# Arsenal's playing style debate

> Arteta: Arsenal's style criticism comes from a very small minority.
- Title: Arsenal's playing style debate · BBC Sport | Shortify
- Summary: Arteta: Arsenal's style criticism comes from a very small minority. Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta says criticism of his team's playing style is from a very…
- Keywords: mikel arteta, arsenal, premier league, champions league, noni madueke, nottingham forest, sports, Arsenal's, playing, style, debate, BBC Sport
- Source: BBC Sport — https://bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cm8xzrwv5zpko
- Published: 2026-10-20T20:33:27.948+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mikel arteta, arsenal, premier league, champions league, noni madueke, nottingham forest, sports
## Arteta on style criticism
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says criticism of his team's playing style comes from a very small minority of observers.

> I think we are talking about a very small minority [criticising the team].
## Arsenal's recent form
Arsenal have won 10 out of 11 games but scored only 11 goals in seven Premier League matches.
## Arteta's improvement focus
Arteta says Arsenal need to adapt to teams with deep-lying defences for better results.

> The low block demands a different kind of game to the high block.
## Goalkeeper's view
Goalkeeper David Raya says Arsenal's record shows their playing style is effective despite criticism.

> We have lost one game in 11 this season and if you call that boring or irritating, I don't know what to say.
## Key takeaway

Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta says criticism of his team's playing style is from a very small minority of observers.