Hector Bellerin says he’s pleased Arsenal can again call on experienced trio Laurent Koscielny, Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil following their extended break after EURO 2016.
All three players featured at the King Power stadium, Koscielny putting in a man-of-the-match shift from the start and the other two coming off the bench, as the Gunners snatched a 0-0 draw against champions Leicester.
Arsene Wenger’s were far from their best, particularly in the final third, and the lack of cutting edge is something the young Spanish right-back insists his teammates will put right in the coming weeks.
“The end product wasn’t good enough,” Bellerin told Arsenal Player at full time.
“We just need to keep going, keep playing with the same mentality we have been playing with and then hopefully we will see an improvement.
On the defence he noted: “I think there’s a lot of solidarity at the back and we got a lot of help from the midfield players because they defended well from the front.
“Sometimes it’s about starting from the back, having a strong team at the back and then being efficient up front. We weren’t efficient enough, but I’m sure that once we get into our rhythm, the goals will come.
“Definitely [we’ll improve]. There’s a lot of players who have missed pre-season after coming back late from the Euros. Every single player we have can compete on the pitch.
“Santi started and then when Mesut came on he created a lot of chances too. That’s the same with Olivier. It’s nice to have them back and as soon as the whole team is back, the performances will get better.”
Obviously, we can’t really afford to drop any more points. Having fallen five points behind Chelsea, Manchester United and Chelsea already we’re already playing catch up.
