‘It’s a new season but it’s same old Arsenal… men against boys AGAIN’: Jamie Carragher gives Mikel Arteta’s ‘weak and bullied’ team a brutal dressing down after second Brentford goal – and calls for a similar phrase to “Spursy” to be invented for them!
- Arsenal fell to a disappointing 2-0 opening day defeat to new boys Brentford
- Sergio Canos gave them the lead before Christian Norgaard sealed the victory
- Jamie Carragher ripped into Arsenal’s defending for Brentford’s second goal
- The Sky Sports pundit described Norgaard’s goal as ‘men against boys’
- He also said there should be a similar phrase created similar to ‘Spursy’ for them
Jamie Carragher ripped into Arsenal for their defending for Brentford’s second goal in a 2-0 opening day defeat to the Premier League new boys.
Sergi Canos gave Brentford the lead after 22 minutes before Christian Norgaard sealed the victory by beating the Gunners defenders to head home after 73 minutes.
Carragher who was on commentary for Sky Sports had plenty to say about Arsenal’s defending for the second goal, describing the situation as ‘men against boys’.
Brentford started their Premier League life with a 2-0 victory over Arsenal on the opening day
Jamie Carragher ripped into Arsenal on commentary after Christian Norgaard made it 2-0
He said on commentary after the goal: ‘ He (Thomas Frank) knows what he’s doing. If you’re playing Arsenal, get it in the box.
‘How do you describe Arsenal’s defending here? It’s just Arsenal. Weak, bullied, men against boys again. New season same old story.
‘They got done with the first one, then it bounced, two Brentford players, get out of the way, 2-0.
‘It just comes in and Norgaard at the far post… the goalkeeper can’t do anything, neither can Mari or Ben White, Calum Chambers is nowhere to be seen and it’s 2-0.’
The Sky Sports pundit didn’t stop there as he compared Arsenal to their north London rivals Tottenham.
He added: ‘Spurs have it that people say it’s “Spursy”. I think it’s about time Arsenal have something like that as well. Because this is just an Arsenal performance. Everyone knows what that means; an Arsenal performance.
Carragher described Norgaard’s goal as though it was like watching ‘men against boys’
Carragher added that Arsenal should have a phrase similar to that of Tottenham’s ‘Spursy’
‘When we saw this fixture, we all thought the same thing: “Arsenal are going to have a problem here” because of the energy and pace of this team, the atmosphere here.
‘This happens far too often. Arteta will have seen enough.’
It was a disappointing start to the season for Arsenal as they lacked the ruthlessness up front to get themselves back into the game.
The start to the season doesn’t get any easier with their next games coming against Chelsea at the Emirates before an away trip to play reigning champions Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta’s team next play Chelsea at home before an away trip to Manchester City
