Coach Mikel Arteta needs to find a way to plug the gap in the left-back position if Arsenal wants to continue their dream of winning the Premier League this season. Overall, Arsenal has a relatively solid defense this season. They are the team with the fewest goals conceded in the Premier League. “The Gunners” didn’t perform too poorly in the Champions League before being defeated by Bayern Munich with an aggregate score of 3-2 after two legs.

Arsenal continuously falls victim to opponents exploiting weaknesses on the left flank.

If we count David Raya, 4 out of 5 positions in the Emirates’ defensive line somewhat provide reassurance for the fans. However, concerns persist as the North London representatives often concede goals from attacks originating from the opponent’s right flank.

Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jakub Kiwior, and Takehiro Tomiyasu are players capable of playing left-back, but each of these three names has different strengths and weaknesses. More importantly, they lack the necessary stability to perform consistently well from one week to the next.

The past week has been a series of disasters for Arsenal. They were held to a 2-2 draw by Bayern Munich at home in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, then a few days later, “The Gunners” were defeated 0-2 by Aston Villa in the Premier League before losing 0-1 in Germany and bidding a regretful farewell to the most prestigious stage in Europe.

3 out of the last 4 goals conceded by the Emirates Stadium team have been due to errors from left-back players. Unfortunately, coach Mikel Arteta attempted to change their fate by utilizing all three mentioned names, but all of them left the Spanish strategist disappointed.

In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Allianz Arena, Arsenal played well until Joshua Kimmich headed in a goal in the 63rd minute. Prior to that, Takehiro Tomiyasu was easily beaten by Leroy Sane. Gabriel Martinelli, who should have dropped back to support the Japanese defender, also failed to fulfill his duties.

Following the events at the Emirates Stadium a week before, Mikel Arteta understood the danger posed by the star wearing the number 10 shirt for Bayern Munich. That’s why he chose the Japanese international, who has better defensive capabilities compared to Oleksandr Zinchenko or Jakub Kiwior.

But even when foreseeing this, the Spanish coach couldn’t prevent it from happening. Simply because his players lacked the level and class to keep up with the runs of Leroy Sane or Joshua Kimmich.

Mikel Arteta is “in distress” with Arsenal’s left-backs.

The season isn’t over yet for Arsenal. However, if the Emirates Stadium team wants to continue dreaming of winning the Premier League title, they need to address the deadly weakness on the left flank as soon as possible. Jurrien Timber is not a bad suggestion, but the Dutch player needs more time to return to the starting lineup.