Why Everybody's WRONG About Arsenal

Arsenal have thrashed Sheffield United 6-0 to stay in the hunt for the Premier League title, but everybody beats The Blades this season. Likewise, dominant performances against West Ham, Newcastle and Liverpool were more a result of their opponents just not being at their best. Or so people say.
Adam Clery takes a look at Arsenal's latest run and thinks it's time to start giving Mikel Arteta and his side the respect they deserve.
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[@chriswilson9224]

As an Arsenal fan for many years, the bad memories of the past 19 years wont allow me to believe it until I see it

[@jagenv]

No expections =no disappointment but I fucking love this club ❤

[@MM-cl2gt]

I agree

[@dinoceman9663]

We have to be united with toughts it’s all energi! The way Arsenal is playing right now, it’s a different animal sir! We are capable of doing it but with 3 teams up there it will be marginalized… What ever happenes it’s the strongest leauge and all 3 teams up there are fucking doing great…

[@Jkev24]

We could be having the league title parade and I still don't think I would believe it.

[@bayside_baller]

Agreed - one bad game v Pep & City and this glory train could be derailed!

[@mikey4483]

Finally someone said it. 7 teams in a row weren’t just off their game. Arsenal are just so dominant!

[@neillynch_ecocidologist]

Since losing to Arsenal, league leaders, Liverpool - who were ROBBED at spurs earlier in the season lest we forget - have had six 'little' fixtures: Burnley, Brentford, CC final, Southampton, Luton, Forest. Took the opportunity to rest half their stars by claiming to have an injury crisis. Arsenal's season's not 7 matches. It's 38 BPL games, 2 domestic cups (that 'dominant Arsenal' didn't really do much in) and a CL campaign that currently needs work.

[@yz_counsel4003]

​@@neillynch_ecocidologisti thought the video was about the "Premier League"

[@henryn9888]

​@neillynch_ecocidologist your argument is just aimed at watering down the results. One bad run in December and they're in the race and peppering 30+ goals like nothing. They ARE dominant regardless of how you want to warp the perception of the team.

[@jordanautry9649]

@@neillynch_ecocidologistYou did not watch this video at all.

[@nicksonotaro6610]

​@@neillynch_ecocidologistArsenal were robbed at West Ham,Villa Park and Newcastle...

[@SaxonsGlory]

I have supported the Arsenal for 59 years, in fact, since I watched George Eastham score the winner at Highbury in a 1-0 win against Forest. e finished 14th that year and were rather happy to get such a good position after the season we had. That gives me 59 years of watching the best and the worst of Arsenal and must say that our current side is the very best I have seen in all that time, and I include the Invincibles in that. The point I want to make though, is simply this. The Invincibles had competition, but nothing like this current season where we have both City and Liverpool flying high. I do still believe though that we can win this if we continue to play as we are and will definitely deserve the title, if it happens. But that is certainly not cut and dried. We need to win at the Etihad, we need a favourable result with the City / Liverpool game, we need to beat Spurs away and Manchester United away and also probably need a team or two to do us a favour against City and Liverpool along the way. That's a lot of "ifs" but I am hopeful as if there was ever an Arsenal team that deserved a title, its this side. And I am not taking anything away from George Graham or Arsene Wenger, two managers I admire and respect greatly.

[@elmologang023]

From Kenya turkana....I agree with your words

[@davidkeithokiki.1802]

Perfectly said 👏👏👏

[@charleswalters6064]

I think this video did say it, though. If Arsenal do win, it will be because of defence.

[@samuelrobinson2316]

To be honest im just so grateful to be hopeful again, seeing our boys play their socks off and absolutely busting a gut to get a result! I grew up with the george graham and arsene wenger era, but my family always said it was a tough time being a gooner in the 70's and 80's. But after the wenger banter era, im just buzzing that we are 27 games in to a season and still in a title race! even if caragher and nevile dont want to admit it

[@SaxonsGlory]

@@samuelrobinson2316 Me too mate.

[@SirMcAwesome]

Thank Fook someone said it. Been saying the same thing. After every single game all I hear is how bad the other team played. Jamie Carragher after Liverpool game - Liverpool did not turn up. Newcastle? They were dreadful, they gave up. After Sheffield United all he could talk about was how that was the worst half of football he ever saw from a team in the premier league. 7 games in a row and same shit. How lucky Arsenal are that their opponents just decide to give up and play their worst games of the season vs them specifically, one after the other. Arsenal must be paying them off.

[@chronicler19]

It's like they have the attitude of, 'it's only a coincidence that all these teams just decide to play badly only when facing arsenal.' Nah, arsenal's gameplan is domination not competition, shut them down not play around.

[@04foreverinvincible69]

Ppl hate us so much I don’t get it … even when they say we’ve been playing without injuries and then we name our players they tell us they’re not that good😂 especially Liverpool fans they say partey isn’t that important but they’re crying for jones and sobozo who ain’t near partey

[@chronicler19]

@@04foreverinvincible69 it's almost as if, even if we won every game in a season and won the quadruple, they'd still come up with an excuse to not even praise the club. Hell, they'd probably say we celebrated too much....oh wait...they did

[@lakersouthpaw]

You'd think people would recognize the one constant in the equation there.

[@Catch22er]

@@04foreverinvincible69 As a neutral, while I admire the hell out of Arteta's tactics and the squad's skill, they're one of the most unlikeable teams in the league. I think that may play into it. Also, when you're a good defensive side, almost by definition the other team will *look* bad, and the pundits are confusing that.

[@user-xv1sg6pe6h]

I would have never believed just 2 years back if you told me that there would be a game week where both Werner and Havertz score. Yet here we are.

[@declan6447]

Werner, Havertz and Nuñez 😂😂

[@mo2k638]

@@declan6447well Nunez wasn’t in the league 2 years ago

[@chaliciah8199]

lmao factss loooooooool

[@yuni360]

Imagine you were told Arsenal goal difference is 10 goals better than City 😂

[@fluff2027]

I was in high school / college in the early 90’s and missed something like 3 home games in 4 years and I used to be reading the gooner after 20 minutes because we went in front and throttled the opposition. That’s what it is like now, and they are still so young. Going to be a great few years gooners.

[@llewcalonogryffedd6152]

Don't give me hope...

[@Kukyo...]

I know, we are statistically the best team in the Prem right now, so it will feel even worse when somehow man city still wins the league, but we have to stay strong brother, and one day 🙏 we ll lift more than just one trophy

[@jimohabdulqudus4283]

You guys are pitiful ngl😅 We are winning this league

[@llewcalonogryffedd6152]

​@@jimohabdulqudus4283 Hope you're right bro. We will fight👊

[@CH-iy3kd]

​@@jimohabdulqudus4283the desert mouse makes his own water. The desert mouse points the way. MUAD'DIB, SHOW US THE WAY

[@onkelmux]

Don't know if you have the same saying in England, but in Germany an old classic is: "The offense wins a match, the defence wins the championship"

[@Catch22er]

We have that same saying in the U.S. about American football.

[@sriramc5329]

Pretty sure SAF said something similar

[@sriig]

That ain’t no German saying FOH. Every country with team sports has some variant of “defense wins championships”

[@Tomwithnonumbers]

Someone did some analysis on this, and the teams who win leagues tend be unusually good at attacking, not defending. There's an alternative: Defence wins cups, attacking wins leagues

[@2chin4u]

At least for the Prem the best defense has won the league the past few years

[@Theboxingobserver]

They were breathtaking last night. I'm convinced they will edge City and LFC this season.

[@ducvietphan3300]

Bottlejobs with a big mouth

[@samkelorashuza5949]

I don't Liverpool will drop points till the end of the season with players coming back

[@Sur-Ron]

🤞🏾

[@guneytopal7076]

You're basically saying Arsenal will win the last 11 games or atleast 10 games and draw 1. As good as Arsenal are I don't see this team getting anther 11 PL wins.

[@mrsdudq]

hold up wait a minute a delusional arsenal fan is here (not saying arsenal is bad i love their way of playing football)

[@gimmibox]

This is going to be one hell of a title race between the top 3.

[@Yourmomazz]

Best since Fergie losing to Corruption City and Agueros winning goal..

[@chazclifford327]

I have no idea why it's so hard to just acknowledge how good arsenal have become as pointed out by the presenter here

[@christopherbunce9724]

Ya it seems like ppl don't like arsenal at all unless you are an arsenal fan and idk why... because the vast majority of our players have been lovable over the years... except maybe xhaka lol

[@BodOric]

@@christopherbunce9724 People don't like arsenal because you have a victim mentality. People get sick of "why doesn't anyone like us wahhh"

[@iykeharrison9161]

@@BodOricOr maybe the so called victim mentality arose out of all the hate Arsenal keeps getting even when it is undeserved. Have you ever thought of that?

[@christopherbunce9724]

@BodOric lol guess maybe some ppl are like that... personally I find the majority just worrying about our own club and not really care if a chelsea or united fan like us... guess the answer is always relative though. Not as absolute as you would like to make it. Thanks for the insight I suppose though

[@BodOric]

@@iykeharrison9161 "Have you considered that we don't have a victim mentality and are , in fact, victims?" Solid point mate

[@steveb3944]

Good video. It’s nice to hear someone be honest about Arsenal’s quality and it not always being the other team was poor etc.

[@yourcreditcheck]

This team will be studied for a long time. As an Arsenal fan, we know this. But like Henry said yesterday, the narrative won’t change until we win. We have to do it to give people permission to say we’re possibly the best team in the world right now. It’ll all flip when we win the league.

[@neillynch_ecocidologist]

You were doing brilliantly until that last sentence. After all, the Wenger cup and St. Tottingham's day are still seen as some kind of achievement by the club and its fans, are they not? They were in pole position _last season for a fair chunk of the season._ Forgot how it ended, have you?

[@adnkd2184]

@@neillynch_ecocidologistYou said a whole lot of nothing. What’s your point? A different team with different players that producing different metrics. Wtf is actually your point?

[@yourcreditcheck]

They're not. I think everyone outside of Arsenal are stuck in the past. The team and the fans who really follow the team are in a new place since last year especially. We were just ahead of schedule last year. Standards are astronomically higher for the entire club now. Again, everyone will use the same narrative (Wenger Cup, St. Tottingham's, They'll Bottle It) until we win it. I think this could be the year that changes. When. We. Win It. ;)

[@neillynch_ecocidologist]

@@adnkd2184 Arsenal's a club that gets excited with top 4 finishes (doing nothing in the CL that follows - oh, look, Porto!). They also get excited about finishing above little Spurs in the Prem. You don't get silverware for these things!!! And it supports @yourcreditcheck's view that Arsenal are just another London 'bottle job'. THAT'S MY POINT!!! :D rEAlLy!!! ;)

[@iykeharrison9161]

Trust me the narrative won't change even if Arsenal wins the league and champions league. I can already hear all the excuses that will be made. "City just won a treble so the motivation to win dropped", "Liverpool had many injuries and were in a transition", "Real Madrid are not as great as they used to be", "Barcelona are rebuilding" and so on and so forth.

[@chrispybaconrules]

Just remember; we did get it wrong once since New Year - Porto. Arsenal aren't infallible or unbeatable. We're not the finished article yet. The principles and many of the pieces are there though so when it is clicking it looks insane.

[@Briff100]

TBH if Arsenal keep playing like this and don’t win the Prem because City and Liverpool don’t slip up and grind out 1 or 2 goal wins for the rest of this term….I will still be relatively happy. What we’ve seen from Arsenal since the break is frankly astonishing.

[@V4n1lla_Rice]

Well either Lpool or City will slip up as the play each other next... we just have to be ready to take advantage

[@Briff100]

@@V4n1lla_Riceideally a draw

[@V4n1lla_Rice]

@Briff100 *IF* they draw and we can get a win at the etihad, I think we'd go top and then it's a straight race COYG

[@64bartman]

Brilliant analysis as usual, particularly like the point about controlling games 👍🏻

[@gabrielmontero5265]

I’d love to see a video on how elite football staff prepare games as a team. It’d be a perspective rarely seen in mainstream media

[@Jamzor]

Class video mate! Really enjoyed

[@itsTricksyGG]

This channel is absolutely underrated , quality breakdown and tactical analysis ❤ keep up the great work brother much love from the Gunners 🔴⚪️🔴⚪️🔴⚪️🔴⚪️COYG🔴⚪️🔴⚪️🔴⚪️🔴⚪️

[@emmanuelchike]

I always enjoy your videos and analysis.

[@davidamodu8315]

Beautiful Analysis 🔥🔥🔥🔥 COYG. Playing the Best Football in the league. Long May it continue. God Bless Arteta and the players.

[@JP-fc6hq]

Great vid. Love to know your theory on why pundits and other people don't give arsenal credit for their football...

[@Sur-Ron]

The last 20 years...

[@nam_siall]

Probably their squad and poor cup performances

[@hamoudsudan]

I think they are influenced by the history of slipping when it matters, last year case in point. They seem they fail to recognise the added depth, great additions and the fact that Arteta and a decent group of young players are a year wiser. Couple this with the fact that City can go on a crazy run and destroy everything and Liverpool grinding results regardless of their form, you can understand why pundits are skeptical. I think we are better off being under the spot light but the next two games are pivotal to the league title for all three teams

[@therealking6202]

It's because of Arteta. Nobody wants to see this young Spaniard in his first head coach job come into England and have success where other English Managers have failed. Notice it's always the English pundits who are harshest. Long story short, it's jealousy.

[@hamoudsudan]

not sure about this theory, English pundits were excited and full of praise when Pepe took over City. If any they will be biased because of Saka and Rice@@therealking6202

[@tigerdrew92]

another top video! thanks for allowing us to enjoy our gunners even more coyg!

[@itsbithorse]

Brilliant video as always. Always wait to see what you say about Arsenal 👏

[@emirmani4924]

very good adam...love your work

[@reubenbraman]

Such a good video huge fan defo gonna subscribe

[@mikey4483]

It’s so good to be an Arsenal fan right now. We may not win the league this season, even though I think we will, but we are going nowhere and will be challenging for trophies for the next 5 years at least

[@pashab.4048]

A couple of serious injuries for key players like Saliba last season and that’s the end, you couldn’t compete with the likes of City. Let’s face it, Arsenal are quite lucky with injuries this season and that’s why you’re still in the race with Liverpool and City. And even then you’re not at the top and you’re still to face City and Spurs away. I don’t think it all ends with Arsenal win the Title unless both Liverpool and City disintegrate at some point between now and the end of the season.

[@purnamamerindu8166]

⁠​⁠@@pashab.4048how Arsenal are lucky with injuries when they have Partey, Tomiyasu, Timber injured for months.. and Jesus & Zinchenko constantly injured. They have Jorginho, Kiwior amd Trossard who are not starters constantly start for them recently. Oh, so last season Arsenal had Saliba injured towards the end of last season, so aren’t they unlucky? All team are the same and injuries are part of the game. Liverpool and City both lost to Arsenal this season. Arsenal are third currently because of the stinker period they had in December which is normal and it happens, even City had before that, and Liverpool will also go through that kind of period, its just a matter of time. Talking about fixtures, Liverpool and City had a couple of hard fixtures with Liverpool face City and Everton away, the second last game they have to travel to Villa. City also have to face Spurs away from home which is their bogey team and they have to face Arsenal. So its goes many ways

[@laislabonita]

@@pashab.4048it’s funny that Arsenal are lucky with no injuries, but we hardly hear the same when it’s Liverpool or City being injury free and getting 90 plus points. Here’s the reality. When Arsenal are fit and firing they are one of the best teams in the world. When they aren’t fit they will struggle to perform consistently well, and win games decisively. That’s true for any team. Rather than say you hope Arsenal get injured, rather admit that Arsenal are really good and you don’t want them to win anything.

[@juliangheiler7646]

@@pashab.4048it’s not that we’ve been lucky with injuries this season but more that we’ve strengthened in the positions that have cost us in previous seasons. 21-22 we missed out on top 4 after injuries to Partey, Tomiyasu, Tierney, and White. 22-23 we missed out on the title after injuries to Saliba, Tomiyasu, Partey, and Jesus for a long period. This season Rice and Jorginho have made us less affected by missing Partey. Havertz and Trossard have kept us at the level with Jesus being out most of the season. Kiwior, 4th choice for the LB position, has deputized ably while Timber has been ruled out for the season and Tomiyasu and Zinchenko have been missing for large periods. We have had many matchday squads with the numbers on the bench being made up by youngsters no one has ever heard of. It should be said though, no team can expect to maintain their level when their key pillars are injured for significant portions of the season (apart from maybe City). Liverpool just about made top 4 in 21-22 when VVD was out for 9 months with an ACL. Some players are more replaceable than others, of course, but pretty much any team is a few injuries from having to change their expectations at any given time,

[@imthecreatorofmyrealitymyf700]

@@laislabonitaslow tf down. Best in the world? No. Best in epl yes

[@erickortenbach4355]

that was very interesting. Thank mate. I am now even more convinced Arsenal will do it this season.

[@drty8765-ef1fd]

I hope so!

[@mahmoudatef1769]

Great video❤

[@emilbek_isaev]

Defence wins a Trophies

[@whatevername8551]

Damn - even Raya's average possession was in front of the penalty area. That's crazy

[@thebluewulf]

Great content yet again...❤

[@Thomas-ni9ou]

Great video. So much factual information. Comon Arsenal!

[@Ladtyuven223]

THANK YOU!

[@eliascollin184]

The difference between Liverpool and Arsenal in goals conceded is just 2 despite the huge gap in xG conceded. That's the difference what a quality goalkeeper can make.

[@olliered9924]

I feel like the system plays a big part Klopp's system takes more risks and is more faster and direct and does not control the game as much Arteta's system is much more similar to Pep's as a result Liverpool creates the most xg in open play and scored most goals in open play think these numbers have gone down a bit though recently due to no Trent,Salah,Jota,Nunez etc but defensive xg is worse than Man city and Arsenal Arsenal are the best at this atm and seemed to have sorted out their attack in 2024 before that they were scoring but not scoring as much as man city and Liverpool they need to go to dubai everyseason lol seemed to work wonders for them

[@patrick7381]

Uhhh you think Raya isn't a quality goalkeeper? Half the goals we have given up have been flukes or momentary defensive blunders. Meanwhile Allison handed Arsenal two goals and gave Saka the rebound on the other...

[@eliascollin184]

@@patrick7381 ofc I think Raya is a good gk but I think Allison is still a better shot-stopper from those two

[@ghosty3675]

XG thing is not about a goalkeeper making saves so Raya in this case is irrelevant

[@LastHunter61]

Well, actually in 10 last seasons of EPL the winner didn't have the lowest XGa 2 times. Last being the Liverpool in 19/20 (other - Leicester in 15/16).

[@barryds6293]

A great video Adam - it’s the hope that kills you. Loved the Brian Butterfield reference 😂

[@ToddParker]

Thank you.

[@mikey4483]

Arteta is doing a better job than Wenger ever did. It’s just a shame the league is so much harder to win these days.

[@relationshipissueswithchrisved]

Great Analysis bro

[@simisworld6787]

Man’s quoted thom yorke and Brian butterfield in the same football analysis video. A new kind of British genius

[@annbuckley8749]

A fair and just universe is all we ask for ♥️ COYG

[@annonimouse170]

OK, in the case of this one I might be biased as a Gooner, but I've only recently started watching your videos, and learning about the tactical side of things has added a new dimension to my enjoyment of the game, thank you.

[@thacrypt223]

Thanks for this. Getting sick as well of the downplaying.

[@lodu_ug]

The scary thing about this current Arsenal version is that they get better as they grow 😮

[@user-ji2xi7ub6v]

Enjoyed the video as ever, Adam and I think your points about how well they adapt to each game are excellent. But… xG / xGA is a really bad stat to support your argument. 1) you say it’s borne out in the number of goals conceded but the graphic you put up shows that’s not true - Liverpool concede greater xGA than City but have conceded fewer goals. 2) in the 2019/20 season you reference Liverpool’s xGA was actually higher than City’s (39.57 vs 37 according to understat). And 3) Arsenal are currently massively over performing on their xG (31 goals from an xG of 19 since the start of the year).

[@aliiisalama]

On your first two points, XGA tells you largely about the outfield players ability to limit chances, XGA vs GoalsConceded tells you about the goalkeepers ability to stop shots. Allison is a far superior shot stopper to Ederson/Raya.

[@peejayq]

Good video ❤

[@AlanagilityUK]

Gary Neville just watched this and still can’t understand the club’s direction. Rio sees the evidence here for arteta going to man u

[@angusmacaskill9026]

Brilliant analysis, Adam. You should offer classes to the likes of Roy Keane, Gary Neville and Rio F. Also love your hair on fire presentation style. Keep up the great work!

[@dereksilver3517]

I was thinking about this today

[@user-wg3jw7hk4c]

😂😂😂🎉

[@WhoMadeThisBurger69]

Been an arsenal fan my entire life Was born in 2004, during the invincible season. Pain for the most part, but now it’s looking pretty good.

[@JJ-qd9yl]

Me too, hoping we can win the league and CL this season - or in my lifetime at least😂

[@zeboswervin3280]

Adam: i know you guys don’t like XG so i wont talk about it *proceeds to talk about XG the whole video*😂😂😂

[@Pbaggysmalls]

Loved the magazines a staple for years

[@nickbean693]

Great vid. Glad somebody called the media out for not giving Arsenal the credit for how they make other teams look ordinary

[@miraclehesed8959]

Fine. I hope you break down the Liverpool vs Manchester City game. Would want to see that.

[@pattisonvidal3909]

In the bundesliga last season RB Leipzig had the lowest xG allowed but finished third because their goals prevented were negative and they were third in xG for. So it takes more than just having the best defense. You need to attack well too!

[@richardj4473]

Is Arsenal not attacking well?

[@pattisonvidal3909]

@@richardj4473 recently, yes. They have great attacking form right now. However, they are third in overall xG this season behind City and Liverpool.

[@richardj4473]

@@pattisonvidal3909 third best in XG and having the best XGA. Not a comparable situation to leipzig

[@BigTimeCharley1956]

Well doon. There is a quote, which may have originated from former coach Bear Bryant of the National "Football" League in the US: "Offense wins games; defense wins championships." [Update: I read some more comments; apparently that saying is not unique to the NFL] There was a similar statistic and effect in the NBA (US again) when the Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan dominated the league: I noticed that, while most games had typical scores somewhere around 110-112 ± a dozen points or so, when teams played Chicago they were often held to the low 90s or even high 80s in points per game.

[@billybigbollox]

It’s made Liverpool v Man City next week very interesting. Time will tell.

[@andrewcampbell2554]

As an arsenal fan,although we are flying now,i recognize the unlikeliness of maintaining this till the end of the season...but that analysis of last 5 or 6 epl champions was very very compelling...could it actually happen...wow

[@UchechukwumiracleNwafor-us5zz]

this year is Our year up arsenal

[@mcbeardthebat8589]

not to be a stickler but you highlighted ben white when you meant jorginho in the beggining of the goal demonstrations, great video though

[@t._dot]

5:38 Kai with the toughhhhh goosie

[@mattvarner5825]

10 attempts on target over the past 7 games is absolutely absurd

[@willowz6]

If we win the league this season, please hold a prayer for every team in Europe as we are signing a striker in the summer 😂

[@c0mbat15]

I can't believe you're saying that Jamie The Most Negative Man I'm the World Carragher is wrong?! How dare you!

[@RunningRugby4]

i'm convinced arsenal will not drop a single point in the premier league until the end of the season, maybe a draw away at city. the question is whether liverpool's zygotes can keep getting wins to stay ahead. think city will come third

[@tteccompany4049]

Lol as a long term arsenal fans I refuse to believe though I’ll be happy if it happens but I think I’m just used to the team letting me down 😂

[@mamindhive]

I think they will drop few points here and there, currently confidence is high but pressure accumulated and few things going wrong can make things very challenging for a young squad that collapsed under pressure last year

[@samkelorashuza5949]

Lol Arsenal are not perfect e.g Porto 1:0 Arsenal

[@Josh890_0]

@@samkelorashuza5949it’s only halftime dude, result is played over 2 legs if you still don’t know,

[@paulcollinsyoga]

Nah. It is almost impossible for a team to win out, especially in a 3 horse race. If one of the teams wins the remainder of their games, good for them. They would deserve the championship. But I firmly believe that the title race will have more twists and turns even after these next two HUGE games (City/Liverpool this weekend, Arsenal/City at the end of the month). As an Arsenal fan, I obviously hope we do enough. But points WILL be dropped in unexpected fashion by all three of these teams. The pressure of a 3 horse race is totally different. It's been a while since we've had a proper three team Championship race and I LOVE IT!!!!! Takes me back to my youth in the 70's and 80's when seemingly every year there were multiple teams in contention (even if Liverpool won most of them!!).

[@NovelloNine]

Lee Mack knows his football.

[@ryanfinnerty6239]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@alexpalmer5916]

5:10 you highlighted Ben White, while it was Jorginho who played the one two with Saka

[@stephenholt800]

Fantastic

[@charleswalters6064]

My son is an Arsenal fan... he couldn't accept that Arteta had strengthened Arsenal this season before Christmas. As the saying goes: goals win matches; defences win titles.

[@Trolden01]

Nice to hear someone being realistic and honest about arsenal for once. Gunners💪 haters gonna hate...

[@s4shamus]

Thank you Adam. That just blew my mind. You're a genius and I'm now convinced Arsenal can and should win the Premier League this season (and still be criticised by mainstream media pundits).

[@virupakshawalla5734]

We were still good bar Fulham and dropped 11 points in 15. We need to keep belief and focus. Missed chances weren't just bad luck

[@therealking6202]

@4:08 Glitch in the Matrix?!?

[@ziggafy]

Your analysis is second to none.. something special is happening at arsenal ATM

[@mattlamb]

I don't know if Arsenal will win the league, the margins are very fine, but it can't be argued that Arteta has done a fantastic job considering where they were when he came in.

[@FlashMeterRed]

Gotta say - its not that arsenal stops good chances. ALL teams concede good chances. Arsenal restrict all those half chances that usually accumulate across games.

[@vishaldeka5298]

The Special One once said - "attack wins you games, defence wins you trophies".

[@AkeruZikora]

I heard it was Ferguson.

[@koffeejaydom5789]

NORTH LONDON FOREVER 🔴⚪️

[@ironore1000]

Interesting seeing arguments about which team is better when they’re separated by 2points.

[@ianz9916]

The points gap is not really a fair way of looking at teams with so many games to play because they haven't played the same teams. That obviously evens out at the end of the season. In the games between the sides, so far, Arsenal beat Manchester City and Liverpool at home and drew with Liverpool at Anfield and Manchester City drew with Liverpool at the Etihad. Ultimately, the best team always wins the league irrespective of what the losing managers say.

[@billystar51]

I was at the Cottage, they didn’t look that complete then

[@jasonleon1976]

I can cherry pick a game that City lost. Every team loses. Sour grapes?😂

[@samkhan5661]

No, apparently,the 4 defeats they got were in 2023 😂.. because to them,the season started after their Dubai trip.

[@ps5andstuffhere]

Well Arteta has good tactics but also has the best DMF in the world and the best defender in the world

[@aakashdusane]

Interesting. One thing stood out to me from all the xG conceded talk. Clearly we are limiting the chances of other teams to have "good chances". This masks whether or not our current GK is effective or not. I'm not saying Raya is or isn't better than Ramsdale but I think a huge part of the debate is because Ramsdale had more to do last year than Raya this year). Also, despite the huge difference in xG conceded between Liverpool and Arsenal, GA difference is only 2. This probably showcases how good Alisson really is.

[@sowolesonaike1968]

Going with your logic.. why the would this matter? Raya vs ramsdale that is. For the record, Raya also has a better distribution which leads to more chances and goals. Since we are conceding less chances, wouldn’t you want the Raya advantage?

[@aakashdusane]

@@sowolesonaike1968 Fair point actually. If Raya vs Ramsdale is a goal security vs distribution tradeoff then we're doing exactly what we should given current context. Until we start facing teams that consistently can create more chances against us more often.

[@bengreenwood1734]

A large part of why we're so secure at the back and not giving any chances away is raya's distribution and calmness. Trust me, we are much better with him than Ramsdale. Who's unpredictable and erratic.

[@alekseifedorov949]

Second take - bang on. First take - but these defensive achievements are not the reason why we play Raya. Raya is much more busy and involved man. He really plays alongside other guys. Rams is probably better on the goal line particularly, but we play advanced football, we can't afford a liability of Gk who's not synchronised with the team's every move. I can see too many proves of Raya influencing build up. Also his cross claiming is a real superpower.

[@ralph259]

Raya is the better goal keeper overall. Better distribution, better cross claiming, and better composture.

[@nikhilchacko4450]

It's actually surprising to me that when it comes to actual goals conceded, Arsenal are only 2 better than Liverpool and 4 better than City. This is not much tbh and it's not crazy to think this could change with a slight blip in form or bad luck. Still think they are the best in the league overall so you could see them win the league with more goals conceded or less likely, lose it with the least goals conceded.

[@Growlizing]

Arsenal had the numbers from the very start of the season, they were just incredibly unlucky that all five of their goal scoring forwards were choking on goals at the same time.

[@mebratudemma9857]

You said it right

[@kovaci0000007]

This is why i enjoy watching videos on YT because on insta all you see is the word cry and bottle. Right now Arsenal are the inform side

[@stephenpowers51]

Brian Butterfield. Nice.

[@iankemp1131]

Very fair point that Arsenal totally outplayed Liverpool, though Liverpool do have a lot of injuries at the moment - they have done amazingly well against other teams but Arsenal simply had too much quality for them (making Adam's point). So the big question will be how Arsenal do against Man City. Can the pupil outsmart the master? So versatile now! One snag ... much lower XG than Man City and Liverpool but similar number of goals conceded, suggests the goalkeeper is a weakness. So David Raya hasn't been the answer. Was it really worth disrupting Ramsdale?

[@ndrools]

3:12 - What is Aresnal? That has to be a typo/misspelling.

[@Sur-Ron]

@4:07 The Matrix???

[@blackrain8159]

Miles in front we have 11 first team players injured won 1 cup sitting top of the league and conceded 2 more goals despite everyone thinking our defense isn’t good got robbed throughout the season even in the home game against arsenal now the all we have to do is win our games and we wi the league and I know we can do it

[@ccmonter]

How does the “strength of schedule” look?

[@swisstony6622]

Win the league or not we are performing we are back up there competing, this is just the beginning. We are The Arsenal and we are bringing back that fear factor.

[@onyekaojinaka4363]

Never thought I'd like watching a man talking tactics like I did watching this video 😂 Thanks

[@kilsinwate]

Follwed, u make lotta sense

[@emmanuelkimeli9397]

Arsenal playing sweet game

[@willhunkies2429]

But they ain't beating Porto. That's some humbling fact & reality check, right there. This winning stride by Arsenal still isn't consistent enough, and they need to ensure consistency, winning 100% in PL & UEFA Champions to keep their morale high, not slipping, no stupid injury, and only then they can lock the PL trophy.

[@JWRame]

This is the kind of variation in play arsenal needed. They were too predictable at the end of last campaign.

[@JamzNharail]

Adam looks a bit like a brown hair english version of De Zerbi 😅

[@AFCnews2436]

I don't know about you guys I like this disrespect of Arsenal it drives the team with "Us against the world" mentality when the praises come it will be too late