Goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson and Bafetimbi Gomis were enough to seal Swansea’s second win in three games and move them into fifth place on the table. For Arsenal, it was a case of Anderlecht all over again, as they let another lead (this time given by Alexis Sanchez) slip leaving them in sixth place ahead of the international break.
Here are the major talking points from the game.
1. Arsenal’s tactical naivety costs them again
WengerArsenal were expected to bounce back from the disappointment in midweek with a win over Swansea City. Although it wasn’t going to be easy, with the form that Alexis Sanchez is in, things weren’t as difficult as it seemed. And after the Chilean scored the opener, it looked as though the Gunners were going to make it three wins on the bounce in the League and move to within a point off Manchester City in third place. But then disaster struck.
Leading 1-0, the visitors went on the attack, but were caught out with too many men up front. Swansea had a free kick in a dangerous position and Sigurdsson converted to make it level. While there was little they could have done with the free kick, they could have certainly avoided conceding it in the first place. When you are leading with less than a quarter of the game to go, there is absolutely no need to throw seven men forward and attack like crazy. But just like they did against Anderlecht, instead of seeing out the game, they pushed too many men forward and left them exposed at the back. Their tactical naivety cost them a point in mid-week but cost them all three against the Swans, who ensured that they paid the ultimate prize.
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