Stop the Denial: Arteta-Ball Is Bad For Arsenal

Arteta-ball is bad for Arsenal. After the trashing of Arsenal by Aston Villa last Sunday, Shotta and Blackburn George are now convinced Mikel Arteta is unable to set up Arsenal to play attacking football. Despite initial hopes and dreams that Arteta would return Arsenal to playing a more positive brand of football, it is now clear the Spaniard is more like his old coach, David Moyes, in his regimented, highly structured set-up whose primary objective is to stop the other team from playing. That is why performances since Project Restart have been generally poor despite some significant victories. Playing Arteta-ball, Arsenal will finish mid-table.