team. At Arsenal we have a lot of the ball and we get carried away when teams sit in, and we are easily countered, but we've nailed that down this season. The flair play is in our DNA but Steve has come in and everybody's bought into it," said Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Captain Thomas Vermaelen has also hailed Bould's impact, highlighting the important of the Assistant Manager's experience at the highest level. Vermaelen also confirmed that under Bould, the team are working more on defensive play and that the results were being seen by the clean sheets. It seems that in attack things are finally clicking in to place and that the goals will flow. Steve Bould has undoubtedly steadied the Arsenal defence and as long as the back line keeps its shape and composure, the club can be propelled forwards. He's obviously doing something different. You can tell just by watching how regimented we are now, especially from set pieces, corners, etc. It's a more zonal approach which appears to work much better. The true test was against Stoke and we passed with flying colors. Also, we don't push up with such high line anymore which is preventing teams getting around the back on the counter. This cost us a good 20+ goals last season due to the fact we are a possession team and vulnerable to counter. The fact the team obviously respect (and probably fear) Steve also helps them keep in line. Should also mention the fact that