Arsenal 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis | Europa League 2019/20

#3 Frederik Ronnow sparkles in goal

Ronnow was brilliant against Arsenal

Frederik Ronnow started the game at the Emirates, owing to the injury to Kevin Trapp and the Dane distinguished himself in goal with a stupendous performance.

For large swathes of the first half, Frankfurt were put to the sword, meaning that Arsenal created plenty of scoring opportunities. However, the Dane swiftly shut the door on each of those occasions, thereby conjuring a string of vital saves.

Early in the game, Ronnow reacted brilliantly to parry Gabriel Martinelli’s snapshot behind whereas he produced an equally impressive save moments later, when Martin Hinteregger inadvertently headed towards his own goal.

Thereafter, the Danish goalkeeper was on hand to rush out and thwart Bukayo Saka in a 1v1 situation while he also denied the youngster when the latter shot from a tight angle on the left edge of the penalty box.

After the break, Ronnow didn’t have a lot to do but whenever he was called upon, he showcased a safe pair of hands as he held onto crosses and commanded his box well.

Throughout the first half, Frankfurt seemed a team that just weren’t at the races. Yet, they managed to turn it around once the teams re-emerged from the tunnel. And, while their midfielders and forwards would rightly hog the limelight for that comeback, perhaps Ronnow played the most important role of them all.