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3 positives and negatives from Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Orlando City

By Mitch Peotter

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JULY 20: Eddie Nketiah #14 of Arsenal and Antônio Carlos #25 of Orlando City fight for the ball during a Florida Cup friendly at Exploria Stadium on July 20, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JULY 20: Eddie Nketiah #14 of Arsenal and Antônio Carlos #25 of Orlando City fight for the ball during a Florida Cup friendly at Exploria Stadium on July 20, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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Arsenal wrapped up their second of three pre-season matches on their US tour with a tidy 3-1 win over Orlando City in the Florida Cup.

The Gunners keep their streak of winning every pre-season game alive with another victory as fans have been given a lot to be excited about so far.

3 positives & negatives from the 3-1 win over Orlando City

Here are a few positives and negatives from the win in Orlando.

Positive #1 – Eddie Nketiah

Eddie Nketiah scored his fourth pre-season goal on Wednesday night. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Eddie Nketiah scored his fourth pre-season goal on Wednesday night. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

I have not hidden my love for this player and what he is becoming and what a performance from him in the US! He stood out in the first half with a weaker team around him and then got his goal from off the left wing in the second.

Nketiah is becoming a very dangerous and well-rounded player, and I am unbelievably pumped to watch him this year. He won Man of the Match tonight and he absolutely deserved it.

https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1549948908306046976?s=20&t=9XSlGFmJ16CMyzDsbpYIgA

His joint phone celebration with Gabriel Jesus was also amazing, and it’s only a matter of time before that image is my screensaver. The pair have the potential to combine to deadly effect this season.

https://twitter.com/TikiTakaConnor/status/1549937338578501632?s=20&t=9XSlGFmJ16CMyzDsbpYIgA

Negative #1 – Ramsdale at the near post

Aaron Ramsdale failed to keep a clean sheet on his first pre-season start. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Aaron Ramsdale failed to keep a clean sheet on his first pre-season start. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

Arsenal went into the half drawing 1-1 after a Facundo Torres goal in the 29th minute from outside the box. Ramsdale once again conceded at his near post which is becoming a bit of a theme for the Englishman.

I am not hitting the panic button yet on Rambo, but it has been something to keep an eye on for a while and I hope that he can start to cover that deficiency.

The goal wasn’t all his fault, though, because playing with Pablo Mari and Rob Holding in front of him was never going to make his job easy. But it is still something he must improve on.

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