Arsenal's unbeaten start to the Premier League season is over after a physical, bad-tempered and controversial 1-0 defeat at Newcastle.
Arsenal’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season is over after a physical, bad-tempered and controversial 1-0 defeat at Newcastle, for whom this is something of a statement win.. It’s a week and a result that really confirms where they currently stand, gives them a great chance of ending a trophy drought that would make Spurs blush and puts them right back in the mix at the top of the table.
While no doubt more solid than last season’s side – Declan Rice an obvious and major part of that in front of the back four – they so far this season lack the verve and vigour of the team that went so close to what would have been a truly extraordinary title win. They win the ball, they pass it around quite nicely, they get into the final third, they chop inside, they find blind alleys, they lose possession or take low-percentage shots from distance, they come to nothing. Rinse and repeat.4.
There is much to love about the way Guimaraes plays the game but this was an ugly performance that frequently overstepped the bounds and was poorly handled by the officials. If Arteta has a legitimate grievance about anything that went down here, it was Guimaraes seeing the final whistle.9. While we’re on the subject, we very much enjoyed the fact “How is Bruno” was trending on whatever Twitter is called now.
Now these criticisms may seem harsh, but they’re worth remembering. There will be infinitely more focus on the officials in the fallout from this because we all know how this all works. But if Arsenal’s defenders are held to anything like the same standards here as the officials, then they are to be found wanting.controversial a decision.
It seems strange to credit VAR for staying out of the way when it spent six minutes analysing three different potential infringements, but having found nothing clear or obvious the decision to stay with the original call is the right one. Certainly, it’s what people have said they want. But today the set-piece threat was also vanishingly insignificant, highlighted perfectly in injury-time when three corners in quick succession were sent harmlessly into the first defender by Leandro Trossard.
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