Chris Sutton rips into three Arsenal first teamers, claims 27-year-old goes missing
By Dominic Toner
Chris Sutton has ripped into Arsenal first teamers Francis Coquelin, Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Sutton highlighted 27-year-old attacker Walcott as one of the major problems in the Gunners side and believes he is guilty of hiding in matches.
Meanwhile, midfield pairing Coquelin and Oxlade-Chamberlain also received harsh criticism for their performances this season.
The north London club are in a poor form after losing back-to-back games against Chelsea and Watford in the Premier League.
BBC pundit Sutton had some harsh words for the Arsenal trio as he expressed his disappointment with their efforts.
“Coquelin, everyone is saying how good a player he is, he couldn’t lace Vieira’s boots,” Sutton told BBC Radio 5 Live. “You’ve got Walcott who hides, Oxlade-Chamberlain isn’t the player that has shown the potential he had.”
Arsene Wenger is blessed with several talented attackers and Walcott is regarded as one of their best options.
The right winger has managed 14 goals in just 23 games across all competitions this season, but couldn’t influence the defeats against Chelsea and Watford.
Coquelin and Oxlade-Chamberlain were the midfield pairing that started against Antonio Conte’s side, but they were completely dominated in their battle with N’Golo Kante and Nemanja Matic.
Arsenal travel to Hull for a must-win game on Saturday and all of their players will be under pressure to deliver a strong performance.
In other Arsenal news, Charlie Adam explains what the biggest problem is at the club.
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