Arsenal legend Lee Dixon has slammed the club’s defensive woes, insisting he cannot trust Unai Emery’s side in their current situation.
The Gunners fell behind early on in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final clash with Valencia, again following poor defending, but managed to fight back to win the clash 3-1.
That may give Arsenal an edge heading into the return trip in Spain next week, but the defensive frailties of Emery’s side are a major concern and it is certainly not far-fetched to see Valencia scoring twice at the Mestella.
Dixon expects changes in the summer transfer window and believes Emery will shake things up at the back but the issues continue to rear their head and he has no faith in the current defensive quota.
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“I played for the club for 15 years, I am Arsenal through and through and I love the club, but I say things how they are because that is my job as a pundit - and I don't trust this Gunners side,” he told the BBC.
“You cannot trust them, because you don't know what is coming next.
“One of the most disappointing things about Arsenal over the past few months is that, defensively, they are not getting any better.
“They are still making the same awful mistakes and [Unai] Emery is still chopping and changing from a three to a four at the back, which can't be helping matters. He is obviously not happy with what he is seeing and trying to juggle the players to find the right defensive combination.
“I think there will be some major movement in that area in the summer because he realises it is one of the major issues for this team, and will know by now which players are not good enough.
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“He changes the formation all the time because he is trying to find the magic mix with what he has got at the club, when maybe he does not have the right personnel for the team to have the correct mentality when they don't have the ball.”
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