Mikel Arteta rejects Keane’s ‘defensive’ jibe, hailing Arsenal’s attacking identity

Mikel Arteta strongly rejected the suggestions that his Arsenal side is too defensive, responding to the criticisms of the expert Roy Keane the day after the 1-1 draw on Sunday with Manchester City.

Keane argued that Artata did not have the “gaming instinct“Large managers such as Sir Alex Ferguson and Brian Cloud, warning that the prudent approach of Arsenal could ultimately cost them in the title race. But Arteta, speaking to Sky Sports Before the Carabao d’Arsenal cup tie with Port Vale, insisted that his team plays with an openly attacker philosophy.

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“”If you look at the players we have, from the goalkeeper, we are the most attacker team in the League,“Arteta said.”Our goalkeeper is by far the most attacker goalkeeper, one of the central defenders passes in the midfielder, and the two lateral rear are in the upper district to attack the measures. Even our right midfielder played as a number 9 last season. How attacked? While Arsenal faced a meticulous examination for their prudence in the clashes of heavy goods vehicles, Arteta maintains that its side has the tools to dominate. With three attackers, he describes as “Very, very attacker», The Arsenal manager thinks that his approach is far from being conservative and sharply progressive than his detractors suggest.

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