Arsenal's shortcomings were Mikel Arteta's Carabao Cup 0-2 home Newcastle missed the lead Isak Gordon scored

At 4 a.m. Beijing time on January 8, Arsenal hosted Newcastle in the semifinals of the English League Cup.

In the first half, Martinelli hit the post with a single shot, Isak easily broke the deadlock without a mark, and Newcastle led 1-0 at half-time; In the second half, Gordon doubled the lead with a stoppage shot and Kai Havertz missed a good chance.

In the end, Arsenal lost 0-2 at home to Newcastle and lost the first opportunity, and the second leg of the match between the two sides will be moved to Newcastle's home stadium at 4 a.m. Beijing time on February 6.

Arsenal vs Newcastle,Arteta lined up 433, with Trossard, Havertz and Martinelli forming a trident, Odegaard, Thomas and Rice forming a midfield, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel and Lewis Skelly forming a back four, and Raya in goal, with a starting value of 645 million euros；Eddie Howe lined up in a 433 formation, with Gordon, Isak and Jacob Murphy forming a trident, Joelinton, Tonali and Willock forming a midfielder, Hall, Dan Byrne, Botman, and Livramento forming a back four, and Dubravka in goal, with a starting value of 368 million euros。

In this campaign, Arsenal firmly dominated the field, but the momentum was scoreless, except for set-piece tactics, it can be said that Arteta has no tactics at all, and the on-the-spot command and adjustment are also a mess. Newcastle counter-attacked sharply and played very simply and efficiently. Isak has been a consistent output, with the Swedish striker being the strongest striker in the Premier League this season apart from Mohamed Salah. Gordon was aggressive, with pace and stitching, and a follow-up shot to seal the win. In the end, Arsenal won 0-2 at home to Newcastle and lost the opportunity to advance to the final.

How to sum up Arsenal's loss? Arteta is Arsenal's biggest shortcoming in the title race, in addition to the set-piece coach, his tactical business ability is particularly cowardly, and he is a dish; There is also the fact that Arsenal's attackers are not goalscorers at all, and scoring goals requires a lot of shooting opportunities to convert, or even dumb fire. For Arsenal to become a top team in the Premier League, they must change their manager and sign a strong centre-forward.

The match stats further illustrate Arsenal's shortcomings are coaches and strikers. In this campaign,Arsenal had 70 per cent possession and had 23 shots, 16 more than Newcastle, but Arsenal had just three shots on target, one less than Newcastle, and the score was 2-0, Arsenal is simply "blind sniping".