The German Wizard was at it again with another splendid performance (8.43 WhoScored) as Arsenal edged past Leicester at the Emirates. A game that probably shouldn’t have needed to give the fans another roller-coaster to deal with it, but what the heck, why not Arsenal.
The In-Form midfielder was heavily involved in the game and had 90 touches of the ball, only Santi Cazorla (108) & Francis Coquelin (111) had more on the field. His touch was used to great effect too, making the most key passes on the pitch (4), with his one assist in the game coming from a corner which Koscielny delivered home in the 27th minute.
He made 67 passes with an accuracy of 88.1%. He made 2 successful crosses out of two. These crosses were both from corners. He attempted 3 take ons with a 66% success, able to get past Riyad Mahrez (74′) and Esteban Cambiasso (14′). Dispossessed however by Paul Konchesky (52′).
He had 3 shots on goal, 2 on target, and one of those shots on target was parried by Schwarzer only for Ozil’s teammate Theo Walcott to capitlise. Was quite a decent shot too and although Schwarzer could stop it from going in, he did not handle it well.
Defensively he made the 1 clearance and 2 interceptions. He was fouled twice but commited a foul himself once Mesut Ozil is the man of the moment as Alexis struggles with niggling injuries.