“Absolute pony footballer”, “Not good enough” - Arsenal fans blast ‘abysmal’ Gunners star after 2-0 loss to Bournemouth

Arsenal fans were left disappointed with the performance of Jakub Kiwior in their 2-0 loss to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, October 19. Kiwior came in as a substitute for Raheem Sterling in the 37th minute. However, he was subbed off for Gabriel Jesus in the 81st minute.

Arsenal faced a major blow in the first half after William Saliba's red card in the 30th minute due to a last-man foul on Evanilson. The first half ended 0-0, but Ryan Christie finished off a corner kick in the 70th minute to give Bournemouth the lead.

A crucial error by Kiwior led to a penalty for Bournemouth. The defender lost the ball ahead of the penalty box, giving an approaching Evanilson a golden scoring opportunity. Goalkeeper David Raya came forward in defense, leading to a foul on the striker.

Justin Kluivert doubled the lead (79') by converting from the penalty spot. The 2-0 loss against Bournemouth marked the Gunners' first defeat of the season across competitions.

Fans took to X after the game to criticize Jakub Kiwior's performance after his glaring error. One user wrote:

"For about the 100th time, Jakub Kiwior is not good enough for Arsenal."

"Kiwior brother I will drive you to Italy myself please leave my club," another fan jibed.

"Jakub Kiwior got subbed on, made a mistake leading to bournemouth 2nd goal then got subbed immediately," a third one chimed in.

"You guys will never gaslight me about Kiwior looool. He’s proper pony," a user opined.

Fans continued to criticize Kiwior's performance, with many wanting him sold as soon as possible.

"Bin that clown Kiwior. Absolute pony footballer," a user mentioned.

"I never want to see Kiwior play for my club ever again," a netizen wrote.

"That’s the last of Kiwior. January sale. Abysmal player," another person commented.

Some of the other reactions were as follows:

"KIWIOR EARTH-SHATTERING STINKER AND HOOKED," a netizen exclaimed.

"Kiwior stinking it up like that? After all that crying about PT????," a fan added.

In 44 minutes of gameplay, Kiwior made only three clearances and lost possession five times. He maintained a 76% passing accuracy with two out of five ground duels won. All numbers are per Sofascore as recorded at 00:37 IST and are subject to change.

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"It’s a game of errors" - Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta makes admission after 2-0 loss to Bournemouth in the Premier League

Mikel Arteta - Source: Getty

In the post-match press conference, Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta weighed in on the Gunners' first loss of the season. The coach said (via Fabrizio Romano):

"We didn’t capitalise and got punished. We had the biggest chance in the game with Martinelli. It’s a game of errors and tonight we made two big ones and it cost us the game."

Arteta was referring to a crucial miss by Gabriel Martinelli in the 68th minute. Owing to an erroneous pass by Bournemouth goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, Merino received the ball outside the box. He passed it swiftly to Martinelli in the box but Kepa made up for his error by making a big save.

Moreover, the Arsenal coach was presumably referring to Saliba's red card and the penalty in the second half (79') as the two crucial errors. The Gunners have notably seen three red cards in seven league games this season.