Gary Neville Podcast: Arsenal still lack composure and missing the right forward
Gary Neville believes Arsenal still lack composure in games and are missing a forward who can anticipate where the ball is going to land in the box after an eventful 2-2 draw with Tottenham in the North London derby.
Both Bukayo Saka and Heung-Min Son scored for their respective sides in a heavyweight Super Sunday clash, although a point does neither team any favours early on in their bid for the Premier League title.
Despite the pulsating encounter, Sky Sports pundit Neville believes Arsenal need to improve their striking options with some chances not being snapped up in key moments.
He pointed towards a moment in the second half when Eddie Nketiah stood still in the box as Saka's inswinging corner was flicked on towards the far post, and another before the break when Gabriel Jesus pounced on James Maddison on the edge of Tottenham's area but wastefully fired over.
The former Manchester United defender explained on The Gary Neville podcast: "I'm not a fan of strikers who just stay in the six-yard box and grab a goal, not many of them exist anymore anyway.
"I like forwards - not strikers - ones who can move, are flexible, and can play on the left and right. But you've still got to have a couple of players in your team, at least one, who have that smell of where the ball is going to land.
"Not a poacher, the days of poachers are gone that just play off another striker and two up top. We're not in that moment anymore.
"When you think of the forward lines we've seen at Barcelona with David Villa, Pedro and Lionel Messi all those years ago - none of them are real strikers as in goal-sniffers. Sergio Aguero was, but we're not even talking about that, we're talking about someone who knows where to be.
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