Arsenal’s second-string midfield is still failing to convince
2 years, 2 months ago

Arsenal’s second-string midfield is still failing to convince

New York Times  

Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Oxford United was not a game of two halves. “As well, because the way the game was in the first half, he was man-marked all the time, he didn’t have a lot of space, the game becomes really direct and unclear for him but the moment we started to do things better, he found more space and that’s his game.” Elsewhere in midfield, things were not quite so satisfactory, with Lokonga again failing to make an impression. Likewise, the second goal came from Xhaka winning the ball in midfield before it was worked through Elneny and Vieira to Nketiah, who produced the first of two classy finishes. Eddie Nketiah scores the first of his two goals Aside from his involvement in those two goals, Xhaka’s general contribution simply highlighted what Lokonga was not doing from the same position. The Swiss international’s three goals and four assists this term is his highest Premier League goal contribution tally since 2017-18, but there is something that has remained consistent since Arteta took charge.

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Daily Mail  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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The Independent  

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2 years, 3 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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2 years, 3 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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2 years, 5 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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3 years ago

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New York Times  

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4 years ago

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Hindustan Times  

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4 years, 5 months ago

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New York Times  

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5 years, 4 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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5 years, 5 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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5 years, 7 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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6 years, 4 months ago

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The Independent  

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6 years, 5 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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6 years, 5 months ago

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The Independent  

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6 years, 10 months ago

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Daily Mail  

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Daily Mail  

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