Former Arsenal defender Matthew Upson says Mikel Arteta’s assault is “not flowing” in addition to it was earlier within the season and has turn into “stodgy”.
The Gunners wanted a late Kai Havertz penalty to safe a attract Wednesday’s Champions League spherical of 16 first leg in Leverkusen however will go into subsequent Tuesday’s return leg as favourites.
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“Defensively, they ship consistency rather well,” Upson informed BBC Radio 5 Dwell’s Soccer Every day podcast.
“The again 5 is nailed on, I feel they are not prone to change.
“The entire crew is simply struggling a little bit bit from attempting to provide and create goalscoring opportunties. They don’t seem to be flowing in open play anyplace close to as a lot as they have been in October or Novemeber whenever you assume again to that good win over Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid.
“There was much more move to Arsenal’s recreation and now it’s just a bit bit stodgy. However, that is the season. It is not going to be good for the entire period.
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“The query is how do you get by way of when performances are like this and in the meanwhile they’re getting away with it by way of outcomes.
“They’re plodding alongside but when out of the blue one or two outcomes change with the performances nonetheless like this then it is going to flip into an actual downside.
“That’s my greatest concern for Arsenal if that occurs within the subsequent 4 or 5 video games and the way that might mirror on the crew and the temper within the camp.”