In the 31st round of the Premier League, Arsenal lost 3-0 to Crystal Palace. Looking back at this game, arsenal will be bad. In particular, the left-back Tavares, who started the game, played a disaster at both ends of the attack and defense, so he was replaced in midfield. However, with the injury of main left-back Tierney, Tavares is likely to continue to play the starting role. When they think about it, Arsenal fans have sighed: The effect of Niles cameos is stronger than That of Tavares. Now it's good, he went to Rome in the winter window and was disliked by Mourinho, and Arsenal may also fall out of the top four because of the lack of people, losing twice!
It all started with this year's winter window. With just four starters in the first half of the season, Niles, who was very angry, had the idea of leaving the team. Considering that he can play multiple positions in the midfield, coach Arteta tried his best to retain. However, Niles's departure was resolute, and Arteta had to give up. After negotiations between the two clubs, Niles joined Jose Mourinho's Roma on loan in the winter window. Once officially announced, many Arsenal fans worried: without this golden oil, the second half of the journey will be hanging!
In hindsight, the fans' eyes were shining. Even in a single-line operation, Arsenal still have a hidden fear of shortage of people, and this position is the left-back. Given Tierney's heavy workload, Arteta intends to give him a proper break. Thus, in the FA Cup match against Nottingham Forest in early January, new signing Tavares, who joined in the summer window, played the starting left-back.
Tavares was expected to be able to "reduce the dimension" of the opponent, but he did not expect that he became Arsenal's biggest shortcoming: various mistakes were countered by Nottingham Forest, and even used the half-high arc ball to pass back to the goalkeeper and directly gave the opponent a corner. Altetta, who couldn't watch it, decisively replaced Tavares in the 33rd minute of the first half. Surprisingly, Tavares, unaware of his poor performance, also angrily threw his gloves to express his dissatisfaction.
Seeing this, Arteta had to continue to reuse Tierney. Unfortunately, the heavy task of playing club and national teams has led to Tierney's overwork. Forced to do so, Arteta had to give Tavares another chance. In this London derby against Crystal Palace, Tavares returned to the starting line-up. Due to the long period of neglect, his performance on the field was extremely bad. Not only have they repeatedly become offensive terminators due to coordination mistakes, but they also frequently leak people when defending. Seeing arsenal completely paralyzed on the left, Arteta decisively replaced Tavares at half-time. Although there was still no recovery, arsenal's left side in the second half was noticeably smoother.
According to statistics, Tavarez only got a post-match rating of 5.3, ranking second from the bottom of Arsenal. Such a poor performance made Arsenal fans quite unhappy. However, according to Arteta after the game, Tierney's injury was not optimistic. This means that Tavares, who played the disaster, is likely to continue to start. After all, Cedric, who can make a cameo at left-back, has to replace The Vacant Fuan First.
Looking at Arsenal's next Premier League fixtures, there are three tough fights between Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham. The remaining Leeds United and West Ham United are also not easy to deal with. Now that there is such a hidden danger as Tavares, if it is not done well, it will be a failure to fight for four. When they think of this, Arsenal fans miss Niles. Due to the lack of left-backs in previous seasons, Niles made many cameos and performed significantly better than Tavares.
Coincidentally, Niles may also regret leaving the team in the winter window. Although he started as soon as he joined Roma, he was gradually disliked by coach Jose Mourinho. According to a number of media reports such as The Milan Sports, the Roma management also has no intention of buying out Niles. For now, the loan transfer has become a lose-lose deal.