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3 positives and negatives from Arsenal’s win over Aston Villa
Arsenal are off to their best Premier League start ever and it has been a blast to watch.
This team is fun, efficient, and has shown they can get their hands dirty to win games.
Obviously, we’ve got a long year ahead with a lot of tough matches, but what’s the point if you don’t celebrate being top of the league after the first month comes to a close?
Here are 3 positives and negatives from the win over Aston Villa
The Gunners were excellent on Wednesday night, and here are three positives and negatives from their eventual 2-1 triumph.
Positive #1: Sambi Lokonga
https://twitter.com/now_arsenaI/status/1565096249191288839?s=20&t=Wm34YnoxZftngPu2b3UWtw
My boyyyyyy. Mohamed Elneny’s injury setback brought about a lot of speculation over who should start in his place, but there was only one option in my mind: Albert Sambi Lokonga.
The trust shown in him absolutely paid off today as he produced a Man of the Match-worthy display. This was the first settled lineup that he has played in as a lone #6 and the experience around him helped him flourish in the role.
Lokonga #6 appearances - back 4:
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KT, Mari, White, Chambers
KT, Mari, Holding, Chambers
KT, Gabriel, Holding, White with ESR-Øde #8s
Xhaka, Gabriel, White, Cedric with ESR-Øde
Tavares, Gabriel, White, Cedric
No need to explain why it will go much better this time around.
He has the tools to be great in this position and given some stability around him and the opportunities, I have no doubts that my guy will come through.
He has shown flashes of being a proper number 6 and some of his tackles were amazing along with the ball progression that we just don’t see from Elneny. I’m very excited about Lokonga getting his shot.
Negative #1: Referee
I feel like this has been the first time I’ve had major issues with the referee this season because I didn’t like his performance.
Villa were kicking our players all over the pitch with little reprimanding and there were some egregious calls, including the decision not to rule out Villa’s equaliser.
Villa’s physicality wasn’t put in check early on and it created issues with player safety. Multiple Arsenal players picked up injuries because of this complacent refereeing and it is very frustrating to see.
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