5'. DY on the counter with lots of space but plays a lazy ball to Way more. Lost possession, needs to do better. 7' ball in his own half, slows it down, looks up, pauses, and gets ball blocked as he attempted to hoof it up the field. Throw in.
Ugh. Yedlin commits to the cross through the six yard box and his man cuts it back instead. Goal Arsenal.
Not just that, he seems to be the whole package. Zelalem is going to have to leave Arsenal if they are competing for similar positions when he gets back from Rangers. Anyway, not good game from Yedlin, just got beat by the cross from Walcott for the goal (on a move started by Iwobi).
25' arsenal tie it up. Theo with lots of space on the overlap, DY tries to close him down. He slides to try to block the cross but Theo cuts it back nicely for Joel to finish.
Can I use this moment to say how I still hate Joel Campbell for what he did to Besler in the WCQ. Worst sportsmanship that I've ever ever seen. Ok back to the game. 30' DY finally makes his first run forward. It is hoofed up to him but poorly. Took 30 minutes for him to bomb forward.
38' gets the ball on a rollout from the keeper, takes it across midfield , but plays a poor pass into space for Fletcher.
42' gets forward to support a long ball, gets the second ball with space about 30 yards out. Slows it down and tries to play a quick one-two with Watmore but it was a poor pass. Another lost possession. Halftime 1-1. I can't find 1 redeeming quality or play from Yedlin this half. Not 1.
Halftime summary: - Defense: way too casual when his man has the ball. Replay shows Theo was his man the whole time. - Possession: horrendous. Lost the ball at least half of the time. - Runs Forward: barely and presence forward. Not one overlap. Another half to show that he deserves to see the field.
Tackle on Walcott?, clearance in the box directed to a CM, blocked cross. 0/4 in the final third, ouch.
46' Iwobi shows too much of it, Yedlin slides in to knock it away. Then looks to get tight on the ball shortly after. I'll take it.
51' lens puts ball back to him deep in his own half, Arsenal close quickly and Yedlin thanks it out of bounds. He was under some pressure but lacked composure. Another turnover.