After losing to Southampton, Arsenal have a second triple losing streak in the Premier League this season, the first time since the 1983-84 season that Arsenal have seen two consecutive triples in a single season in the top flight.
In other words, it was also the first time in Arsenal Premier League history that there had been two consecutive three-game losses in a single season.
I don't know how many more such records can be broken...
The three consecutive defeats at the beginning of the season are actually acceptable now, the first game is a large number of main players absent, and then the next two games are against the top teams, which can not be understood; and at such a critical stage of the season, it is obvious that the team has experienced a good run-in period, but suddenly lost its soul, which is particularly unacceptable.
Injuries are an excuse, but Arsenal's squad is no longer good enough to lose to three middle and lower teams in a row. The January transfer window is a mess!
Let's talk about the competition:
Saka and Lowe both had good chances in this game, but overall Arsenal's performance was very disappointing. Now it is a four-striker and five-striker to fight once behind, reflecting the lack of offensive skills, except for the number of people. Although the scene is suppressed in the back, it is still caused by the other party's active retreat and the advantage of his own frontcourt number, which is not a regular scene and has no reference.
Rumsdale hasn't been in good shape lately, with this near corner being scored (and not once this season), and somewhat responsible. On the contrary, the opposing goalkeeper Foster is really super-god, and objectively speaking, this entry is not excessive.
In fact, Southampton is not how good to play, the pace is not how fast, the war spirit is average, and there is not even an absolute chance, but it can still win Arsenal, and in general, it is still too good to play.
Both full-backs are poor and don't know why Tavares and Cedric have such a high degree of tactical freedom, the left is trying to shoot at goal, the right is trying to cross, free kicks are handed over to Cedric to take a penalty, the details are too poor.
The midfield problem is also very large, Xhaka and Lokunga are at most just more than enough to defend, lack of aggressiveness, saying that the ugly points are not coordinated at all, no one is the main attacker, no one is the main defender, in fact, I personally think that the most important thing in these games is that the midfield is not GOOD, whether it is passing or advancing with the ball, it is too slow, the vertical propulsion ability is too slow, your forward speed and the other side's defense speed are similar, how to use space, it is all position warfare... Erdegaard was also confused, in fact, he still created some opportunities, but in such a game it seems very thin.
The offense basically highlights 4 words: cross, long-range shot... Think of ways to cross and shoot from distance.
Regardless of the injury, I think it's unacceptable for a team that aspires to be a fourth in the race to lose three times in a row at this stage of the season (against Crystal Palace, Brighton and Southampton) (who doesn't have a reason to look for it). The other party will make mistakes, but if you make mistakes, then there is no drama.
The operation of not buying people in the winter window and frantically sending people out is also confusing, saying that it is ugly to find trouble.
After the last international break, Arsenal's record:
Three games (0-3 Crystal Palace, 1-2 Brighton, 0-1 Southampton), scoring 1 goal and conceding 6 goals.
Worse than losing is only 1 goal, 1 goal in the last 3 league games, 2 goals in the last 5 league games, Arteta has been in office for more than two years, Arsenal still can't attack, can't play without one or two people, it's hard to say that it is a system.
It's not an afterthought, in fact, we said before that Arteta did make the main lineup have a rebirth and performance in the middle of the season, but whether a real system has been formed depends on the performance and results of the whole season, only playing a few months of good ball is far from enough, Emery also has 22 unbeaten games ah...
Of course, objectively speaking, the absence of the main force does have a great impact, the last international match day can be said to have killed Arsenal, Thomas and Tierney came back seriously injured, Erdegaard also lost his feelings, Arsenal fell from the top to the trough...
According to Orbinho, Arsenal have only scored two goals on goal in their last 73 shots, although the Gunners have conceded eight goals in their last 14 shots.
Offensive inefficiency, in the past three games in fact, Arsenal have besieged the opponent's performance, but in fact, basically in the opponent's lead and then contraction can form a "suppression", 0-0 glue state Arsenal is difficult to take advantage of, and even when besieged, many attacks are just scratching the itch of the boots.
Of course, this game Saka and Lowey do have a good chance, you say that you should enter that should also be entered, but you are blind if you don't grasp it well, which team will have wasted opportunities, and it doesn't make any practical sense to seize these articles. The real top teams will continue to create opportunities after missing them, and continue to exert pressure until the situation is opened.
In addition, Ramsdale's current state has reached the point of some worry, this game Southampton's goal is playing in the near corner, in fact, the goalkeeper is somewhat responsible, of course, the whole game, the responsibility for losing is not Ramsdale.
In this game, Erdegaard wore arsenal's captain's armband.
Tierney is not there, Lacazette is not there, Xhaka has a previous conviction, and it is natural for the captain's armband to be handed over to Erdegaard, but without Thomas connecting and advancing in midfield, Odegaard has played quite awkwardly recently, and to be honest, his state in the last three games has been average.
This game against Saint Odegao actually created some opportunities, he sent to the box several times to find the striker, but also tore open the defensive line, but arsenal front weakness is quite serious, Enkai does not have the strength to stand alone, Saka is in a slump, Martinelli's side is lonely, Odegaard is also powerless to return to the sky, he is not the kind of player who can turn things around on his own.
It is said that the tower started this game to let Saka and Martinelli switch the position also do not know what is the basis of consideration, Saka and Erdegao have obviously had a tacit understanding on the right side, this change, feel that everyone can not find the north.
Arteta talked about the game after the game and let's take a look at what the Arsenal manager had to say.
What do you think of the result of today's game?
It's hard to explain because it's a football game, not basketball. With any other sport you win the games very comfortably, and then people may be discussing different topics.
Considering our performance, the result is really hard to explain, we actually lost this football game.
In the end, it was the performance in the penalty area that determined everything, Southampton scored a goal and we slammed into the penalty area for so long and had so many shots and so many obvious chances, but the team didn't score.
Because they had an extraordinary goalkeeper today and we didn't come up with a quality enough performance to crush the opponent in some situations.
Considering the results on the Spurs side, this game feels like a big missed opportunity, right?
It's really big, which is disappointing and hard to explain in words. But that's sports, and I say again, if it's a basketball game and you have 25 shots and the other side has only 1 shot, then you can win 10 times out of 10.
How do you plan to raise Arsenal's attacking threat in the next game?
Find the feel and punch the ball instead of hitting the frame, hitting the goalkeeper, or being blocked off the line.
It's hard to predict because to say create more chances – I don't remember when Arsenal played this team to create more chances or better control the game.
We have to win games, we have to score more goals, and that's the problem we're facing at the moment.
How difficult is it to cheer up the whole team after such a failure?
They were really frustrated today, they were disappointed because they couldn't find the right answer to the question of playing better around the opposing penalty area and not winning the game.
That's where it's disappointing, when some people are better than you, you shake hands with them, you have to do something, you have to believe in yourself, you have to criticize yourself.
But when that happens now — except for the 25 minutes of the game against Crystal Palace and some of the moments of the first half against Brighton — it's hard to explain, it's hard to accept.
Will Lacazette be able to make a comeback in a week?
It depends on whether he's going to be cloudy, whether he's feeling a lot better and if the symptoms are gone, and then it's up to him to see if he can play.
These are Arteta's post-match remarks.
Seriously, looking at Arteta's meaning, his regret for the game is even greater than reflection, that is, Tazi does not think that there is a problem with Arsenal's performance in these games, he thinks that Arsenal have performed better, it is bad luck not to win, he did not seize the opportunity, such a result is "difficult to explain"...
I think unless arteta is deliberately appeasing the players, this perception is dangerous... Again, although Arsenal have the opportunity and possession of the ball in all three games, most of them happen after the opponent is ahead, and in the case of 0-0, Arsenal actually has almost no advantage, and the problems of attack and organization are huge.
Arteta gave the example of basketball, but it was inappropriate, after all, this is a football game, this explanation is somewhat left and right, it is a matter of avoidance.
If nothing else, in fact, Arsenal still have hopes to enter the Champions League, there are still opportunities, depending on the following performances and Arteta's adjustments, but obviously the current situation is already a world of difference compared to before.
According to Arsenal's official news, the club sadly announced the death of former team chief scout Steve Rowley due to illness at the age of 63.
Raleigh began working for Arsenal in January 1980 as a part-time scout on the youth team, and after displaying extraordinary talent in talent screening – including the discovery of Tony Adams and Pallol (Who also persuaded Van Persie to join Arsenal) – Raleigh switched to full-time employment during his time at Graham.
Subsequently, Wenger promoted Raleigh to chief scout after taking office in 1996, and he held that position until 2017.
For nearly 40 years at Arsenal, Raleigh and his scouting network have been responsible for identifying and targeting good players, which has had a significant impact on the club's success.
At this moment, Arsenal mourns the family and friends of Raleigh, RIP, Steve.
Very sudden news, I think all the old Arsenal fans are no strangers to the name Raleigh, he is like Pat Rice, Caj High and others, are behind the Wenger era, did not expect to die suddenly...
Officials only said that Raleigh died of illness, but did not disclose more, this is also normal, generally this is private.
Hey, I can only wish Raleigh all the way, he is only 63 years old, may heaven also have football.
Area Napoli news, Arsenal have submitted an offer for Osmayne, and the interest from the Premier League has made the Napoli striker "flattered".
Osmayne has played quite well with 16 goals and five assists in 26 games in all competitions this season, while Arsenal are keen to acquire a new striker this summer, the Gunners let Aubameyang go in January, and Lacazette looks set to leave on a free transfer in the summer.
However, the media also pointed out that although Osmayn is honored by arsenal's interest, the Nigerian hopes to play in the Champions League, which Arteta's team cannot guarantee for the time being.
Now there is no mood to say rumors, not to mention it is not reliable news, let's take a look at it.
Objectively speaking, although Arsenal's overall performance is not good, but the weakness of the front is indeed a big problem, if Assen has a top striker, many times can solve the problem unreasonably, now Lacazette and Nkedia can not do this, Aubameyang did not do this before leaving the team.
But Oba did it before the contract extension, in fact, Arsenal's attack was also unsystematic at that time, but his high goal rate masked a lot of problems, and now the team actually needs a striker who can solve the problem, and must buy a striker who can score in the summer! In fact, Arteta's words are not completely unreasonable, a little grasp of the opportunity, maybe this game against Southampton can be won, but there is no such thing...