Alan Shearer
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I know he missed a big chance, but I thought his performance was outstanding as well.
Yeah, they are.
Yeah, I think certainly with Saka at the weekend, the ball that he played in for his goal and the forward pass that he received last night for running in behind because...
There wasn't a lot of space and Atletico were getting men behind the ball, but that run from Hayes and then the ball into him made all the difference and that's what in the end won them the game.
So through that ball, then the cross and obviously the finish, the shot and the finish from Saka was in there to tap it in.
But his hold-up play I thought was brilliant and of course that running in behind and
I said it after a game or two, if you're going to get the best out of Jokeres, you have to get balls early into him.
Not just balls up to him, but balls in behind and balls into the box.
Particularly him, because I think there's nothing flashy about his play.
I think he relies so much on teammates to supply him with balls.
I think he looks an average player if you don't do that.
But once you get the ball into him quickly, once you get your ball in behind quickly and balls into the box, that's what he feeds off.
And that's why he looks, when he looks a good player.
One game ticked off, they've got four to go, four to go to write themselves into the history books at Arsenal Football Club forever.
Those players and that manager to achieve something that no one's ever done at Arsenal is Champions League and league doubles and be an unbelievable achievement.
Four games.
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah, I mean, I think they've had the smoother run through to the final, but they deserve that because their performance in the early parts, you know, in the league games or the league phase.
So I know it doesn't always work out, but if you sit top of it, then you give yourself a better chance of getting better draws.
And they've done that.