Arsenal’s ‘Arteta boys’ are very serious

Euphoria has set in emirates stadium and with good reason. The ‘Arteta boys’, or what is the same, the Arsenalmarch leaders in Premier League with a loose distance from City of Manchester (7 points after a light blue skid vs Everton) and have ceased to be considered as candidates to become championship agitators to take on the role of more than serious candidates to win the title.

Its numbers Arsenal 2022/23 speak for themselves. 43 points out of a possible 48 after 16 days played. The Crystal palaceThe LeicesterThe bournemouthThe fulhamThe astonvilleThe BrentfordThe TottenhamThe LiverpoolThe leeds unitedThe Nottingham ForestThe ChelseaThe wolverhamptonThe Westham and the Brighton they have been shot one after the other when they cross paths with the ‘gunners’ since the course began. Even the stop made those of Mikel Arteta somewhat disconnected, and in the two games played after this the Arsenal He scored 7 goals. 3 to Westham to beat Brighton 3-1 and 4 on Saturday to close 2022 with 1-3 away wins. Only him manchester unitedd and the southampton can be proud to have joined against the ‘Arteta boys’ so far this year Premier League. 3-1 beat the Erik Tenhag away on September 4 to end the Gunners’ run of five consecutive wins at the start of the championship, and things finished 1-1 on October 23 when Arteta and his team visited St. Mary’s Stadium.

It should also be noted, of course, that the Arsenal He has scored in each of the 16 games played so far. In total, only 40 goals were missed by 44 of them City of Manchester from Pep Guardiola and with Martin Odegaard Y Gabriel Martinelli as the ‘gunners’ top scorers with 7 goals, far from the 21 already amassed by the ‘citizens’ Erling Haaland. This is more than significant data that shows its success Arsenal it is more of the collective than any individuality.

Odegaard Superstar

However, its star is not forgotten Arsenal is himself Mikel Arteta from the bench, if you had to highlight one of your footballers over the rest, it would be inevitable to name the Norwegian Martin Odegaardthat in emirates stadium has found a place to develop what, due to the lack of opportunities, he could never do at the Santiago Bernabéu wearing the jersey of Real Madrid.

Acts as an interior, but falls more on the right wing than in central positions (where he can also be seen when looking for indefensible spaces), Odegaard He is the leader of this team full of budding talent and eager for great success. To the 7 goals mentioned, we must add 5 assists in 15 games played, and it is remarkable that his performance in 5 of them made him break into the ‘Team of the Week’ of Premier League. It takes about a third of the time and is out of reach for many.

4-3-3 and with the ball

About the game system used by Mikel Arteta, his 4-3-3 in which the ball is the inevitable opponent is more than combined, although it should be noted that it is far from synonymous with cheap and cheap possessions that do not end up converting to scoring occasions. One of its secrets Arsenal It’s the good management he does with the ball when he has it. The ‘Gunners’ know how to give the game the rhythm it needs at all times, and it ends up translating to whoever the rival is playing what the ‘Arteta boys’ want. Proof of all that was said last Thursday when they barely amassed 30% of possession but were clearly superior to Brighton. nice to see it Arsenal where Barça can cross into the Europa League.