Europa League Final, Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal: 5 Hits and Flops

Matchwinners Hazard and Giroud celebrate with the Europa League trophy aloft
Matchwinners Hazard and Giroud celebrate with the Europa League trophy aloft

#4 Hit: Alex Iwobi

Iwobi with a muted celebration after his sweetly-struck volley reduced arrears on the night
Iwobi with a muted celebration after his sweetly-struck volley reduced arrears on the night

Inconsistent, erratic and just not good enough to feature regularly for Arsenal. It's something that Alex Iwobi has learned to ignore in recent months despite finding himself often out of the side and truthfully, the 23-year-old attacker stomped his authority on the game admirably.

Replacing Lucas Torreira with just over 20 minutes to play, Chelsea had already found themselves three goals ahead. Iwobi, determined to prove a point and make Emery rue the decision to leave him out of the starting eleven, was excellent.

Direct and deadly in transition, he created their joint game-high (3) key passes and on another day, would've had two assists to go with his efforts. Teeing up Lacazette late on as well as Kolasinac with promising opportunities spurned, the Nigerian's weight of pass and decision-making was razor-sharp.

Ultimately it had no baring on the full-time result, but that's not his fault either. The question now is whether he can kick on over the summer, continue developing weaknesses and progress - as his display was one of very few bright points from Arsenal's perspective.

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