Arsenal players “need someone to hit them,” says Martin Keown as he clashes with his “careless mistakes” … before Karen Carney says Mikel Arteta “seems lost” after agonizing the tie. the Europa League against Slavia Prague
- Martin Keown says Arsenal players need someone to punch them in the face
- The Gunners conceded a draw in the last minute against Slavia Prague
- Keown said Mikel Arteta’s players must be woken up before they can start playing
- Expert colleague Karen Carney added that she believed the Arsenal boss seemed “lost”
- Disaster for the gunners, as the Czechs get a draw in the last round in the Emirates
Martin Keown says Arsenal players need someone to “punch them in the face” to wake them up after their sad display saw them give up the tie on injuries against Slavia Prague in the Europa League.
The Gunners took the lead in their first round of the Europa League quarter-finals at the Emirates thanks to the arrival of Nicolas Pepe in the 86th minute, but Tomas Holes drew level to give a goal away from goal. house in Czech.
Mikel Arteta’s players now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle.
Martin Keown fell to Arsenal after a draw with Slavia Prague on Thursday night
Arsenal ceded a last-minute euqaliser in the first leg of their quarter-finals in the Europa League
Former Arsenal defender Keown joined the Gunners for their encouraged approach in the first half before improving after the break.
The expert stated that players needed to be awakened to start playing.
“For me it was about Arsenal tonight and the way they played. When they sat down they chose the wrong tactics,” Keown said. BT Sport.
‘There was an opportunity to take the initiative and ask questions, can you play? But they were allowed to settle in and build from behind.
Tomas Holes equalized from a corner on injury time to give Slavia a vital away goal in the tie
Keown also clashed with the “careless mistakes” that led to the visitors’ tie to death
“In the first half he got nervous and they weren’t the team we saw a few weeks ago against West Ham, for example. It looks like Arsenal aren’t proactive in games, they need someone to give them a slap or a fist in the face before waking up and starting to play.
“He (Arteta) did it in the second half with the substitutions, but they couldn’t see it.”
Keown added that it is difficult for Arteta to get a reaction from the players, before criticizing the careless mistakes that led to Slavia’s draw.
“(The result is) hugely disappointing, now it will be difficult for Arteta. He has made a lot of changes at the club, a lot of people have been allowed to go. There have been a lot of problems for Arsenal for several years with the players coming in and surten.
He is now in the lead and is not getting the reaction from the team. They make careless mistakes and it has cost them. We expected them to speak on the field. It’s the same old story: Arsenal gave away goals. It’s a disastrous result, but it’s not the end. “
Karen Carney said the Gunners boss seems “lost” and suggested the playgroup was split
BT expert partner Karen Carney said the Gunners boss seemed “lost” and suggested the game group was split.
“It took them too long to sort themselves out and maybe that’s because of a lack of leadership on the field of play,” Carney said.
‘They had the opportunities and didn’t take advantage of them. I probably would have liked a better reaction. Sometimes it was hard to see, they didn’t know what they were doing.
“I think Arteta seems a bit lost and maybe he needs some guidance himself, he is still the youngest coach in the Premier League.
He has tried it one way, he is trying it another way. The group seems a bit fragmented and they don’t do what they want them to do. It’s a bit all over the store. ‘
