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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has bemoaned Arsenal “iterally giving goals to the opposition” after squandering a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at Watford.
The Gabonese striker had scored a brace to put the Gunners in a commanding position.
But defensive mistakes proved costly as the Hornets stormed back into the game to grab a point and even missed excellent opportunities to win the match.
The manner of the draw has left Aubameyang dispirited and lamenting his side’s inability to defend properly.
“Obviously we didn’t expect that,” Aubameyang told Canal Plus. “We knew that they were going to try and come back with good intentions, of the kind they demonstrated in the second half.
Arsenal winter transfer targetsShow all 10 1 /10Arsenal winter transfer targets Arsenal winter transfer targets Arsenal winter transfer targets Josh Kroenke has promised Arsenal plan to be ‘proactive’ in the winter transfer market. But who could they sign?
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Arsenal winter transfer targets Wilfried Zaha Arsenal have not completely given up on prizing Wilfried Zaha away from Crystal Palace. He won't come cheap ... but for the right price Palace may be tempted to cash in, particularly if the 26-year-old fails to impress in the first half of the season.
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Arsenal winter transfer targets Eduardo Camavinga The 16-year-old - who enjoyed a breakthrough performance against PSG in Ligue 1 last weekend - is also a target for Manchester United, City and Tottenham. Arsenal could attempt to replicate their William Saliba deal with Saint-Étienne by signing Camavinga and then immediately loaning him back to current club, Rennes.
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Arsenal winter transfer targets Dayot Upamecano If Josh Kroenke is true to his word, and his family do back the club in the winter market, than 20-year-old defender Dayot Upamecano is surely the first player they will attempt to sign. Arsenal came close to landing him this summer, only to balk at Leipzig's £55m price tag having so recently spent a club-record £72m on Nicolas Pepe.
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Arsenal winter transfer targets Samuel Umtiti Arsenal will monitor the first half of the 25-year-old's season at Barcelona very closely. The defender's 2018/19 season was hampered by injury and Unai Emery has gone on record about how much he rates the World Cup winner.
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Arsenal winter transfer targets Daniele Rugani Juventus are desperate to get rid of the defender as they scramble to balance the books ahead of this week's Italian transfer deadline. If they fail to offload Rugani he will certainly be available in the winter, and could make a good cut-price solution if Arsenal do indeed manage to sell Shkodran Mustafi this month.
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Arsenal winter transfer targets Robert Arboleda Arsenal came very close to signing the Ecuador international Robert Arboleda from São Paulo on transfer deadline day, instead snapping up David Luiz. But if they are short in defence in five months time, the 27-year-old would make a sensible purchase, especially considering his club were willing to sell.
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Arsenal winter transfer targets Fagner Conserva Another South American defender that Arsenal have preciously explored signing, that they could move for if necessary in January. Plays for Edu's former club Corinthians, which would help speed up any deal.
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Arsenal winter transfer targets Everton Arsenal seriously explored signing the 23-year-old Brazil international this summer, but were deterred by his rapidly escalating price tag. But if they are backed by Josh Kroenke this winter, could they return for the Grêmio star? A move to Europe surely beckons for the electric forward, who won the 2019 Copa América top scorer award this summer.
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Arsenal winter transfer targets Toby Alderweireld The Spurs defender will be available to negotiate a free transfer to another club from January. Could Arsenal snap him up? It's happened once before...
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“Sadly, we were not able to deal with them well. I feel like we are literally giving goals to the opposition, it is up to us to progress in that respect…
“I don’t want to accuse anyone, you could say that us the attackers could have killed the game off and score a third goal, so I am not going to say it is someone’s fault.
Unai Emery delivers a message to his Arsenal team at Watford (REUTERS) “It is a shame to concede goals like we did… I think it affects us (to lose Lacazette for a few weeks).
“We know very well that he brings us so much in these sorts of games.”
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