Arsenal got spanked by Southampton – TV 2

Southampton 4-0 Arsenal

Arsenal could with victory walk past Leicester and take over the table top. One obvious Southampton team would however make it difficult for guests.

Arsenal were not getting the help of the judges who oversaw the first one offside at 1-0 goal and then approved a questionable 2-0 goal. When Southampton scored his third goal of the evening, it was additionally unclear whether the corner was properly sentenced.

– Three goals all of which can be discussed, summed TV2 commentator Kasper Wikestad before game’s first undisputed goal was set in the network.

– Both of the first two measures should have been canceled and there are of course demotivating for Arsenal, concluded Petter Myhre, who nevertheless was impressed by the Southampton showed.

Cuco Martina, Shane Long (2) and José Fonte scored the goals for the home team.

Wenger blamed ref

Despite the fact that Arsenal had fairly good reason to be unhappy with the refereeing, was Arsène Wenger in the mild corner after the game.

– We lost too many duels today. They were sharper than us. In addition, I think we were unlucky. Their first shot at goal went in and the second goal came after felling Koscielny. It is a disappointing result, but we must congratulate Southampton. The referee let a lot go, but when one is not offensive in duel game, then you pay the price for it, he said.

Ronald Koeman also thought his team regardless of judge decisions, were the better team.

– It was a fantastic performance against a good Arsenal team. We created lots of problems for them through Mané and Long, and it is a great compliment to the players. A perfect execution.

Koeman-like cannonball

The battle opened smoothly but Southampton should connect seized after a wonderful shot from Cuco Martina.

Despite being central defender, was Southampton manager Ronald Koeman perhaps best known for his dangerous Preferred Foot.

Cuco Martina’s long shot could also remind one of the boss’s old pearls. From 25 meters knocked his ball down the right for Petr Cech, who thanks to a violent turn failed to get stopped them.

With a watchful assistants had target however, been annulled, as Steven Davis was placed offside when he received the ball ahead of Martina’s shot.

Cancelled goal should still be. Only then Mertesacker has gone down after a duel with Shane Long, and then when one offside positioned Van Dijk has scored a goal.

More dubious goals

Shane Long doubled the lead ten minutes after the break when Mané played him on an open goal. Before the situation had Southampton striker – consciously or not – run into the ankle to Koscielny, who then went down.

On this occasion officials’ team goal – to Koscielny despair.

Amazingly, it should also be doubts as to whether the corner was properly sentenced as José Fonte gets into Southampton’s third goal of the evening.

Both Özil and Long had great chances to score and to end it bumped Long into his second goal of the game. The 0-4 defeat was thus Arsenal at its biggest Boxing Day loss since 0-5 against Manchester United in 1910.