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PSV 2-0 Arsenal: 3 talking points as Gunners dismantled in Eindhoven
By Adam Schultz
Arsenal slumped to their second defeat of the season in all competitions at the hands of PSV Eindhoven on Thursday evening. Two second-half goals from Joey Veerman and Luuk de Jong gave the home side a deserved win.
Mikel Arteta named a strong starting XI as the chance to win the group with a game to spare was a nice carrot for his team.
The first half never lived up to any hype, with the first 40 minutes producing little from both teams. The home side had two goals disallowed for offside, with Cody Gakpo first and then Xavi Simons coming close to opening the scoring.
It ends in defeat in Eindhoven
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) October 27, 2022
Just 10 minutes into the second half, PSV got their goal as substitute De Jong played a neat ball to Veerman, who coolly slotted home past Aaron Ramsdale.
PSV doubled their lead just seven minutes later. Ramsdale came to punch a corner but missed the ball, and De Jong headed home to double his side’s advantage. It was a bad performance as we’ve seen from Arteta’s side, as they never really got close to PSV at the Philips Stadion.
It serves as a wake-up call for the Gunners, and attention now turns to FC Zurich next week as they look to top Group A.
PSV 2-0 Arsenal: 3 talking points as Gunners dismantled in Eindhoven
The game provided plenty of talking points, here they are.
1. Worst performance of the season
Given the standard of play this season, Arsenal were bound to have a lull in performance. In the last three to four games, it has been noticeable.
Feels like Arsenal have gone back in time in this second half. The old frailities in defence, the old stodginess in attack. There have been signs in recent weeks that this has been coming, although it has not been this bad at any point this season
— Sam Dean (@SamJDean) October 27, 2022
But against PSV, it was worse. Arsenal never really got going, was played through too easily, and looked toothless in attack. Nothing went right for Arteta’s side; in truth, PSV could have run up a cricket score.
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