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3 positives and negatives from Arsenal’s win over FC Zurich

By Mitch Peotter

ST GALLEN, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal (R) celebrates his goal with his teammate Marquinhos of Arsenal (L) during the UEFA Europa League group A match between FC Zurich and Arsenal FC at Kybunpark on September 8, 2022 in St Gallen, Switzerland. (Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
ST GALLEN, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal (R) celebrates his goal with his teammate Marquinhos of Arsenal (L) during the UEFA Europa League group A match between FC Zurich and Arsenal FC at Kybunpark on September 8, 2022 in St Gallen, Switzerland. (Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images) /
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Eddie Nketiah was the match-winner on Thursday. (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images)
Eddie Nketiah was the match-winner on Thursday. (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images) /

Positive #2: Eddie Nketiah

Despite giving up a penalty, it was a great match from Eddie.

Like Marquinhos, he also had a goal and an assist with his goal being the decider in this match. He just does so much every time he plays, and I have no doubts that he’ll be in the running for the golden boot of this tournament.

Negative #2: Lack of ruthlessness

Once again, the scoreline did not represent how Arsenal played in the match. Arsenal accumulated 2.47 xG but only scored twice. It could and should have been way more in a match like this and if the team wants to go far in this tournament, they must be able to turn it on a bit more to be more ruthless against inferior opponents.

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