Declan Rice claimed that “silly mistakes” are harming “naive” Arsenal after Bournemouth’s 2-0 triumph was made possible by William Saliba’s red card.

Analogues Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert both scored in the second half, giving the Gunners a first away Premier League loss in 2024.

The game’s turning point was Salibo’s sending off in the 30th minute; he pulled Evanilson down with a clumsy Leandro Trossard backpass, which followed a recent trend of indiscipline.

For postponing the restart, Rice was sent off against Brighton; Trossard was removed facing Manchester City for likewise kicking the ball away.

Following Saturday’s alarming loss, Rice said: “We kicked ourselves in the foot three times in eight games and got away with it at home to Brighton and away at Manchester City. Bournemouth persisted in probing and scored two goals.

Declan Rice admitted that ‘silly mistakes’ are hurting ‘naive’ Arsenal this season

The Gunners slumped to their first loss of the season after a 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth

William Saliba was sent for a dangerous challenge on Evanilson during the first half.

Although the players are commendable for fighting even with ten men, the naivety calls on us to stop making mistakes since you want eleven players for ninety minutes and it will determine the outcome of football games.

Having ten men, we shown a great deal of character and personality to keep in the game. Usually a routine we are so strong at, the great chance was (Gabriel) Martinelli’s and the keeper’s reading. One minute later, typically.

We cannot afford to make dumb errors. You always want all of your best players on the field.

“We had to play in that context again, thus we are quite disappointed with the outcome and gutted,” Mikel Arteta remarked.

It’s just an impossible chore; even more challenging than the two we have experienced this season to perform with 65 or 68 minutes with 10 players at this level.

At the Vitality Stadium, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta rued the’silly mistakes’ of his squad.

It’s an accident just waiting to happen to avoid earning points. I cannot criticize the team for their dedication to perform in the manner we had to accomplish it. We had a one-vs- one with the “keeper and we fail to score at 0-0. We then do it at the opposite end.

Regarding whether he wanted more from his players, he said: “More with 10 men?” Well, since you have to play away from home in this league, I’m not sure what more we could do. Given 11, it’s difficult enough to do; therefore, what we have done with 10 is rather outstanding.