The first half was back to the Arsenal of Arsene Wenger. Some great attacking play and some extremely dopey defending. Key point, the half was a lot fun.
We went a goal down inside a minute. A ball into the box came off the back of Luiz’s head, Calvert Lewin dropped an outrageous overhead kick and scored. A lot of finger-pointing going off, one of the big mistakes was wondering what the fuck Kola was doing wrestling Mina into the box breaking the offside trap. We were also slow, we weren’t alert, it was standard Arsenal.
Kola had a nasty clash about 14 minutes later, he went off with his arm in a makeshift sling with blood coming out of his mouth. Saka came on, probably how most wanted the game to start. The young left-back made an impact almost immediately. Xhaka slipped him in down the left, Saka moved the ball forward and whipped in a perfect cross for Eddie to guide a volley across Pickford’s goal. Brilliant to see him score after so many criticised Lacazette not starting (same people that have been complaining the Frenchman should have been dropped weeks ago).
We controlled possession in the main. Most of our problems came from Richarlison. He has so much power, he can shoot, cross, dribble, but Mustafi mostly did well with him on his own.
Iwobi had the best chance, blazing over in customary Iwobi fashion. He was subbed after 60, I do not miss him.
We took the lead when David Luiz slipped Auba in with a defence-splitting pass that was unbelievably sexy. The sharpshooter from Gabon should have cut the ball across the box to Eddie, but he wasn’t having any of that, he took the shot himself and it was inch-perfect.
The half meandered on for 5 minutes because of the Kola injury and we couldn’t keep it together. A ball cleared the area and was volleyed into the ground, spinning up, Mustafi lost out to Mina, the onward header wasn’t dealt with, everyone was asleep bar Richarlison, who prodded the ball under Leno.
The second half started off in spectacular fashion, Ozil slipped Pepe down the right, he cut back, found Auba with a precision cross, the striker heading down into the ground back across Pickford’s goal. Carlo’s face was a picture, barely had the chance to sit down.
The narrative of the second half was a messy one. Everton consistently found Richarlison out on the left, and his dangerous balls into the box were an absolute nightmare to deal with. Calvert Lewin was inches away on numerous occasions from equalising. He found himself 6 yards out with only Leno to beat, the German spread himself and the ball bounced off him.
Mustafi was a bit of monster in the second half. He took control of a horrible 45 putting his head, legs and body on the line to keep Everton at bay. Especially important as Saka’s head dropped after a number of bad touches, some Theo like collapsing on the ball under zero pressure, and some car crash passes to imaginary friends.
The two best chances came when a looping long ball over the top saw Bellerin slide it into the Everton forward line, Leno was quick to it, 15 years from his line he slid into a tackle and made the chance. There was also a horrendous setpiece that ended with a Lewin header that grazed past Leno’s far post.
NERVE JANGLING.
The fans hung on for the last 5 minutes, sung loud and proud, and we took the 3 points.
Mikel’s first back-to-back wins in the Premier League. The fans vocal and onside. The players smiling at the end of the game.
The performance in the second half was a big mess at times. We made silly mistakes, we struggled with possession and we rode our luck. But that’s football, we needed a bit of good fortune after the nightmare run of horrible decisions and moments we had at the start of Arteta’s tenure.
I’m sure he’ll be working with the players to address some of the clear problems. We gave up possession too easily in midfield under pressure. We also didn’t deal with Richarlison. He’s a fantastic player, a bully, but time and time again, we allowed long balls out to the left to end in a cross or a very close chance. Mustafi was mostly on his game which was useful because Hector didn’t appear to be.
Another slight annoyance is some of the very cheap turnovers we allowed from throw-ins. We shouldn’t be losing possession there, but we did on numerous occasions. I also thought there were a few times when we weren’t even offering options.
Arteta was happy, mostly because Everton had a week to prepare and we had 3 days. A very important bit of information, particularly for a side that are a lot more physical than us (Arteta paraphrased).
‘The way we reacted and played for 65minutes after Europe was exactly what I wanted. They kept going and going.’
He also said Auba is the most important player and that he had questions over his ability to do the physical side of the job when he started, but now they are answered, and he wants to keep him at the club. It was a towering performance from the captain today. Two brilliant goals, but more importantly, his defensive duties were integral to keeping the outcome respectable. He loves mucking in and he’s playing like a proper captain. I was very impressed.
Dani Ceballos also had a very positive game. He was a little all over the place in the first half, he played some searching balls and kept the ball moving well, but he also made some silly mistakes, playing passes that didn’t need to be played or losing the ball in possession. The second half he was much better. He was an enforcer, making some brutal tackles and refusing to hide.
Bernd Leno was back to his best. He made some incredible saves, controlled his box well and made some very high-risk decisions that paid off. People might critique that he’s overused statistically, but the best keepers in the world keep teams in games. We haven’t had on that does that in years. God bless the German.
Also, worth noting that Mesut was also a beast. Ran himself ragged, made some great passes and tried to slow the game late on. Granit Xhaka was also brilliant, his probing balls and some ambitious Hollywood passes really opened the field. You really can’t know those two for effort and application.
There was some criticism of the subs. Arteta moves late in the game, a very Wengerish trait, and sometimes it’s not entirely clear what he’s up to. Taking off a flagging Ceballos for LT to strengthen a midfield being overrun made sense though, and you could see what the intention of Mesut for Matteo, more energy, aggressive pressing higher up the pitch. It didn’t really help, but I think that was just the nature of the game. I think a lot of people thought Papa or Nelson could have helped down the right where we were being absolutely savaged. Fair comment really, but the outcome was a win, so sheath your swords.
Overall, it was a great win. Not an ideal performance by a stretch, but some good attacking play, three very well worked goals, and a good response from going a goal down. That’s three wins in 7 days. Also notable that the fans are feeling it. They sang loud, they supported the team and helped us see it through. I think people can see Arteta is slowly moving the club forward, this is a team that was dead a few months ago and now they’re fighting like dogs until the end. Arteta was never going to fix everything right away, his main job has been to make us harder to beat, which we are. Now we’re starting to rack up points. Loads to address, but I’m feeling good about where we’re heading. The plan is clear.
A massive home game against the Greeks in the week. Let’s keep the positivity rolling and move to the next round and the chance of winning a cup.
See you in the comments. x
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Gbosa
Good win, we won’t go down without a fight under Arteta and it’s a great base to start from.
Spot on. Everyone who watched the game would echo them sentiments. Wasn’t great but we won.
How many games over the years have we lost after playing so well and losing.
We rode our luck. But who cares.
Bellerín, looks absolutely shot. He is off the pace massively isn’t he. Hopefully it’s his injury,l and longer recovery time. But he doesn’t look like he has even a 3rd of his pace before.
Richarlison is indeed a handful. I said when they bought him it was money well spent and he would turn out beastly for them. Bit clumsy at times, but keeps going, makes great runs, and can get big goals. Him and Andre Gomes rare success stories for Everton.
Paulinho, big move for him this summer. He’s so good.
Saka looked tired. Bell did not play very well but inthink both evertons goals were very fortunate, something that tends to happen to clubs we play against, while ours including eddies late post rattler were things of beauty. I’m happy w this team
And especially w our manager.
Buh bye unai
Comments of RT and Bam really shameful – they do both love making an arse of themselves on here
Most importantly, we don’t have to listen to phony fan horseshit
Good game today. We beat a good side. Someone should tell Saka that it’s natural to make mistakes in a football game, the lad let the mistakes get to him too much.
Great attitude from Ozil. Luiz is a fine unofficial captain. Leno is perhaps the PL best along with the duo from Brazil.
We play like this we win most games.
Up the Arsenal!
We have to rest Saka to protect him.
When is Tierney going to return to training.
this is what Arteta said from his press conference right?
to translate passion back so that both supporters and players will feed off each other
pashun talk is no bullshite by the way
just ask Klopp
XG and XGA deficit must have been poor. They had a number of good chances. Calvert lewin had two clear ones, one saved by Leno and one headed wide. The last three performances are like us when Emery was having a 22 game unbeaten run. Sure we look a bit more in control but We are giving too many clear chances away. when torriera was staring for us we weren’t able to create more chances but if he doesn’t start we look a lot more vulnerable. Arteta needs to find another way of attacking with torriera in the team.
Pedro,
How on earth did youiss Ozil in your article. He clearly had his best game of the season today. He was everywhere. I need to check the distance he covered today. Good win and onward we go. COYG
Habesha
Yes this win was indeed lucky. Everton were unlucky not to leave with a point.
Fatigue was always going to be a major factor given the number of games we’ve had in 8 days. We gave up so many chances in the last 10 minutes, I’m sure Arteta will get to that on Monday.
Everton are good, I was impressed with what Carlo has done already.
Saka is no left back, he should learn his wing play in the reserves..
I disagree about Saka being tired .
I think he became a little too over confident and took a few unnecessary risks in the defensive third of the pitch.
I told you Arteta was the right man for Arsenal.
Out.
Who was the clown that compared Saka to John Robertaon,.. oh yeah Pierre..
Good write up Peds… Don’t disagree with any of that. Its good to feel positive about things.. That has been missing for a long long time. More importantly don’t have to be dreading upcoming matches. Feels good to be looking forward to seeing what we can do. I think everyone knows we still need some upgrades but the most Important thing is having everyone putting in full effort for the rest of this season and making assessments. Absolutely love Arteta’s pressers… doesn’t dodge questions and usually tells it like it is.
Great post.
Great game.
Great 3 points.
And as our PedRo- states – it was exactly like Wengerball circa 2014 with us conceding after a few minutes but then scoring a cluster of -off the cuff goals.
Makes you wonder- with Arsenal sitting in midtable why we got rid of Wenger in the first place.
He used to beat Everton too.
And in the same kamikaze manner.
Except when he is in charge -it was called regression.
And now he aint there -it’s called progression.
(Arsenal sit 9th level of with Burnley.)
Ruth
The Saka assist was john Robertson at his best.
GoH is still alive I see
blaze it blaze it bruv
spit some rhyme to us lad
also I think constantly falling down and a bit leggy a sure sign of fatigue?
as a left back he needs to cover more distance to use his offensive arsenal thus the accumulative tiredness we can attribute it to that I guess
Thought it was going to be a tough game today beforehand and so it proved but at this time three points all that matters. Arteta has now shown like Emery did that this current bunch can go on unbeaten run(s) initially. Arteta’s next hurdle is to show this improvement over a longer time and sustain it which Emery failed to do. But this judgement on Arteta which will be a key one is a long way away atm and will go into next season. Hopefully there will be some additions in the summer to help Arteta enter territory with this… Read more »
there you go CG with another pearler!!
he won’t back down
he will weave and weave
dodge and dodge your punches
throw whatever you have haymakers uppercuts nothing will get to him
and come up with stuff like the above
for that CG I applaud you ahahahaa
This wasn’t a lucky win. Yes, Richie played some balls into our box but they only had one clear chance in the second half, we had one we didn’t convert too. They scored two lucky goals( neither from open play)we scored three beauties.
The way we reacted after the early goal was the big deal. We beat a good side from a goal down. Give credit please.
Pierre
You’re right, Saka’s mindset changed.
It was if he suddenly thought he do anything and get away with it. He lost focus.
No doubt Arteta will have a wee word with him.
Leno still gives me the shivers, although his second half performance made up his fragility in the first.
Mustafi is becoming a fudging man mountain.
Better late than never.
The best players in the world play 40 plus games a season. Saka shouldn’t get tired regardless of age if he is the real deal which I think he is.
What’s Ronaldo, 35? Just played 1000th game. That’s over 50 a season at times.
That’s how all players should be if they are professional enough.
Gentlebris
We were on the ropes for the last 25 mounters [possibly due to fatigue]
In that period Everton had so many chance, especially Calvert-Lewin in the last 10 minutes. Leno made up for his initial error and undoubtedly got us over the line. You can argue Nkettiah hit the post too.
Nothing wrong with a lucky win, it doesn’t diminish the effort of the team.
Danny S it also depends on the intensity of the game and the intensity of each player and his position his responsibilities
you bringing Ronaldo is come on mate you know it sounds ridiculous right?
comment from Ian Wright for those who want to listen to /ourguy/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GILcS1lmGXQ
When was the last time Everton beat Arsenal in the league at Highbury/Emirates… 1996…..
TDK
Alive and thriving…
We need to get some multi year contracts on our youth ASAP.
Defence is still shit. Where are our new chaps?
Auba still doing well but I’d sell him. He’s our prize asset and will command the biggest fee but if we get two players for him, I’m happy.
Calvin Lewin is a fucking one hit wonder. This kid will dry up shortly.
I don’t think Saka looked physically tired at all.. he made a few mental errors.. But you have to remember he wasn’t expecting to have to play the majority of game either. There is some mental preparations that goes in to getting ready for games. And he was basically thrown into the deep end after minimal warmup.
Just saw the old Trafford game when we won the league there.. Didn’t realise Henry was injured for that game.. Great memories
“The best players in the world play 40 plus games a season. Saka shouldn’t get tired regardless of age if he is the real deal which I think he is.”‘
Not when you’re 18 y/o and being played out of position.
There’s a reason why he wasn’t started., he has to be close to the red zone by now.
Like Gentlebris said earlier, he dwells on mistakes too much.
No revisionist BS please. Mustafi, Luiz, Xhaka, Ozil are still dead weight. Better than they were but still painful to watch on occasion.
*25 mins
we all blame Wenger for what happened to Jack Wilshere
I don’t want another academy player ruined like that again
I just want the local lads playing for the local club
a heartfelt sight in this era
Dissenter
It’s good that we won no matter how we performed. But I don’t want this to become the norm. Teams are having way too many clear cut chances and I just hope its fatigue and not us reverting back to our ways. Positive things that I see are our Attacking play is getting better. We are scoring again and that’s great. I still believe we need an overhaul in the summer no matter how the season pans out.
Midwest
I disagree
Most of Saks’s errors were in the last 30 mins precisely when fatigue would begin to slow down decision making. He was decent in the first half.
He also had to contend with a good left back in Sidibe who would have taught him a lot today.
You don’t nutmeg another professional player to get an assist unless you have some daring cockiness. We can’t use overconfidence to knock him now.
CG
He had twenty years to sort it out and still couldn’t get it right.
One wee thing CG, it was “regression” because as the years progressed, we became more and more “kamikaze” in our style and methods.
Being “kamikaze” under Arteta is different because you know he’s going to sort it out and rectify our weaknesses.
Wenger, on the otherhand, was inept and clueless.
Diss- Nah man those weren’t physical errors. He was under pressure and he is not a natural left back yet. He will make those errors at the beginning if games as well. He wasn’t expecting to play 70 mins today. that much I do know.
Matgoke13, amended!
Guns of Hackney “No revisionist BS please. Mustafi, Luiz, Xhaka, Ozil are still dead weight. Better than they were but still painful to watch on occasion.” Yeah it is funny that some are doing cartwheels over these players now including Pedro but ultimately it is foolhardy because they are not going to get Arsenal to where we all want to see which is top end elite level. In Pedro’s case if fits with his narrative of Arteta already being a super coach and I think he fears we are stuck with some of these players for a season or two… Read more »
When is Cedric back? We need to rest Saka midweek.
We are are scoring again and opening up again too….
10 men behind the ball can only get you so far before the natives become restless.
I’m afraid Arteta has abandoned safety first and reverted to go out and express yourself football….lol
Think the mistakes by Saka was a good remainder to everyone (including himself) that he’s not the finished article yet no matter how brilliant he’s been this season. Can only be a good thing since it didn’t cost us today and maybe it helps him decide on staying around for a while and put pen to paper. Crazy that Evertons first goal was allowed to stand, he kicked Luiz in the head for fucks sake. Pepe showing why he should start again, may not always have a brilliant 90 minutes but he has the quality in the final third most… Read more »
Dreamcast Kid
Wilsheres style of play invites injury. Much like Diaby’s did. They both liked to hold the ball to long and they both liked to leave a foot in.
Wilshere was told to change his style of play but refused to.
Guns, I thought I banned you?
Welcome back!
Think I’m with Pierre, Saka believing his own hype and found himself in a mistake spiral.
Manager said the players were fucked, so I think the xG rating can be ignored today. Luck, yes, but there’s plenty of context to be had there. Everton are a more athletic side to start with, give them a week to plan against us and of course they’re going to be tough.
Freddie
“Crazy that Evertons first goal was allowed to stand, he kicked Luiz in the head for fucks sake.”
Yea
I though Luiz was so embarrassed about the initial header that led to the incident that he forgot to fall down clutching his head.
Had he gone down like he was shot, the ref and VAR officials would have had more to consider.
Also Dreamcast kid. Shall we instead compare saka to roberto Carlos then who averaged over 40 games a season?
Great shame Nketiah didn’t get that second.
I was sure it was going in.
Great finish for his goal.
He worked hard.
Growing to like the kid
Ish, Arteta is getting a turn out of players most said were dead. He’s pumping their value.
My narrative has been spot on. We’re harder to beat, we’re more of a team, and we’re making progress. Why? Clear vision, more discipline and elite communication. The coaching has been good as well, again, something I said would be the case well before Arteta was hired.
If anything Everton’s 2 week break worked against them as they appeared rusty and crusty….
Pedro
I think GoH was a guest of her majesty’s fine hospitality somewhere.
Don’t ever change Marble.
Glad to see you stepping up your game lately with the competition from CG, there can be only one.
Pedro
We were harder to beat during Emery’s 22 game unbeaten run, Andrew all know how that ended….
Red, I also correctly predicted that you’d be upset if we beat an Everton you said we’d lose to last night.
Shocker.
Pedro
Are you hoping he is “pumping their value” to sell them or do you think they are our long term solutions?
For some Arteta is the finished article and for others the Jury remains out and still for others he is hopelessly out of his depth…..which is it to be…
Red
Andrew can do one.
Peter
I have been on a self imposed exile, but I’ve been watching from a distance.
It’s time to pass the baton of misanthropy to the up and coming posters.
I hope someone can take up the mantle.
Peace.
Arteta, Auba, Leno all noted how happy they were to get through the game after a tough physical week. Think anyone denying the physical drop off is on one. Interested to see Pablo Mari and Cedric get introduced into the mix in due course. Could provide us the relief to make the back end of the season something of a fight, especially if they hit the ground running. Bellerin needs protected, he’s very off imo and when Cedric is match fit I can see that spelling the end of him for the majority of the season. Apparently Pablo Mari has… Read more »
Habesha, he’s going to sell players this summer.
He said recently that he didn’t want to push his process too far because he knows the players aren’t capable, pretty big indicator he’s working out who can do what he wants and who can’t.
It’ll be a high turnover summer.
3 points all that matter vs a really even Everton opposition. At this moment of time, with the managers we have and the time they have spent with their players a really close game that could have went either way. If it was on Goodison we would have probably lost. Happy with the points and the effort. But a lot of work to do. And far from perfect. Worry how we’ll fare without Auba if he leaves in the Summer. Monster player. Auba and Leno are the players we absolutely cannot afford to lose to nasty injuries if we want… Read more »
Dissenter
Ha ha ha. I don’t break the law, I am the law.
Good to have you back GoH, even if it’s just for a short time.
That was a hard-fought win, and for that, the players deserve praise. As I said in the previous, however, it was none too convincing. We barely held on at the end, and we were outshot 17 to 9 at home.
As nice as it is to win, there was no evidence in that performance today that we are one of the 4-5 best teams in the PL or that we will be finishing anywhere near those places.
We were just barely better than 10th-place Everton. That tells you something about this team’s level, IMO. Time will tell, though.
Pedro ” He’s pumping their value.” Well with that statement that obviously implies that the players that Arteta is getting a “turn” out of you would rather not have them at the club and sold which seems fair enough. But we know they are unlikely to be all sold off in one fell swoop in the summer. Never to be perfection is it. Arsenal’s problem is that they have a few too many of these players that many fans would not care if they left tomorrow or even would encourage it. Keeping that in mind getting rid of a few… Read more »
Red
To even type the words you did required some balls or total and utter shit spilling insanity.
The only commonality Emery and Arteta have is their nationality. Period.
Hate to be a stickler, Pedro, but it was Ozil not Xhaka who released Pepe for the third goal. Also, Guendouzi for Ozil substitution while it didn’t seem like anything at the time, nearly paid off when Guendo pressed high up, caused all sorts of problems for Pickford, and after some sloppy passes by Everton and us intercepting the ball Pepe struck the woodwork with a beautiful curler. That would’ve been icing on the cake. Ozil, by the way, while didn’t registering either goal nor an assist, was immense today. Literally everywhere. Shout out to Mustafi as well who had… Read more »
TDk. If our Wenger was in charge today and we: Conceded in the 2nd minute at home. Conceded on the stroke of half time . Had a left back come off injured after 15 minutes Face off the Everton barrage at home to keep them out. Allow that many opposition shots on our goal Play in this kamikaze fashion. All hell would have broken out. The usual bores would be saying. Wenger is antiquated,out of touch , not this , not that. That today. Was virtually what Wenger gave us for 7 seasons. Except not as good. Now its progress….because… Read more »
raptora
Why does 3 points matter when Arteta’s job is safe even if we miss out on top 4.
Surely performances and approach play are more important than results.
Peter
While people like Red are peddling their nonsense, I’ll be there making sure they know their role in this world.
Habesha, he’s going to sell players this summer.
But what worries me is I don’t think he is selling anyone you would expect bar Sokratis. He doesn’t rate AMN and Holding so the might be sold. Mustafi Xhaka and Ozil will probably stay the way he is going about it. That’s what worries me.
PedRo
“”””””Good to have you back GoH, even if it’s just for a short time.”””””
I’ll echo that.
“ Surely performances and approach play are more important than results”
From Red
This is why GOH can’t retire.
Bamford, we get it, the squad poverty narrative you pushed is starting to look weak and the uncoachable agenda isn’t real… you can let it go, repeating the same point over and over again like it’s a hope isn’t necessary.
Upstate
Hate to be a stickler but it was Eddie who hit the bar, not Pepe;)
Habesha, really weird thing to be worrying about now because it obviously indicates you’re concerned Arteta is getting a turn out of players you don’t like (which he is).
I don’t get why regulars on this blog are surprised at RedTruth’s comment.
RedTruth is in a world of his own and a contrarian.
As said on an earlier post the real judgement on Arteta comes next season.
He must sustain what is seen as improvement which Emery failed to do.
Sustain and prolong. This is what Arteta needs to do next season.
GoH, two weeks ago, it was a results game for Red, now it’s performance.
He’s all over the place. Calling Emery a top 3 coach has ruined him
Freddie
LOL. My bad. Meant to type Eddie. Realized my mistake as soon as I hit Submit button.
Ish, of course the longterm is his job. What is important now is to have a cup run, find out who is good and see if he can make a go of top 5.
Pedro
It’s not because I have personal agendas against them. It is because I have seen them in action for three years and I don’t think they will sustain these performances for an extended period of time. Holding and AMN will be squad players but the likes of Xhaka will be starters. And I know from experience they will drop an absolute horrific accident of a performance down the line. Some might be forgiven but we have seen this movie too many times.
Habesha, Arteta has been around one of the most perfect setups in football for 3 years with the best of the best. I think he’ll know exactly what players can and cannot do.
Pedro He might be getting a turn out of them but they still have a ceiling lower than we want. Instead of their previous 3-4s performances we’re getting 6-7s and that’s the best they can do, we need more players where that is the worst we can expect, not the best. Anyone can see that it’s our midfield holding us back so I’m not that worried, we’re going to see movement there. Hopefully a CB if Mari doesn’t have an amazing impact. The big worry is what happens with Auba and Laca, the one we need to stay is most… Read more »
Is 5th place definitely a champions league spot now?
If the interview post game is anything to go by, Auba is the one he wants to stay
Red does seem abnormally upset today… come on Red… Mom isn’t going to kick you out of the basement anytime soon. It will be ok. I doubt we win every match the rest of season .. so you can come back strong with your Emery love fest. Although CG pining for Wenger is about as bad. Apparently he skipped watching Arsenal for a few seasons. Anyhow, I thought Goh was probably stuck in quarantine on a cruise ship somewhere raging against society and its cruel cruel rules against spreading sickness and disease whilst giving you shit internet connections. 😀 Always… Read more »
Enjoyed that. Brought fever pitch to read again this morning, read some articles on Liam Brady from his days in Italy and went to the game and saw Saka cross to Eddie and the crowd lifted. Reminds me of the early GG days when we had players enjoying it and the crowd followed. It’s fun again
Pedro
I have no doubt that’s what he wants, the worry is if Auba wants to stay or not if a big club comes calling. If he doesn’t sign we have to sell, can’t lose another top player on a free. We need the money too much.
I don’t see the confusion, we won’t make top 4, Arteta’s job is safe after beating Everton, so why not play out the remainder of the season experimenting with different set ups…
Cazorla sighting… and beautiful goal by Alcacer.
Well I wish I had faith in arteta as much as you in turning mustafi in to a consistent beast for us. But I can’t shake the feeling he will drop another “backpass to Leno goes short, Luiz get red carded” moment. Anyway we will see how he plans it out in the summer.