Mikel Arteta is in high spirits ahead of Arsenal’s upcoming North London derby against Tottenham, expressing his excitement for what he anticipates will be a thrilling atmosphere at the Emirates.
The Gunners are preparing to host Spurs in yet another highly anticipated derby that they are determined to win. Historically, Arsenal has enjoyed a solid record against their North London rivals, but recent performances have not been up to the usual standards. Heading into the match, Arsenal find themselves in the midst of a two-game winless streak, having lost to both Newcastle United and Manchester United, with the latter defeat coming via a penalty shootout. The Gunners will be eager to get back on track with a win, though Tottenham will certainly not make it easy for them.
Playing at home does give Arsenal the advantage of familiar surroundings and the backing of their passionate supporters. Arteta is fully aware of how crucial the support from the fans can be, particularly in a match of such significance, and he is hopeful that the atmosphere at the Emirates will help propel the team to victory.
Speaking to Arsenal Media, Arteta explained his desire for an unforgettable matchday atmosphere:
“It’s probably the nicest game of the season to watch because of the atmosphere, because of what it means to our people, what it means to us and everybody involved in the game. This is something that is in our hands, for example. Let’s create the best atmosphere that we have played at the Emirates, that’s our objective. That’s something that we control, the players, the staff, and everybody that turns up tomorrow. This is something that we can do, so let’s do it.”
The importance of the supporters cannot be overstated, as their energy and presence in the stands can have a major impact on the players’ performance. For Arteta and his team, the backing of the Arsenal faithful is essential in ensuring they can overcome Tottenham and get back to winning ways.
With the stakes high and the atmosphere set to be electric, Arsenal will need their fans to be fully behind them in order to secure a much-needed victory. The support from the stands will play a crucial role in helping the Gunners rise to the occasion and claim three valuable points in the race for the top of the table.
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It helps when the football is thrilling.
Let’s get it. COYG!
A NLD made more difficult by the full extra time in the FA Cup. O.K. back to replays, lol.
Arteta has got to be make the fans have that excitement by varying his tactics. We have become so robotic, lethargic and predictable.
This season was there for the taking and Arteta has absolutely stunk it up at the moment. We now have Spurs tonight, Liverpool have provided us with more than enough opportunities to close that gap and we have consistently failed to capitalise on them.
Again, Arteta can’t blame anyone but himself for the way we are playing this season. He has failed to galvanise his players to push on. But instead we are looking like a midtable team struggling to score goals and defend.
And what happened to our defence too? We seem to be conceding at least a goal in each game. We are conceding while struggling to score. How has the team gotten so blunt all of a sudden? Non of our attackers seems to be able to score goals this season. I keep saying that it’s all down to Arteta’s tactics and style so far. Just let the players interchanges throughout the game, but Odegaard seem to be glued to the Right when he should be varying his positional variety. Let the Right wingers exchange with the Left wingers through each game so that we can be less predictable.
I am just frustrated again this season that Arteta has stunk out the domestic Cups when up against any decent team. We are out of the League cup and FA cup at the first sight of diversity. It’s a ridiculous embarrassing record for Arteta.
Now to night we have Spurs. Liverpool seem to be having their own little slump. And I feel like we might not capitalise on them dropping points last night against Nott Forest.
How many opportunities does Arteta need to claw back some points on Liverpool?
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Arteta talks about the fans creating an atmosphere, we’ll here’s a thought. How about his players scoring some goals with the chances provided.
The knock on effect will be a better atmosphere, Simples😉👍