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RATINGS: Sanchez Gets The Goal But Giroud Was Arsenal’s Match Winner

By on December 3, 2014

It wasn’t a vintage Arsenal display but we did just enough to secure a vital 1-0 win over Southampton at the Emirates on Wednesday night thanks to a late winner from Alexis Sanchez. Here are my ratings:

Martinez – 7/10 – Had very little to do in terms of shot-stopping but all other aspects of his game were superb. Looks confident and deserves to keep his place.

Chambers – 7/10 – Kept Tadic quiet and did his bit to support the attack. Put in some decent crosses.

Mertesacker – 7/10 – Solid display. Looks SO much more comfortable with Kos next to him.

Koscielny – 7.5/10 – He makes a real difference. Calms the defence and led us to our third clean sheet in a row.

Monreal – 6.5/10 – Steady performance. Didn’t really put a foot wrong.

Flamini – 7/10 – A couple of stray passes but he covered a lot of ground and put some important tackles in.

Ramsey – 6.5/10 – So low on confidence right now. Shooting was poor again and some of his passing was terrible. But he did still work hard and grabbed a vital assist at the end.

Cazorla – 6.5/10 – Not as influential in the final third as he’s been recently. Didn’t have his shooting boots on either, not for the first time this season!

The Ox – 6/10 – Worked hard but things just didn’t come off for him. Didn’t look 100% fit to me.

Alexis – 7/10 – Another who had a frustrating night for large periods but popped up with the winner. The mark of a world class player.

Welbeck – 6.5/10 – Went close with a first half header before testing Forster in the second period.

Subs:

Giroud – 8/10 – Made a huge impact when he came on. Went close on three occasions and played a key role in the winning goal.

Podolski – 7/10 – Looked hungry and positive in his 10 minute cameo.

We were below par for much of the night but came away with three points, which is all that really matters. A third clean sheet in a row as well, so a positive game overall. On to Stoke on Saturday…..

Watch the goals if you haven’t seen then yet

What were your ratings from the game?

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