Watford, who are preparing for life back in the Premier League were emphatically beaten by Mikel Arteta’s squad. Arsenal won 4-1 behind closed doors, which is great for the north Londoners – after two unconvincing performances vs Hibernian and Rangers in the pre-season.However, what took quite a chunk of the focus from the win was the conceded goal and the way Watford got the chance to score.Gunners were ahead 1-0 but in the 34th minute, ghosts of recent past came haunting Arsenal supporters in the form of a sloppy mistake made by Mohamed Elneny in his own box, after which the top-tier returnees leveled the score.Arsenal 1-1 Watford Elneny with a silly defensive errorAll goals available @G00NERJ0N777 as they go in. Follow for more.#ArsWat pic.twitter.com/7lNpfcvUID— goonerjon777 (@G00NERJ0N777) July 28, 2021 Following errors in the defeat by Hibernian and draw against Rangers in Glasgow, it has been a frustratingly a recurring theme in pre-season so far.Last season in the Premier League under Arteta, Arsenal were plagued by defensive errors – lifting goals to the opposition severely contributed to their disappointing eighth-placed finish.Before the 2021-22 Premier League season gets underway against newly-promoted Brentford on August 13th, Arteta will have to cut out the sloppy defensive reactions.The Spaniard can, at least, be satisfied with the offensive portion of his team’s performance. Brilliant finish by Eddie Nketiah, Alexandre Lacazette’s penalty spot lead-taker, most-probable-future captain Kieran Tierney close range goal and talented prospect Miguel Azeez’s left-footed curled effort can all act as confidence boosters.But defending needs to be taken to a higher level, that is for sure.⚽️⚽️⚽️Arsenal 2-1 Watford ⚽️⚽️⚽️Lacazette (pen)All goals available @G00NERJ0N777 as they go in. Follow for more.#ArsWat pic.twitter.com/vvRtaeEBXy— goonerjon777 (@G00NERJ0N777) July 28, 2021 ⚽️⚽️⚽️Arsenal 3-1 Watford ⚽️⚽️⚽️Tierney, if ya can see itAll goals available @G00NERJ0N777 as they go in. Follow for more.#ArsWat pic.twitter.com/oEhzYjlpUa— goonerjon777 (@G00NERJ0N777) July 28, 2021 ⚽️⚽️⚽️Arsenal 4-1 Watford ⚽️⚽️⚽️Nice to see Azeeeeeeez get on the scoreboard with this beautyAll goals available @G00NERJ0N777 as they go in. Follow for more.#ArsWat pic.twitter.com/i09N9aJCsF— goonerjon777 (@G00NERJ0N777) July 28, 2021
