Arsenal captain Petr Cech discussed the changes that occurred in the team’s dressing room after the departure of Arsene Wenger and the arrival of new manager Unai Emery. Being interviewed by The Guardian, veteran goalkeeper stated:
What we lacked in the past – I would say the ‘Arsenal way’ was more important than getting the points sometimes, and this is not how you win the league. Sometimes you need to make sure you win an ugly game, when you are not playing completely well but you just dig deep, close the back door and win 1-0 no matter how. I think this is what we lacked over the last three years, since I arrived [in 2015]. Against Everton, we went through difficult moments in the game but we managed to get the win and with the clean sheet, so this is very positive.
- In their last EPL game Arsenal defeated Everton 2:0 and secured their 4th win in the row
- Cech made his first clean sheet in the season