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Arsenal raced to a four-nil lead against the Ukrainians with goals from Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, who scored twice, Danny Welbeck and Mesut Ozil, but the away team scored two late goals to take off some gloss from Arsenal's dominant performance. There are a number of things we learned from the game. Let's take a look at some of them.
#1 Aubameyang gaining confidence
The Gabon international who signed for the Gunners in January hit the ground running and scored 10 goals in the Premier League, despite being signed in the winter window. he has been tipped by many to upstage Alexandre Lacazette this season as Arsenal's top goal-scorer. But until now, it has not yet quite happened for him in the first few games of the season.
One can sense that the Gabon international was feeling frustrated having missed some glorious chances in the Premier League this season, most notably, against Chelsea.
When it was announced that Aubameyang was in the starting lineup against Voskla, it raised some eyebrows, considering the fact that Arsenal need to give important players rest before upcoming fixtures.
However, it was a decision that eventually paid for Unai Emery as the Gabonese regained his confidence with two well taken goals.
#2 Lucas Torreira is a gem in midfield
The Uruguayan was very impressive throughout his stay on the pitch. He seems to be easing his way into the team and it would not be long before he forces himself into the starting 11. You kind of get the feeling that Matteo Guendouzi has to step up his game because Torreira is already making strong claims for a starting spot in the team.
Not only is the Uruguayan a midfield enforcer from what we have seen so far, he is also a very good set-piece taker as he nearly scored only for his effort to hit the side net in the first half.
#3 Bernd Leno is good with his feet
The much awaited debut of Leno in goal for Arsenal saw the German play out from the back in a very composed manner. In the first half his perfectly lofted ball into the midfield was greeted with huge applause from the crowd and that pass nearly created a goal scoring opportunity for the Gunners.
Although he did concede two goals in the game, you can hardly blame him for those goals as there was nothing he could to prevent the ball from going in.
There is no doubt that if given more chances to start in goal, especially playing very well with the ball at his feet, Petr Cech may have to settle for a place on the bench.
#4 Arsenal still have some defensive work to do
Unai Emery admitted that they have a lot of work to do defensively in his post-match press conference. "It’s one thing. We are speaking before each match to take a mentality of ‘don’t concede chances easily’. I think today is a good opportunity for not accepting goals, but the last 30 minutes, we needed to be better on this competitive aspect," Emery said.
Apparently, the team seems to be lacking concentration in the final minutes of games. It was evident at Cardiff and Newcastle, and again yesterday as well. Emery thus needs to work on the mentality of his players.
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