Arsenal player ratings v Chelsea: Wenger favourite is worst of the lot
By Matt Farr
Football Insider rates the Arsenal players during their 3-1 defeat to Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.
Petr Cech 3 – Shoulders some blame for opening goal, and disastrous influence for the third. Change needed.
Nacho Monreal 2 – The Arsene Wenger favourite could not get to grips with Eden Hazard. Outmuscled and outgunned.
Hector Bellerin 5 – Beaten in the air twice in build-up to Chelsea opener. Forced off with injury.
Laurent Koscielny 5 – Left exposed on counter-attack by midfield and full-backs. Never stood a chance
Shkodran Mustafi 5 – Similar to his central partner. Handled Costa well, but Pedro and Hazard ran riot.
Francis Coquelin 4 – Left on his backside by Hazard. Probably should have stayed there.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 4 – Had a lot to live up to coming into a different role, simply not going to be the answer in the long-term.
Alex Iwobi 5 – Offered little on the left-hand side. Somehow managed to play full 90 minutes.
Mesut Ozil 4 – Spent much of the game on the periphery. Desperately needs to rediscover his mojo.
Theo Walcott 5 – Did not contribute enough defensively. Should have tracked Alonso run for opener. Weak in attack.
Alexis Sanchez 5 – Isolated. Given few opportunities to run at Chelsea defence.
Subs:
Gabriel Paulista 3 (for Bellerin 17) – Should have drawn Arsenal level. Poor positioning defensively and slow to react.
Olivier Giroud 6 (for Coquelin 65) – A quiet game. Consolation goal, but nothing more.
Danny Welbeck 6 (for Walcott 70) – Showed more intent in his brief appearance than many of Arsenal’s players combined.
In other Arsenal news, fans reacted furiously on Twitter to Lucas Perez’s omission from the matchday squad.
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