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Tactics Column: Arsene Wenger puts defence first for new season
For all that Jose Mourinho asserts that Arsenal “abandoned their philosophy” in their 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Community Shield, Arsene Wenger might quietly agree. Because in recent seasons, he’s realised the need to add pragmatism to his side’s tactics and, as such, Arsenal are more comfortable at withstanding pressure these days, at holding an opponent at arm's length, and breaking up play when it needs to be done. Doing it against Chelsea was one of those necessary moments, the top-level opponents that Arsenal usually falter against. Here, Wenger said the team was forced to defend deeper than they would have liked because the pitch was heavy and they suffered physically. As...
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