Theo Walcott has questioned Arsenal’s preparation for their match against Bournemouth after the Gunners suffered a defeat on the South Coast.
Arsenal went into the game with an impressive unbeaten away record, and many expected them to secure a win, even if it wasn’t straightforward.
However, the early red card for William Saliba left them vulnerable, leading to a 2-0 loss as they conceded twice without finding the net.
Bournemouth displayed more determination from the outset, pressing Mikel Arteta’s side into numerous turnovers, even before Saliba’s dismissal.
After watching the game, Walcott suggested that Arsenal may not have been adequately prepared for the challenge.
He said, on Sky Sports:
“I’d never felt Arsenal were in control at any point during the game, they felt really sluggish coming out of the blocks. They felt, for me, that they were coming off of international duty, that was the issue. It’s like they didn’t really have a lot of time to work together and that was quite evident to see.”
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It is normal for our preparedness for that game to be questioned, but there is no reason we played that poorly and now have to show character by winning our next match.
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Whatever we say, with the players we had out there today and the players Bournemouth put out we should have done better. Our team and squad dwarfed Bournemouth. We were poor.
Very poor performance from Arsenal today. It’s clear that we do not have a good team this season to compete for any trophy. Arsenal doctrine of picking up red cards in nearly every two or three games will really dent any hope for title this season. It’s hard for a team to win a game with ten men. Every season Arsenal almost picks the highest number of red cards, how could we be able to win games with ten men. Arsenal are not like man. City, they can have red card in a game and still go on to win that game but that the opposite to Arsenal. Every time we have red, we either draw or lose. Arteta must address this issue of red cards to the players.
This shows poor discipline from the squad. They fail to understand the impact of collecting yellow n red cards in matches, especially in the early stages of the league n against teams where wins are expected. The pressure which comes with that is enormous for the team. This is going to be a long n hard season for Arsenal n we’re creating that pressure ourselves.
Totally agree. Arsenal has three reds now after only eight EPL games. No team has won the premiership title with that number across the whole season since Leicester in 2015-16. A warning, surely.
Arteta should work on these issue of red card.it coming unbearable.3 red cards early these season.
The excuses that are made for bad performances crease me up at times.
The International break is always a good excuse for a bad performance isn’t it.
What a load of waffle. They play enough international football, and they should be well used to it by now. And if they aren’t then show them the door.