Arsenal had a successful January transfer window, at least numerically, with three players coming into the squad to strengthen key positions needing depth. Questions were asked about the players themselves with Italian international Jorginho facing the most.
Mikel Arteta and sporting director Edu have worked closely to build a squad that sees Arsenal five points clear at the head of the table with a game in hand. However, the loss to Everton at the weekend rocked the boat somewhat until Manchester City’s defeat away at Tottenham gave them a surprise boost.
Against Everton, Arteta looked lacking in ideas and his substitutions in the game failed to have a meaningful impact. Each one made was a like-for-like switch with even the profiles of the players not necessarily changing too much.
