Mikel Arteta would be hoping that this international break would become a blessing for Arsenal. Right now Arsenal is suffering. They haven’t won their league game in four. But that means that their fans have become less excited as the November break begins.
Now the team has a chance to rest and come back stronger. Captain Martin Odegaard will return to help Arsenal. In the past few games, they’ve missed his creative skills. Without him, they have found it hard to score goals.
Good news might be coming soon. This break is also being used by other players like Tomiyasu or Calafiori to heal from their injuries. They really need to get back coach Mikel Arteta. All the injuries, he said, were ‘an absolute nightmare’ because of the last eight weeks.
Recently, Arsenal played a 1-1 draw with Chelsea. Mikel Arteta was fuming after that game. We can’t spend these days chasing Liverpool immediately, he said. He hopes to have a stronger team once back from the break with injured players returning.
Arsenal seem to have had better luck in the next few months. They’re playing easier games than the ones they played lately. They’ve already played most of the top 10 teams. They now have an opportunity to win more games, between here and February.
A hard look at Arsenal’s current situation does have some important numbers to tell. They have scored fewer goals in the last four games than they did at the outset of the season. They scored 15 goals in their first seven games. Over the past four, they’ve only scored three times. In this case, we can see that they miss their key players.
Mikel Arteta hopes to get Arsenal on track
Arsenal have been hit by the injury problem. Seven first-team players have been out at different stages this season. This is as many injuries they’ve had in five years. Arteta has found it forced to use younger.
Arsenal face only two matches against teams in the top half of the league in their next ten, with Wolves coming to the Emirates.
There are good reasons to believe the future is promising. Their injured players are coming back first. Second, it becomes easier on their schedule. But third, they can learn from last season’s mistakes. The difference between last year and this year is articulated by the fact that Arsenal, who led the league for 248 days last season, didn’t win the title. This experience has cemented them.
Arsenal can turn things around, say football experts. Gary Neville, said recently: “In fact, Arsenal is a better squad than last year.” They’ll be very hard to beat when their injured players come back.” Another expert, Jamie Carragher, thinks Arsenal’s easier schedule could see them close the gap on the top teams.
This view is backed by the numbers. And in the past five years, teams that returned at full strength after the break following an ineffectual run in the first two months of the season, have often benefited hugely. Newcastle United were here last year as well. And they got their injured players back and ran the unbeaten for 10 matches.
Injury returns after break
Tomiyasu is well ahead of schedule with his recovery. He is expected to be fit for the next game according to the medical team. We are working hard during the break, doing extra training in order to stay sharp.
Arsenal’s fans remember that last season ended with disappointment. They were most of the way through the year top of the league but finished second. This year feels different. The team is more experienced. And they’ve learned from their past. With players returning from injury and with a more favourable fixture list ahead, Arsenal does have the opportunity to get back into the title race.
It may be the tonic Arsenal needs. They have time to heal, reset and come back stronger. But the next few months will reveal if they can turn around their season. And their fans are hoping this year’s title race ends happier.
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