MIKEL ARTETA faces having to change his principles after just two games in charge – because Arsenal haven't got the players he needs to play the pressing game he wants.
Arteta has hardly hidden the fact he wants his Gunners to follow the example of his old Manchester City side in the way he wants to play the game.
That means every one of his stars need to put in as much of a shift off the ball as they do when they are in possession.
The Spaniard sent his players out with clear instructions to set about chasing Chelsea every time they were in possession, closing them down and pressing in numbers.
For just under an hour at the Emirates it worked as Arsenal produced arguably their most complete performance as a team of the season.
But the problem was, they were putting in such a huge effort to shut down Frank Lampard's side that by the hour mark they were all completely knackered, and the Blues ran out 2-1 winners.
Where we had Mesut Ozil putting in a shift in the opening half, and looking threatening on the ball too, he was largely anonymous after the break.
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