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‘Arsenal’s rhythm has gone’
- Updated: November 23, 2016
Charlie Nicholas insists Arsenal’s rhythms and fluency from earlier in the season has gone following their 2-2 draw with PSG on Wednesday.
The draw means PSG are in pole position to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League in first place, meaning a difficult last-16 draw for the Gunners once again.
Nicholas, who watched the game in the Soccer Special studio, says Arsenal should have kicked on for a third goal when they went 2-1 up at the Emirates, only for PSG to equalise through Lucas Moura.
“When it went to 2-1 with a fortunate own goal from [Marco] Verratti, you thought they’d kick on a bit. You knew the counter attack and force that PSG had, they could get a second goal.
“They created the space, and it’s a half decent second half from Arsenal, but their rhythm and fluency from three weeks ago has gone. Everything is hard graft at the moment, having …
