Arsenal can play these kinds of games every week. Im certain they let Tottenham have the initiative, they will do the same at City, just like last year. Btw, City did not score a single goal in the 2 league games against Arsenal and had 2 shots on goal only. That defence is scary.
It just goes to show how physically dominant Arsenal are at set pieces. Even if the spurs players know where the ball is going, they still have to deal with the power and athleticism of the Arsenal players. Everyone knows Arteta is a duel monster. This Arsenal side have been indoctrinated into winning every ball. But they also have the physical attributes to carry that out.
@@jasonleon1976 they didn’t win every ball mate and scored one corner 😂 stop trying to make out this was good football. It was awful. And Villa missed 2 sitters against you. This rewriting of history to make Arteta a genius is crazy.
@@N17StuVilla should've, would've, could've... Results matter, not missed chances. Arsenal weren't great today, but Sp*rs are Sp*rs so the victory was a given.
Arteta had to operate with a weakened first team and bench. He didn’t want to engage in an energy intensive basketball style game with Tottenham that he could not sustain across 90 minutes with the limited personnel available. He knew Tottenham would attempt all out attack (Ange is very predictable). He therefore got numbers behind the ball and asked players to take their time resuming play to frustrate Tottenham’s free flowing style. He knew if he kept it tight at the back he’d get them on the break or from a set piece in the end.
Really? As an Arsenal fan myself I never considered Spurs good enough to even rival us. If anything it's one of the most annoying matchup as the spurs fans go hyper with their delusions.
James Arsenal allowed them possession, it wasn’t dominance, it was allowing controlled possession, in areas Arsenal wanted them to have possession. It was the plan, there was never any panic in the Arsenal team ever
reminded me when we play atletico in final wengers era, where simeone employ controlled possesion, basically allowed our winger to do whatever the hell they want because he know, arsenal at that time dont have any qualities to deal with crosses. very traumatic experiences
Arteta played under Wenger and Arsenal's weaknesses then was no plan B, defensive problems and weak at set pieces. Arteta rectified all of the problems. And against Ange who essentially has the same philosophy as Wenger, Arsenal is Spurs kryptonite.
They love and protect Romero so much that they are trying to blame Vicario like he doesn't have 4 people in front of him blocking his path to the ball.
Both deserve criticism. Romero needed to be stronger, and Vicario needs to be more commanding in general. It was so predictable that Arsenal were gonna score from a corner.
That's the thing though James, it was NOT a weak side. Missing our starting midfield yet we show how clear we are of them. People said Ethan was not ready but we saw how that went. COYG
Yes you had significant absences, but you also weren‘t clear of them. Could have gone either way, with them looking slightly more likely to take it away. But they are shite at defending set pieces and Gabriel is a beast in the air.
@@jmo4952 If anything that's my point. Although that gap isn't as insurmountable as you may think. But the point is that Arsenal got 89 points last season. Before City, that would have been enough to win the league and City themselves have won the league with 89 or less points twice in the last 7 years.
@@jmo4952City are clearly the better team but I wouldn’t say Arsenal are nowhere near them. If Son finishes a 1v1 Arsenal are champions. That’s how close it was. As for injuries Arsenal have been lucky but people never mention how Partey played less games than KDB last season. Timber also missed the entire season so that’s two starters who played a combined 15 games.
I like Ange, and I do not want him replaced. This is a process, of course, and I generally like our style of play. BUT. I am tired of post-match interviews starting with "well we controlled most of the game." NO! NO! We did not. Having the ball is not controlling the game. We are slow on passes, we make too many passes and generally lack speed when it comes to passing the ball. We pass back far to often and are Not Brave! We are Not Brave! Yeah, Arsenal are what, 5 years into their rebuild? Yes, we are two years, but we could have had that game if we just showed some style and urgency.
That game was actually boring to watch for me. Arsenals goal was inevitable and we never looked like scoring. We ‘dominated’, but not really. We played exactly how Arsenal wanted us to play. Arsenal controlled the game by letting us have possession and do nothing with it
Yeah people think possession is the only way to dominate teams. Arsenal dominated Spurs today by forcing Spurs to attack them the way Arsenal wanted. Ended up with Spurs crossing the ball into absolutely nobody
@@bna919arsenal did NOT dominate spurs🤦🏾♂️. Tottenham were just very wasteful in good positions and didn't generate enough clear cut chances. Arsenal had a game plan and it worked that wasn't a dominant win by any means
@@bna919Exactly this. So many players have interviewed post match and said Arsenal let you play where they want you to play. You come away thinking you’ve don alright, but you can’t really lay a glove on them
@@psmbbbfredrick5651the confusion is with the word ‘dominate’. Spurs dominated possession, but I think Arsenal controlled the game with less possession. We played straight into their game plan. They only looked uncomfortable a few times that I remember. Arsenals chances felt more dangerous, while our chances never felt like they had any sting to them.
@@psmbbbfredrick5651 Arsenal forced Spurs to go out wide with their compact shape. They had Saka and White on Son. Timber had Brennan on lock all game. Solanke tried his hardest but only got the better of Saliba and Gabriel once. Maddison and Kulusevski didn't have any space to work their magic. Spurs didn't look like they could create a chance by themselves much less score a goal. That game was like you playing against 6 year old. You're probably going to give the 6 year old the ball for most of the game but who is the one in control? You could score a goal anytime you felt like
Arsenal let Spurs have possession. They set traps and forced Spurs to play sideways and keep recycling ball. The only threat Spurs had was to hit hopeful crosses into the box - right into arsenal's strength. Arteta out coached Posecoglour or as the media call him, Ange. Arteta knew Arsenals fluency was affected without the axis of White, Saka, Odegaard and without the box to box energy of Rice. This was an example of a top coach doing what he has to do to win a tough away game, while missing key players. How good was Havertz by the way, he was everywhere.
James, knowing what Arsenal are going to do on set pieces and stopping them are two completely different things. If it was as simple as you make out Arsenal wouldn’t be constantly bossing every other team like this.
Our defense and expertise in set pieces are the reasons we've been so good over the past two seasons. In difficult games like this one, it often shows. It's given us a huge advantage over most teams in the world particularly Liverpool but Pep, Haaland and City are like a machine.
Arsenal have played 2 teams similarly matched in Aston Villa and Tottenham away recently. 2 different types of sides yet Arsenal have dealt with both. Villa attempted a mid block and let us have the ball. Spurs come out with 6-7 players and attacked as they do every game under Ange. So we changed up our play against them to the villa game. People don’t understand how tractable Arteta and Arsenal are now. Those saying we parked the bus are crazy Arsenal had more dangerous attacks and more shots on target. That doesn’t smack of a team just hanging on all game.
James has Ange-tinted glasses fell in love with the guy after 10 games and some good pressers and now can’t admit that for all our possession in the opposition third spurs don’t create high quality chances (and when we do find the ball in dangerous places Ange is so prescriptive about how we should play that they look panicked about what to do - if they haven’t trained for it) and play such a suicidal high line we’re bound to see other teams take theirs against us. It’s not about patience, a project or rebuilding or playing your way. Ange has one way of playing, every pl manager has figured out how to counter it and no matter how much we change the squad to suit it (we already got Solanke, Johnson, Odobert, Werner and Maddison under Ange to make his style work, while shipping out mainstays like hojbjerg, Dier and Emerson) no matter how long we stick with the manager it ain’t gonna work. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Could change that first word for Angeball
I’m a neutral fan but from my perspective It’s the start of his second season and he has got the number 9 in solanke. Solanke has been injured and hasn’t been able to train with the team, now he is back they will develop new patterns of play as solanke offers a different dynamic up top compared to son or richarlison up top. Ange inherited a squad which was at the end of its cycle and those players were no longer good enough so he is slowly getting rid of them for his own players just like klopp and arteta did in their first couple of seasons. It is a rebuild and it will take time the positive signs are there and once Solanke is fully fit and embedded in the team the results will start coming. Just go to be patient
Thanks James for putting into words what I’ve been thinking lol. I’ve seen too many Tottenham fans complain about Ange but it was individual errors that cost them today. Unfocused at the back, hesitant up top. His choice in lineup was fine, I wouldn’t chance too much but he’s simply confident in himself and the results aren’t looking great. I think it does go back to that mentality - ever since the spurs/city game last year there’s been a disconnect between the fans and the manager. Just my outside perspective.
Really hope that Flavor guy comes back as a guest on JAFFN again. Love to hear his thoughts on Big Ange now and why he thinks Spurs couldn't beat an Arsenal team with a combined 94 year old midfield 3
James. I would advise that you rewatch the 1st half of our last match with Tottenham in April, we played the same way but had Rice and Odegaard. With Rice back Havertz will probably play the Odegaard role and we’ll be fine. We’ll attack the box differently of course but with Rice back we will pressure the ball better in the middle of the park.
Romero is the centre back equivalent of Wan-Bissaka. Sloppy and the spacial awareness of a mole, but protects his defensive reputation with brilliant sporadic last-ditch tackles
I've never heard him being described like that but let me tell you I feel you've hit the nail on the head. The last ditch tackles are also what gets him a red card what feels like every other game
Spurs go one nil down and bring on P Sarr (what?), Odobert (who?) and Werner (lol). Arsenal go one nil up and bring on Sterling (experience), Jesus (experience) and Nwaneri (generational talent). A difference in class.
I give up on this teams there’s nothing real to hope for Ange is working with wet towels in attack and will be sacked because of them - it’s a depressing place to be
Wet towels in attack? Wasn’t Kulosevski better than Saka? Maddison as good as de Bruyne? Solanke was scoring lots of goals at a small team, son is a great player….
@@nope2dat strong club should be telling him no we have better options for that money but there's no real leadership - the new people they've brought in don't seem like they're that convincing either
Solanke and Johnson were just not good enough. Both need to work on their first touch when they get into a scoring position. Both had opportunities they let slip away
My background is basketball. I could not understand the way Romero tried to defend his player. I am glad this video backs me up. This was not a set piece mistake, it was a Romero mistake.
As an arsenal fan it was such a weird game to watch imo, it felt like we won while we were losing 😅 Tottenham had more possession and chances but they didn't really create too many scares, just glad we got the points in the end COYG ❤
Mikel Arteta and Arsenal have/ are built / building. a team that can play every type of game. Basic Evolution has throughout all time shown tha the more adaptable your are to different conditions the bigger chances you have of surving and and further on prosper...
Being cautious and winning ugly in an away NLD shows Arteta's maturity in my opinion, never allowed them to gain momentum or get what they wanted on attack
Romero was putting his arms around Gabriel in the beginning of the game, but the ref told him to stop. Maybe that's why he didn't do it on Gabriel's goal. Either way, COYG
James, I think the main thing is a quality problem for us. I just don’t think we have the level of player that is good enough for this ange system in the final third. Especially speaking about the forwards.
I feel every other part of this arsenal team is solid except finishing infront of goal, once they become more clinical no team in this league will see arsenal. chance conversion rate really needs to improve.
It wasn't a weak Arsenal side. Arsenal now, whoever they play is not weak. Less strength, OK. But weak is not the word to use. Stop with these pathetic takes. You don't need to post for clicks anymore. You should be safe in the knowledge you are already established. People will watch. It's not a weak Arsenal. Come on, man. FFS!
Two reason the goalie didn’t come out why he has two hand. He can punch Ball out also he’s 6 foot four. Yes, Romero lack of defense medical go come from him from corner he maybe doesn’t mark man tight but where is the coach?
James you got this one incredibly wrong. You said to Flav that they’d either “do us” or draw, forgetting just how good this Arsenal squad is. The best teams win football matches, they don’t pass it around the middle third with no penetration. Arsenal absolutely dominated Spurs in the air and managed the game perfectly. Think you need to give us more respect. Two of our best players out and we go away in a derby and keep a clean sheet like that? Incredible.
Some fans are just gong to blame Ange but our real problem is we have a goal keeper who is like Draclua and two centre backs who are not commanding when they are defending from there own boxs. I dont see this change if we did had a defensive coach because Romero keeps switching off , VdV for a tall guy is not good in the air and Vcairo is too scared to come out.
How many first 11 players were missing in this match for Arsenal... Before we talk about which team has the better squad before the injuries and after the injuries.
It‘s simple. If we went on like we did before like 30minutes we would have won. When the cards flew in and the little beef was we lost the game. The aggression went up and that made us make mistakes and the cards made us play afraid. Im not blaming the (even though some cards were weird) it‘s the players fault that, you need to be able to deal with that. Also all of the fans act like we lost by a high margin. We didn‘t, we played good.
14:09 i mean i dont think there will be a more obvious game for it. No odegaard, rice, or merino (our whole starting midfield) against our biggest rivals away.
The game plan and it was well executed by the Arsenal lads out there. Allow them to have the ball and play them on the break, counter. Well done, guys . COYG😅😅😅😅😅
Tbh just let the wingers run in mate😂 it's better cuz they r transitional wingers and also let the more physical players b focal points for bounce passes against low blocks to create space for the runners and let the creative players eg maddison and gray be in front to fizz it in and let wb be wbs
have been saying for a while, in the face of constant Romero lauding “he’s so good” that he’s a) not a leader and b) a potential liability. Sure, when he’s good he can be great - and yes other defenders might not have his ceiling - but that is either 3 of 4 or all 4 goals Spurs have conceded that are at his doorstep for fault. Switches off, ball watches, guards grass, fails to track in transition - all evident this year CLEARLY and at least ha.f a dozen times last year. So clearly not a leader at the very least. If Madrid want him, i say sell and buy 2x CB who want to pay attention (you’d think earning HEAPS would be enough)
Does any body think with the squad we have would a manager like Eddie Howe, Marco Silva or Andoni Iraola be able to get more out of the players and ‘success’ than Ange?
Ange is better than these three bro (from Arsenal fan) Your starting XI is shait easy (You need to build on Pedro Poro/Van de Ven/Udogie/Bissouma) Any other positions are average or below
Me and my dad have given a nickname for Brennan - 'hot or cold Johnson' - Hes either the best player on the pitch or the worst. More often than not when hes good is when he comes off the bench, so why not just use him as a super sub for the final 20 minutes?
Well how can you be big on a team who have a vile freak as a manager, crazy delusional fans, a rapist in midfield, play boring defensive football, use constant scummy and shithouse tactics and then scrape a win from a set piece or saka doing something out of nowhere... They're a terrible team who will get outplayed by any team who's attack isn't incompetent like Tottenhams
They made Tottenham look really poor, but I don't think many teams can break down Arsenal when they play like that. Yes, they scored a corner after countering. Perfect game-plan from Arteta. He gave Spurs 0 space. Romero was also really poor from the corner.
The decision making is poor and naive as we don't have quality experienced players. SHOCK! we are suffering from our incorrect transfer stance AGAIN! Buying the wrong players and focusing too much on getting in youngsters this time. The fans can see it but the board never seem to be able to. So fed up of reciting the same complaints every season.
“We all know when you’re defending a corner, you’re going to get a two handed shove in the back as you go to jump.” Just spinning narratives to escape the reality that that was a foul.
Weak? Well that put things into perspective. All teams must be able to cover two injuries and suspensions. Arsenal included. They were very defensive however and won on a dubious corner. It happens but the media fanfare around this is ridiculous.
trossard and partly was not good they kept giving the ball away. people would sat martin was the worst but he faught for every ball made the runs back chased and in that last ten mins I saw sterling not doing that and I didnt not like it
What your forgetting main players missing it was playing acertain way of playing which allowed spurs having plenty of play.arsenal with full team would be too good spurs.
So if Spurs did win this game , the excuse would’ve been it was against a weak Arsenal team ? I can’t remember the last time Spurs had a full strength team against Arsenal .
Weak is an exaggeration when they had two important players missing. But in any case, like every game we play, Spurs are our own worst enemies. We get in our way. Has nothing to do with opposition.
I think thats a simplistic way of looking at it. 2 nailed on starters? sure. 3, if you include Merino who would 100% be playing instead of Partey. But missing Calafiori, Tomiyasu, Zinchenko, Tierney, severely limits options of the bench as well. We had 5 teenagers on the bench which is why we didnt make subs till 80' (our only 2 experienced players on the bench) and were essentially defending with tired legs as the game went on. Without Odegaard we cant build up sadly, which is why we have to go long. So numerically, hes one players, but impact wise, hes our entire system.
@@FootballWDaksh It's not simplistic. It's factual. You had two starters missing. Counting Merino is stupid when he hasn't kicked a ball for you yet significantly. Same for Calafiori. Tomiyasu, Zinchenko and Tierney are all peripheral players. Again, it's not good logic. Especially with how lucky Arsenal were last season with injuries, while everyone else practically had 10 or more, including Spurs who had their whole backline out for parts of the season.
Arsenal can play these kinds of games every week. Im certain they let Tottenham have the initiative, they will do the same at City, just like last year. Btw, City did not score a single goal in the 2 league games against Arsenal and had 2 shots on goal only. That defence is scary.
City will beat them this time
@@amazonianstoriesNo they will not
@@G-MAN-f9u That's the point. We've improved so much that our squad is finally not inferior to City's. We've come so far.
Arsenal has the skill of playing small club mentality when they need to.
@@G-MAN-f9umoreno is an odegaard back up ,lol
It just goes to show how physically dominant Arsenal are at set pieces. Even if the spurs players know where the ball is going, they still have to deal with the power and athleticism of the Arsenal players. Everyone knows Arteta is a duel monster. This Arsenal side have been indoctrinated into winning every ball. But they also have the physical attributes to carry that out.
@@jasonleon1976 they didn’t win every ball mate and scored one corner 😂 stop trying to make out this was good football. It was awful. And Villa missed 2 sitters against you. This rewriting of history to make Arteta a genius is crazy.
@@N17Stu Spot the sour spud. Priceless. HAHAHAHA!!!
@@LambrettaFunk spot the.. I don’t know what. HAHAHHAHA. Priceless .
@@N17StuVilla should've, would've, could've...
Results matter, not missed chances. Arsenal weren't great today, but Sp*rs are Sp*rs so the victory was a given.
@@Henry-to6yz not talking results, the post was about how Arteta was a genius. Have a read before you comment drippy
Arteta had to operate with a weakened first team and bench. He didn’t want to engage in an energy intensive basketball style game with Tottenham that he could not sustain across 90 minutes with the limited personnel available. He knew Tottenham would attempt all out attack (Ange is very predictable). He therefore got numbers behind the ball and asked players to take their time resuming play to frustrate Tottenham’s free flowing style. He knew if he kept it tight at the back he’d get them on the break or from a set piece in the end.
As a Gunner, my fav fixture of the season, but fuck was I stressed out.
I feel you mate! I will enjoy watching match of the day later but it’s too stressful to enjoy at the time
Really? As an Arsenal fan myself I never considered Spurs good enough to even rival us. If anything it's one of the most annoying matchup as the spurs fans go hyper with their delusions.
@@navi2710 Its years of trauma that I carry with me.
James Arsenal allowed them possession, it wasn’t dominance, it was allowing controlled possession, in areas Arsenal wanted them to have possession. It was the plan, there was never any panic in the Arsenal team ever
Facts!
No lies
Newcastle did exactly the same to them.
reminded me when we play atletico in final wengers era, where simeone employ controlled possesion, basically allowed our winger to do whatever the hell they want because he know, arsenal at that time dont have any qualities to deal with crosses. very traumatic experiences
This, I had zero worry they would score once we got back into our defensive block
The correct word is "weakened"
Weakened, not weak
Send Flav our best,
thanks James.
That clown flav had it 4-1 spurs
Our best, and Our worst 😅
Arteta played under Wenger and Arsenal's weaknesses then was no plan B, defensive problems and weak at set pieces. Arteta rectified all of the problems. And against Ange who essentially has the same philosophy as Wenger, Arsenal is Spurs kryptonite.
Its not recency bias lol. Gabriel and Saliba has been the best two CB in the league for almost 2 years.
They love and protect Romero so much that they are trying to blame Vicario like he doesn't have 4 people in front of him blocking his path to the ball.
Both deserve criticism. Romero needed to be stronger, and Vicario needs to be more commanding in general. It was so predictable that Arsenal were gonna score from a corner.
Romero is a shit player
Even the champions conceded the same goal today. It was the same player. They also had the benefit of replays.
That's the thing though James, it was NOT a weak side. Missing our starting midfield yet we show how clear we are of them. People said Ethan was not ready but we saw how that went. COYG
Ethan did not do much
Year 5 of your rebuild mate
Yes you had significant absences, but you also weren‘t clear of them. Could have gone either way, with them looking slightly more likely to take it away. But they are shite at defending set pieces and Gabriel is a beast in the air.
It was a weak side wtf are you talking about? Our ideal midfield on paper is Odegaard, Merino, Rice. We had none available
Turned up parked the bus and nicked a goal on a set piece. Wow. In awe of how clear you must be
"Is this what title winners do?"
Yes, it's just that we have 2 title worthy teams in the league.
It's just unfortunate that this Arsenal team exists at the same time as Pep and Haaland.
@akari2378 This Arsenal team is nowhere near City's. It was only close last season because of the long injuries to KDB and Haaland.
@@jmo4952 If anything that's my point. Although that gap isn't as insurmountable as you may think.
But the point is that Arsenal got 89 points last season. Before City, that would have been enough to win the league and City themselves have won the league with 89 or less points twice in the last 7 years.
@@jmo4952Haaland missed 7 league matches. Most of the points City dropped last season were in games he started.
@@jmo4952City are clearly the better team but I wouldn’t say Arsenal are nowhere near them. If Son finishes a 1v1 Arsenal are champions. That’s how close it was. As for injuries Arsenal have been lucky but people never mention how Partey played less games than KDB last season. Timber also missed the entire season so that’s two starters who played a combined 15 games.
I like Ange, and I do not want him replaced. This is a process, of course, and I generally like our style of play. BUT. I am tired of post-match interviews starting with "well we controlled most of the game." NO! NO! We did not. Having the ball is not controlling the game. We are slow on passes, we make too many passes and generally lack speed when it comes to passing the ball. We pass back far to often and are Not Brave! We are Not Brave! Yeah, Arsenal are what, 5 years into their rebuild? Yes, we are two years, but we could have had that game if we just showed some style and urgency.
8 years ago pretty sure wenger was still in charge weren't he? 😅
@@connoroneill3263 Literally. This is Arteta's 5th full season lol
@@connoroneill3263 Only 5 years, yes.
These man have rebuilding for 6 years blud shut your maat fam
Arsenal have won at your ground three years in a row so it’s not 5 years our process started paying off after two years and yours is not.
That game was actually boring to watch for me. Arsenals goal was inevitable and we never looked like scoring. We ‘dominated’, but not really. We played exactly how Arsenal wanted us to play. Arsenal controlled the game by letting us have possession and do nothing with it
Yeah people think possession is the only way to dominate teams. Arsenal dominated Spurs today by forcing Spurs to attack them the way Arsenal wanted. Ended up with Spurs crossing the ball into absolutely nobody
@@bna919arsenal did NOT dominate spurs🤦🏾♂️. Tottenham were just very wasteful in good positions and didn't generate enough clear cut chances. Arsenal had a game plan and it worked that wasn't a dominant win by any means
@@bna919Exactly this. So many players have interviewed post match and said Arsenal let you play where they want you to play. You come away thinking you’ve don alright, but you can’t really lay a glove on them
@@psmbbbfredrick5651the confusion is with the word ‘dominate’. Spurs dominated possession, but I think Arsenal controlled the game with less possession. We played straight into their game plan. They only looked uncomfortable a few times that I remember. Arsenals chances felt more dangerous, while our chances never felt like they had any sting to them.
@@psmbbbfredrick5651 Arsenal forced Spurs to go out wide with their compact shape. They had Saka and White on Son. Timber had Brennan on lock all game. Solanke tried his hardest but only got the better of Saliba and Gabriel once. Maddison and Kulusevski didn't have any space to work their magic. Spurs didn't look like they could create a chance by themselves much less score a goal.
That game was like you playing against 6 year old. You're probably going to give the 6 year old the ball for most of the game but who is the one in control? You could score a goal anytime you felt like
Arsenal let Spurs have possession. They set traps and forced Spurs to play sideways and keep recycling ball. The only threat Spurs had was to hit hopeful crosses into the box - right into arsenal's strength. Arteta out coached Posecoglour or as the media call him, Ange. Arteta knew Arsenals fluency was affected without the axis of White, Saka, Odegaard and without the box to box energy of Rice. This was an example of a top coach doing what he has to do to win a tough away game, while missing key players. How good was Havertz by the way, he was everywhere.
👀 Flav talked too much ish on Sky yesterday… they do it to themselves lmaooo
You’re 100% right!Gabriel is so underrated!! I feel like every Arsenal fan will agree with that
No one at arsenal is weak even the ones that got sold weren't weak. It's just that Arsenal produce quality as well.
James, knowing what Arsenal are going to do on set pieces and stopping them are two completely different things. If it was as simple as you make out Arsenal wouldn’t be constantly bossing every other team like this.
Wow am I grateful for this defence and timber is absolutely incredible
Our defense and expertise in set pieces are the reasons we've been so good over the past two seasons. In difficult games like this one, it often shows. It's given us a huge advantage over most teams in the world particularly Liverpool but Pep, Haaland and City are like a machine.
Arsenal have played 2 teams similarly matched in Aston Villa and Tottenham away recently.
2 different types of sides yet Arsenal have dealt with both.
Villa attempted a mid block and let us have the ball.
Spurs come out with 6-7 players and attacked as they do every game under Ange.
So we changed up our play against them to the villa game.
People don’t understand how tractable Arteta and Arsenal are now.
Those saying we parked the bus are crazy Arsenal had more dangerous attacks and more shots on target.
That doesn’t smack of a team just hanging on all game.
Still don’t understand why England didn’t have rice and saka taking the corners in the euros
They are only takers. For a great corner you also need physical players who can win the duels.
James has Ange-tinted glasses fell in love with the guy after 10 games and some good pressers and now can’t admit that for all our possession in the opposition third spurs don’t create high quality chances (and when we do find the ball in dangerous places Ange is so prescriptive about how we should play that they look panicked about what to do - if they haven’t trained for it) and play such a suicidal high line we’re bound to see other teams take theirs against us. It’s not about patience, a project or rebuilding or playing your way. Ange has one way of playing, every pl manager has figured out how to counter it and no matter how much we change the squad to suit it (we already got Solanke, Johnson, Odobert, Werner and Maddison under Ange to make his style work, while shipping out mainstays like hojbjerg, Dier and Emerson) no matter how long we stick with the manager it ain’t gonna work.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Could change that first word for Angeball
I’m a neutral fan but from my perspective It’s the start of his second season and he has got the number 9 in solanke. Solanke has been injured and hasn’t been able to train with the team, now he is back they will develop new patterns of play as solanke offers a different dynamic up top compared to son or richarlison up top. Ange inherited a squad which was at the end of its cycle and those players were no longer good enough so he is slowly getting rid of them for his own players just like klopp and arteta did in their first couple of seasons. It is a rebuild and it will take time the positive signs are there and once Solanke is fully fit and embedded in the team the results will start coming. Just go to be patient
Thanks James for putting into words what I’ve been thinking lol. I’ve seen too many Tottenham fans complain about Ange but it was individual errors that cost them today. Unfocused at the back, hesitant up top. His choice in lineup was fine, I wouldn’t chance too much but he’s simply confident in himself and the results aren’t looking great. I think it does go back to that mentality - ever since the spurs/city game last year there’s been a disconnect between the fans and the manager. Just my outside perspective.
How is it even a debate Gabriel is remarkably clear of Romero the consistent level he’s been at
Yet our friends at spurs were comparing Romero to Saliba & Gaby last season 😂
Really hope that Flavor guy comes back as a guest on JAFFN again. Love to hear his thoughts on Big Ange now and why he thinks Spurs couldn't beat an Arsenal team with a combined 94 year old midfield 3
James. I would advise that you rewatch the 1st half of our last match with Tottenham in April, we played the same way but had Rice and Odegaard. With Rice back Havertz will probably play the Odegaard role and we’ll be fine. We’ll attack the box differently of course but with Rice back we will pressure the ball better in the middle of the park.
Romero is the centre back equivalent of Wan-Bissaka. Sloppy and the spacial awareness of a mole, but protects his defensive reputation with brilliant sporadic last-ditch tackles
watch Spurs fans defend Romero lol
I've never heard him being described like that but let me tell you I feel you've hit the nail on the head. The last ditch tackles are also what gets him a red card what feels like every other game
He's not good enough
i would but awb has been great this year so, this is a sleight on awb
Spot on. From a spurs fan.
Spurs go one nil down and bring on P Sarr (what?), Odobert (who?) and Werner (lol). Arsenal go one nil up and bring on Sterling (experience), Jesus (experience) and Nwaneri (generational talent). A difference in class.
Our defence is devastating! Great defences win you titles, I’m hoping that it shows this season 🙏🏾
I give up on this teams there’s nothing real to hope for Ange is working with wet towels in attack and will be sacked because of them - it’s a depressing place to be
Wet towels in attack? Wasn’t Kulosevski better than Saka? Maddison as good as de Bruyne? Solanke was scoring lots of goals at a small team, son is a great player….
Maddison, Odobert, Werner, Johnson, Solanke all these wet towels were signed by Ange for his attack. He pushed to sign them all
@@nope2dat strong club should be telling him no we have better options for that money but there's no real leadership - the new people they've brought in don't seem like they're that convincing either
@@Kratos2591 Arsenal fans are real weirdos you've helped back that point - God of War is a shit game btw
ANGE Came out and DEFENDED the signings he got! There's no excuses 😡
Solanke and Johnson were just not good enough. Both need to work on their first touch when they get into a scoring position. Both had opportunities they let slip away
My background is basketball. I could not understand the way Romero tried to defend his player. I am glad this video backs me up. This was not a set piece mistake, it was a Romero mistake.
Definetely not a weak side. That's just crazy talk.
i can't figure out why romero is supposed to be so good honestly
Tottenham's friends in the media.
As an arsenal fan it was such a weird game to watch imo, it felt like we won while we were losing 😅 Tottenham had more possession and chances but they didn't really create too many scares, just glad we got the points in the end COYG ❤
Never felt like Arsenal were losing. You probably felt that Arsenal wouldn't score and the game would end as a draw which would feel like a loss
That was clearly the plan. Let them have the ball. They know they can keep a clean sheet anywhere and they knew they'd get a goal eventually.
What chances did Spurs have? Long shots? Never really dangerous imo
Mikel Arteta and Arsenal have/ are built / building. a team that can play every type of game. Basic Evolution has throughout all time shown tha the more adaptable your are to different conditions the bigger chances you have of surving and and further on prosper...
Being cautious and winning ugly in an away NLD shows Arteta's maturity in my opinion, never allowed them to gain momentum or get what they wanted on attack
Romero was putting his arms around Gabriel in the beginning of the game, but the ref told him to stop. Maybe that's why he didn't do it on Gabriel's goal. Either way, COYG
What the software to draw the lines?
The high line is a huge issue for Tottenham
James, I think the main thing is a quality problem for us. I just don’t think we have the level of player that is good enough for this ange system in the final third. Especially speaking about the forwards.
7 first team players out and Spurs still couldnt win
I feel every other part of this arsenal team is solid except finishing infront of goal, once they become more clinical no team in this league will see arsenal. chance conversion rate really needs to improve.
It wasn't a weak Arsenal side. Arsenal now, whoever they play is not weak. Less strength, OK. But weak is not the word to use.
Stop with these pathetic takes. You don't need to post for clicks anymore. You should be safe in the knowledge you are already established. People will watch. It's not a weak Arsenal.
Come on, man. FFS!
Two reason the goalie didn’t come out why he has two hand. He can punch Ball out also he’s 6 foot four. Yes, Romero lack of defense medical go come from him from corner he maybe doesn’t mark man tight but where is the coach?
James you got this one incredibly wrong. You said to Flav that they’d either “do us” or draw, forgetting just how good this Arsenal squad is. The best teams win football matches, they don’t pass it around the middle third with no penetration. Arsenal absolutely dominated Spurs in the air and managed the game perfectly. Think you need to give us more respect. Two of our best players out and we go away in a derby and keep a clean sheet like that? Incredible.
i wouldnt say weak this arsenal team would make the old stoke teams cry there a bunch of dheads pretty much and I love them
Some fans are just gong to blame Ange but our real problem is we have a goal keeper who is like Draclua and two centre backs who are not commanding when they are defending from there own boxs. I dont see this change if we did had a defensive coach because Romero keeps switching off , VdV for a tall guy is not good in the air and Vcairo is too scared to come out.
Funny because all I was seeing this past week was combined 11's containing 4 spurs players in the back 5
Vicario is a weak and frantic goalkeeper. Romero switching off is basically his default state. VdV is all pace and that's not sustainable all season.
My head was on mars after the game
How many first 11 players were missing in this match for Arsenal...
Before we talk about which team has the better squad before the injuries and after the injuries.
It‘s simple. If we went on like we did before like 30minutes we would have won. When the cards flew in and the little beef was we lost the game. The aggression went up and that made us make mistakes and the cards made us play afraid. Im not blaming the (even though some cards were weird) it‘s the players fault that, you need to be able to deal with that. Also all of the fans act like we lost by a high margin. We didn‘t, we played good.
Is this a new studio??? 🤩
14:09 i mean i dont think there will be a more obvious game for it. No odegaard, rice, or merino (our whole starting midfield) against our biggest rivals away.
We are just plain shite.
Spaghetti Ramsdale needs selling asap
Play the youngsters - they have more to prove and are more brave on the ball.
Possession stats mean nothing if you don’t pass the ball quickly nor create chances. When will Spurs learn?
The game plan and it was well executed by the Arsenal lads out there.
Allow them to have the ball and play them on the break, counter.
Well done, guys . COYG😅😅😅😅😅
Flav do you want picking up in the morning mate?
It’s just who we are mate😂😂
Tbh just let the wingers run in mate😂 it's better cuz they r transitional wingers and also let the more physical players b focal points for bounce passes against low blocks to create space for the runners and let the creative players eg maddison and gray be in front to fizz it in and let wb be wbs
have been saying for a while, in the face of constant Romero lauding “he’s so good” that he’s a) not a leader and b) a potential liability. Sure, when he’s good he can be great - and yes other defenders might not have his ceiling - but that is either 3 of 4 or all 4 goals Spurs have conceded that are at his doorstep for fault. Switches off, ball watches, guards grass, fails to track in transition - all evident this year CLEARLY and at least ha.f a dozen times last year.
So clearly not a leader at the very least. If Madrid want him, i say sell and buy 2x CB who want to pay attention (you’d think earning HEAPS would be enough)
To me it felt like they were avoiding giving Johnson the ball.
Does any body think with the squad we have would a manager like Eddie Howe, Marco Silva or Andoni Iraola be able to get more out of the players and ‘success’ than Ange?
Ange is better than these three bro (from Arsenal fan)
Your starting XI is shait easy (You need to build on Pedro Poro/Van de Ven/Udogie/Bissouma)
Any other positions are average or below
Me and my dad have given a nickname for Brennan - 'hot or cold Johnson' - Hes either the best player on the pitch or the worst. More often than not when hes good is when he comes off the bench, so why not just use him as a super sub for the final 20 minutes?
Romero is doing my head in. Has cost the winning or drawing goal in every game 🤬
Just because WE KNOW doesn't mean WE can stop it 😊
James is closet Spurs or not big on Arsenal
Well how can you be big on a team who have a vile freak as a manager, crazy delusional fans, a rapist in midfield, play boring defensive football, use constant scummy and shithouse tactics and then scrape a win from a set piece or saka doing something out of nowhere... They're a terrible team who will get outplayed by any team who's attack isn't incompetent like Tottenhams
He’s been hanging with Flav for too long. We used to be his sweet sweet Gunners
Spurs are the Everton of London, that’s why.
That's disrespectful. Everton have won league titles during the colour TV era
I know the title is for engagement and I’m taking the bait, but that Arsenal side beats 18/20 PL sides. It is not weak.
They made Tottenham look really poor, but I don't think many teams can break down Arsenal when they play like that. Yes, they scored a corner after countering. Perfect game-plan from Arteta. He gave Spurs 0 space. Romero was also really poor from the corner.
By defending in a low block and scoring from a corner.
Yeah bud sure did
The decision making is poor and naive as we don't have quality experienced players. SHOCK! we are suffering from our incorrect transfer stance AGAIN! Buying the wrong players and focusing too much on getting in youngsters this time. The fans can see it but the board never seem to be able to. So fed up of reciting the same complaints every season.
The Nudge, oh the nudge
“We all know when you’re defending a corner, you’re going to get a two handed shove in the back as you go to jump.”
Just spinning narratives to escape the reality that that was a foul.
Half the video he spent talking about the corner kick
3 point lane
You shouldn't be allowed to wrap your arms round a player, it's not Rugby
People forgot this was a depleted and injury arsenal team and they still won
Weak? Well that put things into perspective. All teams must be able to cover two injuries and suspensions. Arsenal included. They were very defensive however and won on a dubious corner. It happens but the media fanfare around this is ridiculous.
i thought raya was great from the part of the game i saw, and i thought trossard was quiet but had a solid performance
trossard and partly was not good they kept giving the ball away. people would sat martin was the worst but he faught for every ball made the runs back chased and in that last ten mins I saw sterling not doing that and I didnt not like it
assna were three attackers away from being battered 5-0😭
James don’t suppose you’ve read Xgenius recently have you?
What your forgetting main players missing it was playing acertain way of playing which allowed spurs having plenty of play.arsenal with full team would be too good spurs.
Come round, Flav! Make sure you remind him on JAFFN that Don Robbie TOLD HIM. Our center backs are better full stop.
I think the words you used James were "I think Spurs do them" hmm
Stats can be misleading, Arsenal let spurs have the ball & never looked like scoring, was expecting a lot more from spuds. Arsenal in second gear
Savio has just joined City and is already being praised like a god just like Doku....😆
Least stressed I've felt watching a NLD, ever!
I think Johnson gave up trying to get by Timber which is why he looked so poor today.
So if Spurs did win this game , the excuse would’ve been it was against a weak Arsenal team ? I can’t remember the last time Spurs had a full strength team against Arsenal .
I knew Spurs were bad this season but even as an Arsenal fan, they were woeful. They offered so little in the final 3rd
“The Nudge”
Weak is an exaggeration when they had two important players missing. But in any case, like every game we play, Spurs are our own worst enemies. We get in our way. Has nothing to do with opposition.
I think thats a simplistic way of looking at it. 2 nailed on starters? sure. 3, if you include Merino who would 100% be playing instead of Partey. But missing Calafiori, Tomiyasu, Zinchenko, Tierney, severely limits options of the bench as well. We had 5 teenagers on the bench which is why we didnt make subs till 80' (our only 2 experienced players on the bench) and were essentially defending with tired legs as the game went on. Without Odegaard we cant build up sadly, which is why we have to go long. So numerically, hes one players, but impact wise, hes our entire system.
Idk thou, they had rice missing, odegaard missing, merino missing, calafiori missing,
@@FootballWDaksh It's not simplistic. It's factual. You had two starters missing. Counting Merino is stupid when he hasn't kicked a ball for you yet significantly. Same for Calafiori. Tomiyasu, Zinchenko and Tierney are all peripheral players.
Again, it's not good logic. Especially with how lucky Arsenal were last season with injuries, while everyone else practically had 10 or more, including Spurs who had their whole backline out for parts of the season.
@@CarterGoodall-w2x The only starters there are Rice and Odegaard. You can't count two players who haven't played a game lmao.
@@carthag3 yeah but they’d rather have Calafiori on the bench than 17-18 year olds and merino on the bench rather than young players
How come you haven't reviewed Liverpool loss at Anfield to Forrest but jumped straight to Spurs... mind you I'm a LFC fan
The only dominance going on at Tottenham hotspur is 3 years in a row in your backyard 😂😂
There's nothing weak about that Arsenal team.
hilaaaaaaaaaarious tbf
Arsenal attacked them using shields