When/if pep Leaves expect to see different tactics.

[@jessekisira]

big biiiig mistake... in programming we say, if it's working, don't touch it!

[@pezushka]

Mikel Artaliban

[@SkatePvP10]

From assistant to bottler

[@myopiniondoesntmatter7068]

This is just Jose's Madrid vs Pep's Barca playing out a decade later again. Its not new at all. Jose's Madrid would let bigger teams have the ball and cut through them on counters. It wouldnt always work, Bayern made it work alongside insane pressing in the legendary 2013 season under Heynckes. But none of this is new, we've been over this evolution of tactics already.

[@gentleken7864]

Apparently, I commented on a 'private video', so it was deleted. Why can I access the same private video now? Weird. Unsubscribed.

[@SIW808]

I wouldn't class Arsenal as one of the best teams in the world at the moment. They're yet to win any trophy of significance under Arteta.

[@pistolcucapse]

Guardiola’s approach works because he has the best teams, the ones that are expected to dominate. Send him to a lower bottom team and try this. He would be the laughing stock of everyone.

[@Exodus_Gaming7]

As i always says His biggest weakness is rotation, his team Lacks depth (the main thing title contender team needs) and he barely does something to that side, he brings players the team needs less than important position.

[@rashidkhalid3970]

Pepe also had world class strikers players that could score goals like messi aquaro halland unlike arteta

[@AM2K2]

Just repackaged Carragher's analysis on them 🤣at least credit him!

[@mikestarww]

basically HaramBall

[@12thMandalorian]

This is great but if he doesnt win a trophy then what is the point?

[@LandaWolf21]

Huge mistake on his part Arsenal had injuries at decisive moments in both title races No need to burn down a house when you see a rat inside A bit more patience with principle is what is needed. He turning more into a Mourinho more than a Pep now

[@cdog1990able]

Basque Tony Pulis

[@hsthatzo8063]

Even hairless ten flop got more silver than this dude 😂😂

[@theswallow119]

As a fan of a rival club I hope he signs a lifetime contract. With the money he has been given he has only proven to be a fraud

[@CandleShark]

A club which owner’s never wants to spend more. 100 million in a season transfer budget. If bought one player for 60 million 40 goes for mediocre players. They never improve.

[@celiamkwawa1133]

Ok

[@arthurfuxake1946]

Hahahaha. "One of the best teams in the world!"

[@willvu3581]

The hype to accomplishment ratio is insane 🤣

[@christiansimbarashe]

is this groundhog day?

[@LionTerritoryStudios]

Netflix

[@yao8]

The Tactical Evolution of Mikel Arteta that led to many second place finishes and no trophy to show besides FA Cup

[@aokaparagit]

A young coach with a high ceiling. He'll win! It's so funny you guys don't celebrate people who are doing a great job bcuz they haven't won an EPL or UCL trophy. Well, he is young and has time to do this. Let go of the hatred.

[@Freestyle80]

won nothing, EPL fanboys treat him like he’s a god 😂

[@niteshanthony2324]

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.🎉❤😊❤😊❤

[@walkitlikeitalkit.4692]

You mean 5-5-0?

[@marijanspasenovski362]

Deevolution

[@BumFluffer1999]

Thumbnail lowkey zesty Tifo

[@ritzmarcos7733]

I dont get the hate of certain Arsenal fan with Arteta. He is the best thing happened to that thankless club post Wenger. But we Blues are coming right back up their arses- UP THE CHELS... LONDON IS BLUE!!!!

[@BumFluffer1999]

Pause

[@hb3393]

"Arteta has turned arsenal into one of the best teams in the world" Sorry what?? One refballed FA Cup trophy and probably the most hilarious title capitulation in recent history barely makes you one of the best teams in England 🤣