Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn has pointed out two things which Mikel Arteta and his boys need to get right if they wish to beat Everton on Sunday.
Right now, only two points separate these two sides on the Premier League table with the Toffees sitting just above the North London side. So if the home side were to drop points on Sunday then Arteta’s men would fall further behind in the Champions League qualification race.
And speaking about Sunday’s big game Winterburn has given a few pieces of advice to the Arsenal boss.
He said to Gentingbet.com: “Arsenal have a chance of beating Everton this weekend but they’re going to have to two things better than they did against Newcastle.
“Yes, it was a four-nil scoreline suggests it was a comfortable victory, it wasn’t. Arsenal need to improve the movement of the football forward and the risk.
“Against Newcastle, it was too static in the first half, playing across, nobody running in behind.
“And then again, defensively [they need to improve]. Everton are going to cause them a lot more problems going forward [than Newcastle], they’re going to put Arsenal under more pressure.
“So the question is how are Arsenal going to react to that and can they cope against a team that is in good form?”
Verdict on Arsenal tactics & performance:
Arsenal’s performances have really bumped up ever since Mikel Arteta has taken charge of the side but they still are finding it hard to kill off games which is why they have picked up so many draws during the past couple of weeks.
And as far as the defence is concerned, the Emirates boss will have to make do of what he currently has at his disposal and to be really honest the likes of David Luiz and Sokratis have not done a particularly good job at keeping the opponents at bay.
