Can it be closer? After seven rounds, Arsenal desperately need Aubameyang to recover

Last week, Arsenal lost 0-1 to Burnley in the Premier League, setting a record for the worst start in team history in the Premier League. Previously, Arsenal's worst start in the Premier League was the 2014-15 season, when they scored 17 points after 12 matches, ranking 8th in the Premier League.

It is worth mentioning that last season, the 2019-2020 season, Arsenal also scored 17 points after 12 rounds of matches, but ranked 6th in the Premier League at the time.

And this season, after 12 rounds, Arsenal only scored 13 points, ranking 15th in the Premier League! what is this concept? That is to say, Arsenal need to start fighting for relegation is not just a joke.

Although the midweek match drew with Southampton 1-1, but yesterday, Arsenal lost again, losing to Everton 1-2, which means that Arsenal has lost 7 consecutive league matches. In 7 league rounds, only 2 points were scored. Could there be a worse Arsenal? !

The biggest reason for such bad results is that their offensive ability is really bad. In 14 league rounds, Arsenal only scored 12 goals, averaging less than one goal per game.

As the team's top scorer, Aubameyang, who started 13 games, only scored 3 goals. This is really incredible, you know, Aubameyang is not a fledgling or short-lived shooter, from the Bundesliga to the Premier League, his ability is obvious to all.

In the first two seasons, he was the Golden Boot and Silver Boot winner of the Premier League. However, the Gunners, who had just renewed his contract with the team after a lot of calls, were completely lost with his team in the new season.

What happened to Aubameyang?

Regarding this question, Arteta expressed helplessness when answering a reporter’s question. He believed that for a top shooter like Aubameyang, the coach can give very little technical guidance. He needs to believe in his abilities and believe that he can make progress. The ball, so that their movements are more natural, and the mentality is more relaxed when shooting.

Tashuai's judgment is not entirely shirking responsibility. In fact, self-confidence is indeed an essential quality for athletes to become top-notch athletes. To a large extent, for top athletes, self-confidence is even more important than the coach's skills and tactics, and because of this, state is often the word we talk about when evaluating players.

At the beginning of the season, Obama was undoubtedly full of expectations. After renewing his contract with Arsenal, he must hope to continue his state in the new season.

But as the season progressed, the team's offense severely restricted his shot opportunities, and his mentality was greatly affected after the goal rate deteriorated.

In addition, during that period of time, the subtle psychology after Cross's unprovoked satire will more or less affect Obama's mood on the court. A series of factors are intertwined to create Aubameyang who was confused during this period. Last week's own goal against Burnley is a concentrated expression of this bad luck.

To sum up, there are two factors that affect Obama's state. One is the team's tactics, and the other is his mentality.

The first is the tactical level.

The first few rounds of league results were not ideal, and the outstanding performance was the poor offensive efficiency. For this reason, Tashua's strategy is to increase the force of direct crosses to give more opportunities to shoot in the penalty area.

In the first 9 rounds of the league, Arsenal’s highest number of crosses in a single game was only 25, but from the beginning of the game against Wolves, Arsenal’s number of crosses began to rise: 35 crosses against Wolves and 44 against Tottenham. There were 38 crosses against Burnley.

Against Tottenham, Arsenal made 44 crosses, but with little success.

It can be seen that the Tashuai is really urgent to improve the offense, but the method he thought of is to take the most direct way to help the offensive personnel in the penalty area get as many shots as possible: cross.

Does this work? In fact, there are, but it is still not directly reflected in the goal. We see that in the loss to Burnley, Aubameyang scored 4 shots, tied with Saka for first place in the team.

But these opportunities did not turn into shots, and in that game, defenders Gabriel and Holding also both attacked 3 times. This shows that the tactics of high pass and high play can indeed be used in the penalty area. Provide some shot opportunities. However, such tactics are not the most suitable for Aubameyang's characteristics.

Against Burnley, Arsenal had too little contact between the left and right sides to penetrate the opponent's defense.

We all know that Aubameyang, who is good at attacking and hitting the door, is not characteristic of high-altitude strikes in the penalty area. He blindly pursues crosses and ignores the combination of sides. The biggest sacrifice is probably the characteristics of Aubameyang. Another point worth paying attention to is that since the new season, the new aid William has only successfully passed the ball to Auba 14 times in the 11 league matches played at the same time as Aubameyang, averaging only 1 time per game.

Veteran William was once a big killer on the wing of the Premier League, but his state has declined rapidly this season. In the defeat that just ended, William disappeared from the field in the face of Everton's defense. William has nothing to do in terms of creating opportunities, confrontation, superiority and shooting. The main offensive point of the team is this state, how can you expect to gain something in offense?

At present, Arsenal’s forward pass is ineffective when attacking. The wingers responsible for creating opportunities are separated from each other. When they are isolated from each other, the creativity from the midfield is very limited. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that in recent rounds, Tashuai has used high-frequency crosses to quench thirst.

It is worth mentioning that in the draw against Southampton, Arsenal's offensive performance in sports has improved. The equalizer scored by Aubameyang originated from Saka's breakthrough and Nkadia's goal. It can be said that such a goal is the offensive tactic that Arsenal should focus on.

The Gunners have multiple attackers above the level in the frontcourt. If you blindly pursue a simple long pass, it will inevitably be counterproductive. And if you have both penetration and passing, the effect will be reflected in the second half of the game against Southampton.

The second is the psychological aspect.

It should be said that Ta Shuai's words have some truth. High-ranking players do need to have enough confidence to adjust their own state, but then again, if you blindly count on the players to adjust themselves, why do you need a coach?

As early as when Wenger took office, Arsenal had been famous in football for psychological counseling, which was the end of the last century. How come twenty years have passed and the top card in the team has fallen into a downturn, but can only rely on yourself? This doesn't make sense, and it shouldn't.

So, what should the gunner do next?

Obviously, Arsenal need Aubameyang. Looking at the current attack points in the Gunners camp, although Pepe broke the value record, Martinelli is pinned high, and Lacazette is also an international player, Aubameyang's efficiency is always the most stable. Now, this most stable attack point is misfired, and it is inevitable for Arsenal to fall into a dismal operation in the league.

For Aubameyang, what he needs most is to relax himself. Just signed a long-term contract with the team, maybe it was too much to show his ability, but it backfired. But in fact, Aubameyang's contribution to Arsenal in the past two years is obvious to all. He can be said to be the best and most stable gunner in the post-Winger era. I hope this goal against Southampton is an introduction, maybe a certain psychological barrier has been passed, and there is a smooth road ahead.

For Arteta, even though Guardiola said he is the most suitable coach for Arsenal at the moment, it proved to be inappropriate. At this critical moment, which has not been seen in 20 years, he needs to show more in his changes. Crisis resolution capability.

At present, the defense that has been strengthened in these two seasons is indeed remarkable, and the problem lies in the midfield. The creative exhaustion of the midfield is no longer a matter of one or two days. So how to configure the midfield with new aid is also lacking is the focus of tactical considerations and adjustments.

At present, Aubameyang is injured. During the time he is recovering from his injury, the Tasman needs to unswervingly give trust, whether it is psychological counseling or actual combat opportunities.

The league won 7 rounds and ranked 15th. This is really a terrible situation. Arsenal must give up their illusions, keep their feet on the ground, not only summarize reflections, but also look forward.