Santi Cazorla Missed Penalty Adds Insult To Arsenal’s Injuries (Video)

Santi Cazorla stepped up to a penalty with a chance to bring Arsenal level with West Brom but what happened was anything but clutch, as the Spaniard spilled himself.

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse. Arsenal was underwhelming at the Hawthorns despite opening the goal scoring early. A 1-0 lead was not enough, as the Baggies came storming back to take a 2-1 lead. Despite constantly pressuring the the West Brom goal, Arsenal was unable to break through. That is, until Alexis Sanchez was pulled down in the box.

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A penalty was a gift, but it was a gift that, instead of unwrapping and enjoying, Arsenal decided to set on fire and flush down the toilet. Santi Cazorla stepped up and then he fell all over himself.

Take a look:

Like I said, just when you thought it could not get any worse.

Arsenal’s match had already been going incredibly poorly. Francis Coquelin went down with a knee injury in the 13th minute and Mikel Arteta went down just over a half hour later. This missed penalty gives new meaning to the term ‘salt in the wound’.

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All the Gunners needed was a composed finished from Santi Cazorla, but that was too much to ask. In the end, it looked like the same old Arsenal, collapsing all over themselves and getting hurt. And then losing games they should win.

The only good news is that we are one match closer to the return of Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Perhaps when they come back, Arsenal will finally look fully rested and ready to put away lower level teams like West Brom.

Hopefully Santi Cazorla can put this behind him. With no Francis Coquelin, his work is going to be cut out for him in the near future.