In Sunday’s win over Lyon in the Emirates Cup, all eyes were on Riccardo Calafiori who was involved in an Arsenal squad for the first time. Calafiori didn’t start the game, but did enter the Emirates pitch in the second half, playing his first minutes for Arsenal as a left-back and then as a left centre-back. The Italian looked slightly rusty, but it was already clear why Mikel Arteta was so determined to sign the defender, a real physical presence who has the skill on the ball to match. That being said, it wasn’t just Calafiori who was attempting to prove a point to the Arsenal fans, many oth…
