Raya SAVED Us! (Stricto) | Arsenal 2-1 Leeds

Hi, I'm Octavio, I've got Striker with me after a 2-1 win against Leeds here at the Emirates. You were with me on the matchday live. Pray, hey, that first 55 minutes, dark. But we won the game, but what do we talk about? Do you talk about the majority of the game, or do you just forget that and say, well, we won, Cecil? That was a game that we got to see the character of Arsenal. Because it could easily have been two defeats on the bounce, and then everyone starts questioning what we're about. Everyone starts saying, you know what, they're not who they think they are. Correct. We'll say things like, they didn't deserve to win the league last season. All it takes is a bad result here. Correct. But we showed character. We showed what it takes to be champions and why we are champions. But did you know that from the beginning? Because you on the Matchday Live said, I think we, this is a mad thing to say, we need to concede and see. And I believe they'll react if we go 1-0 down, which I thought was absolute nonsense. It happened. that's why I said we needed to concede a goal but what where is that because here's what it is if you look at if you look at the game if you look at like how how the game is panning out we're just like a boxer sometimes like jabbing jabbing jabbing no knockout sometimes you might need to get knocked down first to realise what you're really in and I think that's what happened when they scored it was like the wake up call and I know listen they could have gone and scored a second but they just didn't have the quality to go up a gear but we had the quality to actually get up and then go up two gears you know we had the subs we had the players on the bench to bring on to make the difference but sometimes you might need to go go down I hate to say it and that's what I said on the stream and that's what happened though I was let me not lie I was vexed when they scored yeah you were I was vexed when they scored but it still doesn't change the fact that sometimes you just need that wake up call and that's what we needed we did need that let's just quickly close with just some of the players then Noni Yokares I want to talk about Noni Yokares and Bruno those are the three and Saka just a quick just a brief summary on those three four players because we had a lot to say on the matchday live where do you want to start do you know what's crazy on the matchday we spoke about players who are important to the squad and you said yourself there's one player you keep leaving out do you remember this player no David Raya you've done it again oh I've done it again that save save one save one save one save I keep doing this I love him like David Raya today but he stops it going crazy some of the saves they're close range you know David Raya anything close range that's him that's his thing and I think like at that point in that first half I think Leeds score first then it becomes two the crowd gets nervous yeah it would have been all over it would have been all over so I think I'll give a massive shout out to David Raya without that I mean it's a different game but I hear you I think Nani played well Nani is a player who gets unfair criticism I think the criticism sometimes goes overboard you know the other day he was talking about God and people were like what does he mean trophies don't matter like you know they're on him for everything and I don't know if he's that character maybe that's a good thing I don't know some players can can crumble but it looked like he didn't phase him to me today got the ball direct facing his man left foot put the ball in the box should have had a couple assists today you know what I'm saying should have had a couple assists would have been great for his confidence you know last the last fixture against Leeds at Elland Road he got an assist there it was his first assist for Arsenal like again he played good in that game Saka was injured in that game so he came in and done his thing so big shout out to Lonnie hope he continues every chance he gets proved the doubt I was wrong who else did you say Yokorez I know I know your thoughts on Yokorez sometimes yeah you're not always written in but today he comes on didn't really do much didn't start though that's the only thing yeah and that's why it doesn't start sometimes listen I think great could have unassisted himself if Saka scored Saka scored that goal but I think overall the more I watch him the more I don't want to be harsh on him because he's an Arsenal player but I swear to God Cecil I need when I say more from your careers it's not even an understatement so go to finish with Saka then do you need more from him as well or does he have enough credit in the back where you can kind of look past these not to his standard performances every Arsenal player should always give more every Arsenal Saka included you know I'm not I don't want him to sit down and think and sit on the work he's done before do you know what I'm saying you can't live by that at Arsenal this is a thing we do for such a long time if you remember and listen this ain't if you remember Jack Wilshere for instance if you speak about Jack Wilshere you think of that one standout game Barcelona that's not enough it's a good game I know it wasn't just Barcelona but that's the one standout game you can't live on that one meal bro a man can't eat just one meal you still need more Saka is the same I can't just live on what you've done before I still need more every single person I just think with Saka I think with Saka there's an expectation there's a level that he's set and if he's below it the fans are gonna hold him accountable but sometimes there's a thin line between accountable and trying to take his neck off some of the things I've seen it's way way overboard it's almost like it's ridiculous it's ridiculous you know what I'm saying it's ridiculous you know you wouldn't get that from Real Madrid fans with Vinicius and I'm not comparing him to Vinicius in that sense but in terms of like how he's been important to them he's still listen for me credit in the bank yes but I still always want more from you it's as simple as that