Arsenal fans have expressed their concern following a behind closed doors friendly draw against Reading.
Unai Emery was keen for numerous first-team stars, who stayed in north London during the international break, to gain some match experience.
Returning from lengthy injuries, defenders Rob Holding, Hector Bellerin and Kieran Tierney all featured in the 2-2 draw, along with out of favour midfielder Mesut Ozil, who also made an appearance.
And when @afcsource shared the details of the game, these fans were quick to reply, expressing their concern of conceding two goals with three senior men at the back.
Twitter: @afcSource All our hopes were on that back 3 and they go and concede two goals https://t.co/XCjaZdDPT2 (@SimplyNana_)
Twitter: @afcSource Yikes (@afcevan)
Twitter: @afcSource Our defence conceded 2 goals? (@GoonerFar)
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We’re not reading too much into the friendly, and instead, we’re viewing it as a positive that the trio got more minutes under their belts.
Bellerin and Tierney have been tipped to make the full-back positions there own in the coming weeks, while fans have also called for Holding to takeover from either Sokratis or David Luiz at the heart of the defence.
The more the three play together, the better they’ll be, and even though they would have been briefly disappointed by the scoreline, fans shouldn’t be too worried.
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