OPINION
Arsenal centre back Shkodran Mustafi has become a figure of ridicule amongst Gunners fans, and his first half performance against BATE Borisov on Thursday will have done nothing to change his standing. He simply didn’t look comfortable throughout the entirety of the opening period of the game and appeared to be an area of weakness that BATE could potentially exploit. He gave the ball away on several occasions, either by attempting Hollywood passes or by selling his team mates short and seeing them dispossessed because of his mistake. Unai Emery’s team were the better side in the first half but Mustafi still stood out negatively like a sore thumb. It’s strange how badly his Arsenal career has gone, because he was bought for big money and came with a good reputation. He excelled at Valencia and is a Germany international, but he has proved totally incapable of fixing Arsenal’s long-standing defensive issues.
This is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets below.
https://twitter.com/TheHuxy/status/1096110681974296579
I hate mustafi so much. Sell him. I beg.
— b?? (@depressedAFC) February 14, 2019
Mustafi is the thickest footballer I've ever seen
— Darren (@DazAshtonLake) February 14, 2019
Mustafi and Xhaka aren’t good enough for Arsenal for me. I’ve made that clear. I’ve dug Ozil out plenty of times for disappearing in games ya I have but have I ever said once he ain’t good enough ? I’ve clearly stated he should be playing.
— André (@AFCFahey) February 14, 2019
Now the commentator says, 'Mustafi, poor touch'… In other news the sky is blue.
— Wilshere's Tongue (@Arsbiswas) February 14, 2019
https://twitter.com/dukester_94/status/1096107640248324096
https://twitter.com/LacaFlair_/status/1096106328458706944
https://twitter.com/6ft7Crooks/status/1096106135227166721
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https://twitter.com/EJPSarriesAFC/status/1096111757146374146