Gary Neville criticized the tactics of Arsenal and Mikel Arteta following the 1-1 draw against Manchester City on Sunday.
The artillerymen save late against Man City
Although the Gunners are disappointed not to take the three points against Man City, they will be happy that they have managed to save a late draw, with Gabriel Martinelli equalizing in injury.
However, the Arteta team was widely criticized for the visualization of prints against the rivals of the Premier League title as acceptable results in the past, and they are now at five points behind Liverpool, which has continued their perfect start to the season in the Merseyid derby.
In all honesty, the Northern Londoners have already had difficult light fixtures, but Arteta will be wary not to allow an important gap to open too early, since his team failed to recover from a relatively slow start last season.
Speaking on the Podcast of Gary Neville after the match, the former defender of Manchester United seemed to point his finger on the manager of his tactical approach, who focuses heavily on dominant chests. He claims that everything you need to deal with Arteta’s methods are the great players and a physically dominant goalkeeper who erases and claims the crosses.
Neville said: “They are a pony in a turn. The sets are just a percentage so important of their chances and lenses that you find yourself in a situation where you just have to have great players in the box and a goalkeeper who comes and punches, and if you are not going to have turns and kicks and kicks.
“Arsenal does not create enough chance in these types of games. They score a lot of series goals, six of their nine goals before this game came from sets, one of them was a penalty. Now, it’s great that they are good in series, but it’s not good enough.”
Neville right to call arta tactics in question
In the post-match interview, Arteta seemed to suggest that his team could have taken the match more, saying: “At the very least [we deserved a point]. I am so proud of my players, the way we play, the way we dominated almost all aspects of the game. Very disappointed not to win the match. “”
However, it is difficult to agree, since Viktor Gyokerres was largely anonymous, receiving very few services throughout the match.
Having recorded a total XG of 0.97, against 0.96 from City, a draw was probably a fair result, and as Neville points out, Arsenal needs to start creating more from an open game.
After dragging for so long, Arteta will be happy that his team has managed to make their way into the game, but the five -point gap that is already open will be worrying, since the matches do not become easier, with Newcastle United Next in the Premier League.
