3) Arteta’s organisational skills are paying dividends

Mikel Arteta

Expansive in possession but compact without the ball, the 3-4-3 formation that Arteta has settled on is giving this Gunners team an excellent balance between defence and attack.


While the wingbacks do push on when given the opportunity, they also tuck into midfield in order to outnumber the opposition, allowing Arsenal to press and pen their opponents back in their own half.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.