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Saturday’s draw against Everton was incredibly frustrating, especially with it coming off the back of the Champions League win against Monaco.
I really expected that success in midweek to lift Arsenal at the weekend, but it just didn’t happen. Everton arrived with a game plan and Arsenal never really looked like having an answer to it.
You can talk about fatigue and point to the fact that Everton had ten days to rest and prepare for the game, but Mikel Arteta’s side should still have been able to find a way to get past them.
They had so much of the ball and so much territory, but to be honest they never really looked like scoring and that was the disappointing thing. It just didn’t look like they had an idea how to break Everton down.
I actually liked the look of the starting XI when it was announced. It looked well balanced on both sides, with players all playing in their natural positions. But I just think too many players had an off day.
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