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Publication date: Monday, October 19, 2020 11:07
Tony Adams believes that Arsenal have “problems” on defense and are suffering from not playing four defenses this season after their 1-0 defeat to Manchester City.
Raheem Sterling’s goal in the 23rd minute marked the difference between the teams, as Ederson made key saves from Bukayo Saka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the first half.
David Luiz, Gabriel Magalhaes and Kieran Tierney fanned out in three defenses with Mikel Arteta favoring a 3-4-3 formation against Pep Guardiola’s men.
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And Adams would rather see Arsenal return to the four defenders with Arteta urged to choose a partner to play alongside Gabriel at the heart of the defense.
“I think it’s time for a back four. I’ve been saying it since the beginning of the season, “Adams said. Premier League Productions.
“He wins you cup games, he doesn’t win you league titles. If you want to build for the future. I think you have problems with Hector [Bellerin]I think his defense today was not very good.
“But I would like it to go to a back room. You have Gabriel now, get him a partnership. They were unlucky at first with Holding going down, but they got put in a back room.
“It seems that now they have a midfielder who has a bit of a presence and is ready for the future.”
And Adams believes Bellerin and goalkeeper Bernd Leno were to blame for the only goal of the game.
The Arsenal legend added: “Arsenal have put pressure on them and they have played very well with the press. Hector Bellerin again, and the goalkeeper, I always look at him defensively.
“Man City was too good, they passed him, he [Phil Foden] steps inside Hector too easy. The goalkeeper pushes him into the danger zone, you have to push him out of the danger zone, and he [Sterling] He had a tap-in, which is disappointing. “
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