Adaptability - Arteta's 5 Phase Plan
PHASE 1 In the 21/22 season, Arteta’s second full season in charge, we faced Klopp’s Liverpool at Anfield. It ended in a 4-0 defeat. One would say it’s tough to take positives from that, but there were a few - we looked like a team that was willing to fight. We could go toe to toe with an elite side - one of the best sides in English football history - in terms of intensity and desire. That’s huge. And that was real progress. In order to win in football, in sport, you need this. It comes before tactics, technique, play style, everything. The only way to win is to be hungry for it, to demand it, to give everything for it. It’s a non-negotiable, and we saw a few high profile contract terminations if they didn’t live up to this standard. This was one of the first noticeable changes early on in the ‘Arteta Revolution.’ Another change we saw on the pitch around this time was how Arsenal set up defensively. And how that facilitated the attack. We didn’t give Liverpool much time or space