what a time it is to be an arsenal fan 😮‍💨 this will just be a bunch of thoughts of mine, very personal game to me because all of my friends are chels fans very end to end game, a stark difference between arsenal’s pragmatic style from last season. we’ve seen in the first two games, but arteta has clearly evolved his tactics further. the amount of rotations that i saw throughout this game really shows he was serious about what he said in interviews of being inspired by luis enrique. do not write off arsenal’s attack chelsea a very very scary team on the transition. love to play that long ball out wide, especially with the pace they have. if i were a chels fan tho, would have liked to see more from JP and palmer. raya is the undisputed best gk of the league and you cannot convince me otherwise - his distribution, shot stopping, and cross claiming are easily placed top 3 in the league right now. his one weakness is long shots, due to his height, and chelsea clearly tried to exploit that (to some success). great debut from konsa, filled very nicely for saliba and mosquera. despite what some might say, a very necessary signing. do not doubt havertz in the big games. we look so much more fluid with him up top and i stand by the fact he should be our starting striker. odegaard, i love you. so confident now the wc and early games have done wonders for him. i hope he stays fit and continues to impress. dominated that midfield first few minutes from gyok, did not impress but again i want to give him more time. emi martinez is such a clear upgrade over sanchez. rhat chelsea defense was putting in work (fofana). did think that reese james, apart from a few nice long passes, is ineffective in the midfield. very entertaining game, biggest test of ours so far. believe in the team, our players, and of course mikel arteta.