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Arsenal fans turn on shock player who 'should never start again' under Mikel Arteta

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Published 22:00 6 Nov 2024 GMT

Arsenal fans turn on shock player who 'should never start again' under Mikel Arteta

Arsenal fans fumed about the same player after a 1-0 Champions League defeat to Inter Milan.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Arsenal fans appear to have turned on one of their players and called for Mikel Arteta to drop him from the starting XI.

The Gunners lost 1-0 to Inter Milan at the San Siro in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Nerazzurri captain Hakan Calhanoglu coolly converting the only goal of the game from the spot after Mikel Merino was penalised for handball early in the second half.

Arsenal failed to respond from the 1-0 loss to Newcastle on Saturday and the defeat leaves them lurching in 13th place in the Champions League table.

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They barely offered anything going forward and Leandro Trossard was the main player who came in for strong criticism from Arsenal supporters online.

The Belgium international, a £27 million signing from Brighton, has scored a number of important goals for the Gunners and hit 17 in all competitions last term.

He's recently been playing centrally due to the absence of captain Martin Odegaard but fans have lost faith in his abilities and were baffled that he wasn't hooked against Inter.

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One wrote: "I don’t want to see Trossard start for a long, long time when all our squad is fit again."

Another said: "Trossard 100% threatened Arteta with his life it's the only logical explanation for his selection

A third added: "Trossard is just useless in this role. Useless. No 3rd man runs, no exit ball for Saka/White, no attacking the last line, no duel dominance, no shots, no slipped/reverse balls… just nothing."

A fourth user commented: "Merino should’ve stayed on. What on earth has Trossard done to continue playing."

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Another made the point: "I hope people have stopped letting Trossard’s goals cloud their judgement. The quality of his actions in game are so poor it’s unbelievable."

A final user vented: "If Arteta is a serious manager, Trossard should never start for Arsenal again."

Image: Getty
Image: Getty

Odegaard was back on the bench for Arsenal against Inter after a spell out with an ankle injury and after a very late cameo, fans will be hoping he can make a huge impact on a side which has been struggling in recent times.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Arsenal, Champions League, Mikel Arteta, Fan Reactions

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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