Arsenal 2022/23: How far can the Gunners go this season with Mikel Arteta’s tactical approach – scout report

Right now, Arsenal are sitting on top of the Premier League having taken twenty-four points from a possible twenty-seven. They have won eight games and lost just once so far this season, and after securing impressive back-to-back league victories over local rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, people are now talking about Mikel Arteta’s men as being the main title challengers to Manchester City.

After narrowly missing on Champions League qualification on the last day of the season, the Gunners early season momentum started during pre-season.

They won all five of their pre-season fixtures including impressive 4-0 and 6-0 victories over Chelsea and Sevilla, along with recruiting three key signings in Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fábio Vieira and Gabriel Jesus. Jesus has started the season in fine form scoring five goals.

This scout report will provide an in-depth tactical analysis of Arsenal’s tactics during this campaign and how effective they have been to the start of this season. We will provide an analysis of their attacking approach their attacking threat, and which is supported by their defensive strategy,

Formation

Mikel Arteta has been flexible with his formation choices throughout his time at Arsenal. However, this season has seen the young Spanish manager focus primarily on the 4-2-3-1 and 4-1-4-1 formations.

The reason for focusing on these two formations is that the team can transition fluidly between different attacking shapes in-game allowing Arsenal to adhere to Arteta’s positional play philosophy in possession. Out of possession, it allows the team to be more adaptable against their opposition.

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