Oleksandr Zinchenko reportedly infuriated Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta in their most recent Premier League match against Bournemouth.
This league season, the Gunners are unblemished. Although they haven’t been at their best, the most crucial thing is that they are finishing the job. However, Zinchenko has recently faced some criticism.
Angry Oleksandr Zinchenko, an Arsenal star, was yelled at by Mikel Arteta.
Following Tuesday’s Champions League loss by RC Lens to Arsenal, a few fingers were pointed at Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Many people think that because the Ukrainian tucks into midfield rather than remaining in a traditional fullback’s position, his opponents have a lot of open space to exploit.
Even if there are many issues with that judgment, Zinchenko does play a high-risk, high-reward position for Arsenal.
Although the Gunners boss has confidence in him to carry out that task, there have been instances when he has lost his temper with the Ukrainian, whom he purchased for an initial sum of £30 million last year (talkSPORT).
The Athletic published an article this week analyzing Zinchenko’s role, in which they claim that Arteta was dissatisfied with his left-back’s defending over the weekend.
“Alex, do it already!” Zinchenko was reportedly yelled at by Arteta because he took too long to press the Bournemouth winger.
Zinchenko’s role at Arsenal is one of the main reasons why Arsenal have been such a dangerous team since the beginning of last season, although it’s not all his fault.
Yes, the flexibility to move infield that Zinchenko is granted creates openings for the opposition to take advantage of, but that isn’t entirely his fault, is it?
Granit Xhaka frequently stepped in for the Ukrainian international when he did the same thing in season prior. In that position this time around, Arsenal has Kai Havertz, who doesn’t provide much defensively.
Arteta must find a way to alter that, particularly in tomorrow’s matchup with Manchester City. If they don’t, Pep Guardiola’s team will probably seize the opportunity.