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One of the most boring games I have ever watched Ratings


By Matty Sadler
April 17 2016

One of the most boring games I have ever watched. Same old, same old from Arsenal. Loads of possession, didn't create enough with it, missed a lot of what we did create, and always have the capacity to concede a cheap goal. The lack of off the ball movement and slowness at which we move the ball is tedious and boring to watch.

Look at what Jurgen Klopp has done in five months with a bang average Liverpool side, compared to what Arsene Wenger has done keeping mostly the same Arsenal side for three years now. It is hard to picture anything changing at Arsenal any time soon. Everyone at the club is far, far too comfortable. Nobody at the club will ever confront Wenger or call him out on why we keep failing.

You look at everything good we did today, and it all involved Alexis and Ozil. They're clearly heads and shoulders above the rest of the squad. If we want to win the League or the Champions League, we need to add more and more players of their quality. Apparently Wenger has £75 million to spend in the summer. That will not add enough quality to this side. Given our turnover every year, plus the extra money coming in next season, we can afford to, and should be, spending a lot more.

Ratings:

Cech - 5. Had one thing to do and he blew it.

Bellerin - 5. Acres of space for him down the right and did nothing with it. Crossing is woeful. Wasteful.
Gabriel - 6. Better.
Koscielny - 7. Solid throughout.
Monreal - 6. Okay. Struggled with Zaha later on.

Coquelin - 5. Battled but not good.
Elneny - 6. Tidy but nothing spectacular.

Alexis - 8. Scored, lively and involved throughout.
Ozil - 8. Brilliant first half, good second half, but he needs a finisher.
Iwobi - 6. Okay but tried to do much on occasion.

Welbeck - 6. Great ball for Alexis's goal, otherwise quiet. Lack of service.

Subs:

Giroud - 5. No aerial service whatsoever.
Ramsey - 5. Couple of nice runs but didn't make anything.
Walcott - 3. Just when you think he can't get any worse...
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