Decent performance - got a tad lucky to get early pen and then cruised until second half where we lost a little bit of focus and let them back in it (to be fair, their goal was a little fortunate).
Not a fan of the knee high headers out of defense, but generally we were pretty solid at the back.
Cech - 8 very good. Commanded area and made some important stops. More than he should have had to.
Bellerin - 8 also very good. A few dodgy moments in defense, but he is looking like he can turn into a very dangerous RB. Showed his pace and a few moments of nice dribbling as well. Loving his development.
Kos - 6 - did well enough but he still has this tendency to head balls that look like he could deal with with his feet and one cost us a goal (unlucky). Still unquestionably our best CB and leader back there - need him to stay healthy this year.
Holding - 7. Very solid and he his showing skills I didn’t know he had in terms of passing. Really liking the lad.
Monreal - 6 - did ok but was a little bit of a spaz at times.
Xhaka - 7 - showed signs of why we signed him - great passing and positioning… but wtf is up with his air tackles… needs to get that out of his game. Did it 2 more times today where he completely sold out on a stupid tackle and missed everything, taking himself out of the play and risking cards.
Cazorla - 6 - love him - hugely important to us this year but was a little quiet today.
Ox - 5 - other than one or two good runs, he still looks like he has no f*ing idea how to play the game. Passing awful
Theo - 6 some bright moments but similarly to Ox can’t pass the f*ing ball and faded massively… forgot he was on at times. Can’t wait until we don’t have to see him any more.
Ozil - 9 MOTM just oozes class and showed a killer instinct on a great bursting run and header.
Sanchez - 7 best game so far (not saying much)… looking sharper, smarter, more effective. Very happy to see him rounding back into form
Elneny - 5 meh after coming on.
Wilshere - N/a
Gibbs - n/a - hope Monreal isn’t really hurt.
Watford were pretty dismal for vast majority of game but we did ok… still can’t seem to put more than 50-60 minutes together right now… good to see Kos and Ozil back… looking forward to seeing Giroud, Mustafi, and Lucas Perez.