Playing out from the back concerns
This game is a really hard one to analyse. If you're looking for themes or motifs that traversed across the 90 minutes you'd be hard pressed to find any, such was the beautifully chaotic nature of the game that took place on Saturday. One thing that did manage to rear its head through madness though was a concern that has been quietly simmering for a few games now.
Across the run where Arsenal looked to be finding themselves under Mikel Arteta between December and March, one of the most identifiable traits of their play was their willingness to play out from the back. Think back to that sumptuous back-to-front goal scored by Alexandre Lacazette that arguably got the ball rolling for the Gunners good form, and the blueprint was clear.
