UEFA Europa League 2017/18: Arsenal 1-2 Östersunds, 5 Talking Points

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Arsenal are, unbelievably, through.

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Very mediocre performances from a bunch of Arsenal players.

Arsene Wenger needs to be more ruthless

Alex Iwobi, Mohamed Elneny, Calum Chambers and Rob Holding were all seen as players who were supposed to live up to Arsenal's standards in the long-term and use the Europa League as a springboard to show just that.

With the kind of performances they've put in in recent matches, it's safe to say they aren't getting to the kind of levels that was expected of them.

David Ornstein said in January that Arsenal were looking to dispose of off Elneny in previous transfer windows, if he continues to play like this, it's more likely that he will be moved off in the summer.

Arsene Wenger is an incredible manager and believes wholeheartedly in his players - something very few managers ever do - but even he has to know the limits of certain players and has to be ruthless in trimming the squad when it isn't performing to the level he - and us as fans - has come to expect.

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Edited by Khushwant Ramesh
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