13/08/21 | Brentford 2-0 Arsenal | Premier League

[Zenith]

Vote for your Man of the Match in the poll above.

[Ach]

ESR or Pepe

Chose ESR.

[Arsenal Tone]

ESR

[jayramfootball]

Leno - 3 - awful distribution, poor to be beaten at his near post for the first goal and weak as piss for the second.

Tierney - 5 - full of energy, got into some great positions, but his final ball was dreadful
Mari - 4 - got outmuscled and caught out of position too many times
White - 4 - comfortable in possession, anything but comfortable in the physical battle with Toney
Chambers - 1 - an embarrassment. Literally everything he touched turned to sh*t.

Lakonga - 7 - he's a baller. great composure, great decision making, fluid passing. Looks a great signing
Xhaka - 5 - Pretty standard stuff from him tonight. Does ok at times but he's just too slow of mind to play in this league. Same tonight
ESR- 8 MOTM- Excellent. Just a shame his shot didn't go in after his powerful run, probably would have won the match if it did.

Pepe - 5 - effort excellent, results non existent. Unfortunately, that's Pepe most of the time.
Martinelli- 4 - pretty anonymous.
Balogun - 3 - Looked so out of his depth it was uncomfortable to watch

Subs:
Saka - 6 - good energy when he came on , but couldn't quite make things happen
Nelson - 2 - gave yet another example of just what an awful footballer he is.
Tavares - NA - Not enough time and can't judge as a RB

Manager:
Arteta - 4 - Wrong tactics. Had to play 3 at the back and surely will against Chelsea.

Overall we dominated possession, chances, openings but must be a lot sharper in the final third. The final ball and shooting was abysmal. Defence is a worry, especially playing in front of Leno who is getting worse as each game passes.