Arteta’s Arsenal vision brought to life with Tottenham win

Arteta Shows the Light With Excellent Win Over Tottenham

Now for the North London Derby. Much had been made of Arsenal’s start to the year and Arteta was, supposedly, given a run of five games to save his job: games against Norwich, Burnley, Tottenham, Brighton, and Crystal Palace all had to show distinct improvements.

With Arsenal’s bitter rivals in a state of freefall after their start to the campaign in which they notched three consecutive wins, they came to the Emirates vulnerable and Arsenal took full advantage.

From the opening whistle, it was clear how much more Arsenal wanted the three points than Spurs as for the first half an hour, the Gunners were irresistible. Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Bukayo Saka in the first 34 minutes sent a rampaging Arsenal on its way.

Every player seems to have bought in to the Arteta way and against Spurs the Spaniard’s version of Arsenal was plain to see. Constant pressing, fluid ball movement, and a staunch back four led by Brazilian Gabriel dealt with everything Spurs had to throw at them (which was very little). The visitors did manage to grab a late goal back courtesy of Son Heung-min with 11 minutes remaining, but the jig was up, it was Arsenal’s day.

This was a group of players capable of executing the manager’s gameplan; Arsenal built up from the back, used centrality with Partey and broke lines from the defence with White and Gabriel.

Having blown away their fiercest rivals in a devastating spell, Arsenal was in cruise control. It was a superb win, but it was how the Gunners won they pleased every single fan around the world either in the stadium or watching at home.

Since Arteta has near enough had his full complement of players, Arsenal has won four games on the bounce, scored eight goals, and conceded just once. Coincidence? Hardly.

We were all told to ‘trust the process’ constantly and after what we witnessed at the Emirates on Sunday, the process that is being undertaken at Arsenal and the progress that is being made under Arteta is finally being laid out in a visible manner. There is substance to the vision.

What the Tottenham result does is validate Arteta’s roadmap for the future as well as his signings in Ramsdale, White, Tomiyasu, and Sambi who have all fitted in seamlessly and are among the biggest factors in the club’s change of fortunes.

It is only a four-game stretch but after what we witnessed on Sunday there is reason to be confident about the direction the club is going, not be cautiously optimistic or hesitant. We now have a genuine belief in what the squad is capable of, the manager who is at the helm, and the vision for what the team can eventually become.

There is light at the end of the tunnel. There is hope that Arsenal can climb up the Premier League table once again, and maybe, just maybe after all the calls for his head, Arteta can prove that he is the man to lead the charge. This is the clearest indicator yet.