The opponents as well are intuitive and they are waiting for that. He added: "In a split second you have to make a decision, you have to make the right touch and the right pass.
Leno still looked nervous dealing with passes back to him and another poor clearance hit Luiz and deflected to Fountas, but this time Rapid Vienna's top scorer could not capitalise.īut despite those mistakes, Arteta is not considering giving up on playing out from the back. Luiz put Arsenal level when he headed in Nicolas Pepe's free-kick and Aubameyang secured the win when he tapped in from Hector Bellerin's excellent assist. The goalkeeper's attempted pass was intercepted by Fountas, who then fired home from a tight angle.Īnother error by Leno almost gifted the Austrians a second when he hit a clearance straight at Fountas, but he was able to recover and parry the striker's effort.Īrsenal lacked quality in the final third as they struggled to open up the hosts but found their bite when Aubameyang came off the bench. "He is brilliant and Arsenal fans will be overjoyed to see him in this team." Leno errors a concern for Gunners Since the start of the 2018-19 season, only Jordan Pickford (11) and David de Gea (nine) have made more errors leading to goals among Premier League goalkeepers in all competitions than Arsenal's Bernd Leno (eight)Īfter a tight first half in which chances were few and far between, the hosts took the lead after a big error by Leno. He is versatile and tactically astute, gives more balance and is technically very good. "He has a knack of breaking up play and keeping the momentum going. "He is a key ingredient of what Arsenal have been missing for years," former England and Chelsea winger Karen Carney, commentating on the game for BT Sport, added. Partey made a particularly crucial intervention in the first half when he prodded the ball from under the feet of Fountas as the Rapid Vienna forward was about to shoot.īT Sport pundit and former Manchester United and England midfielder Owen Hargreaves described it as "one of the best debuts I have ever seen". The midfielder oozed class, breaking up play with well-timed tackles, getting the ball forward with calm and accurate passes and being alert to any danger posed by the hosts. 'The best debut ever' - pundits praise Parteyįor a long time in this game, the performance of Partey was the only highlight.
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