Arsenal legend David Seaman singled out Oleksandr Zinchenko for putting everyone on edge in the Gunners 2-0 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday.
The Gunners were deservedly as Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins scored the goals to boost Villa’s top-four hopes.
David Seaman: He got caught out a couple of times
Arsenal would have returned to the Premier League summit with a win but now sit second, two points behind reigning champions Manchester City.
but who Seaman questioned on his Seaman Says podcast.
Seaman said: Watching Zinchenko in that left back position, I know he likes to go into midfield, but sometimes he gives the ball away in really important positions.
He got caught out a couple of times and that puts everybody on edge.
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There is no time for Mikel Arteta’s players to lick their wounds of the Villa defeat as they travel to Germany for the second leg of their finely-poised Champions League quarter-final against Bayern.
A 2-2 draw in north London last week leaves the tie on a knife-edge and Seaman is worried that defeat against Bayern Munich could lead to a longer run of bad form.
Seaman added: It’s frustrating because we had a great chance of really pushing, but it’s just one game.
I can’t hear anybody singing yet, so let’s move on and get on with the rest of the games. There’s a massive game against Bayern and we’ll see what happens with that.
My only fear, and I’ve talked about it all the time, is if we don’t get the right result against Bayern the next game is against Wolves and that could be tricky.
Declan Rice: It’s the perfect game for a reaction
But Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice sees as the perfect game to bounce back from their Villa disappointment, he said: It’s the perfect game for a reaction.
