Arsenal Vs Bayern Munich: 5 Things We Learned

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4. Arsenal’s offense is actually very dependable

Despite the scoreline, and I won’t repeat it (it hurts my eyes) Arsenal’s offense actually looked very threatening. I hate to do things like count missed chances, but if you consider Mesut Ozil’s shouldered goal, Cazorla’s two golden chances missed and Giroud’s actual goal, Arsenal had four legitimate chances. Plus a few that I surely missed.

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Arsenal’s offense stood up and gave Bayern Munich’s defense a run for their money. That is not something to be taken lightly. On the counter, the Gunners looked potent. Even the announces kept noting that it was Arsenal offense that has kept the game from looking like a completely on-sided beating.

What makes it even better is that Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez were not at the top of their game today. They were good but not world-beaters. Joel Campbell had a decent game too. But it was Olivier Giroud that carried the offense this time. For an offense like this to be able to diversify who they rely upon depending on the match is a tremendous resource to have.

To add a statistic to the awesomeness, Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil lead the Premier League as a duo of goal scoring domination (via the Metro).

Speaking of Olivier Giroud, let’s award him with a new adjective on the next slide.

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