Arsenal are in the top 4! If this sentence is placed at the beginning of the season, it will feel like a fantasy, when Arsenal, who lost 3 consecutive games, was questioned, and Arteta's coaching ideas were not recognized by fans. At that time, in the middle of the league, Arsenal had already reached the top four of the league, surpassing the high-profile teams such as Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, and defeating opponents such as West Ham United. After experiencing the trough and ushering in a new peak, Arteta, with this young Arsenal, began to walk on the right path.
In fact, the recent Arsenal record is not particularly good, the last 6 games lost 3, when the helpless opponent played worse, West Ham United only won 1 game in the last 6 games, as if losing the aura of a dark horse. In this game, Arsenal occupied the overall advantage of the game, whether it was the possession rate or the number of shots, it suppressed West Ham United, the opponent only had 7 shots on goal, and only 1 shot on target, with such a play, to beat Arsenal, there is indeed no chance.
On the Other hand, on the Arsenal side, when Martinelli helped Arsenal score at the beginning of the second half, the balance of victory was completely tilted in Arsenal's direction, Lacazette's penalty failure did not affect their overall offensive rhythm, and Smithro received an assist from Saka to score the second goal in one go. It was a crucial match for Arsenal to reach the top four of the league and a rare match they have been able to keep a clean sheet this season. The players who played best in this game were almost all Arsenal's youngsters, 20-year-old Martinelli, 20-year-old Saka, 21-year-old SmithRo, 23-year-old Gabriel, becoming Arsenal's key players.
There is a simple statistic, Arsenal's total goals this season are 23 goals, of which 16 goals are from the under-23 players, namely 21-year-old SmithRoe scored 6 goals, 22-year-old Old Edgar scored 4 goals, 20-year-old Saka 2 goals and 4 assists, 23-year-old Gabriel scored 2 goals, 20-year-old Martinelli scored 2 goals, these goals have accounted for 70% of the total number of goals, the rapid growth of young people, so that Arsenal's future looks bright, Seems to have seen Arsene Wenger's Arsenal.
At the time, the current Arsenal scored in the top four, but only temporarily, and both Manchester United and Tottenham had a chance to complete the overtaking. Their young people are growing fast, but they are not stable enough, and they need time to continue to make progress. The team's ranking has gone all the way up, but against Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and other teams have not been able to beat the opponent, if you want to go further, the team needs to change a lot of places. Luckily they're still young, have a lot of time, and a lot of opportunities.