I have written a lot about Arsenal’s attack recently and the need for Arteta to enact “phase 2” of his rebuild. After two scoreless games in the Premier League and an offensively moribund display in the Europa League in Vienna, the subject of Arsenal’s attack has become central to discussion. I know I have certainly done a lot of complaining about the issue so I wanted to take a step back and consider some of the obstacles Mikel Arteta is facing in this area. Most of the issues are ones he has inherited and he, understandably, made tightening the defence and the tactical structure his priority upon taking the job. His most obvious issue is one of historically poor recruitment-...
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