What went wrong Vs Liverpool?
Arsenal was knocked out of another cup and have been left beaten for 3 games in a row, after Liverpool came away victorious at The Emirates. Arsenal have had a great start to the season and looked to be top competitors again, but now it seems we’ve hit a brick wall and don’t know what to do next. After coming away with a draw at Anfield, I think a lot of Arsenal fans were hopeful we could come and beat them at home, but that just wasn’t the case, and we were outclassed on the night. Here’s a rundown of what I think went wrong.
Firstly I think our defence were the worst I’ve seen them this season and when Kiwior’s own goal went in, you could feel the life being sucked our of the game, not to say he was solely to blame, because he wasn’t but as soon as that first goal went in, everyone’s heads seemed to drop and it was almost like you could feel it through the TV screen.
Again, I don’t think we were clinical enough, and this is something I’ve been saying all season long. I don’t think it’s right to scapegoat the forwards, especially because that’s what a lot of Arsenal fans seem to be doing, but we just can’t find the back of the net. Last season this wasn’t so much of a problem, and we had to make major improvements to the midfield and defence but now we’ve somewhat fixed those two parts, the shooting has fallen behind and I’m not quite sure what we’re meant to do about it.
Our attackers need to be working on this type of stuff on their own to make sure they are at their best and can find the back of the net. With what used to be a ruthless forward line, has now turned into a forward line that maybe does a little too much and thinks too much before just having a go. More shots and less ticky tacky passes and I think we can easily score more goals. Because again, we had plenty of chances.
I also think Arteta made changes too late and wasn’t quick enough to identify the problems, yes as soon as they scored, he pounced into action and made three changes but for me, all those changes should have happened around the 75th minute mark. Yes, I know we had our chances before that and maybe Arteta wasn’t willing to mess about with things, just in case, but for me, it was far too late for them to impact the game properly and if done sooner, I think could have changed the game.
A tough loss and another exit out of a cup, maybe it’s somewhat of a positive thing, now we can solely focus on The Champions League and the League but still a tough one to lose at home in front of our fans.
What’s your thoughts Gooners? What went wrong for you?
Daisy Mae
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What went wrong? Simple, we didn’t take the numerous chances we had in the first half and then unlucky, in my opinion, to score the own goal which totally deflated us.
This
I bet we’ll see at least one player departure and maybe a loan this month
Simple; if they didn’t miss so many chances we would be having a different discussion.
Unfortunately, the scoring woes are not just from the Liverpool game, but a theme we have seen for a while now.
Wingers constantly double teamed, and you have to rely on Jesus and Nketiah, neither of which are prolific or consistent goal scorers.
Havertz in midfield has not alleviated the situation, but IMO just unbalanced the midfield.
That’s why we find ourselves looking to bring in a midfielder and striker to get this issue sorted.
Arteta prefers versatility and sharing the goals over a prominent striker. It was effective early in his tenure, but now it’s been figured out and countered by opponents, and we still lack a plan B offensively to fall back on.
👍Durand, last season Martinelli, Saka and Odegard contributed 15 goals each; this season how many goals each?
Arsenal’s forwards and midfielders can’t finish their dinner, let alone their lunch.
It doesn’t matter really- MA thinks it’s absolutely marvellous hence why with three weeks to go it’s just brainless pundits giving their opinions I am afraid.
Usual Bottle job.
Very very simple to answer. Four clear cut chances for us and zero goals, one clear cut for Liverpool and two goals.
Our attacking players have been letting us down all season.
Not making clear chance, that is the reality.
Teams know to sit tight and keep it at nil all, especially when we are so weak up front, we will then buckle and choke.
It’s cool though, the answer lies in a 20 million Spanish striker who is having his first ever good season at 26.
Nothing went wrong at all. When I saw KH leading the line, I put money on Liverpool as a realist. We were expected to lose and we lost. Just like the league Cup. Just like the ones against WHU, Fulham, etc. Does any realist expect to win the UCL with this squad? It’s going as per plan. Another 200 M required in the summer. Another flop will be hired. I heard that ManU want to part ways with Anthony. Arteta, are you there?
LP had more goals.
If Arsenal had played Fulham like this FA cup tie against Pool, I would have recovered from the defeat at Craven cottage by now.
That’s just how I see it
How many cups are we gonna chuck to concentrate on the league and champions league before we actually win one of the two? I’ve heard that line before and it usually ends with Arsenal winning nothing again.