#40: Between Flexibility & Familiarity

What this episode covers

Arsenal took all three points from their opening Premier League game against Nottingham Forest, but it wasn't just a walk in the park. Alex, Lorcan, Manas & Seb discuss how the lineup was different to what we saw in the Community Shield, what that meant for our tactical approach, and the virtues of tactical flexibility when compared to the familiarity of a consistent system.Timestamps:Intro & game overview: 0:00Lineup changes from Community Shield: 2:12Match tactics & changes in shape: 18:00How much change is too much change? 42:08Preview of Crystal Palace: 55:27Outro: 1:01:49In this episode, we mention how we saw Arteta experimenting with different tactical ideas during pre-season. For a more in-depth discussion of our pre-season games, check out Episode 37: Preseason Ponderings - https://pod.fo/e/192344Please subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out.If you want to send us any questions, or keep up with all things Pot Shot, you can find us on Twitter & Instagram @potshotpod. Feel free to ping us a DM (or an email via [email protected])!Follow the Pot Shot Crew on Twitter! (Not "X". We will never call it "X".)Alex: @alexfrcoLorcan: @Lxwrites1Manas: @watmanAFCSeb: @Eulenberg_Towells: @alextowellsYou can find us on the vast majority of good podcast platforms. We'll never say "all" in case we're missing one somehow. If you want to know exactly what podcast platforms we can be found on, you can do so at https://podfollow.com/the-pot-shot-podcast/viewAll music included in the podcast is made by James Blake. He's on all sensible music platforms as JWBlake - you can find his Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XQQbNzsMSiESzHz0qA4r8?si=koS6oXNfSL6SJn3oIR1cxA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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