Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno must be – and should be – a very relieved man tonight.
The Gunners had one of their most entertaining matches of the season earlier this afternoon by drawing 3-3 away to West Ham United.
Thing is, Arsenal were three goals down inside 32 minutes and Leno certainly played his role in that scoreline.
The German goalkeeper, a £22 million signing in 2018, inexplicably allowed Jarrod Bowen’s shot to squirm underneath him for the Hammers’ second of the day.
Leno, to his credit, managed to make a few decent saves on the day, but he more than anybody else will be relieved at his team-mates’ comeback.
Here’s how Karen Carney reacted to his performance on BBC Radio 5 Live: “It’s not even a good finish. Leno has had a shocker. Arsenal have completely switched off. There were so many mistakes leading up to it. It’s just embarrassing.”
This is the thing with Leno.
Sometimes he’s a world beater and other times he is totally vulnerable to conceding the silliest and softest of goals.
Times like these serve as a reminder that Arsenal sold Emiliano Martinez last summer and their performances as a whole this season might indicate it was the wrong decision.
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