Arsenal’s short corner hack + Villa’s pressing problem

The Tactical Preview is back and Aston Villa's clash against Arsenal is our primary focus this week. Host Kate Mason is joined by The Athletic's data writer Thom Harris and former Arsenal midfielder Adrian Clarke to dissect where the game will be won and lost. They focus on Villa's frailties in beating the press, Arsenal's short corners and switches of play. The Athletic's Villa correspondent Jacob Tanswell also drops by to give the lowdown on Villa's midfield struggles in the defeat to Brighton. The panel also focus on Chelsea vs Brighton, Man United vs Ipswich Town & Coventry City vs Hull City, as well as picking out the clubs who have had a quietly good transfer window. 00:00 Intro 05:25 Opening weekend tactical learnings 10:33 Why did Villa struggle at Brighton? 15:42 How does Emery get the upper hand on Arteta? 17:15 Tzolis’ impact at Arsenal 21:35 Importance of Arsenal’s set pieces 23:55 ‘Highest bidder’ game 27:45 Chelsea v Brighton preview 33:43 Man United v Ipswich preview 36:35 Coventry v Hull preview 45:11 Outro Executive Producer: Guy Clarke Producers: Mike Stavrou, Liam Warburton The Athletic FC Podcast is your essential guide to football's biggest stories, six times a week during the World Cup... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69AAB4o... Subscribe to The Athletic FC Podcast channel 👉 http://bit.ly/athleticuk | 🔔Make sure to enable all push notifications!🔔 Follow The Athletic FC Podcast: Instagram: @theathleticfc TikTok: athleticfcpod Image credits: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images / Mike Hewitt/Getty Images / May JAMES / AFP via Getty Images / Julian Finney/Getty Images #arsenal #premierleague #villa