This was not the walk in the park I expected. We couldn't break through despite overwhelming possession in the first half. I thought Sterling and Jesus were too slow to make decisions, and didn't always make good ones. I was worried about Partey as right back, but he wasn't tested. Calafiori had a strange game: going forward he looked great, but his best moments on defense were when he had to make recoveries after being beaten by his man. He does not appear to have the pace of a Premier League forward, and is too easily outrun down his side. He also lost his man late in the game and put us under pressure.
But Saka imposed himself on this game. After the Saints' too-easy goal, our main man got two assists and one goal. His corners were more erratic today. but he did put some nice ones in. Havertz was really good again today; his finish for our first was perfect. When the subs came on, I thought it would be Trossard who scored, but Martinelli made a great run and applied a deft finish from a yard out at a tight angle between Ramsdale's legs, on the end of an exquisite cross from Saka. He potted the third goal after a breakaway and a follow off a blocked shot.
I didn't see the PSG game, but the highlights are definitely indicative of the stats. It was a deserved 2-0 win off what I have to say looks like a shadow of the PSG of prior years.
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