This summer was one of unrest at Newcastle as Rafa Benitez and Mike Ashley clashed over the owner's sell to buy policy that meant his manager could only sign new players when current ones were moved on, when the rest of the league, apart from Tottenham of course, were spending big bucks.

Things haven't improved with the end of the transfer window and the start of the season either. After their first four Premier League games Newcastle sit 18th in the Premier League and were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Championship side Nottingham Forest.

Apart from the cup defeat though, Newcastle fans won't be too worried about their results so far as they have already played three of last year's top six in Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City, and on Saturday they will come up against Arsenal.

The only thing on the pitch that will have angered the Newcastle faithful though is the tactics that Benitez deployed for the home defeat to Chelsea. This was a Blues side that had only played three competitive games under new boss Maurizio Sarri, but Benitez went into it with a flat back five and just Salomon Rondon as a lonely figure upfront. It was almost as if the Spaniard expected his side to lose from the off and, no matter how much the fans have stuck up for Benitez in the past, that team selection and set up was indefensible.

The Magpies ended up losing the game 2-1 after Joselu was brought on and they finally decided they could attack Chelsea despite the game being at St James' Park. The Spanish striker actually equalised before DeAndre Yedlin's own goal put Sarri's side back in the lead, but it was the staggering stat that Newcastle only had 18 per cent possession in a home game that highlighted how wrong Benitez had got it.

The weekend after, Newcastle went away to the Etihad and again lost 2-1, with 21 per cent of the ball this time although this is far more forgivable when you are the visiting side at the home of the current Premier League champions. Chelsea aren't even a Champions League team this season.

For this reason, Benitez cannot employ the same tactics against Arsenal and he must set his team up to take the game to the North Londoners in a way that will get St James' rocking early on.

Arsenal have clearly not adapted to Emery's energetic and more direct style of play as of yet and the Gunners only scraped past Cardiff last week, so they are certainly there for the taking. Benitez must go with two up front though or at least with someone playing off a main striker rather than leaving Rondon or Joselu to fend for themselves and feed off scraps.

In a recent Football FanCast poll, 71 per cent of Newcastle fans said that they wanted to see Rondon and fellow new signing and Japanese international Yoshinori Muto together upfront, both of whom have impressed when given the chance so far, albeit not together.

Newcastle fans love Benitez and it's easy to see why, the ex-Liverpool and Chelsea boss has been with them through tough times in the Championship and led them to an incredible 10th place finish last season, but they will start to get restless if he again goes with a negative game plan against Arsenal.

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