A goal in a North London Derby for Arsenal is a joyous occasion for obvious reasons, however, when they fly in from outside the box leaving the crowd and viewers around the world in awe they’re even better. Thomas Partey managed to do exactly that last Saturday with his elegant curling effort that beat Hugo Lloris to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead..
Arsenal eventually had to fight back again after a Harry Kane equaliser from the penalty spot pegged them back, but the strike shouldn’t be forgotten. What is important too is that this was no fluke strike, this is something that has been worked on, and, in fact, it was Chelsea who gave Arsenal the opportunity to test it.
Martin Odegaard revealed after the game that the move was something Arsenal have worked on. Explaining how there was an expectation in the way Spurs would play opened up this exact opportunity.
