Now that Arsenal’s attackers have had some games and sessions to work with Viktor Gyokeres, there’s quickly been a realisation. That has been the need to play early passes. It isn’t something their attackers have been too accustomed to, given the team’s preference for control and Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka’s tendency to go inside.
Mikel Arteta insists on smart players, however, and they know to get that timing right.
