da mrbet： The 3-2 loss to Spurs was Arsenal’s third home defeat of the season. That’s a pretty damning statistic considering it’s still only November. Arsenal have played seven home Premier League games this season and have won only four of them – not the form of title contenders. They may be only two points behind Chelsea, but results such as this will not fill the Arsenal faithful with too much hope.
da supremo： Regarding the situation, Wenger said this: “Three home defeats are three too many. The first two games we didn’t deliver the performance and we can only say that we got what we deserved. Today we delivered the performance, but what is worrying for me is that we had an opportunity to go to the top of the league and when we have to deliver we can’t.”
The fact of the matter is this: opponents should fear coming to the Emirates. It should be an impenetrable fortress. When opposition players look across their fixture lists, they should register some concern when they know they are heading to the Emirates. At the moment that’s just not the case. Arsenal are too soft, too brittle and always on the verge of cracking.
How can Arsenal turn this around? The change has to start with Wenger. He has to encourage and motivate the players better. If he can’t motivate his players to give their all for the full 90+ minutes, then there’s something seriously wrong with the dynamic at Arsenal. It’s simply not good enough to go ahead and then take your foot off the pedal. Arsenal have to learn not only how to kill of games, but how to maintain a performance over 90 minutes. At the moment Arsenal are much too prone to falling apart at the end of games, and this will always give the opposition team hope and desire to get back into the game.
The next point of call is the defence. Offensively Arsenal are fine: 2 goals should have been enough to see off Spurs. Defensively on the other hand, Arsenal’s back four are always liable to leak goals. Yet it’s not fair to lay all the blame on the back four – Arsenal’s midfield must work harder to support the defence. Alex Song is Arsenal’s midfield anchor, but his attacking spirit often sees him travel too far up the pitch. This buccaneering attitude has seen Arsenal caught out a couple of times this season. Players like Andrey Arshavin need to work harder and show a willingness to track back.
It’s all about developing the correct attitude. Manchester United have shown this season that they still have the attitude required to win the Premier League. That’s why they remain unbeaten. It’s their refusal to crack and their belief in their own ability that has seen them come this far. Arsenal have shown signs that they’re capable of reaching this level of self-assurance, but they are certainly not there yet.
With the right kind of attitude, Arsenal can set right their current home form. In time, The Emirates will become a place that opponents fear once more.
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