Walcott: Suvimenti and Merino shouldn t start together, they will get in the way of each other

Hupu September 23rd Walcott believes that after Arsenal draws with Manchester City 1-1, Arteta needs to reconsider his midfield balance. Despite having an absolute advantage in ball possession, the Gunners had to rely on Martinelli's goal in injury time to save a point at Emirates Stadium. The home team's safety first style of play has been criticized by many outsiders, especially the midfield trio of Suvimenti, Rice and Merino, which is considered too conservative by many people.

Walcott believes that Suvimenti and Merino should not start together in Arteta's midfield.

"Merino is not the 10th player, I would rather see more creative players like Eze there. We have some players with similar characteristics, and you have a lot of left-footed players. Merino and Suvimenti are both left-footed players, which are very similar in this regard, and sometimes they get in my opinion. For me, the balance is not right. "

"My question is, why did Arsenal wait until the 90th minute to launch the offensive, why didn't he do it from the beginning of the game? I don't usually criticize Arteta, but I feel like he passed the game by chance. He made two substitutions at halftime, which is equivalent to admitting that he made a mistake in starting the choice, and his other substitutions came too late. "