Declan Rice pointed out the lack of finishing in the final third as the main cause behind Arsenal’s shocking 2-1 loss to Lens on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
The Gunners took an early lead, but were unable to hold onto their advantage as their opponent made a complete turnaround to grab the full 3 points.<\/p>\n
Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard and Takehiro Tomiyasu all missed great opportunities to put the home side back in front before Elye Wahi’s second-half winner.<\/p>\n
“We missed some big chances,” the disappointed Rice admitted. “It’s a great finish for their first goal and the second one we created with our own problems.”<\/p>\n
“I thought we totally dominated the match but they are not an easy opponent. We had to be on it but it was just that final bit that was lacking.”<\/p>\n
“Credit to them. They defended very well and some of their centre-backs had some amazing performances.”<\/p>\n
Arsenal must put their disappointment behind as soon as possible as the face a huge challenge in the Premier League in couple of days against the defending champion Manchester City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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