There has hardly been two games in row this season when we have seen the same Arsenal starting XI (has there been any?) as the new boss has been tinkering with his different formations and personnel for each and every game. Now that it looks like the players have started to understand Emery’s instructions and […]
Category: Arsenal tactics
When will Emery realise Arsenal don’t have the players to suit his tactics?
What style of play are we exercising under Unai Emery? by Eddie Hoyte Happy New year folks, this will be my first article this year 2019, and I’ve been thinking about doing it for a while now but I had to make sure I get every bit of my facts and research right first. Quickly […]
The best Arsenal formation to free our in-form players to terrorize defences
TIME TO FREE THE LAC(OZI)AUBA by Nicholas O Lacazette and Aubameyang playing together in a system that complements them and have them both in the attacking duo role would be mouthwatering. We have seen potential that this can do. However, spice that up with an Ozil at the top of his powers and you have […]
How Arsenal can get the best from our Lacazette and Aubameyang partnership
LACAUBA Partnership: A final masterstroke in Arsenal’s revival by Nicholas When he walked into Arsenal, Unai Emery was facing the volcano right in the eyeball and he thought he had a plan – Aaron Ramsey was part of the plan. However, he found that his predecessor had brought together two deadly strikers that every football […]
Should Emery tweak his formation to stop leaking goals – and score more?
DOES UNAI HAVE AN OPTION SQUAD SET UP 4.2.1.3? by Nicholas Arsenal are finally with a win, but the Gunners struggled and if you look at the numbers it’s even worse. We dominated in terms of possession. 61% to 39% is huge enough, but it was only in latter stages of the match that we […]
The Players and Formation that Arsenal need to play Emeryball
EMERYBALL: CAN THIS BE THE SQUAD UNAI SHOULD SETTLE INTO Arsenal succumbed to another defeat against Chelsea, and it is now two losses out of two matches. However, the London derby at the Stamford Bridge could have gone either way and Arsenal had more than enough chances to win the game. One, player – Eden […]
Arsenal don’t HAVE to play from the back – but it’s the best way to keep control?
We all saw Arsenal trying to put Unai Emery’s tactics into force last week by trying to retain possession against one of the best teams in Europe last week. The Spaniard has been concentrating on playing out from the back when in possession and playing the pressing game when we lose the ball. We can’t […]
The Tactics and formation that could win Arsenal the League title – With or without Ramsey
HERE IS HOW UNAI MIGHT WIN THE LEAGUE! by Nicholas Oyoo Arsenal can surprise the division this season if certain things are put together very quickly before the first two matches, against two of our biggest rivals. These games may go a long way to confirm or approve Arsenal’s new set up and the challenge […]
Unai Emery explains why he usually prefers to play with just one striker
The new Arsenal manager Unai Emery is very clear and surprisingly open about how he likes to set his teams out, and he has been explaining exactly how he thinks that one striker in his formation allows his teams to be more aggressive and attacking than if he uses the traditional 4-4-2 set up. As […]
How Arsenal can set up for all out attack next season
SHOULD ARSENAL SET UP A DEADLY FRONTAL ATTACK MODE NEW SEASON? by Nicholas Arsenal are faced with a defensive crisis this season. It’s only the last two matches Against AC Milan – perhaps the most important match for Arsenal to date and in the EPL against Watford, that we have kept clean sheets after so […]
The attacking formation to make best use of Arsenal’s new stars?
IN ARSENE’S WORDS – ARE WE TO ASSUME THERE IS A NEW PATTERN ON THE HORIZON? by Nicholas Oyoo Every Arsenal fan must agree this was a winter window like no other. We brought in three players. Two in attack and one in defense. But it was the players that we moved out in the […]
Tactics with new signings – can we return to the ‘Arsenal Way’ of attacking (4-2-4?)
ARSENAL WAY? – WE NEED CLARITY by Nicholas When the Alexis Sanchez-Henrikh Mkhitaryan swap deal finally went through, the biggest side story was the rather curious performance statistics of one Henrikh Mkhitaryan at Manchester United, where of late he was not enjoying his football. The issue was that he would be best suited to the […]
Do Arsenal need to score more or defend better?
Towards the end of last season, Arsene Wenger changed the team formation at Arsenal to arrest an awful run of form, and it worked brilliantly as the Gunners went on a long winning run and only failed by one point to get Fourth Place in the League. But this season, the opposite has happened and […]
Should Arsenal stick with 4-3-3 for the rest of the season – or not?
Last season when Arsenal were going through a very difficult patch, Arsene Wenger suddenly shifted to three at the back to bring extra defensive solidity to the team. This tactic worked and suddenly the Gunners went back on a long winning run. Now we have the opposite problem, with our top class forwards all struggling […]