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Andy Cole has criticized Mikel Arteta for playing Willian as a center forward against Manchester City and leaving Alexandre Lacazette on the bench.
The Spaniard was looking to surprise his former team and left fit Lacazette on the bench to play Willian as a center forward.
It was a plan that would have been applauded if it had worked and Arsenal had won the match.
However, that was not the case, as the Gunners missed their chances and lost the game 1-0.
Willian wasn’t the best player on the field nor did he look especially at home in the new role, and Cole wasn’t happy about Arteta leaving Lacazette on the bench to play the Brazilian.
Cole claimed it didn’t make sense for Arteta to keep a forward who is also his top scorer on the bench and play Willian out of position.
Cole said in Talksport: “I think he’s also being disrespectful to Lacazette. Willian is not a center forward.
“If you have a center forward on the bench who is also your top scorer, let him turn around and say, ‘Look, I’m going to play with Willian as a center forward. You sit on the bench and watch him play as a center forward ‘, I think it’s disrespectful ”.
