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Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nicolas Pepe cost a total of £ 174.5 million. Each person even had Arsenal’s record transfer fee when they signed contracts in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively.
The Arsenal vs Liverpool game was the first time the three most expensive players in history joined the Gunners’ starting lineup since last season’s FA Cup final.
Arsenal have gone through 45 straight games without naming the three main stones at the same time. However, it seems that the fact that they started the field from the beginning left the Gunners stuck in front of Liverpool’s fragile defense.
According to statistics, the Gunners only get 3 shots on the opponent’s goal (2 hits) compared to 16 times (7 hits) for Liverpool.
The stagnation of this trio underscores the importance of Arsenal graduates. Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka became the mainstay of the Gunners in the 2020/21 season.
Without those two, Arsenal immediately vanished. The London team showed a lack of energy and excitement in the great battle that was of great significance as they hoped to win tickets to the European Cup next season.
Smith Rowe is a very dangerous exercise in the hallway on the left wing. Often he would suddenly punch directly into a certain area to push opposing defenders out of position, creating space for his teammates.
Smith Rowe’s presence will pose even more difficulties for Trent Alexander-Arnold. Liverpool’s right-back is in an unstable state and has just been removed from England manager Gareth Southgate’s roster. However, this party did not hold him too tight and attacked him freely.
On the opposite side, Pepe repeatedly lost the ball and did not leave a significant mark on the game. Meanwhile, Saka will love the space behind Andy Robertson if she wants to play.
Arsenal have a booming Martin Odegaard at No. 10 in the 4-2-3-1 table. It proved dangerous in situations of rushing into the penalty area and finding the space between Liverpool midfielder Ozan Kabak and Nathaniel Phillips.
But Odegaard’s rockers, Aubameyang, Lacazette and Pepe, didn’t coordinate well with him. Therefore Arsenal cannot penetrate defenders who are not too sure of Liverpool.
It is clear that Arsenal’s attacking power has decreased significantly with the appearance of the expensive Aubameyang – Lacazette – Pepe trio compared to when they had the presence of two young talents, Smith Rowe and Saka. And that was the difficult headache for Arteta.
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