2. Wenger’s reluctance to change left Chambers exposed
What do you do when you know that a plan is not working? You either change it, or leave it the same and get punished for it. Against Swansea, the Gunners took the second option and paid for it in the end. Right from the start of the game, it was pretty clear that Jefferson Montero was going to get the better of Calum Chambers. The left winger looked to have the pace, skill and trickery to not just get behind Chambers but also deliver as well.
It was pretty evident that Montero was tearing Chambers a new one, but neither the players on the pitch nor the manager wanted to do something about it. Every time the home side had the ball, they would just give it to Montero who would beat the right back and create something. And it was rinse and repeat for the entire game. But the Gunners didn’t learn their lesson at all, as they continued to leave the Englishman alone with the winger. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain didn’t track back and Arsene Wenger was too reluctant to change anything, as a result, Chambers had one of his worst games of his career against Swansea, following which he’d probably have nightmares of Montero tearing him apart again and again.
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