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Arsenal suffered further humiliation yesterday with a 3-0 Carabao Cup final defeat at the hands of Manchester City, with major change surely needed at the club.
Arsene Wenger has had a decent record in the domestic cups in recent years, but his side were distinctly second best in a tame display at Wembley yesterday to surrender their best hope of silverware for this season.
It’s clear that so many of this Arsenal squad are just not up to the required standard, and while there will be doubts over Wenger’s future as manager, it’s obvious that at least five of these under-performers need to be sent packing as well.
Here’s our pick for five of the worst Arsenal performers on the day who’ve surely used up their last chance at the club…
Shkodran Mustafi
First on the list after an absolute shocker against City yesterday, time is surely up for German defender Shkodran Mustafi, who has massively gone backwards at the Emirates Stadium.
A solid performer at Valencia, Mustafi has not looked anywhere near that kind of player in the Premier League, and made Sergio Aguero look like Didier Drogba yesterday as he out-muscled him on the way to scoring the opener.
That is simply inexcusable in such a big game, and Arsenal need to be aiming much higher in defence.
Granit Xhaka
Another player into his second season with Arsenal and showing absolutely no signs of improvement is Swiss midfield flop Granit Xhaka.
Talked up as a leader from his time at Borussia Monchengladbach, it’s hard to see what on earth the 25-year-old offers this side apart from sloppy passing and a lack of work rate.
Xhaka does not seem to possess any of the core skills a top central midfielder needs, and he went missing again when Arsenal needed him yesterday.
Aaron Ramsey
A loyal servant and normally a reliable big-game player, Aaron Ramsey has gone badly downhill this season and is unlikely to ever become the player we all thought he could be.
The Welshman can no longer be classed as one for the future, and in fact after a long and gruelling career at the top level with a series of injury problems, he may now be burning out.
Ramsey was invisible against Manchester City and was one of the players Gary Neville accused in commentary of ‘walking’. It may be time to give up on him as the future of this club.
Calum Chambers
While not as obviously bad as Mustafi on the day, there’s no way Calum Chambers should have been involved in a game of this magnitude.
The former Southampton youngster has done precious little in the last couple of seasons to warrant any playing time, and he seemed overawed by the occasion at Wembley.
Quite why he’s still at Arsenal is a mystery, and it surely won’t be for much longer now.
David Ospina
Finally, Arsenal need an upgrade on both their goalkeepers, with David Ospina surely the man who should make way at the Emirates.
The Colombian has never looked good enough to be first choice for the Gunners, so should make way for a top class number one as Petr Cech becomes an experienced backup and dressing room leader, perhaps moving into coaching later.
Ospina, however, just isn’t good enough for this level and his continued trust from Wenger in big games like this remains baffling to everyone who’s seen him play down the years.