Arsenal Faces Second Defeat of the Season Against Newcastle: Tactical Analysis and Implications

Arsenal lost to Newcastle without argument. And there were no other issues such as getting a red card until there were fewer players left than the opponent like many games this season.

Mikel Arteta’s team played below their usual standards, lacking aggression and did not create enough chances. Critics are criticizing the team for not having the form to challenge the competition.

The first and only goal was from a header. Alasdair Isak from the beginning of the game It was perfection enough to decide the victory of the game.

At the start of the game, Arsenal were setting the ball up to continue playing in their own game Newcastle were the first to score and took the lead from their first move.

Anthony Gordon had a chance to cross the ball from the right into the penalty area. The weight and direction of the scale came from the home.

In the past, Arsenal have often attacked their opponents with set pieces in a number of ways. And most of them end with heads. But this time Newcastle attacked them in the same way with no way to deal with it as it was a good move by both the opener and the boss.

Big header from Isak.

In addition to being a very beautiful door, It also changes the momentum of the game.

Mikel Arteta said after the game: “We started well with the game. I thought we were better. and managed to put the ball behind the defense with amazing opening and finishing moves.”

“After that the momentum of the game changed. The energy is not the same. They know how we play. And you obviously have two options in a game like this.”

Newcastle got the lead they needed and quickly, allowing them to choose to play defense and wait for counter-attacks of their own style.

Although the current defense is not as strong as it was when Eddie Howe first joined the team, it is still considered strong enough, especially playing at St James’s Park, which lost only one league game out of the last 12 games.

Eddie Howe’s men got the ball quickly in the 50-50 area but didn’t play all the hard shots. They play a few tricks to disrupt the play of the visiting team and prevent them from being able to make proper contact with the ball.

Arsenal’s attacking game lacks continuity. and he missed a lot of passes Although not many people are in good shape.

Newcastle had a problem with an injury to their key player which affected their form, as they did not win against anyone in the league for 5 consecutive games before entering the field. It is a situation that is not different from Arsenal, but in this game Salika’s army was able to manage the resources they had. and you can play as you want better

As for Miguel Arteta’s team, Thomas Partey had to play a shift at right-back who had problems. causing the midrange to drop clearly Unable to control playback

Miguel Merino could not make the game against his old team.

Declan Rice must return to the defensive-minded number 6 role to replace former Newcastle midfielder Miguel Merino. Playing in position number 8

Merino just scored his first goal playing for Arsenal in a big game against Liverpool, but his overall performance has yet to adapt to the team due to the new transfer. and he had recently recovered from his injury.

The midfielder of the Spanish national team could not play from the center of the park due to early access. The pressure was strong when it came to hitting Bruno Guimarães and Colinton.

Although the play of Leandro Trossar and Gabriel Martinelli did not create enough game for the team. Sometimes there was an opportunity to report but I missed it myself. It was clear that there was no silence. Calmness in stressful situations

“We didn’t do well enough. And it is not enough to respond to survive, especially by creating the danger you want.

“It wasn’t enough to change the game and win. This is the tricky part. But we also have to give credit to our competitors for what they do. “ Arteta accepts

Arsenal had just one shot on target all game from Merino, and their second ball fell in the way and he fired wide. But it is blocked.

It was the Gunners’ play that really put the home side under pressure in the last twenty minutes when they decided to bring on Ben White to play at right back to allow Partey to return to the middle in post number 6 and Rice to provide. post number 6. 8

Rice then had the opportunity to add to the attacking game as he wanted before creating two chances for the team to win, including forcing the ball to break through and beating himself to – out of the box. and he headed in Bukayo Saka’s opener, which unfortunately came off the post.

In the end, Arsenal could not make a comeback. and had to accept their second loss of the season

Isak’s only goal was important and valuable for Newcastle, and for almost 80 minutes after taking the lead, they dealt well with Arsenal’s offense and had the opportunity to create danger until they almost managed to score again OK

Salika’s team came back to win the last 6 rounds, but the Gunners failed to win for the 3rd time in a row and have now dropped to 5th place in the table.

Even though Manchester City went down and lost to Bournemouth, it was unbelievable, but it didn’t make Arsenal’s situation much better because Liverpool was still there, he almost fell asleep but came bounced back to overtake Brighton and beat Brighton on goal difference and are 7 points behind the Gunners after the first 10 games of the season.

As Arteta said after the game, Arsenal need to look and review themselves mainly because the problems affecting their performance and results at the moment are only from themselves.

The problem of being hurt is already part of the problem. But the quality of playing and the desire to overcome competitors should be more than this.

There is still a long way to go this season. There are many more points to collect. But if they can play like the last game, it will definitely be many times more difficult than before if they still want to compete for the championship.

In addition, the latest news is that Edu, the club’s sporting director, is preparing to leave the team. It made the feeling even worse. And there was a great sigh of relief. It’s happening all over the Emirates Stadium right now.