You guys said it: WHAT A PERFORMANCE and WHAT A NIGHT TO REMEMBER!!!!!! If we play HALF as good Sunday against Sp*rs as we did against PSV, we'll wreck them! 🤣
To Jonathan: I just read the article before this one written after the Everton game, and I so agree that Arteta is the perfect man to fill all of the "occupations" of a head coach: psychologist, face of the club to the media, leader who can read the room, etc. One of the other things I love about him is that he's a sideline coach instead of a bench coach: he spends more time shouting and gesticulating on the sideline than he does during in his seat just observing. I love being able to stand on the sideline during my son's "soccer" (yes I'm American) games and point out areas he should move in to, or opposing players to keep an eye on; just helping him move into space or away from opponents or whatever. Arteta does that. In the 7th min of the CL game, Zinchenko had the ball close to the half line and also close to the sideline. He looked like he was about to try to force a pass down that left wing, but Arteta was right there with both his arms up as if to say, calm down, slow down. Zini turned and passed into the middle and within 20 seconds, Saka was putting home the rebound. When I saw Arteta raise his hands, I thought, "that's so smart: keep possession and don't " force" anything. Little did I know that the result of his actions wish be a goal, butt I still thought it was smart.
Anyway, loved this article as well, like ALL of your articles. Thanks for all you do for us Gooners as far as great insight with some incredible reading!
Yeah man. I feel you. What a performance.
You guys said it: WHAT A PERFORMANCE and WHAT A NIGHT TO REMEMBER!!!!!! If we play HALF as good Sunday against Sp*rs as we did against PSV, we'll wreck them! 🤣
To Jonathan: I just read the article before this one written after the Everton game, and I so agree that Arteta is the perfect man to fill all of the "occupations" of a head coach: psychologist, face of the club to the media, leader who can read the room, etc. One of the other things I love about him is that he's a sideline coach instead of a bench coach: he spends more time shouting and gesticulating on the sideline than he does during in his seat just observing. I love being able to stand on the sideline during my son's "soccer" (yes I'm American) games and point out areas he should move in to, or opposing players to keep an eye on; just helping him move into space or away from opponents or whatever. Arteta does that. In the 7th min of the CL game, Zinchenko had the ball close to the half line and also close to the sideline. He looked like he was about to try to force a pass down that left wing, but Arteta was right there with both his arms up as if to say, calm down, slow down. Zini turned and passed into the middle and within 20 seconds, Saka was putting home the rebound. When I saw Arteta raise his hands, I thought, "that's so smart: keep possession and don't " force" anything. Little did I know that the result of his actions wish be a goal, butt I still thought it was smart.
Anyway, loved this article as well, like ALL of your articles. Thanks for all you do for us Gooners as far as great insight with some incredible reading!