Arsenal's game against Brighton was certainly a game of two halves.
In the first 45 it looked as though the Gunners had lost much of the momentum they had built up with a fantastic performance against Chelsea on Boxing Day. They had managed just one shot - a wayward free kick from Granit Xhaka - and again looked unsure of how to create goal scoring opportunities for their front line.
But within nine minutes of the restart Arsenal had upped their shot count to six thanks to an increased tempo and urgency in the final third.
Speaking after the game Mikel Arteta acknowledged the disparity between the two displays and revealed what he had said at half time.
"Well, we had two issues in the first half," he said in his post-match press conference.
"First of all, the balls that we gave away, simple balls in our own half when we were open under no real pressure and they generated one or two half situations.
"And the second one the way we attack against a block. That we weren’t efficient enough, we didn’t have enough purpose, and we didn’t have the right intentions with the players around the ball with the movement and situations that we wanted to create.
"We talked about it and straight away it worked much better."
Crucial to the Gunners resurgence after the break was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The Gabon striker has struggled in front of goal this season, managing just five strikes. Of course he must take some of the blame for this record, but the fact that he is actually outperforming his expected goals tally would suggest that his team are struggling to play in ways that get the best out of him.
The first half at the Amex was reminiscent of countless games this season where the Gunners have played the ball around opposition defences without ever threatening to provide a pass that might break through. In matches against Spurs, Wolves and Everton their passing map has resembled the shape of a horse shoe around the penalty area they are attacking.
This has left Aubameyang isolated and frustrated up top. In the first period on Tuesday night he had just nine touches of the ball, which was less than half of that of Bernd Leno (22).
But in the second Arsenal had joint highest shot count of the season in the Premier League, with the 31-year-old responsible for one third of them.
Vital to his increased involvement was the improved tempo that Arteta spoke of set by the impressive Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka in particular.
Aubameyang probably should have in fact scored one of his many chances in the second half, but was denied from six yards out by a splendid save from Robert Sanchez in the Brighton goal.
This should be a blueprint for how Arsenal approach their league games going forward.
Alexandre Lacazette may have got the winner on the night, but there is no doubting that Aubameyang is the Gunners main goal threat. Getting the most out of him is key if they want to sustain their recent turn in form and go up the table.
In the second half Mikel Arteta was showed he has the players to do exactly that. The onus is now on him to ensure it happens as often as possible.
