One of the commentators said, at half-time, that the Arsenal team is unwilling to put the effort needed to stop Milan from steamrolling over them.
That's not one hundred percent accurate.
The Arsenal team is just too poor and badly prepared to stop Milan.
The atrocious management of the London club was obvious before, such as when they lost 2-8 at Old Trafford, but it was never too clear in the Champions League campaign because they were always drawn against significantly weaker teams.
But Milan is not weaker than Arsenal, and today practically everything Milan did turned into success.
The 4-0 scoreline may seem exaggerated, but it's not by much, though.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic just had to get one goal for himself (minute 79 - pen.) this match, when Djorou found no recourse but to foul him in the penalty area, because his skills were just two levels above any of the Arsenal players, as evidenced most clearly from the two passes for Robinho's goals (38, 49). Kevin-Prince Boateng got the (spectacular) first goal, in the 15th minute.
Arsenal suffered their heaviest defeat in the Champions League, and nobody in their right mind would bet on them advancing now.
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AC Milan v Arsenal by reterpo
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