Dave Cross

Arteta says Football has evolved and unless they change rules it won't change: 🗣️ “I was really upset the way we (Arsenal) conceded a goal against Chelsea. And Chelsea, look, the quality that they have, the amount of set-piece they scored. “Manchester United, they're doing so well. The same, I was at Man City, used to work a lot on them. So it's something. “There are phases, and there are moments when a team has an opportunity to do certain things and the game is evolving, and the game is becoming more and more difficult. “Before, when you used to do a game plan and you just invert a full-back and bring an extra player in midfield or a false nine, opponents are finished. Big overload. 4v3 inside, 2v1 inside, time on the ball. So dominant 78% of possession, the other opponent two counterattacks, set pieces, the game is done now. “Teams are adapting, teams know, after every sequence of play, whether it's a throw-in, a restart of play, an open-page situation, after direct play, exactly what they have to do. “And everything is almost man-to-man. So it's going to be a different game unless we change the rules, because the evolution of the game is that.”