Interactive football tactics scenario
Use the blue magnets to occupy the pitch before revealing one simplified Arsenal-style possession structure.
Arsenal are blue. The defending team are red.
Arrange Arsenal in possession. Think about the single or double pivot, width from the wingers, occupation of both half-spaces and protection against the counter.
One simplified solution
One full-back moves inside or stays deeper to help form a back three, while two midfielders provide control behind a front line occupying the width, both half-spaces and the centre.
Arteta has used several structures rather than one permanent shape. The reveal is a simplified model of positional occupation, rest defence and the ability to circulate the ball from one side to the other.