
Arsenal news: Gary Neville calls defenders 'lazy' and believes Nacho Monreal is the problem
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gary Neville has laid into Arsenal for their “lazy” approach in the 2-1 defeat by Manchester City and believes that something is “fundamentally wrong” at the club. “These players do normally put a shift in, they might not be the mentally toughest players in the world, but there is something fundamentally wrong.” Mesut Özil came in for particular criticism on Sunday as Neville highlighted during live coverage of the match that he was walking when Arsenal didn’t have the ball. Neville in particular looked at Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin, who has been one of the club’s standout players over the last two years, and believes that he fell into a lull during the match because of the poor work rate of his fellow defenders Gabriel Paulista, Laurent Koscielny and, in particular, Nacho Monreal. open image in gallery Neville paid close attention to Bellerin's work rate in the defeat by City “The problem was the back four not being proactive enough, not being bold enough not brave enough, courageous enough.” Arsenal now find themselves nine points behind league leaders Chelsea at Christmas, with the Blues on an 11-match winning streak that stretches back to Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Antonio Conte’s side at the Emirates in September.
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