Arsenal Player Ratings V Foxes -Trossard and Martinelli MotM
By Flava
September 29 2024
As an Arsenal Fan at the game it was almost inexplicable that this match made no sense, that Arsenal were about to drop 2 points or worse against a team that had been battered for 90 minutes.
That it was 2-2 after the number of attempts made on the Leicester goal.The only explanation was a brilliant opposition goalkeeper and the cunning of Vardy, a Fox indeed.
With only a few minutes to go it looked like Arsenal were about to fail, then in a mad couple of minutes Arsenal scored 2 rather scrappy goals. But they were deserved goals with a good build up. The crowd and players celebrated, it was a Great Escape, one of the greatest I can remember in 60 plus years of following the Gunners.
But this is not a report so onto Flava's Match Ratings.
Ratings Follow:
We made a pig's ear of that. It could've gone south. People will say we were lucky but the XG was 4.2 to 0.27. We smashed them.
Raya 6 - Couldn't do anything about the goals
Timber 7 - Played well. Could he have got out to the cross quicker?
Saliba 7 - Da da da da da da Saliba
Gabriel 7 - Almost got on the end of 10 crosses. Solid as usual
Calafiori 8 - The ball sailed over his head for the equaliser but played well
Partey 6 - not that impressed
Rice 6 - Like a fish up a tree in that left 8
Havertz 7 - Scored. Could've been tighter for their first goal
Martinelli 8 - Kept that recent upturn in form going
Trossard 8 - A few here I know dont rate Leo but I do. Makes things happen
Saka 7 - Always involved
Subs
Sterling 5 - Didn't do anything wrong but didn't make an impact
Nwanieri 7 -A great cameo. Makes good decisions
Jesus n/a - Should've squared it to Havertz