Arsenal Vs Leicester City: 5 things we learned — What’s an away point?

Arsenal travelled to Leicester City on Wednesday evening in the hope of ending their wretched, pointless away run in 2018. Here are five things we learned from the 3-1 loss.

Arsenal lost their seventh successive away game on Wednesday night. They have exactly zero points on the road in 2018. They have now amassed the same amount of points on their travels as relegated West Bromwich Albion. I cannot begin to tell you how poor that is. And yet, on this occasion, there were actually some positive signs.

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Here are five things we learned from the 3-1 loss to Leicester City.

5. Sead Kolasinac needs to learn how to defend

This is something that I have been keeping a close eye on recent matches. I have had my fears about Sead Kolasinac’s looseness when it comes to his defensive positioning and decision-making, but I have never quite had the opportunity to watch games back with my sole focus being Kolasinac. But on this occasion, I made sure to watch the Bosnian carefully.

Put simply, and perhaps a little harshly, Kolasinac doesn’t know what to do. What is most worrying is his positioning. He is frequently stood deeper than his centre-halves, which is absolutely criminal as a full-back, he often rushes infield, leaving vast spaces out wide, and when faced with either-or decisions, rarely does he make the right choice.

Now, some responsibility must be taken by Arsene Wenger and the coaches. Perhaps it is the system that Kolasinac does not quite understand properly. Perhaps he is just not being told what to do when. But some of the positions that he takes up, some of the decisions that he makes, some of the basic defensive mistakes that he commits, suggest that he is largely to blame. That is a worry.