Arsenal, after their defeat to Chelsea have attracted a lot of criticism for their lacklustre play for the majority of the game, and pundit Jamie Redknapp weighed in.
The Sky Sports pundit criticized Arsenal’s players for their performance at Stamford Bridge, as they were outplayed and overrun by Chelsea’s rather determined players, who stuck to the orders of their head coach Maurizio Sarri.
The Blues scored two goals in the first half, and although Arsenal equalized before the break, the Gunners did not do enough for Redknapp, who thinks none of the players from North London would make the first team under Sarri.
“Arsenal may have shown fight to battle back against Chelsea but their 3-2 loss only papers over the cracks. Looking at the Arsenal team, not one of their players would get in Maurizio Sarri’s best XI. At the heart of defence, Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis don’t look a partnership.
At full back, Cesar Azpilicueta is both more solid defensively and more creative in attack than Hector Bellerin while Marcos Alonso has been impressive since his debut in 2016. Kepa could have done better with Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s first goal but I would rather have a young goalkeeper who is confident playing out from the back than Petr Cech, who is struggling.”
Jamie Redknapp, Daily Mail
The Gunners were more exposed and were outfought in the second half, as Eden Hazard and Mateo Kovacic were introduced to inflict more pain on the miserable looking Arsenal players.
Emery’s men have lost their first two games of the season, while Chelsea are level on points with leaders Manchester City with six points.
