Quote Originally Posted by Peter View Post
Caution doesn't come from a lack of firepower. It comes from bad Generals.

Arteta doesn't have enough faith in his players and wants to control games himself as much as possible. So he loves rehearsed actions like set pieces but is less concerned with creativity. Once in front, he wants to kill the game with shape and discipline, not by being brave and using movement and ball retention.

His control freakery is holding us back.

Has to be said.... with better players and a stronger squad we are a worse side than we were two seasons ago.

If he doesn't find a way of loosening us up then we aren't going to progress. You cant win the league playing like this.
Much of that may be true, but it has nothing to do with Saturday's performance.

We completely controlled the game for 85 min or so, and got into many great positions. And each and every time the final ball, the crucial touch, the final decision where to pass etc were all utterly sh1t. It was amazing watching so many good players in good positions do really sh1t things so many times.

And remember that only a few games ago the opposite was true against Spurs and Bayern Munich. Lord knows what the explanation is