Munich –
Arsenal removed Bayern Munich from the quarterfinals Liga Champions. Bukayo Sakathe Gunners winger, seemed to ‘miss’ in that match.
Arsenal returned home with a defeat against the Allianz-Arena, Munich, Thursday (18/4/2024) early morning WIB. The London Cannon lost 0-1, after being hit by Joshua Kimmich.
This result saw Arsenal eliminated 2-3 on aggregate. Because Mikel Arteta’s men only drew 2-2 in the first leg in London.
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In the second leg, Bukayo Saka was highlighted. Arsenal’s young winger is like ‘lost’ in the earth.
The 22 year old player actually failed to improve the team’s performance in the second leg. Bukayo Saka failed to threaten the goal Bayern Munich at all.
Saka, who is Arsenal’s top scorer this season, failed to make any threats at all. choose noted, the English player made 42 touches, made 24 passes, made 4 crossings, without taking a shot at Bayern’s goal at all.
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Apart from memble, several of Saka’s decisions were also criticized. One of them failed to take advantage of set pieces in crucial minutes to help find a goal.
“It was very disappointing, as was summed up at the end of the game when Bukayo Sakafor some reason, took free kick passes when there was an opportunity to really test the goalkeeper,” Martin Keown, a former Arsenal player, told TNT Sports.
“You’ve just seen a bit of inexperience. There needs to be more urgency in the closing stages of this game. Saka made that decision at the moment. I admire him, but I think he might have been better off taking a free kick and it might have been a cool goal.”
“I felt the performance was flat. They were flat throughout the game, there was no real urgency at the end. It was very disappointing.”
“They should have taken advantage, but Bayern appeared with extra determination. This is a very disappointing night for Arsenal. You just want the players to perform optimally but that didn’t happen tonight,” he criticized.
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