ARTETA IS A CRUEL MAN (AND I LOVE IT)
I cannot overstate how impressive the Arsenal win against Newcastle was. Football seasons are defined by moments – and that moment was the sort that title-winning sides clock up. The context was a terrible loss midweek. How would the boys react" How would their legs feel" How would they cope with a brutal Newcastle side who had a week to plan their strategies" Exiting the home game with anything outside 3 points and the title felt over.
Well, the answer Arteta had was emphatic. There was no loss of energy, no lack of focus, no one behaved like a victim. The boys put on a brutal showing for a very sauced home crowd and it was spectacular.
I can’t remember a more aggressive approach to off-the-ball movement. Newcastle, a team that is good at playing out of the back, were boxed in, bullied, and demoralized from minute one. We didn’t give them time to breath, we squeezed them in every space of the pitch, the boys, in my opinion, were cruel. The Bruno fan club that has sustained a lot of members in the Arsenal community found themselves asking how Jorginho could be dominating a game like this without any of the physical advantaged the Brazilian has. He was in masterclass mode and it was a thing of beauty.
You felt from minute one there was no other outcome outside a victory. The only question was, when would we break them"
Inside 20 minutes, which is absolutely ideal for breaking a sad deep block plan. How did we score" A beautiful set...
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