According to the father of Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny it is not just son who is to blame for the Gunners 2-0 loss to Southampton on New Year’s Day, yet it remains to be seen whether or not the Polish international will be in nets when Arsenal play Stoke City at the Emirates on Sunday.
Maciej Szczesny told Polish newspaper Przegladu Sportowego, that reports of his son smoking in the showers and having a bust up with Arsene Wenger were not correct even though he admitted he had not talked to his son.
The 49-year-old also pointed out that his son was not the only who deserved to be blamed for Southampton’s goals saying: “He made a mistake for the first (Southampton) goal, coming too far from the goal, but please look at the Arsenal defence – how these guys are playing is a disaster, but for some reason, nobody pays any attention to it.
“Laurent Koscielny should immediately have run (back) to protect Wojciech, and Per Mertesacker should have stood in the goal.
“Unfortunately they did not do that and gave him zero support, and in that situation Mertesacker showed the agility of a rhinoceros.
“Wojciech is often paying for it (the mistakes), and that he really cares. He needs someone who will critically analyse every game with him, but also remain positive.
“Someone should support him, but the coaching staff at Arsenal are not doing that, meanwhile the entire defence this season is an embarrassment.”
Wenger is expected to sign a centre-back and a holding midfielder this transfer window.
