It's a debate that rumbles on: Playing out from the back - right or wrong? Of course, it's an argument that is far from being black and white, with nuance required on both sides, but as Chelsea hosted Arsenal on Saturday, it was those who question the need to take such risks in the defensive third who will have left the game feeling smug.
Both Robert Sanchez and David Raya were guilty of throwing away possession in dangerous areas, and though only the Chelsea goalkeeper was made to pay with the concession of a goal, Raya's own sloppiness with the ball at his feet did not go unnoticed in another error-strewn display from the new Gunners No.1.
It was Raya who was caught out of position at his near post when Mykhailo Mudryk looped a hopeful left-wing cross goalwards just three minutes into the second half, with the Brentford loanee unable to reach the ball as it sailed into the net to make it 2-0 to the hosts following Cole Palmer's first-half penalty.
But he had Sanchez to thank for taking some of the heat off him, as his fellow Spaniard's poor clearance was returned into the net by Declan Rice in the 77th minute, sparking an Arsenal comeback that maintains their unbeaten start to the Premier League season.
The comeback was capped by substitute Leandro Trossard's equaliser, as Mikel Arteta turned to his bench to turn around an otherwise awful display, while Mauricio Pochettino must be wondering how his team didn't convert their best performance of the season into three points.
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