Arteta ‘more like Moyes than Guardiola’ as Spurs risk becoming Ten Hag’s Man Utd under Postecoglou

Mikel Pulis is ‘more like David Moyes’ than Pep Guardiola while Tottenham Hotspur. At risk of copying Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United.

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It’s quite amusing to see Arsenal fans defending their Stoke-ish tactics because for years. Under Wenger they complain non stop about teams doing this against them.

For the record, I don’t like that style of football and would never choose to watch it but it’s a perfectly valid form of football. As is Jose style non stop time wasting, diving and fouling. As is Pep’s endless They’re all valid tactics.

This Stoke ball at Arsenal isn’t a new criticism, I’ve been referring to Mikel for a while now as Paelladyce. (which annoy Arsenal fans a couple of seasons ago when I post it here) because every time. I watcheArsenal play (usually against top 6 opponents) the tactics was to be compact. Physical and smash long balls for Martinelli and Saka to sprint onto. Again it’s a valid way of playing, I just hate watching it.

If Liverpool played that way I wouldn’t watch them either. It’s the football equivalent of clinching to tire out a smaller opponent in boxing. Does it work? Of course. Is it fun? Not in the slightest. I have watched Arsenal against ‘lesser’ opposition. And they’re more ufabet https://ufabet999.app open against them. It’s often pointed out that Arteta is a disciple of Pep but honestly. I don’t see much of Pep in Arteta tactics. He is much more like David Moyes at Everton for me and I think the time he spent under Moyes. Has probably influenc him more than anything else. Which is why he kind of has a small club mentality in big games and swaps to a safety first, nick a win on set pieces approach.

I’ll repeat again that there is nothing wrong with how he plays. It’s a valid tactic, it gets him top four consistently and some wins against top opposition. I just don’t enjoy watching it, and it seems neither do many others.