How Unai Emery's Villa Just BROKE Arsenal's System
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- čas přidán 14. 04. 2024
- Former Arsenal manager Unai Emery came back to haunt his former club this weekend, and put an enormous dent in their Premier League title ambitions in the process. But after a first-half where Mikel Arteta's men looked in total control, how did his predecessor completely flip the game around in the second 45? Adam Clery looks at how a slight change of shape, and a massive change of approach, gave us one of the shocks of the season.
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Why do we not get this quality of analysis on mainstream Tv? Quality content
To be fair, Jamie did a great bit on Villa on the Monday night football tonight. I was genuinely shocked
Sky are to busy box ticking and getting shit pundits on just because they are female or black
Good pundits can't get on because they need to box tick
Serious
@@marklismore2516 Jamie literally copied and pasted this on MNF
The Tv companies - not just UK but worldwide - believe that their product success is predicated upon the existance of the 'Top 6', and continued success of the 'Top 6'.
Anything that harms that is literally (in their view) bad for business.
So, having commentators and pundits just continually wax on about one team's players, rather than actually commentating on the game, makes sense to them.
Educating people on the nuacnes of football runs counter to that.
In much the same way that most of the world's media treats politics. They do what they see aas more profitable.
If it means an inferior product - who cares? So long as they getthe engagement.
Finally, thank you for saying how Aston Villa did it instead of how Arsenal bottled it. Like all the pundits dont say it and its annoying
Arsenal bottled it
@@user-eu6wp6ws7c bots gaining sentience
Arsenal bottled it
@@user-eu6wp6ws7cso Arsenal lose one game this year and they are bottling ? ....why don't other teams get this label when they lose ? ...why is it only Arsenal ?
@@hertsman5cos.......there bottlers
This video clearly shows why you need to consider the talent of each individual player before setting up a game plan. A perfect game on paper can only get you as far as you have the right players to execute it. If Haverts was a good finisher like Watkins and took his chances, we’ll probably be talking of Arteta master plan to beat Villa and win the league. Same thing goes for Liverpool and their tons of missed chances
Watkins missed a TON of chances too.
@@bobbastian760 not yesterday and he’s more clinical than Haverts. He probably missed 1 clear chance yesterday but he also scored so my point stands
@bobbastian760 Watkins chances were not tactical but turnovers,the one he hit the post, Gabriel lost possession easily, the second one Kai lost the ball which Trossard knocked from him before he could shoot...
Firstly Havertz should not be in midfield and Jesus should not be upfront. He is a winger. Havertz was running from midfield and it don't suit him. Arteta rested players for UCL. Maybe Arteta had some great tactics but Havertz clearly not comfortable in this system he tried
@@Best_game59 Watkins also had the header over the bar in the first minute.
But, yes, he is a better finisher than Havertz.
Though, you surely understand that hitting teams on the counter, directly transitioning into attack from defence is also tactical?
... I'm not sure what you mean then by 'chances were not tactical...'?
Your analysis is spot on and exposed things I wouldn't have noticed in a million years 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Because they're all mates and not really experts, or the main stream media think we're stupid!
It’s why I love watching - even when I don’t want to. It’s almost more valuable to know how your team gets torn apart 🤣
At last. Somebody giving the Villa their well deserved flowers. There's hope for journalism! UTV
I was waiting like it was an actual game
It seemed like Arsenal were knackered from pressing Villas back 4 aswell, the possession stats changed drastically in the 2nd half, villa just passed thrm to death they emptied the tank from running around like headless chickens following the ball around villa back 4/6
Agreed you could tell artetas plan was to blitz them, credit to villa for absorbing the pressure and mounting a counter in the 2nd half.
Emery totally pulled a De Zerbi to open the space and tire the Arsenal press. Tactical masterclass, risky af though
@@Anonymous1er1889 They created the better chances in the first half too.
@@karabomasibi2331 Agreed, the one thing Emery isn't afraid of is risk. He often weighs the whole risk and reward tactic and IF he can envision how the whole game plays out under certain conditions he will allow the risk to be higher.
Villa players have often said in amazement how Emery will outline the whole game, predicting opponents responses to this tactic or that one. And they are often amazed when they HAVEN'T followed his tactical plan to see how right he was.
@@geordievillan Arsenal has the higher xg between the 2. But that's likely due to the number of chances
Brilliant analysis. Finally some respect to villa!
Brilliant video this is the best tactical game analysis on CZcams. Just amazing.
Fabulous analysis as usual!
These videos are amazing and I love watching the Arsenal ones, but actually I am also terrified that opposing managers see this and be like ‘huh, let’s try that against them then 👹
I am sure Arteta will figure out a plan to counter this if opposition teams think they will get change out of.Infact his first half was working like a charm, we should have scored at least 3 in the first half.
@@Best_game59 but the bottling gene is planted in arsenal
You don't need to worry, those epl coaches can analyze games and teams even better , so they know it but to respond to it that another issue
@@Best_game59 Not sure 'should have scored 3' is accurate... but either way, Villa also should have scored a couple first half.
That's the way the game goes sometimes, and why we love it.
Ha, I often think similarly about Emery's tactics. However, I have learned that its that easy to emulate as you have to the team to execute and it has to be in their wheelhouse so to speak, plus both Managers and their backoffice staff are also aware of counter measures.
People being hard on Arsenal need to remember Villa didn't just beat City at home, they played them off the park. Villa are not 4th for nothing, Liverpool have to go there soon too which it's hard to believe they will win in their current form.
And when is Arsenal are going to get over the line like Liverkusen and not comparing us to others or find excuses. It's becoming exhausting at this point.
but man city played vlla of the park at the eithad. Arsenal had the advantage of more recovery days but the team and tactics were horribly wrong.
@@michaelsmith9469 you just sound like your looking for reasons to be bitter. Just accept Villa is actually a good team.
@@abdo4khalil1001 I get the disappointment, but exhaustion!
Enjoy the football, the challenges like Bayern coming up. You have a brilliant team, under a seriously talented manager.
Be in the moment and yes even the losses as you will learn more from them. This isn't a race, Arteta is building a squad it takes time and this race isn't over. As I have learned under Emery, you dust off, you learn and you go again!
@@adam7802 He's not bitter, he's here to clown on Arsenal and is upset the attention is being diverted to Villa.
Very well explained. Thank you. As a seasoned Gunners fan, 20+ years I can accept we will lose some games. The team is growing and learning.
Let’s stay strong and keep our support strong. COYG!!
As a Villa fan I wholeheartedly agree. You have a great young manager and a talented team thats only going to improve. It's not easy for fans or players to acknowledge, but you often learn more by a defeat and Rome wasn't built in a day.
And, I don't for a moment think the title race is over, a couple of draws, one loss by City is all that's needed. Keep the pressure on them, they are vulnerable this year.
Good luck!
Well done! Villa fan here. Best video coverage I’ve found, will be subscribing.
This analysis it’s better then mainstream TV. Well done to Villa. They were the better team and deserved to win. Let’s keep fighting COYG
Man,you gotta appreciate the work that goes into producing this masterclass
Brilliant tactical breakdown and really explained well 👏 You got my subscription!
As a Villa fan, it was so frustrating that no one bothered to truly understand what was going on tactically. As far as I can see there was just you and another Villa Podcaster who does these breakdowns brilliantly too.
I agree with all your findings except perhaps one idea to pass by you. Emery will often balance risk and reward with specific tactics against very good teams. I believe his goal in the first half was always to resolutely defend. The players were prepared to double up, to chase down, to support each other as they narrowed the shot angles as per the example of Saka's shots and Jesus's header. By staying so deep they conserved energy while looking for opportunities to break.
As good as Arsenal were in the first half, particularly Odegaard who had far too much space so agreed that wasn't great, some aspects weren't perfect but perfect wasn't the goal. The Villa team is used to holding the fort so to speak, it's not always pretty, but because we have a reduced first 11 and squad, I think he decided it was worth the risk if we could hang in there till half-time as he wanted the Arsenal team to be lulled, to chase the ball forward, to use up energy. So if it went to plan and it was 0-0 or close to it, he could pull the trigger on the 2nd half tactics exactly as you outlined them.
That's why Emery is a tactical master. It doesn't always pan out as per the spanking we got by Spurs at Villa Park. But generally speaking it does ergo we are 4th despite having to deal with key injuries all season long and stupid suspensions.
Did emery did this sit deep and absorb pressure in the first half and then take control of the game in secondhalf thing only to arsenal or he has done this to other teams too?
This guy is the most politely brutal analyst I have ever seen... AND I LOVE IT! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Excellent excellent excellent analysis. Best football analysis on YT. This channel reminds me slightly of mythbusters - dealing with the actual facts of what the managers are thinking as understood by someone who really knows what's going on vs the crap click-bait coming from fans, 'pundits' and journalists who really don't have a clue.
My heart needed this breakdown so badly. Thank you.
My take:
1. We were losing the physical battles in 1v1 which is unusual so Arteta brings on Tomiyasu, why doesn't he rather bring Jorgihno or Partey on for Odegard. That way we can regain some form of control and also physicality with Rice pushing up. Yes we lose some creativity with Odegard off but we can gain it from deep playmaker in Partey or Jorgihno and also have the needed physicality in Havertz and Rice in the middle of the park.
2. Villa dropped deeper in the second half and closed the spaces so what do we do, i leave that to Arteta cos he knows 👌 best.
I agree, I think Arteta underestimated Emery and the Villa team as we were depleted. Not that he didn't respect Emery's tactical abilities just that he likely thought Emery wld need to adjust his gamplan as Arsenal had been playing so well.
Arteta wasn't prepared for Emery's tactics to be a higher risk 2-step plan:
1st half hold firm, make them work for chances, double up on dangerous players, play deep, conserve energy.
2nd half adjust team structure, make Arsenal chase the ball, wear them out further and he gave Villa the greenlight to go for it with renewed energy and focus which they did from the first kick of the 2nd half ball.
What we should have done is stop pressing high as we did in the Porto home game and wait to win second balls. Zaniollo was winning so many balls, had we stopped pressing high in the second half once we realised we were losing ground (Bayern did that to us after Saka scored), a midfielder like Kai would have gubbled all those long balls to Zaniollo. We should also have subbed Zinchenko for Tomiyasu or Kivio, basically flipped the game Villa were trying to play on them...then use our combinations to create chances from second balls and midfield turnovers, like we did against Newcastle at home in the second half....that said, we should have taken the 3-4 chances in the first half, Kai -2 runs one on one with goalie, he waited too long to take a shot, GJesus, header should have been on target from 6 yards out, Trossard had 75% of the goal gaping yet shot near Martinez foot. Saka also had a half chance that he could have done better with...anyway. Also the goal conceded, Martinelli was caught ball watching, he should have helped Zinny like Saka was doing for Ben White....anyway-lets dust ourselves and go again.
You got it men... your analysis sums it up. Especially that final comparison between Ollie & Kai Harvets
Great work again with the visuals.
Finally someone covering Villa!
Kudos mate. I really love your content and funny liners. Best football analyst on CZcams.
Thanks for this ❤
Adam once again you deliver insightful, intelligent, and still humorous commentary. I wish all the pundits out there had half your skill. Well played Villa. At this level, no one’s ’bottling’ anything. It’s a game of moments and inches. Villa executed the same defensive masterclass we (Gooner here) executed against Pep, and they took their chances. Hats off.
Brilliant vid, well done
I just wanted to say that after discovering your channel this season I've learnt so much from you. Your videos are so insightful. Also, I think your sense of humour is brilliant. Thank you.
Excellent as always, Adam
Great analysis! Thank you!
I wish pundits actually know about football like you. Excellent content. Beginning to be my fav football channel!
Adam is a top notch football analyst and deserves to be a contributor on every major English speaking network. Honestly who cares if Keane was a legendary player. His comments are worthless and biased. Adam provides actual analysis and enthusiasm for the beautiful game! This is what we need!
Indeed. He absolutely nails it. Subscribed.
Quality analysist this, loved it.
Excellent analysis, thank you.
As always, brilliant! Keep it up, Adam. Sad Arsenal fan here…
another awesome vid guys, cheers!
Excellent analysis ❤
You're such a great analyst, thank you for this clear breakdown.
You should be a coach Adam...your analysis is amazing
Once again, a great video. It hurts even more actually.
Brilliant analysis.
I love emery
To be honest you are the greatest football analyser youtuber with all respect 100% Arteta's stubborn behaviour cost us the 3 points. Havertz is more effective on the 9 ruther than the 8, he press defenders effectively & trucks the the ball well. Jesus is not clinical & not even fit enough to press defenders as Havertz, Trossard doesn't have the abilities to defend & carry on defenders as both Jesus & Martineli & also not a big game influencer & not a 90min game player. Rice is more effective on the 8 ruther than 6 then if we have two available players who can do the roll why is he not playing them? So for sure changing the system and selection of squad is the reason behind the defeat. Don't get me wrong I like Arteta philosophy but when he got it wrong I am going to criticise him thanks.
Another great analysis there mate. Intelligent and knowledgeable. Cracking job man👌
Subscribed! Best analysis I've ever heard
Fair play to Villa, they arguably should have had 4/5 goals. Good value for top 4 and champions league next year. I don't think the title race is over though and I hope we smash Bayern Wednesday.
With regards to Zinchenko, it's not always just that he makes mistakes directly for goals. It's that he makes a lot of mistakes in the defensive third that in turn hypes up the opposition crowd and players and turns the momentum in their favour.
all hopes on tottenhan at their stadium, the legendary pep beater
@@duyanhng8430I personally as a Villa fan wld Fulham do the deed😆
Can hardly call any of those clips proper chances...they had one with trossard after Watkins hit the post
Awesome video! Very interesting and very good analysis. 👍🏼
Great analysis. Kudos to Emery.
Love Adam's videos, gives a much clearer insight into Arsenal's games and they're so intriguing - pointing out things I'd never have thought about in a million years! Keep up the awesome work 👍
Incredible analysis! You are better than any other media outlet! Big or small!
Brilliant analysis as always Adam👏👏👏
every single video on this channel is a banger
Surely the best channel on CZcams? I don't say that lightly as I watch a lot of tech, coffee, football, and even cat videos! But it really is the best. Hopefully Arteta watches it and no other football tram does!
great video but the highlight of analysis would be the perfect Paul Merson impression
Adam Clery should do more videos
Great analysis 🎉
Been watching your videos for ages and just realised I wasn't subscribed 😂 keep up the good work
This channel is incredible.
Excellent video. Earned a subscription.
Excellent unbiased analysis.
Subscribed as my new go to channel for football news and analysis.
Top analysis as always
Nicely analysed
Top tier analysis as always
Brilliant analysis
Great analysis thank u
Good analysis 🎉
Great analysis as always. Lots of Arsenal fans will do well to listen to this and appreciate what happened on Sunday. Not starting booing the first time their team loses this year.
Very few fans of any team are capable of understanding this. Villa won because Arsenal didn’t take their chances in the first half and then made some astute tactical tweets at the right time. Trossard scores for point blank k as he should have and it’s a totally different story.
@@gavinmcclement You could equally make the argument that Watkin's header, having beaten the keeper, should have gone in - in the first minute. Or his shot off the inside of the post. Or Tielemans, who hit both bar and post...
Arteta should've brought on Tomiyasu for Ben White to nullify Bailey but he didn't.
muy buenos los videos Adam
I’ve seen so many Arsenal fans saying arteta got it wrong but this is a great analysis, and the changes make sense the way you broke it down.
One thing’s for sure, Emery got it right!
Fuck this channels brilliant, one of the best at understanding what’s actually happened in games as opposed to just shouting arteta out
This guy is sooooo good, boom!
What a channel 👌
i love these videos. the analysis is so much better than what you get on tv from the ex-pros. villa played a great game in two very different halves. arsenal were sloppy in front of goal and, i would posit, a little over-confident in both this game and the bayern one. they thought they could just keep doing what they had been doing for weeks and didn't adjust to the game when it was clear it wasn't working. players and coach still learning at this level. can still win the league. 2 good results and a brighton draw against city and we are back on top and everything looks rosy again. COYG!
I’m a Arsenal fan and I love you Adam
Brilliant response to all the nonsense that has gone before. Villa played at a level that they have been consistently delivering for most of 2023. Arsenal fans would do well to remember if they had thrown points away against Man Utd and Brentford recently they would ALSO be on 71 points.
However they did, but once those blips are ironed out, next year starts to look a little scary !
HADNT thrown points away...damn these fat fingers !!
so tough to watch, kudos to Unai. Its like a murder scene :(
Gabriel M also messed up for that first goal though. He is trying to hold off the attacker but he should be attacking the ball and kick it off for a corner. Have to look at players also
Emery still is a nemesis for arteta Arsenal. Im a gooner but i fully admit the way they outplayed us is genius tactical play by emery.
love the Subbuteo table as a tactical tool. sofascore 1.0
I just reviewed the match stats because I noticed we dropped in making chances.
-It turned out that that drop started from the 64th minute.
-Also Odegaard was leading in passes to the final/attacking third(at least before he was subbed off 5 minutes before Villa's 1st Goal).
-In fact with him included, 5 of all the players that were leading in final 3rd passes in that match were on the Arsenal side. But between the 64th minute and Villa's 2nd goal(87th minute) that wasn't the case anymore.
-Martinelli(who came on in the 67th) didn't lead in that until the period from the time AFTER the last Villa goal. So knowing the we started lacking in chances and Martinelli came on just 3 minutes after that he should have had more passes to at least make that sub worth it.
-Overall we were leading in passes in both attacking & mid thirds in the game, but within the period between that 64th minute and the last goal alone, it was all Villa.
-Before that 64th minute we had better tackles but after that, it was all Villa. Throughout the match Villa led in interceptions and blocks, all within their defensive 3rd. In fact they literally blocked over half of our shots.
This is great
Just to emphasize your point on Zaniolo being used to pin White,, White was already on a yellow card which meant he couldn't be very aggressive as he risks getting sent off so Zaniolo had anadvantage and could win those long balls and help Villa keep possession
Really good video and analysis. Top drawer. I was thinking for a while... 'What about Martinez creating the extra man?!" and then.... you nailed it haha Brilliant! I must say on Martinelli, his attitude stinks... in game and out. Having the craic with Martinez on the pitch, after a potentially season defining result sums up Arsenal as a club. UTFV HITS
Awesome R9s by the way! The best boots ever made!
amazing analysis. Making gary neville look like phil neville .
Bloomin fab break down this!
Ok. You explained well what Villa's plan was. It is clear. But I cant understand what happened to Arsenal in the 2nd half. Seriously. Despite Villa's block, Arsenal created 4-5 goal chances in the 1st half. But in the 2nd... we barely had 1 chance... Did Arsenal lose stamina, or was it Arteta's plan to give Villa the ball?... I have not clue... The facts are there. Villa and Unai has done it again... painful loss. / and separately, -> THANKS for highlighting Zinchenko position during that 1st goal.... I HATE hearing people hating Zinchenko for bad defending.... He was NOT a problem during 1st goal... but 4 other Arsenal players >> Havertz (didn't block Moreno's passing line - stupid), Raya - for not reading the goal trajectory, Rice - for not closing the gap for that cross... and finally as you rightly pointed out - Martinelli.... how on Earth he decided not to follow Baily??... the only reason, I guess >> He could not believe that Moreno will be able to pass the ball from that corner position... absolutely awful childish goal to concede. But ZInchenko is not guilty at all ... stop that hate people... read football game...
Martinelli had a choice between try and follow Bailey - and having not done so immediately that's gonna be a tough ask - and covering the empty space outside the box. He made the right call.
The % chance that the ball winds up coming back inside to the area between pen spot and edge of area for a shot from thetwo Villa players waiting for that to happen is higher than for it to go through 4 players and keeper to the far post.
It looks bad in hindsight, but had he followed Bailey and the ball had gone to the pen spot and been sashed home, he'd have looked equally as bad.
Sometimes football is about moving your opponents OUT of space, as much as into it, and Villa do that really well.
@@geordievillan I agree with your point (I played semi-professional football in the past) , Martinelli actually chose to cover more dangerous zone in that position . The problem with that goal was classical loss of concentration during not obvious positional attack after a corner . It was like a domino effect. Havertz wasn’t aggressive and was silly to let Moreno turn to side line and make that cross (kids level mistake ) , than Saliba let his marker to go behind his back and block that cross (was it Saliba ? Maybe I’m wrong) , then RAYA ( I don’t like him ) was undecided whether to stop the cross or let CBs to clear … and Rice…
Usually he reads those moments very well .. but that time he didn’t scan space around him well enough… again , I heard people blaming Zinchenko- and that’s silly , during a corner , you do zone defense or individual marking or a mix of both . Zina marked his player , and he couldn’t teleport to his LB position after that corner . It’s the team’s failure not Zinchenko mistake
Paddypower has paid out on the title
Per usual = Great tactical analysis. Any thoughts on Liverpool's gaffes lately?
Undoubtedly a very good analysis (which I can't bear to watch)
Disheartening and brain meltdown result for Arsenal
He did what did Zerbi did for Brighton against Man Utd at Old Trafford and some of Gasperini’s tactics for Atalanta against Liverpool.
5:52 it was given as a corner!
I believe Arteta set Arsenal up correctly BUT I do think that it was blatantly obvious that Zinchenko was not only playing poorly but was getting exposed. Kiwor coming on would also of allowed Saliba to push over more to aid White and allow him to go forward more often IMO!
Havertz is not comfortable in this set up though so why do it? Overthinking here. Over coaching
@@ps5andstuffhere The setup with zinchenko or with Kiwor?
A reasonable analysis, however it all falls apart if you consider if trossad or jesus score there open goals it's all over way before tactics become involved
I think Trossard in Havertz role would have made the difference. He can also make these runs, but finishes those changes.
This analysis makes me feel a bit better about the loss to be honest, therefore I liked it. Would a solution to this be a more clinical No.8 and a better defensive mindset for our wingers?
The solution is better coaching, better tactics and better management of minutes so your players aren’t completely burned out by this point in the season. Not every problem requires a shopping spree to fix, you’ve got a good team and good players, work with what you’ve got and level up.
Finally 😂❤🎉🎉🎉
Timber might be answer for zichenko but he is injured for quite long time and I can’t see him return anytime… well gl for Arsenal wish all the best 🤞 hoping end this City from getting the title
I think another issue with Arsenal is the lack of rotation. It increases the chance of predictability of certain players. Arsenal also seem to be tactically inflexible, by Arleta's choice which leads to these situations
As a Villa fan I absolutely agree with you. I have never understood why Saka for instance plays so many 90 min games and why Arteta doesn't have a comparable player to bring on in that position.
As an example from a Villa POV, Emery's stated goal is to have 2 players for every position (we aren't there yet...) He will always have a starting 11 but this system allows him to change things at will if at any point something isn't working either tactically, injuries etc. He has confidence that any squad player can take his directions on board quickly and slot in seamlessly as the whole squad knows Emery-ball. Every week he refines this with the team, we're a WIP but we improve as a team, as individuals per coaching every single week.
@@Lioness_UTV It's my one criticism. It's why Arsenal fall apart towards the end of the season. It also means our other players don't develop like Nelson and Smith-Rowe. Players who could develop with Saka
Adam GOAT McClery