Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has questioned the change of ball for their Carabao Cup semifinal first-leg defeat to Newcastle United on Tuesday night. The Toon won 2-0 in London thanks to goals from ...

The EFL has defended the Puma ball that Arsenal and Newcastle used in the Carabao Cup semi final first leg. The Gunners head coach stated that his players were having a hard time adjusting to its ...

Mikel Arteta revived one of his mentor’s talking points last month, after Arsenal lost their League Cup semi-final first leg ...

The boss claimed the ball 'flies a lot' Credit: EPA Arteta said the Puma balls “fly a lot”, admitting “there’s details that we can do better”. Pressed further, Arsenal's boss added ...

Mikel Arteta cited the Puma match ball as a reason why Arsenal put so many of their shots over the crossbar against Newcastle in their Carabao Cup semi-final. So, does he have a point? Or is it ...

Arsenal also feature in the Carabao Cup, FA Cup and Champions League this season, with a different ball (made by other manufacturers) used in each instance. In addition to Puma’s Orbita 1 ...

The EFL ball is made by Puma The Gunners had 23 shots and 11 corners that led to just three efforts on target, and also recorded an xG of 3.12 – the highest from a Prem club without scoring in ...

stating that the Puma ball used against the Magpies may have been partly to blame for his side’s lack of accuracy in front of goal. The Arsenal boss might not have been happy to hear the plans ...

Mikel Arteta has suggested Arsenal's failure to adapt ... Arteta referenced the change in ball as per the competition regulations with a Puma offering used instead of the regular Nike ball.

Working with Puma specialists, who have already used a similar system, over the coming months should enable a fool-proof version to be ready for the big kick-off in August. On the ball, an EFL ...