Arsenal team of 11 rockstars made us gloriously proud on sunday at Anfield in a performance which is in the likelihood to be immortalized like the 8-2 slaughter against Manchester United which we all remember so gloriously like it was yesterday.
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Last season also saw the Gunners outplayed, outclassed and out muscled much like they were at Anfield in a 3-1 defeat, alongside a 3-0 humiliation by the mighty Crystal Palace.
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And now new season, a summer full of “ Catalyst of change “, and yet we have played three won one match barely scrapping through and proudly losing the other two.
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Leaving us with 3 points from 9 and 16 in the table of 20.
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We are proud to be Arsenal are’t we ?
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Quite unbelievably sad, how we played. Had we forfeited the match it would provided us a graceful 3-0 scoreline then i assume.
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Heres a look at how we at arsedevils rate our team of rockstars for making history at Anfield :
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Arsenal Player Ratings at Anfield:
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Goalkeeper –
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Petr Cech : 6.0
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Probably our man of the match on the day.
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Made a number of saves in the first half specially the save from Salah.
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Had it not been for this guy we would probably have shipped 8 goals or more leading to probably riots outside the Emirates.
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Not really at fault for any of the goals and made good saves throughout.
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Back Three –
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Rob Holding : 3.0
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Probably at fault for the second goal giving too much room.
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The thing about a lack of confidence was clear to see for everyone during this match.
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Left Firminho unmarked also, but on a day like individual performances cannot be criticized if the team only forgets what they were meant to do on the pitch.
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Laurent Koscielny : 5.0
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A genuine world class centre back.
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Any real sort of defence or a tackle from the team and you could see it was him.
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Definitely suffered from the lack or support or the huge space left in front of him.
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We expect to see him at his best after the International Break soon enough.
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Nacho Monreal : 3.0
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He had a torrid time dealing with Salah, winning only a handful of his duals with the Egyptian all game.
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Clearly needs to have a better sense of positioning if he is to play at centre back.
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Looked vulnerable everytime coming up against any of the front three at Anfield specially Mane and Salah.
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Midfield –
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Hector Bellerin : 2.0
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Clearly had a terrible game. Earlier he forgets the better for him.
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Gifted a goal to Salah. We hope Salah has send him best wishes for that otherwise thats just plain rude.
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Looked Shocking and at times claustrophobic will the ball at his feet. Clearly had other things to do than play the match.
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Aaron Ramsey : 2.0
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Our very own Modric from Wales.
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Completely unaware defensively, didn’t track runs, didn’t work hard, didn’t do anything properly at all.
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Other teams have Kante, Matic, Toure. If he is our solution to that role then like he said “ Something needs to change at AFC ” .
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Helped Jese get a debut goal last time around.
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Unlucky to have been subbed at otherwise and hence unable to replicate his noble deeds this time around too.
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Granit Xhaka : 1.0
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Xhaka almost exhorted the entire defence to concede cheap goals by offering zero protection to the back three.
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Not like he provided any sort of foundation to any of the attacking players either.
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Maybe he felt like a spectator than a player on the pitch as he watched the Anfield home team midfield bypass him throughout the match.
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Picked up a routine booking too.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain : 3.0
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Well this guy seemed like he had other thing on his mind rather than fight for the badge in the front of his jersey.
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Could that be Chelsea, Liverpool or maybe he was asking himself how on earth were Gazidis and Co offering him 180k a week.
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If anything his performance showed its the fact the markets full blown crazy to throw around numbers like that for players like him.
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Kudos to him for thinking he can tackle, create, pass and assist in the centre of the part with the creativity hes shown at Anfield.
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Front Three –
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Alexis Sanchez : 3.0
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Offered next to nothing on the pitch apart from a couple of darting runs.
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Doesn’t seem like the guy that scored 30 goals last season and that could be down to a lack of match fitness.
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Was even caught smiling on the bench as his team mates were getting shreded to bits out there.
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He seemed to have lost interest after the third goal and was soon subbed off.
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Mesut Ozil : 4.0
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His attacking contribution or effectiveness cannot be questioned and those who do clearly do not know sh*it.
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What i fault him for is that he lost the ball 19 times. Thats something which makes him culpable also.
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One thing i loved seeing him do was make a sliding tackle in an attempt to get the ball.
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Needs to work no doubt on his tracking back and effectiveness without the ball.
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Created a couple of clear chances.
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Welback : 2.0
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Cant give him lower than that probably but definitely not more than that.
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Blasted the first chance from either team over the bar.
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Wonder if hes ever heard of the word called finishing or clinical.
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Made an effort throughout the match but whats the point if you have never heard of the word called finishing.
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If only he had an effective and proven goalscorer ready to take his place.
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OH WAIT we do.
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Substitutes – Cannot bother rating them.
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Lacazette , Giroud , Coquelin .
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All got on and did something. Cannot bother enough to state what they did.
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If they had done something worthwhile it would have reflected in the scoreline.
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Alas they did not and we cannot write about them either.
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Only thing that can be said is that either Giroud or Lacazette should have started.
