Coufal the laughing stock! He’s taking it from the fans for standing two metres away from the rest of the defensive line and helping Arsenal’s turnaround

Vladimír Coufal is not in shape. The now 30-year-old back was widely criticized by fans during the autumn, and he angered them again in the duel with Arsenal. He couldn’t hold the defensive line and Arsenal equalized the score.

Vladimir Coufal is not having the best time of his career. The 30-year-old right-back did not collect a large number of minutes during the autumn part, which made him think about leaving.

However, he got his chance in the starting lineup in the first game after the national break and it can’t be said that he made the most of it.

He didn’t put in a completely bad performance, but there are moments when you make a mistake. And one really big one Coufal made early in the second half.

The Czech Republic international defender failed to hold the defensive line when reacting to a Granit Xhaka run. Because of that, the offside trap didn’t work.

Coufal’s position was taken advantage of by Bukayo Saka, who took the ball after a shot or pass from Martin Ödegaard and then had no problem finishing alone in front of the goalkeeper.

This goal was the equaliser at 1-1, however Arsenal sent Gabriel Martnelli into the lead five minutes later, with Eddie Nketiah finishing for the final 3-1.

Coufal has been the target of much ridicule and criticism for this moment

“Don’t try to convince me he’s good,” tweeted a West Ham Transfers user with more than 50,000 followers.

He has also received support from

“Pathetic performance from the manager and players. Coufal is the only player who can come out of that game with his head held high. 6 weeks and nothing has changed which tells me the only thing that needs to change is the manager,” wrote Lawless.

Source: Twitter, Premier League