- Arsenal was thrown outside the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain
- The Gunners have not won arghers since the FA Cup in the first season of Arteta
- Listen now: everything is launched! Is Arsenal even close to achieving great things?
Gary Lineker said that the limited firefighter power of Arsenal is responsible for its release in the Champions League in Paris Saint-Germain.
Arsenal crashed out of competition last night after a defeat of 2-1 at the Parc des Princes, which means that they will spend another season without trophy.
Mikel Arteta’s team has started strongly and surrounded early pressure on the defense of PSG, Gianluigi Donnarumma forced to make a series of impressive backups by Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka.
Fabián Ruiz opened the scoring for hosts with a sweet strike before Achraf Hakimi doubled their advance in the 72nd minute.
Saka finally defeated Donnarumma to give Arsenal a glow of hope, but he turned out to be too late.
A lack of attacking threat was the main reason for their loss, according to the former star of England Gary Lineker.
The Arteta team started strongly but failed to take an early advance against PSG in their semi-final
Mikel Merino was forced to play as an attacker due to attack injuries this season
Gary Lineker thinks that the “lack of fire power” in attack was behind their loss against PSG
He said to the football podcast from the rest: “ They started the game very well, but you don’t need to be Einstein football to determine what the Arsenal problem is, and was all season: a lack of fire power.
“There were so many good little balls in the box with no one there.”
Alan Shearer added: `Although they faced an incredible goalkeeper who made fantastic stops, that of Martin Odegaard on his left was out of the charts, an excellent stop …
“ There were so many bullets that entered the box and I thought ” come on, someone must run, someone must anticipate where the balloon takes place ‘and yes, we said all season, about their need for a center-center. They know it, everyone knows it, and it was shown again.
Arsenal’s attack options were hampered by an injury this season, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus currently sidelined.
Midfielder Mikel Merino intensified to fulfill an emergency attacker’s role, which the Spaniard previously described as “crazy”.
The 28 -year -old won applause to adapt to a new position before and played alongside Saka and Gabriel Martinelli on the three fronts of Arsenal against PSG.
The former defender of Arsenal Martin Keown deplored the absence of a “fox in the box”, adding that he expected a “great recruitment” to the Emirates in summer.
Jesus and Havertz are currently sidelined for the side of Mikel Arteta, leaving them short of attack
Bukayo Saka scored to give Arsenal a glow of hope before missing a glorious chance
PSG will face Inter Milan in the final while they were trying to win their very first Champions League
“It was just in this last third party where you needed a fox in the box, someone who was really going to hurt them,” he told TNT Sports.
“There were moments when PSG was counterattack and had a real rhythm, but (arsenal) did not have the same weapons with which to injure them.
“I think that’s where change will come. The great recruitment will come in summer.
Arsenal was linked to Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt, sporting Viktor Gyokerres from Libson and Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig.
Meanwhile, in January, they made an offer for England and the Aston Villa Ollie Watkins striker rejects.
