PIERS MORGAN slammed Arsenal’s “diabolical” defending in an X-rated Twitter rant after seeing his side concede after five minutes against Aston Villa.
The Gunners were going through a rough February, failing to win in the three games played before Saturday’s comeback 4-2 win at Villa Park.
Arsenal fell to a 1-0 defeat to Everton at the start of the month, followed by a 1-1 home draw to Brentford.
And a home defeat to Premier League title rivals Manchester City cost Arsenal top spot in midweek.
Against Villa, Mikel Arteta’s men struggled to shake off their poor form and conceded after five minutes at Villa.
Ollie Watkins got the goal – but Arsenal’s defenders didn’t cover themselves in glory.
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And Arsenal fan Piers told his team to “get a grip” in an X-rated Twitter rant.
The SunSport columnist, and TalkTV main man, said: “For f***’s sake Arsenal, this defending is diabolical. Get a grip.”
Piers later added: “Teams have worked out that if they bully us, we’re easily bullied.
“Arsenal’s players need to remember there’s only one way to deal with bullies – punch them (metaphorically) in the face.
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“We need to get tougher, and nastier – fast.”
Bukayo Saka drew Arsenal level at Villa Park just over ten minutes after the opener.
The England star volleyed home after a poor headed clearance by Three Lions team-mate, Tyrone Mings.
However, Villa responded and restored their lead through Philippe Coutinho just after the half-hour mark to head into half-time with an unlikely 2-1 lead.
What followed in the second 45 would’ve been exactly what Piers wanted to see, though.
Arsenal scored three goals through Oleksandr Zinchenko, an Emiliano Martinez own-goal and Gabriel Martinelli to win the game 4-2.
Piers tweeted at full-time: “FT: 4-2. THAT’S how you win the League.
“THAT’S called heart, desire, character and will-to-win. We needed the fire and we got it.
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“Brilliant, Arsenal.. absolutely bloody brilliant.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
