What appeared to be another disastrous season on the horizon for Arsenal, fans have reason to believe that things are finally heading in the right direction.
Former Arsenal defender turned BBC expert Martin Keown analyzed the significance of Arsenal’s win over Tottenham Hotspurs.
Keown was quick to credit heavily criticized manager Mikel Arteta for his adjustments before the game.
“It seems to me like he’s used the time he had when the players went into the international break in September to really take a closer look at himself and his methods, and find a team that he feels he can trust,” Keown told Chris. by BBC Sport.Bevan.
Arteta opted to make some personnel changes that helped fuel the victory.
The defense featured Brazilian Gabriel and a returning Ben White as central defender, while Takehiro Tomiyasu was chosen as right-back, and Aaron Ramsdale was the designated goalkeeper.
In the Ottoman, Bukayo Saka played on the right wing and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang led the attack on offense.
“All have been really good decisions and it seems that the coach has put his finger on the pulse with what is his best system, and also the best personnel to play it,” said the former player.
Arsenal seemed to be on the right track this season after defeating Norwich City and Burnley in back-to-back victories before beating AFC Wimbledon last Wednesday to the tune of a three-goal victory.
Building on that momentum heading into the home game against Tottenham Hotspurs, Arsenal seemed to finally start to believe in themselves.
“The desire they showed to go after the game, and really tear Tottenham apart, which meant it was probably as good a first half as we’ve seen at Arteta’s Arsenal,” Keown said.
Arsenal’s youngsters, Emile Smith Rowe and Saka, were the undisputed stars of the show, as they broke the Tottenham Hotspurs defense repeatedly, en route to scoring a goal each in the 12th and 34th minute respectively.
Aubameyang helped seal the deal with a goal of his own in the 27th minute, helping Arsenal improve to 10th in the English Premier League.
Arteta’s team will visit Brighton on Saturday 2nd October as they continue to gain momentum in what has been an interesting season for gunners so far.
“There is still a lot of work to do Arsenal is rebuilding its reputation at the moment, nothing more, but days like this could be great.Infobarcelona.cat Brief news.
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