Tactical Analysis: Mikel Arteta's Arsenal -- 2019/20

Having departed Pep Guardiola’s coaching staff at Manchester City, Mikel Arteta arrived at Arsenal in December 2019 with new ideas on the pitch and behind the scenes. From his first game in charge, his playing ideologies and tactical framework were on full show. Despite being dealt with a relatively poorly built squad, he began putting the pieces together and building confidence within the roster.

Following a disappointing exit of the Europa League to Olympiacos, the coronavirus-mandated break began. Arteta saw it as an opportunity to work on the team individually and collectively, and they would go on to end the season by lifting the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium.

This tactical report will be formatted as an opposition analysis would be, as we break apart Arteta’s game model, looking at the objective and common patterns of Mikel Arteta’s tactics throughout the thirds and phases of play while also using individuals metrics to target key individual performers.