[Player Ratings] Boreham Wood 0-8 Arsenal – Player Ratings From Emery’s First Match In Charge

Arsenal beat Boreham Wood 8-0 in Unai Emery’s first pre-season match in charge of the club.

It was a comfortable performance for the Gunners as 23 different players played in Unai Emery’s first match in charge. Five goals in the first-half and three in the second were enough for a comfortable 8-0 win.

Here’s how we rate the Arsenal players:

GK) Petr Cech – 6

Didn’t see a great deal of the ball. Petr Cech barely had to make a save during his half in goals.

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Sub: Emi Martines (45′) – 6

Barely touched the ball.

RB) Hector Bellerin – 5

He was playing noticeably more defensively in this match. Hector Bellerin was acting far more as a right-back than as a right wing-back during this match compared to what we’ve seen from him in recent years. He played fairly well.

Sub: Carl Jenkinson (45′) – 6

Carl Jenkinson looked sharp in his first Arsenal appearance for some time.

CB) Sokratis Papastathopoulos – 5

He would have been hoping for a better start to his Arsenal career. Sokratis looked a little shaky and out of form.

Sub: Rob Holding (45′) – 6

Rob Holding did well but was rarely tested.

CB) Konstantinos Mavropanos – 7

Did well enough. Konstantino Mavropanos was hardly tested.

Sub: Shkodran Mustafi (45′) – 6

Shkodran Mustafi was fine.

LB) Jordi Osei-Tutu – 7

He’s more of a right-back but Jordi Osei-Tutu put in a solid performance on the left today.

Sub: Sead Kolasinac (45′) – 6

Sead Kolasinac played more offensively than Osei-Tutu and did reasonably well.

RCM) Ainsley Maitland-Niles – 8

Ainsley Maitland-Niles was one of the best players on the pitch in the first-half for Arsenal. The Englishman drove forward brilliantly for the second goal and had a hand in a few others too.

Sub: Calum Chambers (45′) – 6

Calum Chambers started in midfield and didn’t look overly comfortable. The Englishman’s passing range looked a little off.

LCM) Joe Willock – 6

He was the more defensive player in this midfield three and Joe Willock did well.

Sub: Aaron Ramsey (45′) – 6

Aaron Ramsey was fine.

RAM) Reiss Nelson – 8

An impressive performance from Reiss Nelson on the right wing. He was pacy, creative and put in a lot of good running to help his team.

Sub: Henrikh Mkhitaryan (45′) – 7

He played well. Henrikh Mkhitaryan linked up play extremely well.

CAM) Emile Smith-Rowe – 9

A very impressive performance from Emile Smith-Rowe. He was composed on the ball and made a lot of correct decisions to help his team.