That back line was so depleted, I can forgive them really. Koscielny looked every bit a player who's missed 6+ months of football, and losing Bellerin really ****ed us up. Lichtsteiner just doesn't have the same thrust at RB. Then when AMN came on, they wouldn't pass to him which was weird as he was free on the right hand channel very often. Xhaka not a CB but did OK. Monreal the only constant really, and I thought he was caught high a few too many times when we went to a back 4.
Özil with probably the worst sub cameo so far this season .
Iwobi and Mhki tried hard and weren't too bad I thought, especially given the latter scored both our goals. But they just don't have that x-factor we need in games IMO. Really need more strength in those wide forward positions. Can't fault Auba, I thought he wasn't bad but he just didn't get found in good positions as often as I would have liked.
ALso a word on Guendouzi and Torreira. Torreira had way too much space to cover on his own because Guendouzi was all over the place positionally. Guendouzi has to play with a bit more focus, as I feel he's too eager at times and when he gets the ball he takes way too long to make decisions.
Özil with probably the worst sub cameo so far this season .
Iwobi and Mhki tried hard and weren't too bad I thought, especially given the latter scored both our goals. But they just don't have that x-factor we need in games IMO. Really need more strength in those wide forward positions. Can't fault Auba, I thought he wasn't bad but he just didn't get found in good positions as often as I would have liked.
ALso a word on Guendouzi and Torreira. Torreira had way too much space to cover on his own because Guendouzi was all over the place positionally. Guendouzi has to play with a bit more focus, as I feel he's too eager at times and when he gets the ball he takes way too long to make decisions.