5/10 Arsenal star dropped a ‘stinker’

Arsenal’s title hopes were reignited on Wednesday night. It’s not pretty. In fact, there isn’t much that stands out this season.

Alas, they are back in the title race, closing the gap on Liverpool to four points.

Well, they could well be out again after a 2-2 draw at home to Unai Emery’s Aston Villa.

Mikel Arteta’s side created plenty of chances – as they did against Manchester United a week ago and Tottenham in midweek – but were ultimately undone by poor defending.

It was refreshing to see the Gunners take a 2-0 lead considering they struggled in attack, but Villa rallied and escaped with a point from Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins. North London.

It wasn’t a great day for the second-placed side in the Premier League, but there were some outstanding performances from some of the players in the red and white.

Arsenal’s best players vs Aston Villa

Leandro Trossard has been criticized for his performances since Bukayo Saka’s injury, but he has now put in a string of impressive performances.

The Belgian, who scored the winning goal against Tottenham Hotspur just days ago, is perhaps Arsenal’s biggest threat on Saturday night.

Trossard created both of the home side’s goals, controlling the ball on the left before crossing for Gabriel Martinelli to score in the second half.

He also helped his side in the second half, crossing for Kai Havertz, whose powerful shot could not be stopped by former Gunner Emi Martinez.

While the attack looked to be starting well, Arsenal almost took all three points, but VAR ruled out a late goal. Havertz’s long-range shot hit his arm and into the net.

One of the positives of the night was that the Germans found themselves back among the goalscorers. In addition to him and Trossard, teenager Myles Lewis Skelly also performed well again. In injury time, he almost provided the winning assist, passing the ball for Trossard, but the former Brighton player missed the chance.

By contrast, Arsenal’s chief creator, their captain, was sadly absent.

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It hasn’t been the greatest season for Martin Odegaard.

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The Norwegian injured his ankle while playing for the national team in September, causing him to miss 12 games. He hasn’t been doing very well since coming back.

It is worth noting that the captain seemed to lack confidence after missing a penalty in the FA Cup last Sunday, and Saka’s injury has not improved that.

Still, with the Englishman missing, someone needs to step up, and that person should be Odegaard. He is Arteta’s leader on the pitch but has not shown the required qualities in terms of leadership and possession.

His performance against Emery’s side was so poor that Described as a “bug” by Arsenal reporter Con Harrisonand GOAL handed it over to him Low 5/10 match rating.

The statistics tell us that Odegaard had a very bad night, making only one key pass. Typically, he was the orchestrator of Arsenal’s chances, but he did struggle to find some space between the Villa defence.

That summed it up with his late free-kick, which ended up being the final kick of the game. Odegaard hit the ball into Martinez’s arms.

that’s one of them He conceded the ball 18 times To make matters worse, he failed to win a duel, something Arteta no doubt worried about.

He also only had one shot on goal, but his only dribble attempt failed. It was undoubtedly one of his worst performances in an Arsenal shirt.

The Gunners need their captain to improve quickly if they are to have any chance of winning the league.

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