Arsenal have faced an astonishing 96 shots on goal in their first four matches this season, and supporters have been calling for a massive improvement ahead of upcoming games.
The Gunners conceded 31 shots against Watford yesterday and fans on Twitter have been heavily critical both of the team and manager Unai Emery for the wretched defensive record so far this campaign:
Sort it out.
— Silicontree til October!But what century? (@tashunkawitko2) 16 September 2019
Awful
— CryptoKenya (@_Mutui_) 16 September 2019
Can't believe it myself..even league one clubs have better organization in defense than us
— Kagz Njoroge??© (@njoroge_kagz) 16 September 2019
just wait till mustafi comes back, the number will be bigger ?
— Ksav or Kiz ?‼️ (@K2Lavishh) 16 September 2019
David Luiz is the reason
— IMRAAN ?? (@buenoraan) 16 September 2019
Sackable offense. No ifs ands or buts
— TSM???? (@TSMista99) 16 September 2019
— Matt Hawkins (@Matty_Hawks) 16 September 2019
And probably half of them are due to us passing out from the back with inadequate footballers.
— Andrew (@andrewv9182) 16 September 2019
It will barely improve even with all the players available, he hasn't got a clue how to manage a big premier league side…
— ????? (@zvsty) 16 September 2019
Who ever coaches the defence get them out
— Cody Bristow (@CodybBristow) 16 September 2019
The return of the likes of Kieran Tierney, Rob Holding and Hector Bellerin can’t come soon enough, but it remains to be seen how much of an impact their introduction into the starting line up will have.
It’s not just the defence that is the problem with a lack of protection from midfield also a major concern. Despite ostensibly having two holding midfielders in the line up at Vicarage Road, the amount of space that Watford were afforded was surprising.
Major improvements are needed and Emery must be seriously concerned by how open his Arsenal side are at the moment.