Arsenal legend Paul Merson branded Arsene Wenger’s men “tactically clueless” after they let slip a 3-0 lead against Anderlecht on Tuesday evening.
The Gunners were in a superb position to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League after goals from Mikel Arteta, Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gave them a 3-0 lead over Anderlecht.
However, three late goals from the Belgian champions saw the game end 3-3 and give Arsenal a nervous remaining few group games.
“If I’m being honest, I think they’re tactically clueless,” he told Sky Sports. “That’s an honest opinion. How you can be 3-0 up and be attacking…this is not the first time…this happens a lot. It is absolutely clueless.
“For me, the manager has got to get a message on. You’re playing with international footballers, these are not little kids. These [players] have played for their country lots of times, they have played in World Cups, they played in a lot of Premier League games.
“They’re all bombing forward! Surely something in your head, if you know football, says ‘right, let’s stop here, we’ll have two banks of four, leave two up front and we’ll go from there. Let them break us down’. For me, it is clueless.”