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Fucking Bradford, I remember that game. Literally had starting XI players and Gervinho (our starting no. 9 at the time) proceeds to have a masterclass in missing a tap-in.
At least Swansea and Michu won a trophy.
Nketiah continues to dab on the haters. He’s even top goalscorer for Arsenal now! Think his ability to spin, turn and shoot is genuinely his greatest asset. Throw in his improved linkup play and you can see why Arteta still rates him.
Also just generally a good vibes match for Arsenal today. ESR starting and assisting a goal, Kiwior starting, Elneny coming on, Vieira and Tomiyasu scoring. That was fun!
I mean, what Raya’s doing is what Arteta wants him to do. People will call Raya shaky but the entire point is that Raya is being asked to put his sole on the ball and bait the press, plus join the defensive line instead of staying in the box.
Ramsdale will be expected to do the exact same thing, so I think this is just a result of the media forcing an issue that isn’t really there.
Bingo. Onana would look a lot more assured at the back if the build-up structure was a lot more stable. Conversely, someone like Diogo Costa or Raya would probably look a lot more unsettled.
Having their first choice defenders pick up injuries hasn’t helped either, along with Casemiro losing form and Amrabat being forced to left-back (although I think him inverting is actually a good idea).