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This is my third blog and its about the way Arsenal play this season.
The team must master the ‘ball circulation’ component to be able to determine the correct moment to start the attack. However, ball circulation is a means, not a goal in itself! To carry the play on the opponents half of the field places high demands of the build-up. There is not much time and space to work in and you have to deal with high defensive pressure. Fast combinations and excellent positional play are a must. Circulation...

The Arsenal style, or should I say Wengerball has changed considerably over the last 4 years. For a large amount of Wenger's reign, we saw a brand of football which was based on moving the ball vertically up the field as fast as possible. This was a technical variation of hoofball, where the aim was the same but the difference being that it was done through ground balls and not high passes. The speed and precision at which it was executed was literally breathtaking. There was a saying that Arsenal...

One such aspect is the characters; Athos the strong, determined leader, Aramis, the intelligent, inquisitive, deep thinker, Porthos, the flamboyant character capable of doing the unexpected. I am sure all arsenal fans can put those characteristics to faces within the arsenal camp, not to mention Dartagnian the young, confident, talented apprentice who wants to impress and prove his worth; well we can put many a face to that can’t we. However the key comparison lies beyond both these aspects and...