Emmanuel Petit names three Arsenal players that have failed since William Saliba’s injury
William Saliba has missed the last six weeks. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit has criticised Gabriel, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ben White for their performances during William Saliba’s absence.
The Frenchman has missed the last six weeks with a back injury that he appears no closer to recovering from.
The 21-year-old’s form this season has been superb and he had formed a good centre-back partnership with Gabriel.
However, as well as suffering from title jitters, Arsenal’s defence has performed poorly in recent weeks as the Gunners have collected just three points from the last twelve available.
Mikel Arteta’s side have conceded ten times in their last four matches and they now require Manchester City to slip-up in the Premier League title race.
Rob Holding has been heavily criticised given he’s the defender that has directly replaced Saliba during his absence.
But Petit says Gabriel, Zinchenko and White have all been culpable and says the defence have been mentally affected.
Zinchenko’s form has dipped (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
‘I can see Gabriel doesn?t have the same confidence when he plays with Holding, he looks like a different defender,’ Petit told Compare Bet.
‘Defensively Arsenal are not as strong when Saliba and Gabriel do not play together, it impacts on the rest of the team, they don?t play the same way...
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