Arsenal vs Swansea: 5 Things We Learned

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4. Arsenal can win ugly

We got a good hint of this against Watford. Yet for Arsenal to stare down Swansea, a team that historically tops them, at the Liberty Stadium with a terrible first half and injuries galore and win comfortably at 3-0 is a huge sign. It is a testament to what this team has become.

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We have seen Arsenal drop games in all manner of ways in the past few years, but against Swansea, we saw that even when something goes wrong, there are plenty of other things that can go right and stabilize the ship.

Despite the defense letting in everyone, with or without a hall pass, Petr Cech was there to clean up the mess. It’s a wonderful thing, to be able to rely on other departments of the team to clean up for the lapses. It is definitely something new and something that has held Arsenal back from title hopes in the past.

Speaking of learning to win. The next thing we learned is another building block in terms of lapses.

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