We all understand that lightning doesn’t strike the same spot twice, so why, then, do many Arsenal fans expect the same results from a warm-weather training camp as they experienced last season?
Arsenal unlocked new levels of performance after returning from a training camp in the Middle East last season, and it triggered an excellent run that saw them come within touching distance of the Premier League title. It was an exciting and inspiring period of football, and naturally, fans would love to see the team hit similar heights again as the season progresses.
Liverpool have been inconsistent this season, so if Arsenal can maintain a run of good form, there is a strong possibility they could challenge for the top spot once again. Every team wants to improve, and Arsenal, too, will look for ways to enhance their performances. Even without a trip to Dubai, they could continue to build on their positive momentum.
However, as the squad heads off to Dubai this time around, it is easy to assume that the warm-weather break will have the same impact. Many fans believe that Arsenal will return from their camp a better team, expecting the same transformation they witnessed last year. Yet, it’s important to approach these expectations with caution. The success of last season cannot be solely attributed to the training camp, and the team’s success was due to a variety of factors, including the overall tactical approach and individual performances.
Manchester City have not relied on a warm-weather break over the past four seasons and have still managed to win the Premier League title every year. This shows that success does not hinge solely on external factors like training camps. Instead, it comes down to consistent performance, discipline, and focus on the basics.
While Arsenal’s trip to Dubai could certainly help in terms of team bonding and preparation, it’s essential not to place too much reliance on it. Instead, they should focus on the fundamentals of their game, maintaining consistency, and building on what has worked so far. By doing so, they will maximise their chances of winning games and ultimately achieving their goals for the season.
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You’re very correct. The warm weather training camp is not a guarantee that we will go on a winning streak but it can still help their mentality and psychology to help them get a boost.
Havertz and Odegaard should practice on striking the ball hard and accurately to improve our chances of finishing.
Left to me the season is gone already but let’s make it quite interesting by putting some pressure on Liverpool and at least reach the semifinal in the Champions League.
Let’s see how it goes.
Nwaneri has the chance to prove himself more with the absence of Saka and Martinelli before they return in a month or two.
I beg Arteta, he should not even think of starting Sterling over Nwaneri.
Sterling can come in from the 75th minute of the games.
Does it need warm weather to bond? As for Sterling he has been past his best for over 2 years. This reminds me of our signing of William a few years ago. Both men has lost their main attribute i.e. pace, head scratching why we ever signed them. I agree we have to give Nwaneri a run in the team even if we lose out in the title race, he is one for the future and is a great prospect.
“Willian” I hate auto correction!!!
I just hope Havertz can improve his finishing skills and become invulnerable to injuries after sunbathing in Dubai
If Havertz gets injured, I think we can say goodbye to UCL and EPL since he’s our only senior CF
Lol. Havertz rarely gets injured so I doubt he will get injured.
He just needs to spend extra hours in training and practice how to strike the ball hard and firm.
Right now he shoots the ball like a toddler. That’s why he misses a lot.
Havertz’s aerial duels and hold-up play against nasty EPL CBs could potentially hurt him badly
Well it hasn’t hurt him thus far. Waiting to see him on the bench, just a few games.
And play who in his place?
#Gai,
I agree with you, it was a big gamble and risk not to buy a CF or Wide player in January. Havertz is no machine and there is no guarantee he will play throughout the season without injury. We can only hope
I guess the Dubai trip should improve the likes of Merino and Calafiori and get Nwaneri more ready to contribute goals.
Hopefully Sterling can improve a bit beacsuse he will be needed in the absence of Matinelli. We need all wide players to step up with goals and Trossard inclusive because we can’t rely on Havertz alone for UCL & EPL.. Without a Top CF, if Arsenal gets to Semi of UCL it will be great achievement
It would be a miracle if Arsenal reach UCL semifinal and finish top four in EPL with Havertz as our only CF
Trossard is too small to win aerial balls and hold off CBs in the CF position, but maybe Nwaneri is strong enough to do hold-up play there
It’s already goodbye mate
Havertz Injured or not, we can still say goodbye to the League.
That ship has sailed. 🤦♂️
@gotanidea
You may be wrong as kai has noting to offer from his ways of play on the field, all I can only see of him as best is his pressing and nothing more because even when by chance he gets AN EMPTY NET he definitely not score. Now tell me why he lose 2 great chance vs Man utd. @FA cup. to only say one out of too many matches.
I prefer a ganny to be our striker than see kai upfront!
I wouldn’t say that our fans are “expecting too much”, but that they’re hoping that what worked well enough last season will do the trick again this time
They are expecting too much
It worked well last season because we had fit Saka , a more confident Havertz and an in form
Odegarrd
But we knew all that in December
Must be speaking just for myself then
Your saying it for no other reason then they wear a shirt with an Arsenal badge
If any other club had attacking options of Trossard , Havertz , Sterling and a 17 year old playing our of position you would say that’s not good enough to win a title or CL
I’m saying it because that’s my opinion., and you’re quite welcome yours
Well we will see
you are doggone right Dan. there is absolutely nothing about Arsenal’s attacking forwards that is even remotely championship caliber. Tbh, forwards currently starting for us would be hard pressed to make the bench of a proper championship contender.
Dan,
That’s very shallow. You really think going to Dubai is just one way Arsenal wants to burn a few hundreds of thousand pounds on a vacation that has no benefits on game improvement?
That’s undermining Sports scientists and the medical experts at Arsenal.
That’s very naive
It can help but not to the point where it can make up for players not being good enough
It wasn’t enough to make us champions last season so now with a worse attack it will?
Admin Martin, expecting warm weather training to help with physiological and mental recovery is not superstition, but a scientifically premised outcome.
The cold Ice-baths in the heat of summer follow the same principle. This resets the cardiovascular system, enhancing circulation throughout the body.
Most of the time though you win trophies based on having better then the others
We don’t
I don’t know what the fuss is all about. If you live in the UK, the weather here is pretty foul at this time of year. Why not warm your bones in what is pleasant weather in Dubai? Good for the soul and hopefully a chance for the team to recharge their batteries.
Think it’s because Sue we rather them be playing in the FA Cup not having a mid season break because we are terrible in it
Not allot of jobs you fail in and your reward is a trip to Dubai
Just think the people paid to scout and Improve our squad are drinking cocktails with sand between their toes while Gooners are hurting wondering why the club gave up ?
Just not a good look
Do you think Arteta and the players wanted to lose so that they could go on a jolly to Dubai?
My view is that anything in terms of conditioning and practice that helps rejuvenate the team is beneficial
Improving the squad would have been more beneficial
That doesn’t make going to Dubai a bad move
It makes it pointless
Well if there is any proof, it will be in the pudding
We obviously come from a different point of view. You see it as an undeserving reward and I see it as a beneficial break. That is not to say that getting further in the cup wasn’t on my wish list. If I didn’t care, I wouldn’t have made the effort to be there against Utd
I wouldn’t say undeserving reward just not a great mindset
SueP, Now what youre saying is a huge fuss. “warm your BONES and good for the” SOUL”?? WHAT’S THAT?
I would like to see your proposal to senior management and the board. Your motivation letter would be out of this World.
I’m glad you think so, Mo
I know little about football practice and conditioning, but one would think practice in cold weather would be more appropriate because majority of matches will be in colder weather than Dubai
But again Arteta and coaches know more than me lol, so I could be completely wrong
Stephanie, I agree with you, you don’t know much about physical training and body recuperation.
I bet Steph is more correct then you
One of the sentence’s in the piece says Liverpool have been inconsistent this season, really!. I must be watching a different Liverpool then.
Still I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised at such a comment. Because it seems that there are people out there who will say absolutely anything to convince themselves that we can still win the League. 🙄🤦♂️🤷♂️
Derek
Probably a typo as pool have been a slick well oiled machine this season to date
But now now
Rember …Half glass full time…
If i don’t have that to cling too then I might as well go hibernate and
and wait till this cold crappy weather passes.
Ps
I know where I would rather be right now
Dubai
To the summer
Alanball08,
You mean that Arsenal never gave you an invite to Dubai.
It must have been an oversight on their part.😉👍
Going to Dubai is not going to make Havertz stop missing sitters. It’s not really going to solve any of the multitude of deficiencies that are keeping this team out of first place. £750 million and the team doesn’t have a proper striker or an effective backup at CaM, but somehow it does have the money to buy center halves and play them away from their best position.
Emcc,
I agree with everything you say. But at least they’ll have lovely tans though.😂🤣👍
They will look great modeling the merch. That’s for sure.🤣😉
Stephanie, I’m with you on this one. Sorry, in fact I would have preferred Norway or Sweden or at least Scotland and made them play in their shorts, no scarf or gloves- exactly how Kieran Tierney would be turning out to train. Sharpen their minds to making the right decisions, in the climate which they regularly play in.
I don’t see how hot weather training would help, as we have to come back and play in the cold anyway- we got away trips this month at Leicester and Notts Forest!
Also, the time it takes to travel there and back, could have been put to better use, surely?
I’d rather have a bit of sun on my back to revitalise after the weeks of miserable weather here. I do though understand the rationale behind working hard here, but sunshine with natural vitamin D all helps wellbeing.
SueP,
If it’s Vitamin D there after, I do believe that there are supplements you can buy over the counter in chemists for that. Now I know that chemists can be a bit pricey, but I think I’m right in saying that there not as pricey as going to Dubai for a bit of Vitamin D.
And just think, that the money saved from the Dubai trip, could have been put towards any future signings.🤣😂😉👍
Here am I, watching East Midlands today, and Forest had a jolly in Dubai. Did they deserve resting their 1st 11 to so very nearly crash out of the Cup? There is just a ridiculous level of anti Arteta rhetoric, that it makes making comments hardly worthwhile.
The difference SueP, was they didn’t crash out of the cup did they. 😉👍
As I say Derek, it’s boring
That’s you. You’re not a football player,,, are you now? What these softies (players) need, is a session with the British SAS to harden up. Exposure to the hot sun causes melanomas. Especially if your skin is not used to the hot UV ultra sun rays. Majority of these players have fair skin completions
Currently a pleasant 21 degrees in Dubai. All outdoor sport should be banned then during sunny weather? Shall I give up golf or do what I always do, and wear sunscreen instead? Decisions, decisions
pjennings,
You mean that we can now add players getting sunstroke and sunburnt to our current injury list.😂🤣😉👍
No warm weather training camp is gonna help if we’re miles off Liverpool, for me this week is gonna decide the title winner, if Liverpool beat Everton it’s all over, we won’t overhaul a 9 point deficit and even if we won at Anfield it’s back to 6 points, it’s Liverpool’s to lose.
Spot on Dave.
But the boys will have a nice tan though.🤦♂️
I think they will return with nice tans, physically rested and mentally rested from the media.
Performance-wise maybe a boost first match or two, but a Dubai trip is not the answer to our problems. A striker and change in tactics far more beneficial than training in Dubai.
Only change is the weather; same players, same predictable tactics, same Artetaball, nothing much different I suspect.
No, expectations from Dubai. We simply don’t have the players available who can make things happen. I expect a tightening of the defense ( yuck, even more so), lots of set pieces practice, and negativity plus in the hope that we can grind out results.