How Mads Hermansen’s one man show nearly denied Arsenal victory
Arsenal just about beat Leicester City on Saturday in the Premier League to go level on points with Manchester City above in second.
The Gunners were tied at 2-2 going into stoppage time before they struck back late through a Wilfred Ndidi own goal and Kai Havertz strike to eventually secure a 4-2 victory.
This was partly due to one man in the name of Mads Hermansen in goal for the visitors who stopped the vast majority of Arsenal’s 16 shots on target.
In total he denied ¾ of The Gunners efforts on goal standing at an overall tally of 12, letting in only four, which is really not that surprising as his save percentage overall in the first 6 EPL games comes out at 69%, which is pretty good for an unknown that has just come up from the Championship.
Even Leandro Trossard who scored against the Dutchman was impressed with his goalkeeping heroics when speaking to BBC Sport on Match of the Day.
A respectfully humble Trossard commented: ”Their goalkeeper made some great saves as well, but it’s nice to get those two goals at the end to win.”
When we travel to the King Power stadium to tackle Leicester in the league this season on the 15th February next year will Hermansen be at it again?
Liam Harding
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He was unreal. Any other day, the clear-cut chances he stopped, Arsenal would’ve scored 6-7 goals easy.
A Mad Performance indeed.
Is it not that much more rewarding to win against the odds?
Walk overs are far less interesting; anyone agree?
So, the refs seem biased; the opposition appear to get the unfair advantages; yet might we still prevail?
Let the football do the talking!
A team is the sum of so many parts: team work extends to a wider spectrum than just putting the ball in the net. Defence is as important as attack and management is key to both. What, for example, would be the point of scoring 3 goals in a match if the defence concedes 4?
Fabulous saves by the keeper: brilliant defensive interceptions, incisive through balls; memorable team work; honest, clever, heart on the sleeve management.
Fortune favours the brave: swallow up the misfortune, accept the lucky breaks: let us remember Arsenal have been doing it in the top flight, unbroken, for closing on 112 years!
Nothing beats the so many highs, alongside so few lows, as following the Arsenal: so come on you Gunners! Are you not happy that you are not a Spud, nor a Manc (red or blue), neither a Scouser (red or blue)? Plus; although an occasional visit to West London and “the Cottage” might be entertaining; never ever “the Bridge” where an off putting scent of the “special one” and ill-gotten”loads of money” might still prevail?
How uplifting!