3 positives & negatives from Arsenal’s 4-2 win over Leicester

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Gabriel Jesus of Arsenal celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Leicester City at Emirates Stadium on August 13, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Gabriel Jesus of Arsenal celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Leicester City at Emirates Stadium on August 13, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images) /
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Positive #3: Granit Xhaka & Oleksandr Zinchenko’s dynamic

Granit Xhaka starred at the Emirates. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)
Granit Xhaka starred at the Emirates. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images) /

After Martinelli and Jesus, these were the next best players for Arsenal today.

Their dynamic was really interesting today. We have seen a lot of positional rotation within the front line and we saw it with them in this match as well.

Xhaka was also playing a lot higher than he usually does in the #8 role and this advanced function allowed him to pounce on ball in the box for goal number three.

The swift interchanges between the pair make them hard to deal with, and I’m excited to see how this continues.

Negative #3: It could’ve been even more

(Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images) /

Always a good thing when it’s hard to find negatives and the last one is that the scoreline looked a lot more flattering for Leicester than it was.

Gabriel Jesus was unlucky not to have four goals today in a fantastic performance. It looked like a dominant display, but it could have been even more convincing.