According to Opta, Erdegaard has created 49 chances in the Premier League this season, the most chances created by Arsenal in a single season after the 84 times in the first 10 of the 2017-18 season and Sanchez's 51.
Odegaard has been very good this season, but I am afraid it is still difficult to surpass the top 10's opportunity-creating data in the 17-18 season, and that is not even the peak data of the latter. So if only the top 10 could play football with peace of mind, and the mind was spent elsewhere...
However, Erdegaard has every chance to surpass the achievements of the top 10 in the future (except for the World Cup winner), youth is the cost, and his attitude and self-discipline feel better, and the participation dimension of the game is wider (including defense), come on!
Arsenal are the only premier league team to have never conceded a goal in a corner this season, with 121 corners without conceding a goal.
It's definitely a fantastic statistic, and the credit goes not only to a few players in the defensive line, but also to the focus of the whole team, and of course to the guidance of set-piece coach Joffrey.
Since Joffre joined, Arsenal's quality of attack and defense on set-pieces has indeed improved significantly.
Xhaka on his new position on the pitch: "I enjoy it because I'm on the pitch and that's the most important thing. After that, no matter where the coach put me, I would try to help the team. At the moment everything is working very well. ”
One of Xhaka's strengths is his tactical adaptability, with Emery having made cameo appearances at centre-back and left-back and Arteta playing full-back, which shows that coaches trust Xhaka's tactical understanding and his attitude of playing well wherever he is placed.
Now the system is really good, let's see if Arteta will continue this arrangement in the match against Liverpool, but playing Liverpool, Thomas's single delay feels risky.
Xhaka recently praised Lacazette, saying the striker is an important player for the team.
Xhaka said: "On the pitch, Lacazette is an amazing player, his understanding of the game is too good and the level is very high. I hope that after these 3-6 weeks, people will understand how important Lacazette is to us.
Of course, in the end, people want to see Raqqa score, people only care about whether the player scores or not, but sometimes people don't see how important he is to us, not only on the pitch, but also off the pitch. ”
Teammates and Arteta have emphasized the importance of Lacazette, in fact, the entire system is running smoothly at present, and it is indeed inseparable from Raqqa's contribution.
If he is not to the delicate age of 30 years old, there would have been no problem in staying in the team, but this age is more embarrassing, giving a long-term contract bar club risk, giving a short-term contract bar Player risk, see if the two sides can reach a compromise...
In addition, if Arsenal want to go to the next level, objectively speaking, the starting center still has to be replaced, Raqqa's ability to do the ball and connect is indeed very good, but if there is a striker who can both respond and score, it will obviously be better, the question is whether to buy such a center.
Azez and Sousa (left-back) scored and Arsenal U23 drew 2-2 with Blackburn in the Premier League reserves.
The 17-year-old, Sosa, who just joined Arsenal from West Brom in January, scored his first goal for the Gunners.
Sosa is only 17 years old and has only recently joined, but now that he can play for u23, it can be seen that the talent is really good, in fact, he and new stars like Norton Coffey can boldly use it in the future (of course, in the inconsequential cup game), two full-backs I don't think I need to improve by buying people, unless Fuan Jianyang is really absent for a long time...
Arsenal have officially updated the report on the matches of the loaned players.
Torreira: The midfielder played the full game and scored the winning goal to help Fiorentina win 1-0 over Bologna (teammates crossed 45 degrees, the back-post player first cushioned back in the middle, Torreira snatched the shot in front of the goal), which was also Torreira's third goal of the season. After this game, the Purple Lily are eighth in Serie A.
Saliba and Gundóz: Salibba played the full game in Marseille's 4-1 win over Brest, and Gundoz also played 83 minutes in this match, after which Marseille finished second in Ligue 1.
Mali: The centre-back played 90 minutes to help Udinese draw 1-1 with Roma (Roma equalised in stoppage time), after which Udinese finished 14th in Serie A.
Barlogon: The striker played the full game to help Middlesbrough draw 0-0 with Millwall, with Wilder's side now in 8th place, a point away from the play-off zone.
Ballard: The centre-back played the full game for Millwall and helped the team draw with a clean sheet with Middlesbrough.
Mavropanos: The Greek played 59 minutes, Stuttgart drew 1-1 with Union Berlin, and these points also helped Stuttgart escape the relegation zone and finish 16th in the Bundesliga (this place is to play a play-off with a Bundesliga team).
Nelson: Played 55 minutes to help Feyenoord win 2-1 against Zwolle, who are currently in third place in the Dutch League.
Torreira has fully recovered himself and scored goals, according to Romano, Fiorentina is already preparing to negotiate a buyout, it is estimated that it is a matter of time, 15 million euros to buy out Torreira, very cost-effective!
Everyone else has locked up a place in the new owner, and Nelson has recently started to re-enter the news, but Niles's situation in Rome does not seem to be optimistic, but Niles's loan does not include a buyout clause anyway...
TA reporter DO posted that Arsenal's talented right-back Brook Norton Coofi's performance on loan at Lincoln City was very impressive, and there are already many suitors from the Premier League and Europe's top leagues. Norton Coffey's contract expires in 2023, though Arsenal have already offered him a new long-term contract, with the 18-year-old expected to sign off on a renewal.
The name Norton Coffey has been really hot lately, with the lad playing well in Lincoln City on loan in January and do saying he has piqued interest in the Premier League and other top league teams, as evidenced by that.
However, Coofi was sent off with a red card in the recent match, and the young man was still holding steady... In the future, I think we can consider giving him a place in the first team, when the third choice is always OK, such as the first few rounds of the FA Cup against the lower league teams or the Champions League group after the game can be considered to give the newcomer a chance.
Arteta was present at the pre-match press conference and let's take a look at what the Arsenal boss has talked about.
What are the reasons behind Arsenal's current form?
The more we played, the better, and everyone understood our requirements very well. In addition, our confidence is very high, and we are getting more and more understanding of each other, and everything is more in line.
Is this the best period of the team since you took charge of Arsenal?
Considering the continuity of the team's play in the game and the steady state of this wave of schedules, I think it can be said.
Is Liverpool's success a blueprint that Arsenal can emulate?
It's a big difference because we have different histories and different timing of success, but we all want to achieve the same goal: to be the best team in the league, and that's where we focus.
Are Arsenal currently one of the best teams in England?
No, there are better teams in the country than us, because that's what is shown in the standings.
We haven't finished anything yet, what the team is doing now is trying to improve, to better understand our requirements, to come up with more stable performances and results, that's all.
Do you have any tactical surprises planned for the next game?
We'll know tomorrow.
Given where you are now, if you don't get the top four, is it a failure?
I can't think of it that way, I just think about today and tomorrow, in this position, what encourages me is to look up, look forward.
Are Chelsea now a target to chase? Do you regret everything they've been through lately at the football level?
For a lot of people at that club, thinking about the possible consequences and what they suffered, it was clear that yes.
But I can't say anything about what's going on.
Is Ben White the best centre-back in England right now?
I don't know, we're all happy with his performance, his adaptation, and the contribution he's made to the team.
Hopefully White will be rewarded for his hard work in training, the way he sees himself and the way he's performed in the game, I think White is clearly getting a lot of attention.
Do you think Lacazette will stay with the team next season?
What we need to solve is the timing of the contract issues in the best possible way.
Did Guardiola contact you before the game?
No, I didn't hear from him.
Rogers thinks Ramsdale is the best goalkeeper in England right now, what do you think?
First of all, thanks to Rogers for thinking so, I think Ramsdale should translate those words into confidence.
I've always said that since the day we signed him, Rumsdale's performance has been extraordinary, not just on the pitch, but also what he's passing on and what he's bringing with his personality, he's the kind of guy we want to bring in for the club.
The above is the pre-match press conference, and there are some issues that are not important, so I will not say.
The importance of this game is self-evident, if you win, then not only is it as simple as three points or four hopes to increase, but the growth of team confidence and temperament is incalculable.
In fact, it doesn't matter if you lose or draw, Liverpool itself is strong, this kind of game does not need to be under pressure, and Arsenal can't afford to lose now!
Arteta was asked a question about Chelsea, but fortunately the manager answered it very appropriately, and most importantly, he did not make some controversial remarks.
In fact, Arteta don't look at his young age, always very vigilant on that kind of sensitive topic, remember when he was asked about the 10th remarks, he also said that he had nothing to say, this is a very clever statement, like the 10th remarks, and Chelsea's current situation of this kind of problem, in fact, is not suitable for the manager to evaluate, whether your remarks are reasonable or not, it will cause controversy, so it is better not to talk about it.
According to the team newspaper, Paris have drawn up a shortlist of 9 candidates to replace Pochettino, including Arsenal manager Arteta.
Don't forget that Arteta is actually not only an Arsenal star, in fact, he is also a Paris star, and he is from the La Masia youth training, so it is entirely possible for these two giants to dig people in the future.
However, for now, Arteta should not go in the short term.
London football journalist CWY posted that while Paris are closely following Arteta, Arsenal are confident that their manager will sign a long-term contract.
Arteta, 39, has already led the team to FA Cup and Community Shield titles while in charge of Arsenal, and after five consecutive wins, the Gunners are on high hope of qualifying for next season's Champions League, with Espanyol's contract expiring in 2023, though reports say he is expected to sign a new contract with Arsenal.
Pochettino looks set to leave this summer and Arteta is part of the Paris managerial roster, though according to news from London football last month, Arsenal are ready to offer Arteta a new contract at the end of the season.
On the other hand, Arsenal are understood to continue to support Artetamay to rebuild the squad this summer, with the North London side trying to bring in at least three first-team players.
Last year, no one believed that Paris had an interest in Arteta's rumors, but this year it is not necessarily true, if Arteta brings Arsenal back to the top four, he will receive praise and attention from football, and the giants are now popular to appoint young celebrities as managers...
But I personally don't think Arteta will throw up his hands when the revolution has not yet succeeded, if possible, he will inevitably hope to lead the team to impact the Champions League and the league title, to go after the success of the success, or to go again when the bottleneck can not be broken, but now the two stages are not...
Don't worry about arteta's whereabouts for the time being, or concentrate on fighting for four!