Arsenal
have beaten West Ham at home. It is not a surprise to me. Arteta’s players have
worked hard to make it happen. They scored first, then Moyes players have
equalized, but Arsenal didn’t give it up and they scored winning goal. It shows,
Arsenal made the progress under Arteta management and over the fierce
opposition in English Premier League.
Last year, they were sloppy, the
confidence wasn’t there. They were insecure, if opponents scored. Under Arteta,
they are sharp and confident. They’ve got the winning mentality. It is vital
and it's the turning point. Arsenal can fight for Champions League spot with Arteta.
They still need to improve on every single aspect of the game, but they are not
powerless like year ago. They fight. Arteta has done great work taking into account
defense. Arsenal try to intercept the ball, they are aggressive in defense. It
is a good sign. The defense is the key to win. If you can defend for ninety
minutes, you still have opportunities to create extra chances and surprise your
opponent, passing the ball quickly, when the ball is intercepted and opponent is vulnerable,
formations are not compacted and easy to be broken.
Arsenal deserve to be among top four, but they need to make it happen for them. It’s been a while since they were in Champions League, therefore the change, which has been made by Arteta and players is truly impressive. It didn’t take long time to change their mentality.
It is still not enough to fight for the title, but they will be close to Champions League spot at the end of the year. The financial impact on the club will be massive under these difficult circumstances concerning pandemic and no room to ease restrictions and allow fans to enter the stadium.
Premier League struggles these days badly financially. However, Arsenal play better and better and it is good news for everyone, because we need more clubs fighting for the title than only two.
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