Mikel Arteta and Arsenal have to put their defeat to Bournemouth behind them shortly as they put together to return to motion within the Champions League
Viktor Gyokeres had a irritating afternoon as Arsenal misplaced to Bournemouth(Image: Getty Images)
Arsenal face an actual take a look at of their mettle this week as they welcome Sporting CP to the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening. The Gunners gained 1-0 in Lisbon within the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final however adopted it with a league loss at residence to Bournemouth.
Manager Mikel Arteta has been given a damning verdict on members of his squad after the weekend reverse. Viktor Gyokeres scored from the penalty spot however has are available in for some criticism, although teenager Max Dowman impressed in a cameo from the bench.
“We have to look at ourselves which is the most important thing, and after getting punched, it’s about how you react,” Arteta mentioned. “There’s no more moment to protect anything, it’s a moment to go and attack, and to be very aggressive.”
The Gunners boss can have some wide selection calls to make in midweek. That’s the place our consideration lies as we convey you the most recent from north London.
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Gyokeres gets damning verdict
Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres advised the dry pitch on the Emirates Stadium hampered his staff’s possibilities of success towards Bournemouth. However, former Premier League frontman Jan Aage Fjortoft questioned the excuse and used it to assault the Sweden worldwide.
“I assume the most effective strikers within the world will rating on dry pitches, moist pitches, snow, rain, wind, all the things,’ Fjortoft mentioned on ESPN FC. “I don’t wish to re-open that debate over Arsenal missing a prime, prime striker as a result of Gyokeres simply despatched Sweden to the World Cup however he did miss some probabilities right this moment.
“If you see last season with [Erling] Haaland and [Mohamed] Salah, have there been any champions without that player who can save them on a bad day? Gyokeres scored today and his form is okay but it seems it’s not good enough to shoot you to a championship.”
Dowman message despatched
Jay Bothroyd was impressed sufficient by Max Dowman on Saturday to imagine it is time for the 16-year-old to come back into the beginning XI. The former England worldwide is aware of what it is like to come back by means of Arsenal’s academy and referred to as for Dowman to come back in for Gabriel Martinelli.
“As far as I’m concerned, Max Dowman needs to start,” Bothroyd informed Sky Sports. “I do not care no extra. Arsenal have to go over the road.
“That child, when he performs, he is fearless. He needs to ball. He goes at gamers. He may lose it, however he goes at them.”
Another former Gunner, Martin Keown, recognised {the teenager}’s impression. “Even when Dowman got here on, we have been all screaming give him the ball, however they didn’t have sufficient good management of the ball within the midfield and that’s all all the way down to Bournemouth and Arsenal not mixing up their sport sufficient,” he informed TNT Sports.
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