`Three red cards in eight games' Arsenal are holding back `Exit Troubles'
Oct 22, 2024
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Arsenal, who finished second for two consecutive seasons, sharpened their swords this season. Ricardo Calafiori, Mikel Merino, Raheem Sterling, and David Raya have been recruited. This season, when the completed organizational power will be maximized under Mikel Arteta, was evaluated as an opportunity.
The initial flow is not bad. With five wins, two draws, one loss, and 17 points, it ranks third after Liverpool (21 points) and Manchester City (20 points). But there is one concern. It's an exit. Arsenal have already received three red cards in eight games this season. In the last match against Bournemouth, key defender William Saliba was sent off, experiencing the pain of his first defeat of the season. It was Saliba's first career exit. Arsenal lost 0-2.
On the 21st (Korea time), the BBC published an article titled 'Does Arnal have an exit problem - will this affect their title?' It is that there are too many exits from Arsenal. Arsenal have been sent off in all three games they have not won this season. I've lost seven points in these games. In other words, the game played one less is leading to fatal results. Arteta said "An accident that can happen at any time" but "We have to play with 11 players to be in the position we want to be in" Then "We self-destructed three times in eight games. You must not make a stupid mistake."
The BBC said too many dismissals of Arsenal had a bad effect on the title race, referring to past cases. Leicester City was the only one to win the 2015-2016 season with three or more dismissals in the past 10 seasons, including this season. Leicester City received three red cards that season. Manchester City, which has won four consecutive games, only received red cards twice in the 2023-2024 season, once in the 2022-2023, twice in the 2021-2022 season, and twice in the 2020-2021 season.
For Arsenal, the exit should be reduced. Interestingly, Arsenal overcame the red card risk during the Arsène Wenger era. Under Wenger, Arsenal won three English Premier League titles, but all three were red cards more than three times. In the 2001-2002 season, he won despite six exits.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
