Arsenal Vs Watford: 5 things we learned – Unai Emery has questions to answer

Arsenal returned to Premier League duties at the weekend with a trip to Watford. Here are five things we learned from the 2-2 draw.

Arsenal do what Arsenal do. After snatching two first-half goals thanks to the prolific Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the Gunners capitulated under the pressure that Watford exerted on them. They lacked composure and conviction, they were set up poorly by Unai Emery, and they executed the gameplan riddled with mistakes. This was a terrible performance, and in the end, they were lucky to draw.

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Here are three things we learned from the 2-2 draw.

WATFORD, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 15: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal (14) scores his team’s first goal past Ben Foster of Watford during the Premier League match between Watford FC and Arsenal FC at Vicarage Road on September 15, 2019 in Watford, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

5. World-class Aubameyang

If there was a positive from this performance, it was that of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who continues to prove that he is a world-class goalscorer with a natural eye for goal and nose for danger.

His first goal was a terrific strike. Spinning on his first touch, he teed himself up on the edge of the penalty area, and intuitively prodded his finish past Ben Foster at the near post. It was a clinical finish from a world-class goalscorer.

His second was somewhat more simple, merely tapping home at the far post. But the movement and anticipation to sniff out the chance for an easy goal are what makes Aubameyang such a prolific goalscorer. He scores tonnes of tap-ins. That is not just luck, it is positioning, awareness, and a knack for danger. Aubameyang really is a tremendous goal scorer.