Never shy of an eccentric means to extract the extra one per cents at Arsenal, whether that be hiring pickpockets, squeezing juice from a lemon or blasting \u2018You\u2019ll Never Walk Alone\u2019 on the training ground, Mikel Arteta has now revealed that he\u2019s turned to AI to aid the Gunners\u2019 title tilt.<\/p>\n
He said last week: \u201cIt\u2019s a tool that is super powerful if you use it in the right way and you ask the right questions. It\u2019s in use already for many things and many processes that can help not just a team but an organisation as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will improve and it will give us good insight, or things at least to think about. I\u2019m not an expert but it\u2019s a valuable tool. We have developed certain things that in our opinion can help us to understand ourselves better and evaluate what we do and what we can improve.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then we will explore using it in many other areas of the club.\u201d<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Mikel Arteta \u2018idiotic, unimaginative and cowardly\u2019 in Sunderland mess<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n While admitting that AI could indeed be used for good, like a grandad questioning the use of a satnav when they\u2019ve got a perfectly good A-Z from 1998, Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger warned \u201cwhat\u00a0is dangerous is if the science dominates the decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n We doubt Arteta is asking ChatGPT how Arsenal can score more open-play goals<\/a><\/strong>, but we have and is somewhat alarmingly detailed if also comically out of date with regard to personnel. Using either Emile Smith Rowe or Fabio Vieira as a \u2018higher interior 8\u2019 might be a problem, for a problem. But jeepers, it knows what a higher interior 8 is.<\/p>\n How can Arsenal score more open-play goals?<\/p>\n Good question \u2014 Arsenal are an elite team under Arteta, but one of their main challenges over the past couple of seasons has been converting control and territory into more open-play goals. Here\u2019s a structured breakdown of how they could increase those numbers, tactically and personnel-wise:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 1) Increase central penetration<\/strong><\/p>\n The issue: Arsenal often dominate the flanks but can become predictable when trying to break low blocks. Much of their chance creation comes from cut-backs rather than incisive central play.<\/p>\n Possible solutions:<\/p>\n \u2013 Use more vertical combinations through the middle. Encourage \u00d8degaard, Havertz (or Trossard), and the striker to rotate more fluidly, pulling defenders out of shape. \u00a0<\/p>\n 2) More unpredictability in wide zones<\/strong><\/p>\n The issue: Saka and Martinelli are outstanding but often isolated against two defenders. Teams have learned to double them.<\/p>\n Possible solutions:<\/p>\n \u2013 Full-back inversion rotation. If Zinchenko steps infield, the opposite full-back (White or Tomiyasu) can push wider and higher to stretch the pitch. \u00a0<\/p>\n 3) Get more from the striker role<\/strong><\/p>\n The issue: Neither Jesus nor Nketiah (or Havertz when used there) consistently posts high xG per 90 in open play.<\/p>\n Possible solutions:<\/p>\n \u2013 Rotate between profiles: Use Jesus for pressing and link play, but give a more poacher-type forward (Toney, if signed, or Nketiah) minutes against deep blocks. MORE ARSENAL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n 4) Quicker transitions and second-phase attacks<\/strong><\/p>\n The issue: Arsenal tend to reset possession instead of attacking immediately after regains.<\/p>\n Possible solutions:<\/p>\n \u2013 Attack the moment of recovery. Push Saka\/Martinelli centrally during transitions rather than wide. \u00a0<\/p>\n 5) Tactical variety & set triggers<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2013 Occasionally play more direct (long diagonal to Martinelli, knockdowns for runners). \u00a0<\/p>\n 6) Personnel or system tweaks<\/strong><\/p>\n If open-play conversion remains low:<\/p>\n \u2013 Consider a true striker signing (Ivan Toney or Viktor Gy\u00f6keres profile) for more box presence.
\u2013 Deploy a higher interior eight (like Smith Rowe or Vieira in certain matches) to create overloads between the lines.
\u2013 Encourage riskier line-breaking passes from Rice or Saliba \u2014 Arsenal\u2019s buildup can be too safe at times.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Occasional use of a true winger\/full-back overlap pairing. When Arsenal used Tierney or Tomiyasu overlapping, it freed Saka\/Martinelli for cut-ins and shots.
\u2013 Quick switches of play to exploit the far-side winger before the defense resets.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Encourage near-post runs and second-line arrivals. Too often, the penalty box is underoccupied when crosses come in.
\u2013 Train timing of runs off \u00d8degaard\u2019s passes \u2014 many of his through-balls go unconverted due to mistimed movement.<\/p>\n
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\u2013 Let Rice carry forward more after regains; his athleticism can open unstructured defenses.
\u2013 Emphasize \u201cthird-man\u201d runs \u2014 e.g., \u00d8degaard to Saka to Havertz, breaking through before defenses reform.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Introduce automated rotation patterns \u2014 e.g., Havertz swapping with the left winger mid-possession.
\u2013 Encourage late box entries from midfielders \u2014 something that made Aaron Ramsey so effective in Wenger\u2019s era.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Rotate \u00d8degaard with a slightly more dynamic 8\/10 hybrid to vary tempo.
\u2013 Allow Rice and Partey to play together more often in certain fixtures to free creative players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Never shy of an eccentric means to extract the extra one per cents at Arsenal, whether that be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":562878,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3163],"tags":[323,161,1942,14146,163,80,12,53,16,2970,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-562877","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-arsenal","10":"tag-artificial-intelligence","11":"tag-f365-features","12":"tag-front-page","13":"tag-mikel-arteta","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-technology","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-uncategorized","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115529338431178622","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/562878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}