Watching The Karate Kid, One Can't Help But Feel An Exasperating Sense Of Helplessness, As Daniel Saan Just Can’t Get Out Of His Own Way Long Enough To Allow The Lessons From His Tutor, To Take Hold Of Him, And Help Him See Who He May Be... Shedding That Perception Of Who You’re Not, While Reconciling Who You Are, With Who You May Be, Is A Process Through Which Many A Great Have Come Unstuck, Or Been Made, While Trying To Undergo. Mikel Arteta Is Not Arsene Wenger, Or Josep Guardiola, He Is However, A Pretty Darn Good Gaffer, Who Learned Tons From Arsene, And Pep, In His Time Under Them, As A Player, And As A Coach. Mikel Is Still A Very Young, And Relatively Inexperienced Manager, Who Actually Has The Potential To Surpass Both Of His Mentors, When His Own Story Is Concluded, A Process That We As Fans Need To Buy Into Fully, And Support Unwavering. I Say All That, To Say This, Watching Pep Have To Reach Into His Bag Of Tricks, To Try Surprise Mikel, And Afford His City Team An Opportunity To Get A Positive Result, Was Something Of A Compliment To Who We Are Becoming, As A Football Club.
Coming Into The Game, I Expected To See A Slight Structural Change From Mikel, Yet It Was Pep Who Made The Bold Alterations That Changed The Complexion Of The Game, In Favour Of His Team. The Teamsheet Had Few Major Surprises, Aside From The Selection Of Willian As A False 9, When Auba Could’ve Played Down The Middle, With Willian On The Wing, Or Saka Starting In A More Advanced Midfield Position, We Still Fielded A Squad That Was Capable Of Getting A Positive Result Out Of The Game. Despite The Dominance That Citeh Showed Throughout The Game, We Can Hold Our Heads High, In Having Lost To The Better Side, While Also Putting In A Good Showing Of Our Own. Overall, It Was A Learning Curve For Mikel, Who Was Schooled On The Art Of Unpredictability, As It Pertains To Setting Up Your Team In Specific Fixtures, And Making Alterations On The Fly, To Fit Your Personnel, And Suit The Texture Of The Game.
1 Min - Final Lessons From The Master
4 Min - Initial Teamsheet Reaction
10 Min - Tactical Outlook Moving Forward
15 Min - We Need Some MoFaya
20 Min - The Great Gabriel
21 Min - What’s Our Plan B?
22 Min - Defensive Lessons (Luiz & Leno Roles In The Goal)
25 Min - The Gameplan Must Fit The Game
26 Min - Player Ratings
Leno - 6
Hector - 6
Luiz - 6
Gabriel - 7
Tierney - 7
Saka - 8
Xhaka - 6
Ceballos - 8
Pepe - 7
Auba - 6
Willian - 6
Subs
Laca - 6
Partey - 6
Nketiah - 6
Gaffer
Mikel - 6
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