They have kept four clean sheets during that time, with summer signing Takehiro Tomiyasu also playing a huge role having started every game at right-back following his deadline-day move from Bologna.Ī defence that looked shambolic at times during the opening weeks of the season now looks solid. Since the transfer window closed and Ramsdale, White and Gabriel came into the side, Arsenal have conceded just four goals in seven league games. I think that is something we can be proud of.” “Of course, Aaron did amazing for us and saved us a few times, but credit to the defence as well because they are doing wonders for us. Last season we would maybe have conceded in this game, but we really dug deep. “We have really shown, in the recent weeks, that we can fight to hold onto a scoreline,” Saka said following last weekend’s success at the King Power Stadium, when Arsenal withstood a second half onslaught from Leicester to secure all three points.
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The £24 million ($32.6m) summer signing from Sheffield United has been a revelation in goal, and has still yet to taste defeat in an Arsenal shirt.Īhead of him, Ben White and Gabriel have been paired together and formed an impressive partnership at centre-back, while Thomas Partey has returned to full fitness and started to show his best form in the heart of midfield once again.Īnd up front captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has got himself back amongst the goals, scoring four in his last seven.įor the first time in a long time, the Gunners have a strong spine that runs right down the middle of the pitch, and with Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka starring in the wide positions, they are now reaping the results. Since the demolition at Manchester City, when Arsenal were crushed 5-0 on August 28, Arteta’s side has been given a completely new look.Īaron Ramsdale has been brought into the team at the expense of Bernd Leno, and has started all seven of Arsenal’s league games since. The key has undoubtedly been the new-found spine that has been introduced since the summer transfer window closed. So what has changed at Arsenal? How has a team that conceded nine goals in their opening three league games, without scoring once themselves, suddenly managed to turn things around so dramatically? “Now we have to continue that because there are still a lot of things we have to improve.” “We are on a good run,” Mikel Arteta said after Saturday’s impressive 2-0 win at Leicester City. But now, ahead of Sunday’s clash with Watford, the Gunners sit sixth, having embarked on a seven-game unbeaten run in the league - amassing 17 points from a possible 21.Īdd two further morale-boosting successes in the Carabao Cup into the mix and you can see why the mood around the Emirates Stadium has been completely transformed in the past couple of months.