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3 positives & negatives from Arsenal’s 1-0 win over FC Zurich

By Mitch Peotter

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: Kieran Tierney of Arsenal reacts to his ripped shirt during the UEFA Europa League group A match between Arsenal FC and FC Zurich at Emirates Stadium on November 3, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: Kieran Tierney of Arsenal reacts to his ripped shirt during the UEFA Europa League group A match between Arsenal FC and FC Zurich at Emirates Stadium on November 3, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images) /
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Positive #3: Kieren Tierney

Kieran Tierney scored his first goal of the season on Thursday. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
Kieran Tierney scored his first goal of the season on Thursday. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images) /

It’s been a tough season so far for KT with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Tomiyasu proving to be tough competition for the left-back spot, but he had a great performance in the match – headlined by his goal that would prove to be the winner in the match.

He’s a quality player so if he can keep putting performances like this together he can win his spot back in the starting XI.

This is a huge opportunity for him coming up against Chelsea; Zinchenko has just come back from injury and it could be too soon for him to start while Tomiyasu is unlikely to be fit after being forced off in this one.

Negative #3: Need to score more

Arsenal once again won by a slender margin. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)
Arsenal once again won by a slender margin. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images) /

Arsenal won the match, that’s what’s important but the margin shouldn’t have been that thin against the team currently last in the Swiss Super League. Arsenal deserved more and the xG proved that, it just has to come down to the finishing if the Gunners want to go far in the UEL and the PL.

This was a valuable win for the Gunners, nonetheless, and I’m looking forward to the knockouts in March.

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