Arsenal went to Stoke, stunk the place up, and left with nothing.
They weren’t the only poor thing on the pitch, the ref was pretty rotten too, but how bad were the Arsenal players individually?
Midfield
Granit Xhaka 4
Against Leicester I said that he would have better games (despite his two assists). This wasn’t one of them. Gave the ball away for Jese’s first Stoke goal, leaving a he gaping hole in midfieldand generally tried to play the Holywood pass when simpler alternatives were available. Replaced by Iwobi.
Aaron Ramsey 10
Gets a 10 just because it’s Aaron Ramsey at Stoke. F**k ‘em.
Hector Bellerin 5
Is he a defender? Is he an attacker? Does he know? Can he do either?
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 6
Was quietly Arsenal’s most effective player with the best pass rate from both teams and still managed to be ineffective and slated by thousands of Arsenal fans.
Next, forwards