Last night we looked a lot more comfortable when Tomiyasu came on.
I get what Zinchenko offers but you pay a high price for it. Every time Raya played the ball to him on the edge of the box I was squirming- he is the last guy you want on the ball in that position.
I looked at our record since the new year and we have conceded 4 goals in ten league games- the silly late goal at Forest, the Newcastle consolation goal and the idiotic mistakes against Liverpool and Brentford. We are our own worst enemy in defensive areas.
“Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”
Well, I wasn't. I think what I was trying to say is that we are outstanding at controlling the opponents in our last third. The only real threat comes from our own silliness.
In the last two games Raya has had one save to make in each. It is no exaggeration to say that I would have made both those saves comfortably. I can't remember too many he has had to make in games before that.