Arsenal does a dirty job against Huddersfield but still can not keep up

Unai Emery had a good day and, in a way, it was. Arsenal stays in touch with the Champions League places and avoids embarrbadment.

Still, they left West Yorkshire after having less balloon, took fewer shots and seemed vulnerable at the back in the last moments. The wait for a blank sheet left, the last came the last day of last season.

In fact, there is only one draw in the Premier League in 14 months. Emery has clearly not corrected the ills he inherited despite the tinkering of trainings and staff.

Alex Iwobi scored but it was far from a vintage show for Arsenal against Huddersfield

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno, who did not know Arsenal had not been cleared, said: "We conceded goals too easily. Sometimes this happens at the end of the games – Cardiff at the end, Newcastle at the end and now Huddersfield at the end.

"It always seems to happen when you have two goals in front of you, so maybe we lose some concentration, we have to work on that, because for me, defense is the most important thing for us to get back into the top four. "

Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno admitted that his team was sometimes losing focus

Leno played well, making several saves to preserve what was a two-goal advantage, after Alex Iwobi and Alexandre Lacazette struck in the first half, before Sead Kolasinac returned to his own net in added time.

Huddersfield striker Karlan Grant, who cost Charlton about 2 million pounds last month, claims the goal, the first for Hudderfield since Jan. 2.

"Every time I come on the field, I'm buzzing," said Grant after his second appearance. "I just want to be on the ball. I hope I can have an impact. I am a fan of Arsenal, so it was an excellent experience to face them. It's a shame that the match did not last another 10 minutes. "

Unai Emery thinks his Arsenal team is heading in the right direction

Emery thinks his team is heading in the right direction, even if the vintage was not close. He can report absentees, including Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Hector Bellerin, now that the relevance of Mesut Ozil is decreasing every week.

It remains the feeling that his players are still trying to determine exactly how their manager wants to play.

"Every training session is a big challenge," said Emery.

"The most important thing is in the head. You think to create gradually an atmosphere and a spirit of team.

"It's a process. This is not finished. It does not start now. We can improve a lot. '