Arsenal have taken another big margin loss against the top 4 Premier League teams – this time against Liverpool. Arsenal failed to beat Liverpool yet again at Anfield, with their last league victory at Anfield way back in Sept 2012. The Gunners conceded four goals in the fixture and couldn’t manage to trouble Allison for a large period of the game. Despite the 4-0 thrashing, let us go through some of the positives for Arsenal in this match.
4 Positives for Arsenal from Liverpool loss
It is very difficult to draw any positives from such a heavy defeat. Arsenal fans are still looking for a cure to the loss while Critics have jumped on the opportunity to shout out mistakes. But in the actual scenario, this loss should not be taken as a panic trigger by the fans or players.
The following are four positives for Arsenal that can cheer you up despite the defeat.
Despite the current form, Arsenal was expected to lose the game, But it didn’t affect the table position
Arsenal had the backing of an impressive stat – unbeaten in 10 matches while going into the fixture. Still, many pundits favored Liverpool for the victory. Rightfully so, as Arsenal has a young squad, with players who hardly had 10 matches playing together. Liverpool on the other hand have a well-rehearsed squad playing for nearly 2 seasons together. This defeat really gave Arsenal a negative goal difference, but they are still 5th in the league, fighting for a place in a European competition.
Arsenal played as a unit, even the Manager
In the post-match press conference, coach Arteta has pointed out a very important aspect in football – playing as a team. Arsenal played the 1st half beautifully as a unit, holding against a fiery Liverpool attack, with a compact backline. The team showed good composure until the 50th minute of the match. Young gunners needed to play their best football as Arsenal’s key players were well checked by Liverpool for the entire game. The Arteta-Klopp incident was also a highlight point. It showed his backing, support, team feeling, and belief in his players. This surely should be a positive for Arsenal and serve as encouragement for upcoming matches.
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Arsenal Center-backs are rock solid
White-Gabriel, the newly formed center-back pair for Arsenal had a great defensive display throughout the game. Arsenal lost possessions rather cheaply in their pressing or attempted through passes. Liverpool players were ready to pounce on that opportunity, but Arsenal’s CB pair not only kept their position well but also sometimes covered fullback positions as well, to negate the threat. Four goals considered was of course due to Liverpool’s brilliance, but that goal number could have been even bigger if it wasn’t for the hard efforts of the two Arsenal center-backs.
Safe pair of hands again
Aaron Ramsdale is certainly enjoying goalkeeping. Arsenal’s new number 1 has yet again proved his worth and put on a Man of the Match worthy performance at least for Arsenal. He showed great reflexes and presence of mind, denying Liverpool a goal for 40 odd minutes. Unfortunately, Ramsdale was helpless against the three goals scored in the second half. The team structure had collapsed in the second period and Arsenal’s goal was wide open.
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