Gary Lineker has claimed that the limited attacking firepower of Arsenal is the fault of their Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain.
Arsenal collapsed from the competition last night after a 2-1 loss in the Parc des Princes, which means that they will go without a trophy for another season.
The side of Mikel Arteta started strong and stacked early pressure on the PSG defense, forced with Gianluigi Donnarumma to make a series of impressive rescues from Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka.
Fabián Ruiz opened the score for the hosts with a sweet strike before Achraf Hakimi doubled their lead in the 72nd minute.
Saka eventually defeated Donnarumma to give Arsenal a spark of hope, but it turned out to be too late.
A lack of attacking threat was the main reason behind their loss, according to the former English star Gary Lineker.
He said that the rest is a football podcast: 'They started the game really well, but you don't have to be footballing Einstein to find out what the problem of Arsenal is and has been the whole season: a lack of firepower.
“There were so many good small balls in the box with anyone there.”
Alan Shearer added: 'Although they have come across an incredible keeper who made some fantastic rescues, his to the left of the chart lists, a great salvation …
“There were so many balls in the box and I thought 'come on, someone has to run, someone has to anticipate where the ball is going' and yes, we said it all season about their need for a center output. They know that everyone knows that, and that turned out again. '
The attacking options of Arsenal have been impeded this season by an injury, with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus currently offside.
Midfielder Mikel Merino has been performed to play a role of emergency attackers, which the Spaniard described as 'crazy'.
The 28-year-old has won compliments for adapting to a new forward position and played alongside Saka and Gabriel Martinelli in Arsenal's Front Three against PSG.
Former arsenal defender Martin Keown complained the lack of a 'fox in the box' and added that he expected 'great recruitment' in the Emirates in the summer.
“It was just in that last third part where you needed a fox in the box, someone who would really hurt them,” he told TNT Sports.
'There were times when PSG was counterattack and really had pace, but [Arsenal] Did not have the same weapons to hurt them.
“I think that's where the change will come. Great recruitment will come in the summer. '
Arsenal is linked to Hugo Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting Libson's Viktor Gyokeres and RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko.
In the meantime, they had rejected an offer for England and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins in January.