Arsenal won comfortably in the end against Everton, with their two main sources of goals coming up with the goods.
Heading into this game, many Arsenal fans were feeling confident. Their side had won their previous three Premier League matches, and didn’t look like stopping. The game took a different start though, and it took Arsenal a while to find a rhythm. However, once Lacazette had grabbed the first goal, Aubameyang soon followed him.
But we all know about that, what lessons can Arsenal learn?
1. Perhaps it’s time to cut Petr Cech some slack.
A number of the Arsenal stars impressed this afternoon, but none more so than the veteran goalkeeper. He was amazing today, and picking up the side’s first clean sheet of the season, fans can finally give him plenty of praise.
He was inevitably faced with a lot of challenges, even in the first minute of the match, but he prevailed. I am of course talking about Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s early chance, which was coolly swept away by the long legs of Cech.
He didn’t look nervous playing out from the back either, which is a good sign. Most of the chances created by Everton stemmed from Arsenal’s defensive frailties as oppose to Cech’s footwork, but Unai Emery will be drilling his defenders for that.
I still think Bernd Leno is the answer going forward. His performance against Vorskla may not have been impressive, but he’s still the better option for Emery. Still, Cech will take great confidence from this match, which is never a bad thing.