Arteta finally has to go 5/10 with Arsenal having lost 9 duels

After a miserable start to the week that followed 0-0 Premier League draw with everton, Arsenal He had a point to prove League Cup Last night.

Mikel Arteta The team hosted Crystal Palace knowing that a win would see them through to the semi-finals, so when they fell 1-0 down early on, things looked bleak.

Fortunately, the Spaniard made a host of changes in the first half, and the likes of Gabriel Jesus, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and William Saliba led the team to a comfortable 3-2 win.

However, although there were several great performances in the finale, some key players stood out for the wrong reasons and, as a result, should not have started on Saturday afternoon, including Jacob Kewer.

Jacob Kuyor vs Crystal Palace match

Yes, arguably Arsenal's worst performance last night was Polish international Kiwior.

Now, it would be unfair to be overly critical of the former Spezia player, given the exciting partnership between Gabriel Magalhaes and Saliba, he rarely gets the chance to play, but just as in the match against Fulham a fortnight earlier, he was essentially at fault for scoring the opening goal of the match. .

Just four minutes later, he was struck by a simple long ball from Dean Henderson, which allowed Jean-Philippe Mateta to launch the Eagles' lead to a surprise.

Furthermore, like some of his fellow defenders, he appeared to fumble his positioning during Eddie Nketiah's consolation goal, which in turn led to a rather nervy end to the match.

Unsurprisingly, the press were not impressed with the 24-year-old's performance And the main Arsenal writer at Football.londonKaya Kaynak gave the game just 5/10 throughout, writing that his “mistake on Mateta's goal was unforgivable” and that he “didn't look completely at ease against the Frenchman.”

Overall, Keiyur's performance was poor, and with Gabriel now back to full fitness, he will presumably be ruled out of Saturday's game, along with one of the other players who performed poorly last night. Raheem Sterling.

Raheem Sterling vs Crystal Palace match

Now, the first thing to say is that, unlike Kiwior, Sterling was not directly responsible for any moment as disastrous as Mateta's goal, but that doesn't mean he was effective either.

In fact, despite playing 70 minutes of football last night, the former Manchester City player had no impact on the game at all, which, for an attacking player, is arguably as bad as a defender making a foul that leads to a goal.

For example, during his time on the pitch, the Kingston-born player, who also received a 5/10 rating from Kayak, Failed to score or assist a goal Despite having two shots on target, he failed 50% of his dribbles, missed two big chances, touched 35 balls, completed only 14 passes, missed 50% of his crosses, lost nine of 13 duels, lost the ball twice, and was dribbled over. Once and he was offside once too.

Simply put, it was a terrible display from a player with natural talent, and although it may seem harsh, his loan move is starting to look more and more like a mistake, or said creator Connor Hamm“An absolute waste of time.”

For example, since making the increasingly popular move from the capital's west to the N5, the 30-year-old has only made 11 matches for the GunnersFive of them were starts, as he scored once against Bolton Wanderers and provided two assists.

The good news is that he will have time to turn things around this season. As the reports revealed That Arteta and Co. have no interest in cutting off his loan next month.

However, given how disappointing he was against Palace last night, Sterling should be ruled out of the match at Selhurst Park on Saturday, as any more points dropped in the league would be disastrous.