Quote Originally Posted by KSE Comedy Club View Post
There are goals, but this season our entire style of play has been turned upside down.

We don't counter with pace, we stop and hold up play when in good positions.
We spend too much time passing backwards and sideways.
Our general slow build up is the main cause of us not being able to 'break teams down' - if we actually ran at goal sometimes their defences wouldn't have time to organise themselves in tight military lines.
Our attackers look to pass out wide continually, instead of being more direct - our biggest reason for not scoring goals after......
Seemingly losing the ability to shoot on target!
I think Arteta's focus on defensive players and 100% possession is the major factor on all the above - -the team both newer and older players are being forced to try to their best in a stodgy system

I think our players are mostly capable of playing a more balnced style which yes sees us have a reasonable amount of control but is happy to pull back a little to create the space to then run behind and transition quickly