Chamberlain’s brace helped Arsenal ease past Reading
#3 Costly mistakes from Reading
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Defensive mistakes cost Reading the game
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Reading's insistence on passing the ball out of their defense cost them dear in the end as Arsenal's opening goal came from a defensive error. Al Habsi's pass fell straight to Oxlade who drove past the defense and fired home. It wasn't the only instance of poor distribution from the keeper, however, as the Omani continued to gift Arsenal with the possession even after the goal.
The Reading defenders, too, had to share some of the blame as they were guilty of sloppy passing and often got caught in possession in their own half.
Reading do not possess players who have the ability to play out from the back like Barcelona or even Arsenal but yet they tried it time and again and could have conceded at least 4 if Arsenal had their finishing boots on.
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Arvind Sriram
After a brief and undistinguished stint as an electrical engineer, Arvind discovered his true calling was churning out hyperbolic prose about athletes he had never met.
A writer and editor with close to a decade’s experience, Arvind’s work has been published on Sky Sports, the BBC, the Guardian and other leading websites. He has attended multiple Grand Slams on the ground and provided coverage for Super Bowls and the NBA playoffs.
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When not armchair quarterbacking, Arvind spends his time playing blitz chess online, watching air crash documentaries and smashing controllers after his latest Weekend League defeat.
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