To be honest we have 18 goals and 11 big chances, it means that we have scored goals off penalties and deflections and have been significantly luckier. This is not sustainable…. If I was Arteta I would be worried that we are lacking firepower in the striker department and our reliable creative players aren’t delivering as they used to. Odegaard and Saka haven’t been the force they were last season. In fact our players aren’t in top 10 in goals scored and assists.
Defensively we are solid now… but come January transfer season, he needs to add some power to the frontline.
This may sound unpopular and I am no way shitting on the manager or the team, just a stat that I am trying to wrap my head around…. Happy to be change my mind.
Yeah we have been playing super slow it seems. I don’t know why either we have pacey players that need space but were just smothering ourselves constantly.
Even watching Spurs now the quick counters, switches of play etc. Its what we are missing currently.
Only thing I can think of is Arteta doesn’t want us to burn out like normal but its costing us games.
Thing is while i agree spurs are playing quick and more like we did last season. I think the reason arteta has changed it this season is to be more stable and not make it end to end.
Fulham are terrible but you could see spurs were at risk when they managed to get the ball back - as spurs just keep trying to fly forward