Reading the Game ⚽ Arteta's absence-hit Arsenal look for a solution

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There may be more intrigue to it than just whether a player is out. Mikel Arteta is known to try and use club media to create uncertainty about his potential picks, something all the more significant this week given that his squad go into a north London derby with a midfield injury crisis. There’s a possibility that all of the manager’s first-choice midfield is missing in the suspended Declan Rice, Mikel Merino and now potentially Martin Odegaard. It has been noted by some on the Tottenham Hotspur side, however, that Arsenal were quite slow to give details on the Norwegian’s injury after his ankle problem in the midweek internationals. That’s despite the fact they would have had the scan on Wednesday. Arteta is mindful of the power of Spurs’ own midfield, which is one reason these injuries may be even more influential than the basic idea, well, of losing some of your best players. The Basque is currently trying to work around that, and it might well see a relatively new approach for Arsenal in such games. That would be to sit deep, and play a lot of pace on the break. That may even suit playing against an Ange Postecoglou team. They are willing to attack aggressively, and have been so susceptible to breaks this season. Aiding that is the hope that Gabriel Jesus is fit, while Spurs themselves sweat on Dominic Solanke. On the other side, however, Postecoglou’s staff are looking through how that Arsenal defence may not have quite as much physical protection in front. For all the focus on midfield, this could come down to an interpretation of defence. Written by Miguel Delaney   Support The Independent Join The Independent's mission for truth. With your support, we challenge the status quo, uncover crucial stories, and amplify unheard voices. Your contribution ensures our independence and fuels honest, transparent journalism. 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It’s also because of all that some football insiders are saying that most of the big national teams will seek to have a box-office name as manager. Might that be the greatest issue for Lee Carsley, rather than performances and results. The Football Association would love Pep Guardiola, and the big window they’ve allowed could yet synch with the Catalan potentially leaving Manchester City. They are still conscious it’s a long shot, and are currently going through the process of assessing what next. For all the expectation that Carsley will just assume the job if someone like Guardiola doesn’t want it, the FA have invited applications, so will need to conduct interviews. Intrigue persists about Eddie Howe, given there has been an undercurrent of tension regarding some of the changes at Newcastle United. Interestingly, Carsley didn’t submit an application. Many of course might say these games in charge are his interview. The players have unanimously been impressed. They’re enjoying the different ideas, and the movement. Uefa feel Swiss system has fewer holes With the Champions League returning next week in a totally new form for elite football, many famous football figures are still struggling to get their heads around it. Some seasoned executives are openly talking about how they just don’t get the “Swiss system”, let alone the players. That’s quite the situation, given some of their clubs were at the forefront in pushing this. It would also seem quite a problem for the basic functioning of a competition. Uefa are nevertheless confident that that people will have no issues once the campaign starts and people register the realities. As one figure who worked on the planning of this said, “it will be different when the first games are played, the table is filled, and then they see who they have next”. The belief is that everything will then slot into place. Uefa’s trial-modelling for this did go well, and certainly better than for many of the other ideas. On that, it is worth considering what it might have been. The most pushed idea for a long time was former Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli’s model for four groups of eight, with as many as 24 teams automatically qualifying for the next season’s competition. There was also one with six groups of six, and a plan to repeat the “double group stage” from 1999 to 2003. That was when eight groups of four went straight into four groups of four. This season’s system is certainly better than all of that. We won't know how good until it really gets into it. The future of football to start being settled on Monday The Premier League refused to comment on reports that the Manchester City hearing will finally begin on Monday, which has been very much in-keeping with how locked down all information on this investigation has been. That reflects the stakes, which have been discussed here many times. The club deny all charges. It does essentially mean Monday is the proper start of a process that could have profound effect on the present and future of the game. If the Premier League won’t comment, though, everyone in football is. It is the talk of the game - albeit, as ever, only behind the scenes. That is also in-keeping with the case, since that will also be entirely in private.   Football features ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoxsCrP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvdG90dGVuaGFtLWFyc2VuYWwtbm9ydGgtbG9uZG9uLWRlcmJ5LXByZXZpZXctYjI2MTE5MDYuaHRtbD9saWQ9NnJxdGNvY2h5cDg2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTA5LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbXqzvkZia_T-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [The key difference between Ange Postecoglou and Mikel Arteta that will decide the north London derby](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoxsCrP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvdG90dGVuaGFtLWFyc2VuYWwtbm9ydGgtbG9uZG9uLWRlcmJ5LXByZXZpZXctYjI2MTE5MDYuaHRtbD9saWQ9dHl4dzNxNGxwZ2p4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDEzLTA5LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbXqzvkZia_T-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoxsCrP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvaGFycnkta2FuZS1pbnRlcnZpZXctZW5nbGFuZC1jYXBzLWdvYWxzLWIyNjA5OTYxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTdveXpoeGU0eWs4NiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0wOS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpm16s75GYmv0_iUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [Harry Kane interview: ‘Practising finishing on the training pitch is my happy place’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoxsCrP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvaGFycnkta2FuZS1pbnRlcnZpZXctZW5nbGFuZC1jYXBzLWdvYWxzLWIyNjA5OTYxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXpybmhxM29kcDgxeSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAxMy0wOS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpm16s75GYmv0_iUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   Miguel's Dispatches For all that footballers speak to the media about their trade, they can almost come across like different personalities when you get them on different topics in the sport. Take Harry Kane. The England captain does a lot of press conferences, and it’s fair to say he isn’t electric in such appearances. Kane was absolutely absorbing, however, when he sat down with the written press on Monday to celebrate his 100th cap. That afforded him the opportunity to reflect on his career, which naturally led to talk about finishing. He was brilliant on it, and a lot of what he said was superb instruction for any young coach or player. Kane elaborated on how he ensures his finishing sessions are realistic, and that he laments the cleanness of some drills he watches young players go through. It is educational, especially as regards the mindset of keeping up a scoring record. 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It is similar with one of his famous predecessors in Michael Owen. The former Liverpool striker has also had social media criticism for some of his commentary, but he is again captivating when you get him on finishing and what makes a striker.   QUOTE OF THE WEEK     “If Ten Hag listens to Ruud, maybe he can” Cristiano Ronaldo with one of the more pointed lines from his comments this week, where he criticised Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, while indirectly praising former teammate Ruud van Nistelrooy   Reading the game quiz This season’s Champions League sees a number of previous finals replayed in the group stage. However, since the competition’s rebranding in the September 1992, there have been five final pairings that have never met at any other stage of the competition. In other words, their final was the only time the two teams met in the Champions League. As a guide, Liverpool-Real Madrid obviously wouldn’t count given the many times they have faced each other. 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