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#2 Arsenal gave away the ball far too many times
After two rather quiet displays by Mesut Ozil, the German was benched as Aaron Ramsey made it into the starting line up once again. In the process, however, the hosts were deprived of a midfielder who was comfortable and composed in possession, something that could not be said about the rest of the Arsenal players today.
Often a player would give away the ball in the middle of the pitch and the Hammers would attack on the counter. Granit Xhaka is no stranger to playing misplaced passes and he was at it again today.
Even the charismatic French youngster, Matteo Guendouzi seemed to have lost his head and gave the ball away too many times. Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who is slowly growing in stature as a creative force at the Emirates, was also dispossessed by an onrushing defender.
Lucas Torreira's introduction in the second half did improve the situation as the Uruguayan held possession well and put in a shift defensively. This again begs the same question off Unai Emery. Why is Lucas Torreira not starting for Arsenal? Perhaps today's game will force Emery to take that decision.
