Lo que más me gustó

Uno de los aspectos que se pueden rescatar en el juego de los gunners es ese buen funcionamiento de Zinchenko, el ucraniano fue el mejor del partido haciendo un trabajo de equilibrio interesante, realizando el traslado y los pases de manera correcta, sin embargo, esa disposición táctica con doble 5, yo la hubiese cambiado luego del minuto 60, o bien enviar a Zinchenko a hacer el desdoble por la lateral ayudando a Martinelli, ya que el jugador puede hacerlo.

Me gusta esa versatilidad del Arsenal en función de lo que el partido necesite, sin embargo, las modificaciones tardaron mucho en hacerse en este partido.

Eddie Nketiah

Quizás no es el delantero que pueda sustituir completamente a Gabriel Jesús, sin embargo, me gusta este joven jugador como un delantero de referencia, vi movimientos interesantes cuando el jugador recibe de espaldas al arco en el área, en dos o tres oportunidades realizó un movimiento para quitarse al rival de encima y quedar frente al arco, algo que es muy difícil de realizar y que los delanteros de más alto nivel pueden completar, así que desde mi punto de vista Nketiah se está formando como un buen delantero para el futuro.

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El Empate

Este empate al ser en condición de local termina por tener mal sabor para el Arsenal, sin embargo, no me parece un resultado catastrófico, teniendo en cuenta que el equipo de las urracas ha tenido un buen funcionamiento, recordando que actualmente son terceros en la Premier League, creo que es un resultado favorable en donde mantiene una buena distancia con respecto al Manchester City.

Próximos Partidos

Los gunners deben enfrentarse al Tottenham y posteriormente al Manchester United, dos partidos muy importantes para sostener la ventaja, esperando el tropiezo del Manchester City, equipo que si analizamos su plantilla hombre por hombre posee un mayor poderío que el equipo de Arteta.

La Premier ha comenzado y estoy emocionado con cada partido, este encuentro a pesar de ser un empate me pareció atractivo y bastante emocionante.

Gracias por tu lectura, hasta la próxima

Arsenal vs Newcastle 0-0

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With the World Cup over, it's back to the club competition, the passion for the beautiful game is far from over and the tournament where the eyes of many football fans are on the English Premier League, where Arsenal are leading the table with what is now a remarkable campaign, but to maintain their lead over Manchester City they must compete and beat the very good teams like NewCastle.

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Arsenal are off to a good start after the World Cup break, managing to extend their lead over their nearest challengers at times, it is something Arteta wants, to finish by securing a title that has eluded the Gunners, planning every game and the remainder of the season to achieve this goal is no easy task, however, these youngsters seem to have that conviction that characterises champions.

One of the bad news for the Gunners is the injury to Gabriel Jesus, a player who arrived at the North London club on fire, becoming one of the essential players for the team to be at the top of the table today, however, he has not lost the drive of the first half, with Eddie Nketiah taking Gabriel Jesus' place.

Match Analysis

One of the noticeable changes Arteta has introduced to the Gunners' game is the position of Xhaka, a player who I think is exceptional and can perform anywhere in midfield (as long as his bad character doesn't make him bad plays). This player now has a more attacking role, taking advantage of the good level of Thomas Partey who is in charge of providing the defensive balance in midfield, so Xhaka can play in the same line as Martin Ødegaard, which gives a different and more effective attacking thrust to the whole team, this strategy has worked very well for Arsenal and has benefited from the wonderful collective and individual plays from the midfield forward.

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For this game, Arteta decides to bring on Zinchenko, a player who ends up being one of the best players on the pitch, as I have mentioned on other occasions, having the Ukrainian changes the scheme, because he is positioned as an inside midfielder, supporting Thomas in his defensive work, however, he makes the right back (Benitez Benitez) play more of an inside midfield role, However, it means that the right-back (Ben White) is limited in his attacking forays, which means that Arsenal can change their tactical set-up according to the needs of the game, from a 4-1-2-3 to a 3-2-2-3, the latter being the one that Arteta's team used the most in the match.

Although Arsenal dominated possession and set up to press high, they did not make many really dangerous moves for the opposition goalkeeper, and despite being a technical and eye-catching game, there was a lack of shots on goal, apart from one clear chance (the only one of the game) from Nketiah.

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The ball was very hard fought in the middle of the pitch, there were interesting duels, but they made no difference, so with 12 minutes to go Arteta decided to change his right back/central defender, White for Tomiyasu, a full back with much more projection, the intention was to stifle Newcastle with all the players pressing in their own half.

Arteta saw Saka and Martinelli's forays were ineffective, with both players losing some time to get forward, which meant that the Newcastle defenders were able to make a 2-1 marking on each Gunner full-back, without a full-back to make the move behind to throw the defence off the scent, These players were able to show off their skills, but on the second play they ended up losing possession, at other times this double marking situation meant that both players protected possession by passing backwards to open up space and try again, but a lot of time was wasted in this move.

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What I liked most

One of the aspects that can be rescued in the game of the Gunners is the good performance of Zinchenko, the Ukrainian was the best of the game doing an interesting job of balance, making the transfer and passes correctly, however, that tactical arrangement with double 5, I would have changed it after 60 minutes, or send Zinchenko to make the split on the side helping Martinelli, as the player can do it.

I like that versatility from Arsenal depending on what the game needs, however, the changes took too long to make in this game.

Eddie Nketiah

Maybe he is not the striker that can completely replace Gabriel Jesus, however, I like this young player as a reference striker, I saw interesting moves when the player receives with his back to goal in the box, on two or three occasions he made a move to get off the opponent and in front of the goal, something that is very difficult to do and that the highest level strikers can complete, so from my point of view Nketiah is shaping up as a good striker for the future.

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The Draw

This draw at home ends up tasting bad for Arsenal, however, I do not think it is a catastrophic result, considering that the Magpies have been performing well, remembering that they are currently third in the Premier League, I think it is a favourable result where they keep a good distance from Manchester City.

Next Matches

The Gunners must face Tottenham and then Manchester United, two very important games to hold the lead, waiting for Manchester City to slip up, a team that if we analyse their squad man for man has a greater power than Arteta's team.

The Premier League has started and I am excited with every match, this match despite being a draw I found attractive and quite exciting.

Thank you for your reading, until next time

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