ARSENE WENGER had this canny knack of getting some large outcomes when he actually wanted them.
And Mikel Arteta, it seems, appears to have an identical means to get himself out of a good state of affairs simply when Arsenal’s followers are starting to lose the plot.
Mikel Arteta has impressed Arsenal to 3 consecutive league winsCredit score: Getty Photos – Getty
Wenger was in cost on the membership for 22 years and there have been just a few events, significantly within the remaining few seasons when issues have been in peril of getting actually sticky. After which the Frenchman sorted issues out.
A run of seven Premier League video games with out a win, together with unrest within the dressing room, has seen issues flip bitter for Arteta – and resulted in lots of the membership’s supporters scream for a brand new supervisor.
However what a exceptional week Arteta has loved. Three video games, 9 factors, two clear sheets and eight targets. In the meanwhile at the least, Arteta has shut a few of the moaners up.
The three-1 win over Chelsea was spectacular, the 1-0 victory at Brighton was stable and now this, a complete battering of Sam Allardyce’s West Brom by four goals.
This terrific efficiency away from house additionally included a few really excellent targets.
As they entered into this season, with the FA Cup remaining success recent of their minds, the primary few months got here as a shock to Arsenal’s supporters. The workforce have been clearly inferior to that they had thought.
Equally, regardless of their dodgy patch within the League, Arsenal should not fairly as unhealthy as many have made out.
Better of all, gamers like Kieran Tierney have led the way in which and others, akin to Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe have adopted.
Arsene Wenger bounced again from his low durations at ArsenalCredit score: Getty Photos – Getty
Arteta is displaying his battling spirit similar to his former bossCredit score: PA:Press Affiliation
You wouldn’t wish to be in a trench alongside a few of Arsenal’s gamers, significantly the high-earning, extra skilled ones.
However TIerney is the kind of fighter you’ll need in your workforce – and what a terrific instance he’s proving to be. And for £25million, a relative cut price.
He adopted on from his current good performances with a superb show towards the Baggies, and remarkably, the Ice Man from north of the border even wore a t-shirt in the course of the warm-up.
Whereas the situations have been freezing, TIerney’s opener can have warmed the hearts of all Arsenal followers.
For Tierney, it was solely his second purpose for the membership as he solely scored towards Watford final time period.
However this was actually one thing particular as he tormented Darnell Furlong, beating him twice, earlier than switching the ball to his proper foot and pulling out a shock by bending the ball round Sam Johnstone.
The second purpose was out of this world. It was like watching Arsenal 17 years in the past, once they weren’t solely invincible but in addition irresistible.
West Brom have been reduce to threads once more. Saka performed an element within the beautiful transfer earlier than receiving a selfless move from Emile Smith Rowe to stroll the ball into the web. Already, that is an early contender for targets of the season.
Alexandre Lacazette seized onto some poor defending by lashing within the third. And the French striker took simply one other 4 minutes to make it 4-0 when he used a knee to show in one other good cross from Tierney.
Now, Arteta has the prospect to get some actual momentum. Arsenal start the defence of the Cup towards Newcastle on Saturday.
After a League match with Crystal Palace, Arteta has one other contest towards Newcastle. Arsenal may win all three.
Whereas a Champions League bid could also be a little bit optimistic, at the least essentially the most pessimistic supporters should settle for a relegation struggle will not be going to occur.
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