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After years of shambolic, heart-in-mouth defending, and going from zero to 5 nil down in 20 minutes, I think Arteta has unwittingly given this team a safety blanket to cling onto with the rigid positional discipline and defensive security he initially introduced, and he’s now struggling to wean them off it again. Sure, we looked solid last year, but that was in large part because our defenders rarely stepped too far from out 18 yard box and it left the midfield and forwards way too stretched - the challenge now is to get the team to step out again and learn how to both defend and attack we’ll at the same time.
It will happen eventually, but it has to start with the defence. The more the new-look back 5 continues to prove that it can handle business (particularly in open play), the more confidence the team will have to really commit to attack without nagging fears and doubts causing them to hesitate and look over their shoulders.
A huge injection of fresh faces, who aren’t irreparably damaged from their time in the Arsenal trenches, will also be a big help once they settle and gel.
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