A good start is not a fig leaf! If you want to win the championship, you can t rely solely on corner kick tactics, Arsenal is still a semi-finished product

In the first game of the new season, Arsenal defeated Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford, thanks to Calafiori's goal. However, Arsenal's performance also exposed key aspects of their need to improve, and Yorke Clay failed to make an impact in the Gunners' debut, with famous journalist Nick Wright writing an article analyzing Arsenal's performance.

The previous 11 visits to Old Trafford, and Arsenal won only 2 times. However, despite winning the first season at a stadium that had been in trouble before, Arsenal is not very persuasive enough. After the game, Arteta said that this was an important victory. "It was very good to have such an atmosphere in the first game of the season at Old Trafford. It was a great feeling to build momentum through the excitement of new players and the team."

They have done this with their unique advantages. The winning goal scored by Carafiora comes from a brand new corner kick tactic. Arteta said, "We don't want everyone to predict our actions."

However, the result is very familiar. This is the 31st goal Arsenal has scored with corner kicks since the 2023-24 season, and during the same period, other teams have not scored more than 20 goals.

Arsenal is indeed unique in corner kicks and free kicks, and in defense, Arsenal is also one of the best Premier League teams.

Although 10 points behind Liverpool last season, Arsenal still conceded at least 7 goals less than other teams, which is enough to illustrate their tenacity in the face of pressure.

Of course, this is also due to Raya. At Old Trafford, Raya made a total of 7 saves, including a shot blocking Cunya in the first half. Few teams were able to summon the toughness and wit as Arsenal did in the last 20 minutes of Old Trafford.

Legendary defender Gary Neville said, "Arsenal is one of the best teams to manage games and control time. They are an experienced team."

Their experience has been tested, especially in the first half, because Manchester United's new players Mbemo and Cunha can run freely in the frontcourt, but Arsenal responded.

Neville pointed out, "They really showed resilience. They were really resilient in defense. We know how good their defense is, the goalkeeper made several wonderful saves, and the four defenders were getting better and better."

"They have been out of their best, but it is always difficult to come here, whether it is Old Trafford or Manchester City's stadium. It is important for Arteta to score three points." The Arsenal coach described the team's defense as "phenomenon", but also admitted that the team's overall performance "has not met its own standards". Arteta also admitted that "we need to improve in many ways." The main challenge facing Arteta and his players was that last season, Arsenal scored only 69 goals, while Liverpool scored 86 goals. They need to return to their performance of scoring 91 goals in the 2023-24 season. The club realized this in the summer window and spent £115.5 million to sign in Yorkress and Maduaike, the former starting at Old Trafford, while the latter appeared in the second half to replace Martinelli.

Arteta is excited about the impact that Yorke will have on the team, who scored 97 goals in 102 games for Portugal Sports. However, judging from the performance of his debut, both Yorke and the team need to do a lot of work to adapt.

Yorcres worked hard and showed his physical fitness in the confrontation with the Manchester United defender, but by the 60th minute he only completed four passes and did not shoot.

Yorcres needs to get more support, and he needs to find chemistry with his new teammates. Of course, Arsenal's carelessness in possession of the ball did not help Yorke.

Arsenal's pass success rate in this game is only 75%, which is the lowest value in the Premier League since the draw with Manchester City 2-2 in September 2024, and is far lower than the average pass success rate of 89% last season.

Arteta hopes this is only the beginning of the season, but the real problem is the relationship between Arsenal and the risk, which becomes clearer after Liverpool and Manchester City also scored 4 goals in the first round.

Roy Keane pointed out, "A really good team will perform like this, and you can win the game even if you are in a bad state. In the second half, what worries me is that even if Arsenal has the opportunity to attack, they don't seem to go all out."

"Liverpool and Manchester City always seem to want to score second and third goals, and Arsenal was thinking, 'We lead 1-0, maybe we should protect Hold on to this advantage. ’ ”

"They had too many draws last season, which backfired and would not help you win the championship, which must be improved. Arsenal needs to seize opportunities better in the game and try to score second and third goals."

Of course, the most important thing is that Arsenal got the results they wanted, but finding the offensive fluency that matches the intensity of the defense is the key to their striving for the championship this season. This is still a work in progress for Arsenal.