When you saw the team sheet you knew this was always the likely result. Pepe at 26 was the most experienced of the front four, and he isn't very good.
This is a bad Arsenal team. Don't want to draw too many conclusions from one game, especially with both Auba and Laca out, but having experienced the last couple of years, it is hard to be optimistic about anything Arsenal right now.
Also, the team with the 3rd best defensive record in the league had a centre back as their big signing, meanwhile the lack of creativity in midfield remains unaddressed (so far). Hopefully that was a one-off by Ben White, otherwise our big signing is actually a downgrade and he will have to start a lot of attacks to make up for it.
Last edited by DeanOMac; 08-13-2021 at 03:11 PM.
Reason: to add defensive bit
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