Mikel Arteta left very annoyed with £10k-a-week Arsenal player’s passing in Bournemouth friendly

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Although it was generally a positive performance against Bournemouth in the early hours of Thursday morning, Mikel Arteta was frustrated with one Arsenal player. 

Arteta named a relatively youthful starting eleven against a strong Bournemouth side – not far off of Andoni Iraola’s best team.

Myles Lewis-Skelly was handed a chance to prove what he’s learned as an inverted full-back in recent months and the likes of Ethan Nwaneri and Salah Oulad M’Hand also got chances in midfield.

Although, as expected, the game had a fairly slow pace – one benefitting of the opening game of pre-season.

But it was ultimately Reiss Nelson who stepped up the speed of things on the left wing, providing an inviting ball for Fabio Vieira to remind everyone of his quality.

TBR Football recently shared that Arsenal are open to offers for Vieira – but perhaps that stance will now change with news that Emile Smith Rowe is nearing an exit. 

That being said, although Karl Hein impressed Arteta in goal for Arsenal, the youngster didn’t quite deliver a complete performance.

Mikel Artea furious with young Arsenal keeper Karl Hein’s passing

Hein has been handed the chance to be Arsenal’s starting goalkeeper in the US owing to both David Raya and Aaron Ramsdale being on holiday after the Euros.

And although the £10k-a-week 22-year-old broadly took his chance, Arteta was ‘infuriated’ with the Estonian on the touchline at one point in the first half.

That’s via The Athletic who were present in the US watching the game.

Hein still has a long way to go before his distribution is up to the high standards of Arsenal – which was seemingly one of the reasons behind Ramsdale’s fall from grace too.

And despite impressing with his shot-stopping ability – even saving two penalties in the shootout, Arteta was furious with Hein’s decision-making in possession at times.

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Of course, this demonstrates why Hein should leave Arsenal on loan this season, a player who needs to play senior club football.

There’s unlikely to be any other players in world football who have more caps for their country (30) than they do appearances at first team level in club football.

That’s something that needs to change next season, and Hein’s plan to leave on loan explains why Arsenal continue to bid for Dan Bentley.