Viktor Gyokeres only joined Arsenal's tour in Singapore and Hong Kong in the second half, but coach Mikel Arteta started planning for him before.
Pre -season money is not merely physical preparation but also tactical preparation. Arteta understands that recruiting a new striker will require adjustment of the gameplay.
Gyokeres is not a striker form often backwards in coordination with the middle line. His strengths are the speedy phase behind the defense, running in the space between the defender and the center -back, catching the pass and facing the goalkeeper directly.
That means Arsenal will need to play more directly, along the border more, not necessarily long balls crossing the route, but passing quickly through the routes.
Since returning to training in July, Arteta has begun to deploy this change, tweaking the squad to prepare for the new season. This is a process that cannot be changed in one night. In the loss of Tottenham, Arsenal sometimes showed that they were in the finishing stage. However, Arteta believes that his team is on the right track.
Working with Arsenal's performance, Arteta designed a pre -season schedule in each period. The beginning is a camp chain
