{"id":288187,"date":"2023-08-29T01:34:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T01:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=288187"},"modified":"2023-08-29T01:34:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T01:34:13","slug":"arsenal-legend-ian-wright-worried-about-arsenals-start-to-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/arsenal-legend-ian-wright-worried-about-arsenals-start-to-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal legend Ian Wright worried about Arsenal&apos;s start to the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Arsenal legend Ian Wright admits he is &#8216;a bit worried&#8217; about his former club&#8217;s start to the season as he questions Mikel Arteta&#8217;s decision to drop Gabriel\u00a0Magalhaes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ian Wright is concerned Arsenal&#8217;s unconvincing start to the new season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>The Gunners were handed a relatively\u00a0easy start but haven&#8217;t convinced\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Would Mohamed Salah &#8216;do the dirty&#8217; on Liverpool by leaving? And what about Man United &#8216;diving&#8217;?: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off, Mail Sport&#8217;s new podcast<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright is concerned by what he has seen from the club at the start of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have looked far from convincing over their first three games with two nervy wins over Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace followed by a disappointing 2-2 draw with Fulham on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners fell behind in the second minute but managed to turn the game around before letting the Cottagers, who had been reduced to 10 men, find an equaliser.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Premier League productions in the aftermath of the 2-2 draw, Wright was asked whether he was worried about the regular sloppy starts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He replied: &#8216;A little bit worried. There is a bit of sloppy play. I think they need to tighten up at the start of games.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/00\/74814033-12455017-image-a-11_1693267143959.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal legend Ian Wright admits he is &#8216;a bit worried&#8217; about his former club&#8217;s start to the season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/00\/74814039-12455017-image-a-14_1693267154342.jpg\" height=\"593\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta&#8217;s team have looked far from convincing over their first three games<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There were times when I was watching the game and I felt nervous for us. We don&#8217;t seem to be as confident as I thought we could have been in managing the game once we got back into it when we were 2-1 up.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think that&#8217;s a little bit of a worry because there are things that happen,&#8217; he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know the fans are a little bit worried about Gabriel not playing, he gives us solidity in there, and then when they score that goal at the death there, from the corner, it&#8217;s something our big defender would be there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is no Gabriel, as I said, to be that organiser.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The defender, who was brilliant last season, is yet to start a game with Ben White at centre-back and Thomas Partey moving to right-back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/01\/74814035-12455017-image-a-15_1693267217424.jpg\" height=\"680\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Magalhaes has seen himself drop out of the starting XI and fans are not impressed<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12455017\/Arsenal-legend-Ian-Wright-admits-bit-worried-former-clubs-start-season-questions-Mikel-Artetas-decision-drop-Gabriel-Magalhaes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal legend Ian Wright admits he is &#8216;a bit worried&#8217; 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