In this special episode of ‘The Breakdown’, Owen Hargreaves is joined by Arsenal duo Mikel Merino and Jurrien Timber as they break down their specific roles in Mikel Arteta’s team. Merino analyses his adaptation from a midfielder to striker in the current Gunners set-up, while Timber discusses his relationship on the right-hand side with Bukayo Saka and the importance of set-pieces.
00:00 – Intro
01:17 – Mikel Merino discusses his new role as a striker for Arsenal
02:10 – Mikel Merino’s performance against Leicester City
04:58 – Mikel Merino’s performance against Slavia Prague
07:29 – Mikel Merino’s heading ability
08:44 – Mikel Merino’s positioning in the box
09:40 – Mikel Merino on the importance of winning duels
10:18 – Mikel Merino’s performance against Bayern Munich
12:08 – Mikel Merino’s performance against Aston Villa
13:35 – Mikel Merino on Arsenal targeting silverware
14:45 – Jurrien Timber on dealing with his ACL injury
15:27 – Jurrien Timber on becoming one of the best full-backs in the world
16:20 – Jurrien Timber on his surprise at playing left-back at the start of his Arsenal career
16:55 – Jurrien Timber’s physicality
17:45 – Jurrien Timber on the importance of communication with his teammates
18:45 – Jurrien Timber on helping the team in attack
19:15 – Jurrien Timber on his crossing ability
19:45 – Jurrien Timber’s relationship with Bukayo Saka
20:40 – Jurrien Timber’s improvements from last season
21:44 – Jurrien Timber on having the most touches in the opponents box
22:40 – Jurrien Timber’s heading ability
23:54 – Arsenal’s set piece domination
25:01 – Outro
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18 Comments
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Merino the biggest diver Iβve ever seen genuinely
This is so insightful π
Gyokeres need to watch those two goals (Merino vs Leicester) thereβs potentially a lot of easy chances that he could get from that type of movement
Mikel merino will become a coach after his playing career and he will be a fantastic Boss πͺ
Great watch.
Arteta ball has 5 consecutive trophyless seasons π€£
Merino has that striker instinct!
π΅πΆ Oooooo Mikel Merinoooo π΅πΆ
Played scared against wolves
Mireno is a future coach, and a good one. Watch.
i think merinoo is the most intelligent player in arsenal
Might not be our best player but his orientation on the ball is the best. He treats the ball with such elegance, even more than Odegard. But he has that Frank Lampard capacity to arrive at the box. Like Arteta, Emery & Andoni Iraola I am sure he'll become another great Basque manager who all have married Spanish technical sensibility with English physicality & industry.
nobody's talk about timber in comments
why?
Merino will be one of the best managers in the world one day. Heard it here first
If Arteta can field Merino as both an attacker and a midfielder, he should do the same with Gyokeres: that way he becomes less of a marked man. Tactics.
Merino has been such an asset for us. He's football IQ is remarkable and he'll obviously make a great manager. If we win the Champions League and EPL trophy, I won't forget the role he played when we were desperate for that makeshift center forward that would deliver.
I dear them to ask City players to do breakdowns with the media.
Pep will never allow it.
When will Mikel and Arsenal learn not to give any tactical breakdowns and clues for free to the public.
I don't think Merino will score another goal now.
Just watch π
It's a stinker from Arsenal and with this media love they have, the opps will always stop them from winning silverware.
Another trophyless season incoming β³