Arsenal 4 - 3 Leicester

Arsenal 4 - 3 Leicester Aug 12, 2017 11:48:13 GMT

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Post by sdm3 on Aug 12, 2017 11:48:13 GMT

Aug 12, 2017 10:19:29 GMT @manlystanley said:

Aug 12, 2017 2:37:17 GMT sdm3 said:

Exciting but representative of another long, leaky season for Arsenal. I'll wager they'll be a goal down in the last 10 minutes or more than a few games this season, and they won't be scoring two to go ahead every time.

Yep, just watching back the highlights, the first two goals are from crosses where Arsenal put the crosser under no pressure. The third goal from a corner. So another cross. Arsenal are going to pay for that unless it is addressed.

I think 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1, works pretty well against Arsenal's 3-4-3 formation. You give up a bit of possession in midfield, but exploit them with crosses in the wide areas where they will find it difficult to put the crosser under pressure, plus they are terrible at dealing with those balls. Other managers will have taken note.

Taken note? Guys like Mourinho could write a tome of size rivaling War and Peace on how to exploit and defeat Wenger's "tactics", unfortunately.