Arsenal: Bernd Leno heroics should properly destroy all doubts

There were a lot of questions being tossed around after Arsenal’s draw against Liverpool regarding Bernd Leno, but kindly dispose of those questions now.

Arsenal‘s ridiculously poor draw against Wolverhampton cast a lot of shadows on a lot of guys, particularly this hifalutin attack that is supposed to be unstoppable. The Wolves well and truly stuffed the Gunner’s attack with a combination of their own skills and the complete lack of precision from the likes of Ozil, Aubameyang and Lacazette (just to name a few).

But one man that saved the match and made it a point, rather than an utterly devastating loss of three points was Bernd Leno. The keeper was more than good, he was grrrreat! (I don’t know how I ended up as Tony the Tiger).

It couldn’t have come at a better time for the young German. Following the Liverpool match, questions were being flung about regarding Leno’s decision making in goal. No one was doubting his ball handling or his ability to make a save, they were questioning his decision making.

Which was the focal point of his brilliance against Wolverhampton. Leno made three saves in particular that involved him making a split second decision to come out of goal and close down the angle before ending up making a fantastic save look remarkably easy.

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And it wasn’t all bunched together either. He did it in the 20th minute and he did it in the 90th minute. One was a double save that was truly brave and remarkable and made him look the absolute here.

Then there was the long-range effort that he swatted away, before erupting on his defense for not closing down the opposing attack.

Not just that, but the true brilliance in his ball handling came to the forefront, as he had more energy to start a counter-attack than just about everyone else in the outfield combined. He was spraying the ball through lines of the Wolverhampton attack to find wide open Gunners who could then begin another exercise in futility.

I don’t think there can be any more doubting Bernd Leno. He may still have little hiccups along the way, as is likely to happen to anyone, but at the end of the day, this man’s talent should keep him firmly planted in the starting role.

It was a poor match to watch, but Leno’s heroics became a focal point of an otherwise dismal effort.