I have divided Arsenal's season into three parts according to the tactics used and thier consequences.
Part 1
At the start of the previous season Arsenal gave more priority to their defensive responsibilities which resulted in Arsenal conceding only 6 goals in 9 league games,assistant manager Steve Bould got a lot of praise for this defensive stability but this came at the cost of sacrificing the attacking play with Wenger's side
scoring 14 goals in 9 games,6 of those goals came in a single match against Southampton,but Wenger could not resist the temptation of playing attractive attacking football he prefers which resulted in Arsenal abandoning their newfound defense first approach.During this period period Arteta's partner in mid was Diaby who stayed closer to Arteta which made us more compact in the middle and provided support to arteta whose lack of pace could leave us open to counter attacks.
Part 2
The next 19 games saw us score 39 goals and concede 26 and its not a coincidence that this is the period when Wilshere was our Cm,he is a great player and future Arsenal legend in the making but his lack of defensive responsibility left our defense exposed especially on counter attacks,if you see his positional graph in all the matches he is closer to Cazorla when he should have been covering Arteta..
Part 3
In the last 10 games Arsenal scored 19 and conceded only 5,as history shows us that when Arsenal are in danger of losing Champions League spot Wenger reverts to a more compact and defensively stable tactic he did the same in the 2008-2009 season,for the majority of these 10 games Ramsey was our Cm and all of us know how wonderfully he supported Arteta,our midfield was compact and narrow which made it nearly impossible for teams to create chances through the middle.
What should our style of play be for the new season,defensively compact and narrow or going all out in attack which leaves us vulnerable at the back?
Part 1
At the start of the previous season Arsenal gave more priority to their defensive responsibilities which resulted in Arsenal conceding only 6 goals in 9 league games,assistant manager Steve Bould got a lot of praise for this defensive stability but this came at the cost of sacrificing the attacking play with Wenger's side
scoring 14 goals in 9 games,6 of those goals came in a single match against Southampton,but Wenger could not resist the temptation of playing attractive attacking football he prefers which resulted in Arsenal abandoning their newfound defense first approach.During this period period Arteta's partner in mid was Diaby who stayed closer to Arteta which made us more compact in the middle and provided support to arteta whose lack of pace could leave us open to counter attacks.
Part 2
The next 19 games saw us score 39 goals and concede 26 and its not a coincidence that this is the period when Wilshere was our Cm,he is a great player and future Arsenal legend in the making but his lack of defensive responsibility left our defense exposed especially on counter attacks,if you see his positional graph in all the matches he is closer to Cazorla when he should have been covering Arteta..
Part 3
In the last 10 games Arsenal scored 19 and conceded only 5,as history shows us that when Arsenal are in danger of losing Champions League spot Wenger reverts to a more compact and defensively stable tactic he did the same in the 2008-2009 season,for the majority of these 10 games Ramsey was our Cm and all of us know how wonderfully he supported Arteta,our midfield was compact and narrow which made it nearly impossible for teams to create chances through the middle.
What should our style of play be for the new season,defensively compact and narrow or going all out in attack which leaves us vulnerable at the back?
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