Jeff Stelling causes a stir after calling Arsenal’s football painfully dull

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, talking to Match of the Day: “A large win. We knew the problem of it. Large credit score to Crystal Palace for the way in which they arrange. They made it actually troublesome for us. We discovered a solution to rating in opposition to a staff very well organised.

“We didn’t rating a second objective and once you don’t do that you’re at risk. They [Palace] are a brilliant troublesome aspect. We now have restricted them to little or no.”

On Eberechi Eze’s objective in opposition to his previous membership: “The approach is unbelievable. We wanted one thing [special] in opposition to a staff so effectively organised.”

On the title race: “It’s very early, we’re nonetheless in October. The emotional state is actually excessive however there are lots of factor to get higher. Let’s try to get well for Wednesday [Brighton in the Carabao Cup].”

As talked about, Jeff Stelling causes a stir after calling Arsenal’s soccer painfully uninteresting…

@HLTCO: Arsenal have spent the previous few years beneath Arteta being known as bottlers and bridesmaids, now they’re prime by 4 factors, are excellent within the UCL and have conceded 3 objectives in 13 video games in all comps they usually’re getting stick for being boring. In the event that they had been 4th having let in 16 objectives, they’d get dug out for not studying win video games and titles.

@chuckdavie: In 22/23 we scored 88 objectives, our most ever in a Premier League season. In 23/24 we broke it once more to get 91 objectives. We didn’t win the league (once more) and also you all slated us for being second once more olé olé. I believe it’s high-quality on the 4th time of asking to try to break all defensive information within the recreation to win a title. No matter it takes.

@adamkeys_: It’s humorous how the staff attacking will get criticised and never the groups who set as much as play in inflexible mid and low blocks, with none intent on coming ahead, even once they go 1-0 down.

@prioritymac86: If you need a extra entertaining match, inform the opponent to return out and play as an alternative low blocking. They received’t, as a result of they realize it’s suicide. We’re finished with the leisure, we would like the league.

@AFCB1ll: Metropolis and Villa a a lot better recreation and the way did that work out for Metropolis?

@NicoAnelka9: Villa had been enjoying Metropolis. Actual had been enjoying Barca. However you all selected to look at ‘boring Arsenal’. It’s not including up, somebody is someplace is telling lies

@BPhillips1988: 4-0 Atleti, 5-0 Leeds, 3-0 Forest.. quick recollections. Palace got here to defend and defended very effectively tbf to them. Arsenal are there to win a league not present leisure for the neutrals.

@kegsymartin: I used to be on the recreation yesterday, and as a lot as I like Palace’s efficiency, organisation, self-discipline, there was actually no house in behind them, they usually had been counting on hitting Arsenal on the counter. It takes two groups to placed on a spectacle for the viewers.

@Rossdavies77: You’re higher than this Jeff! How do you suppose Arsenal play open, free flowing, flamboyant soccer when groups are solely desirous about sitting deep and gumming up the house? Presumably you like watching Liverpool’s basketball video games? Good enjoyable, however they’re now 7 again

@leegooner123: That is unfair Jeff. Palace are a really respectable staff and might harm you. Video games about profitable and we get stick for locating a solution to do it. In previous years when Man U , metropolis and Chelsea did this the remark was” that’s what champion do “ Arsenal do it and unexpectedly it’s boring

@KevinWh14063568: Arsenal followers had 10/15 years of enjoying open, expansive soccer and we used to get smashed in each huge recreation. I’ll take being “boring” if it means we lastly win the league once more 👌

@block5BP: Fail to say that we play in opposition to deep blocks week in week out, I get we should always break them down however we often discover a solution to win so I don’t see the problem? Simply have a look at Atleti within the week or Leeds at house… you don’t play deep in opposition to us, you get punished.

@nws13: That’s the lifetime of being a Gooner for you haha. I assumed you guys arrange actually powerful in opposition to us, and groups are so fast to get right into a deep block in opposition to us, it’s laborious to play the tippy tappy fluid stuff we used to feast on in opposition to much less organized defences.