Team: Back-to-back cup exits & line-ups are stretched thin and the Gunners have to bring in reinforcements before closing the window

Tiger Poker 01/21 News In the second leg of the English League Cup semi-finals that ended in the early morning of this morning, Arsenal lost 0-2 at home to Liverpool, stopping the League Cup semi-finals. Goal Arsenal reporter Charles Watts posted an analysis of Arsenal's problems, Watts pointed out that this game proved arsenal and the Premier League's top teams gap, after the winter window of 4 players left, the Gunners need to seize the time to attract reinforcements before the winter window closes.

The loss in the early hours of this morning shows how much more the Gunners need to compete against the top teams. If there's one example of Arsenal needing to reinforce the squad, it's the defeat.

Arsenal started the day with hopes of a trip to wembley for the final, but their Carbed Cup dreams were dashed after being beaten 2-0 by Liverpool in the second leg of the semi-finals.

Due to injuries, coronavirus and absences from national team matches, which led to a significant reduction in the number of players on the Gunners' team, Arteta's team was eliminated in consecutive domestic cup matches for two weeks.

Teams like Kenyo Fuan, Smith Rowe and Erdegaard all started in the early hours of this morning, but they look like a bunch of players who haven't been able to train in the past week.

From the moment Jota helped Liverpool break the deadlock in the 19th minute of the game, they never wanted to give up the game. Klopp's side have so much experience that Arsenal struggled to build momentum at emirates on this disappointing night.

It was another disappointing exit for Arsenal after being eliminated by Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, and Arteta had to make sure the much-anticipated season didn't start quietly slipping away.

With 11 days to go until the winter transfer window closes, Arsenal will need to strengthen their squad by 31 January. Including Niles, Barogon, Pablo Mali and Kolasinac, it took them three weeks to get the players out of the club, but the focus now has to be on reinforcements.

Arsenal started the new season last summer with a bloated squad that now looks safe instead, as evidenced by the past few weeks. The Gunners haven't been able to handle injuries yet, and the team looks a little discouraged.

With Thomas already returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, Ernenni and Nicholas Pepe will also be back soon, and the situation will improve in the coming weeks. Xhaka will also soon return from his suspension, but they still need more players, especially with Aubameyang having big doubts about the Gunners' future.

The fact that the Gunners had to have Thomas on the bench just 48 hours after Garners were eliminated also underscored the compactness of the squad. With Arsenal trailing 1-0, although Thomas only returned to England earlier in the matchday, Arteta put Thomas on the floor in the final 20 minutes. It was an adventure, but it didn't pay off, and Thomas got 2 yellow cards and was sent off.

He will join Xhaka in missing Sunday's Premier League game against Burnley over suspension, further exacerbating the team's woes.

Arsenal started the game well, with Lacazette's free-kick hitting the crossbar, but in the 19th minute of the game, Jota scored and Arsenal barely responded. Martinelli was the only player to cause trouble for Liverpool in this game, and Erdegaard looked good, but he and Smith Ronaldo were further behind, and due to the lack of midfield, Arteta was forced to use a 4-3-3 formation. After Alexander-Arnold sent a brilliant pass, Jota's second goal ended the game.

Arsenal drew 0-0 in the first leg at Anfield last week and people had high hopes for the Gunners, but in the end they proved once again the gap between them and the premier League's top teams.