LEEDS, England — Whatever fate awaits armory In this Premier League In the race for the title, they are determined to do it their way. Much of the result of last weekend’s 3-2 defeat Manchester United It focuses on suggestions that the Gunners need to do something different here to win their first league title since 2004.
Mikel Arteta spoke a day later about a candid meeting in which he vowed to “live and play with joy… courage… and with the conviction that they are going to win it.”
The captain is being removed martin odegaard Gave some different signals against Leeds. but in the end they beat leeds united 4-0 with Arteta’s Arsenal performance on Saturday.
One from a rounded recycled corner, the other from a straight corner, a Victor Gyokres Close-Range Finish and Substitute gabriel jesus‘A late strike secured the win which extended their lead at the top of the table to seven points.
It wasn’t necessarily “fun” – the football was once again formulaic – but it was Arsenal at their dominant best. He destroyed Leeds and their noisy Elland Road crowd with a level of control, threatening to concede only momentarily as the home side tried to rouse themselves early in the second half.
There was a display of courage and certainly strong faith. But crucially, it was Arsenal Arsenal. There was no timidity or self-doubt. This is how Arteta believes Arsenal can win the league: dominating possession and territory, benefiting from set pieces and sending “finishers” to get the job done.
This combination was a hugely impressive response to their three-game winning performance. No wonder Arteta was happy.
“The mentality is good,” Arteta said. “I told you to play with the level of enjoyment given where we are and then with confidence in what we do, how good we are and that we can beat any opponent.
“We’ve certainly done that. And then you’ve got to show the quality to do that in this league to prove it and that’s come through brilliantly in different ways as well.”
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Arteta praises Maduake for performance after Saka’s warm-up injury
Mikel Arteta reacted to Arsenal’s 4-0 win over Leeds United and the performance of late addition Nonny Maduake to the starting lineup.
The first hour was the most tightly contested of the game and during that period, Arsenal’s physical strength and dead-ball skills made the difference. noni maduke Started this game just because bukayo saka He suffered a hip injury during warmups, but he was his most effective threat.
His 27th-minute corner was cleared, but Arsenal kicked the ball back out England International, who delivered brilliantly Martin Zubimendi Looked on the net.
There was hardly any noise in the opening 45 minutes at this famous old ground, but there was an audible silence whenever Arsenal won a corner. Maybe they knew what was going to happen.
The Gunners’ seventh corner of the half was struck by Madueke at the near post with such speed that the Leeds goalkeeper carl darlow He could only rise above the crowd of players in front of him and hit the ball into his own net.
Leeds boss Daniel Farke made a double change at the break and he appeared to be enjoying more of the ball, but when Odegaard came on to join him he produced an excellent performance. gabriel martinelli After 61 minutes. His lovely pass released Martinelli, who found a cross for Gyöckeres to head home in the 69th minute, ending any hopes of a Leeds comeback.
Jesus added the fourth four minutes from time, collecting Edgard’s pass and expertly working his way into the box before finishing low into the net.
Leeds finished with just three shots and the expected goals count was 0.15 – the third lowest figure of any team Arsenal have played in all competitions this season.
This defensive flexibility was the basis of their climb to the top of the table in the first place and it returned strongly here.
“[That control] It’s something we want,” Arteta said. “You always have an opponent in front who is going to test it and if you don’t want to concede anything you have to execute tasks and be very, very consistent. Really impressive because it’s a really tough team to do that and between all of us, we did it.”
Farke could not argue: “They were on it from the first to the last second. Whatever we did, they always had an answer. We weren’t really able to create chances.”
Arsenal’s attacking cohesion remains disjointed. The “own goal” briefly leveled him as his top scorer in the league this season, before Gyökeres’ intervention put him ahead by six. He faces a battle to justify his €63.5 million fee after missing a brilliant chance at 2-0 down, but his goal will help.
Collectively, Arsenal regained their strength and poise to re-establish themselves in the title race Manchester City facing tottenham and Aston Villa hosting brentford On Sunday.
Arteta talked about “bringing down the temperature” in his meeting with players on Monday. But nothing would have won so resoundingly, especially as they strengthened their own identity in doing so.
Over to you, city.
