Premier League Archives: 04/2022

Mikel Arteta met with reporters on Friday and gave the latest on Arsenal’s injured players, with Bukayo Saka, Thomas Partey and Takehiro Tomiyasu all getting an update.

In this edition of the Tactics Board, Stephen Bradley returns to recap a rather eventful few weeks for Arsenal Football Club, in his own intuitive style.

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick moaned to reporters after his side lost to Arsenal saying that VAR decisions went against them but, of course, he forgot to mention the two reds his side should have had as well.

Bukayo Saka came off injured as Arsenal beat Manchester United on Saturday afternoon, so what’s the latest on the problem?

What a difference Eddie Nketiah makes…

Cesar Azpilicueta may have been furious with Bukayo Saka when he went down in the box under his challenge, but even Thomas Tuchel admitted it was a foul on the Arsenal youngster.

Mikel Arteta hailed Bukayo Saka’s courage for stepping up to take the penalty that sealed Arsenal’s 4-2 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.

Albert Sambi Lokonga thanked Arsenal fans for supporting the team despite watching their side crash to their third defeat in a row and has called on them to ‘stay’ with Mikel Arteta’s men.

Mikel Arteta said that Alexandre Lacazette was missing from Arsenal training this week due to ‘private’ reasons which set tongues wagging online but the truth of the matter is a lot more mundane.

Arsenal travel to Southampton on Saturday for a 3pm kick-off they simply have to win, so is anyone back from the treatment room?

Southampton are hoping to get back on their feet against Arsenal after their drubbing by Chelsea last weekend in a game both sides need to win.

Mikel Arteta has said that Arsenal were ‘slapped’ after their defeat to Brighton but that they have to get back up again.

Arsenal were awful again as they lost to Brighton at the Emirates and questions are once more hanging over Mikel Arteta’s head following an atrocious week and some awful decisions.

So, the last time we spoke, some idiot was saying something about not casting envious eyes in the direction of the Crystal Palace bench and our former captain, Patrick Vieira.

Thomas Partey was taken off against Crystal Palace after he pulled up with an injury and the latest update is not good.

Arsenal were missing a few key names when they announced their squad for the game against Crystal Palace which contained a very youthful bench.

Join Stephen Bradley as he discusses just what wrong in Arsenal’s 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

Arsenal’s postponed match against Tottenham will take place in the penultimate week of the season after Mikel Arteta’s men play Leeds at home and Spurs travel to Liverpool.