Few Observations from the Everton Vs Arsenal FC match

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Arsenal FC of England bounced back from a humiliating last minute 2 -1 defeat to high-flying Watford FC last weekend to pile more heat on the struggling Maurice Koeman tutored Everton. Five beautiful goals from a high-spirited Arsenal were enough to make sure that Everton slid deeper into the drop zone on goals difference.

A very entertaining match it was, full of talking points and breathtaking moments of brilliance. Let’s take a look at some of the observations we saw in the very entertaining game on Sunday.

Ozil and Sanchez are both important players to Arsenal

The brilliant pair had their names in the score and assist sheets respectively on Sunday. A sublime cross from the edge of the box by Alexis Sanchez picked out Mesut Ozil who made a perfectly timed run for a sublime header to beat Everton Goalkeeper, Pickford, and give Arsenal a deserved 3 – 1 lead. The latter was going to supply a sublime assist for in-form striker Alexander Lacazette to score his fifth EPL goal after he (Ozil) also received a through ball from Alexis Sanchez through the midfield.

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With the departure of the pair looming, Wenger and Arsenal have got a real serious thing to think about going forward.

Koeman’s indecision cost them the game

Three previous fouls from Everton’s midfielder, Gana, made it an easy decision decision for the centre referee to brandish his yellow card on the midfielder in the first half of the game. A good decision from the Toffees manager would have been to substitute him in the game given that his impact on the game waned and the Gunnars took charge of the midfield. His dirty tackle on the Swiss international, Xhaka, in the second half of the game was uncalled for considering he was already on a yellow. 

The second yellow card and the red that followed was enough to leave the Toffees exposed with a man down and grant Arsenal a field day in the match.

Koeman to face the axe soon

The Toffees have had a string of poor runs both in the Premier league and in the EUFA Europa league. Last week’s outing in the Europa league saw them losing dramatically to Lyon FC of France in their backyard and the loss against Arsenal on Sunday saw them drop into the relegation zone.

They face Chelsea next in the EFL cup. Considering the level of the opposition, this is not the type of match Koeman needs to turn their fortunes around.  A defeat against Chelsea in the Carabao cup might just be the last straw that breaks the camel’s back for Ronald Koeman.

Arsenal will always be Arsenal

With the Gunnars already 4 – 1 up, the normal ‘Arsenal thing’ – complacency and lack of seriousness set in. What on earth prompted Nacho Monreal to give that back pass to Petr Cech knowing full well that Niasse was lurking around the corner and that Cech will not have enough time to deal properly with that ball.

He had options to either put the ball away over the line for a throw in or promptly clear it away anyways but he chose to pass it to Cech who could not clear the ball properly and allowed Niasse to slot the ball into Arsenal’s net for their second goal.

Wenger have to get his boys to show more seriousness and dedication if they stand the chance of making it to the top four or winning the league.

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