Arsenal beat Chelsea on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the Community Shield.
However, that was just part of the story. As several work seem to have
gone into adapting a system that was used to beat the Premier League
champions at the training ground.
Though the victory came through the lottery of penalty shoot out,
Arsenal striker Theo Walcott has revealed that there was a system the
team worked on to stop Chelsea from playing their style.
". . .I think we showed it [against Chelsea]. We managed to stop
Chelsea playing the football they tend to do when they play it out to
the full-backs, we stopped them very well and we'd worked on that. [in
training]" he said.
The Frenchman has always been accused by sections of the media and the
club's fan base that he doesn't engage in obvious tactical works. But
from Walcott's revelations, it shows there is more emphasis on that
side of preparations going into the new season.
Those of Arsenal persuasion would be hoping to see a translation of
any tactical work done in the training ground to more success on the
field on matchdays.
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