Former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson has slammed the Gunners after
they threw away a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Anderlecht at the
Emirates on Tuesday night.
Arsene Wenger's side went 3-0 up with goals from Mikel Arteta (from
the penalty spot), Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain before the
hour mark, but then capitulated in the final half-hour to end up with a
disappointing draw against the Belgian side.
Pundits across the country have hit out at the Gunners' defending,
but Merson did not hold back when asked for his thoughts on Wenger's men
on Sky Sports, saying: "I think they are tactically clueless, that's an
honest opinion.
"This is not the first time it's happened, it's happened a lot. It's
absolutely clueless. For me the manager has to get a message on, but
these are international footballers, they are not little kids.
"They play for their countries, in World Cups, in the Premier League,
and they are all bombing forward. Surely something in your head, if you
know football, you say let's stop here, let's have two banks of four,
leave two up front and let them us break us down. It's clueless as
football knowledge."
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