Mikel Arteta appears to have taken a leaf out of former mentor Pep Guardiola's book when it comes to dealing with his players.
The Manchester City boss can often be seen berating his stars and passionately issuing tactical instructions even when they are three or four goals to the good.
The Arsenal manager clearly picked that trait up from Guardiola during his time at the Etihad as his assistant before returning to north London to guide the Gunners, as exhibited during Sunday's away win over Watford.
Everyone associated with the club knew going into the clash that three points would be vital if they are to maintain their status as favourites for the coveted fourth spot, especially with rivals Manchester United travelling to the Etihad later that day.
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Things got off to the perfect start from an Arsenal perspective at Vicarage Road when Martin Odegaard finished off a sublime move to put Arteta's side in the lead after just four minutes.
However, the scores were level just under 10 minutes later after Cucho Hernandez equalised via a sublime overhead kick.
Therefore, when Bukayo Saka restored Arsenal's advantage around 20 minutes later, many would have expected Arteta to crack a smile at the very least.
Instead, he immediately signalled for both Odegaard and Gabriel to come over to his technical area for further instruction.
The Spaniard was spotted via Arsenal's bench-cam furiously gesticulating and shouting as he tried to ram home what he wanted from his players.
Odegaard in particular is widely touted as one of Arsenal's 'tactical leaders', whenever Arteta wants to relay a message to the players on the pitch he often uses the Norwegian as his mouthpiece.
Whatever he told the squad clearly worked, at least initially, as Arsenal bagged the next goal after the interval courtesy of Gabriel Martinelli's stunning finish from outside the area.
With that being said, the Gunners ensured it was to be a nervy finish following Moussa Sissoko's late strike for the Hornets.
Arsenal spurned a number of chances throughout the second-half, whether it be firing efforts wide or selecting the wrong pass at the most crucial time during what was a threatening attack.
Following the full-time whistle, Arteta was in no mood to sing his side's praises and instead bemoaned their lack of organisation.
"We had great moments today again attacking but I wasn’t pleased with our organisation,’ he told Sky Sports.
"We had to be prepared when we lose the ball to control certain spaces which against Watford are key.
"If not, it becomes that transition game, if you don’t finish the action you have to deal with the counter.
"We suffered and we could have conceded some goals there.
"We didn’t dominate the game exactly the way we wanted to do. Credit to Watford as well but a lot was down to us."
Arsenal's third may have been finished by Martinelli, but it was started by Arteta himself after he darted out of his technical area to return the ball to Saka as quick as possible for the throw-in.
Even that quick-thinking stemmed from being annoyed with the way things were playing out on the pitch according to the Spaniard himself.
He told Arsenal media: "I don't know, I saw an opportunity and was there because I wasn't very happy with what I was seeing and I just wanted to take an advantage - and the rest of the boys did what they did!"
One thing Arteta will be happy with is Arsenal's league position.
The Gunners currently sit pretty in fourth, one point ahead of nearest rivals Manchester United but boast three games in hand over the Red Devils.
In the eyes of many Arsenal are now the side most likely to secure the last available spot for Champions League qualification, but Arteta's pitch-side reaction suggests he is taking nothing for granted just yet.
