Two things Mikel Arteta got right and two he got wrong as Arsenal scrape past Fulham
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Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal confronted a harsh test in Marco Silva’s Fulham at the Emirates on Saturday night – and most would agree the Spaniard didn’t get everything right notwithstanding taking each of the three points
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal took on a motivated Fulham at the Emirates on Saturday night and confronted a harsh test against Marco Silva’s men.
Regardless of ruling the initial a portion of, the Gunners were behind after Aleksandar Mitrovic looted Gabriel to score the initial goal in the second-time span before Martin Odegaard’s redirected balancer and a sketchy late winner.
Spylax have investigated two things Arteta got right and two he misunderstood against the recently advanced side as their unbeaten record in the Premier League was finished.
Arsenal fans seethed via web-based entertainment over their manager’s utilization of substitutes during the nearby Premier League experience, with only one sub made before the most recent 10 minutes.
That change saw Eddie Nketiah come on for Kieran Tierney, with Emile Smith-Rowe among those not to get a good change to impact the outcome.
In spite of the fact that he had to leave Thomas Partey and Oleksandr Zinchenko out the crew because of injury, numerous allies felt that they brought more to the table from the seat.
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Right – Martin Odegaard’s leadership
Martin Odegaard stepped up again for Arsenal when they needed to get back into the contract – proving his manager right over his captaincy call.
Odegaard took the armband on a permanent basis in the summer having taken over temporary from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after he was suspended last season.
The 23-year-old, who is also Norway skipper, may have got some luck in the deflection that his shot past former team-mate Bernd Leno – but the equaliser was his.
Wrong – Overlooking Aleksandar Mitrovic
Mitrovic is by far Fulham’s biggest threat going forward having scored 43 goals in the Championship last season – but Arsenal didn’t seem to take him seriously.
Serbia’s record goalscorer not only robbed the lackadaisical Gabriel for the opening goal of the contest but also hit the target with a powerful header just minutes later.
For that second chance Mitrovic had been marked in the box by slight forward Gabriel Jesus – which wasn’t exactly a fair match-up.
Right – Team spirit
Arteta was mocked by some corners of the footballing community for his passionate speeches last season – but his team battled till the last.
With Fulham frustrating the hosts with inspired defending, Gabriel redeemed his earlier error but flicking the ball home with just minutes remaining.
Arteta won’t have his team dropping their heads whatever the result, which has helped them remain at the top of the table after four victories.
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