Arsenal boss Eidevall wants to see tactical and mental improvements in the new season

Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall says that he wants to see some improvement in tactical and mental elements of his side’s game this season.

The Gunners begin the new campaign with a home fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion at the LV Bet Stadium in Boreham Wood on Friday evening.

Arsenal ended the 2021/2022 season trophyless after falling narrowly short in all four competitions. Ahead of the new season, head coach Eidevall told FAWSL Full-Time about two specific areas that he would like to see his side improve.

“There are two things (I’d like to improve),” Eidevall said when speaking in the pre-match press conference. “One is tactical about dealing better with man-marking systems and the second is mental. I want to see that even if we have events in the game that go against us such as conceding a goal or a refereeing decision….we need to not let that affect us.

“If we want to build and grow a winning team, we need to get everything on the pitch (right) in every second and in every game for all situations this year.”

Friday’s opponents Brighton & Hove Albion have had high turnovers of players in the last two summers but Eidevall is expecting The Seagulls to provide a strong challenge this weekend.

He said “I have been very impressed with Brighton in pre-season. They’ve had a huge turnover but I have seen them against Bayern Munich, I have seen them play against us and Manchester City and they have looked like a good team in those games.

“Some of the players that they have brought in have been really high quality so we expect and are preparing for a very competitive game.”

The Barclays Women’s Super League fixture between Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion kicks-off at 7.30pm on Friday evening.

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