Theo was involved with 3 of our 4 goals and his cut back set up the penalty. Just checking the match thread and I think it's fair to say Theo needs to have a 100% complete game to avoid criticism and that's partly down to the rod he's made for his own back. But a lot of it doesn't measure up.
Some double standards. I've seen Ozil praised for his one contribution during the PSG game: the cut back for Iwobi's saved shot which resulted in Sachez's goal. Yesterday, we had two goals resulting from similar circumstances and two that should have resulted in a goals. It was Theo's cut back to Coquelin that resulted in the handball. But if that were Ozil's pass we'd see all this -. But silence for Theo.
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Similar situation again with Bellerin cutting the ball into the box and Iwobi forcing a save from their keeper but Ozil totally skies the rebound under no pressure. I think there would have been outrage if that were Theo. In fact, it doesn't have to go that far, when Theo was played in by Sanchez, uses his pace to nudge ahead of Davis, his shot is blocked by the keeper and Sanchez shows composure to finish it off. A few pounced on Theo for not scoring first time but had little to say about Ozil's sitter.The praise and the criticism just goes overboard sometimes.
On a brighter note...Iwobi a lot of our best moments as well. He's finding himself in the right places and has been unlucky not to score more goals. He's finding himself in good positions and not afraid to shoot and been impressed with a few of his assists. It goes back to last season where he's just split the defence. He's one to watch. But Wenger is going to have to tell him to defend or that's going to put his place in jeopardy. He seems like he could flourish through the middle but he still has to defend. But it's good to see a young player step up after a disappointing game midweek.