{"id":601,"date":"2026-03-29T21:38:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T21:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=601"},"modified":"2026-03-29T21:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T21:38:26","slug":"that-would-worry-me-a-bit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=601","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;That would worry me a bit&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5145243\" data-slug-id=\"2758412\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jamie Carragher believes Arsenal&#8217;s lack of &#8220;special players&#8221; will hurt their chances in the UEFA Champions League. He said that they will win the Premier League, but criticized their attacking players.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners sit atop the Premier League table, nine points above Manchester City, who have a game in hand. In the UEFA Champions League, they have reached the quarter-finals, where they will face Sporting CP over two legs. They also lost in the EFL Cup final against Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Sharing his thoughts on the north London side&#8217;s squad, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher said on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wehtFZITXRY?si=LXcotIlh07vhlruJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Stick To Football<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I don\u2019t think it will affect the league because Arsenal have got such a big gap. But my thing with Arsenal now \u2013 and you could probably say this with every team in the Premier League \u2013 is there\u2019s not enough special players.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Arsenal are the best team in the league and have an amazing record but I still look at the attack and think it\u2019s only okay. There\u2019s no star player and sometimes you need that player when you\u2019re not playing well like they wasn\u2019t in the cup final,&#8221; he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Comparing Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard to Manchester City legend Kevin de Bruyne and Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah, Carragher said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I don\u2019t think Arsenal have enough special players in attack and that would worry me a bit for the Champions League. I thought two years ago that (Bukayo) Saka and (Martin) Odegaard were going to be the real deal and be like (Mohamed) Salah and (Kevin) De Bruyne. They were nearly there.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Arsenal are probably going to win the league but if they do I don\u2019t think any of the attacking players will think they\u2019ve had an amazing season. It\u2019s just not clicked,&#8221; he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Gunners&#8217; top scorer in the Premier League this season is Viktor Gyokeres with 11 goals. However, he is sixth in the league standings, 11 goals behind leader Erling Haaland.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Manchester United legend claims Arsenal star is &#8220;lost&#8221; due to their playing style<\/h2>\n<p>Mikel Arteta has faced plenty of criticism for his playing style and dependence on set pieces this season. Manchester United legend Paul Scholes recently slammed the Gunners&#8217; performance in the EFL Cup final against Manchester City. He compared them to Stoke City and claimed that they have become &#8220;obsessed with it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Scholes also claimed that this has led to Bukayo Saka&#8217;s impact getting depleted, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;They&#8217;ve got good players. You&#8217;ve got Saka who looks lost at the minute because they can&#8217;t get the ball to him, more than anything, he&#8217;s got great ability.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Saka has scored nine goals and provided seven assists in 42 games across competitions for the Gunners this season. 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