Arsenal looking like they would drop precious point this weekend because as it stands Newcastle is up by one goal against them, after Manchester city destroyed Bournemouth today Arsenal should have aimed at winning this game to keep the pursuit on. They premier league title race is best achieved by winning this sort of game.
Not a good start from Newcastle but after a while they began to add pressure on Arsenal, I would say the Newcastle lead is well deserved as so far they have been the best team in the game.
As I said at the start, I have serious doubts about this match. Before I say, there are factors that make me doubt Arsenal. However, my estimate is that this match will end in a draw. Apparently, Arsenal had to be defeated by Newcastle at St James' Pack. Even though statistically Arsenal had more control over the game and ball possession, the fact is that they played not according to my expectations. Of the 14 total shots, only 1 was on target. In fact, Arsenal didn't have 1 also a big opportunity.
I hope Arteta realizes that Nketiah cannot be expected to always score goals in every match. In fact, he tends to only score easy goals, aka Tap-In. and it was proven, in this match and this pure striker was unable to bring his team equalized, even made it a win for them.
But I am well aware that this is not the player's fault, but rather the coach's. Because, Arteta has other options that he can rely on a little as a center forward. In fact, Arsenal has Trossard who can play anywhere he was positioned. If he was the main starter, maybe the results would be different. It could also be, if Areta was forced to rotate Harvertz again as a center forward. with the scenario, Harvertz can open up space for his colleagues to look for gaps to create opportunities. or, more extreme, Martinelli is rotated to center forward, and his position is occupied by Trossard. These two players can rotate with each other to create combinations to create opportunities and win the match.
But once again, whatever it is, as a coach Arteta is the person who knows his team's squad better. It's just that, as a Gunners fan, defeat is normal, it's just that in this match I was a little disappointed. As a result, Arsenal was quite a few points away from Manchester City, who defeated their opponent with a landslide score. and I hope Arsenal will show a high performance when they host Sevilla in the Champions League group phase.