Mikel Arteta responded to criticism of Arsenal's formation changes this season by comparing his tinkering to beating the traffic on his daily commute.
The Gunners have seven points from their first three Premier League games.
Arsenal finished as runners-up to Manchester City last season after they fell away at the end of the season.
"Every morning I come from my house to Colney. One day I have a flat tyre, what do I do? So every game is a different story," Arteta said.
"Sometimes I leave at six and I need to go to the windscreen because it's icy.