I think everyone at the club is happy to have found a quality successor to Emma Byrne between the sticks. Obviously no goalkeeper is perfect and they all make mistakes, but Sari is a reliable player, and has a commanding presence in her penalty area.

Let alone being a quality shot-stopper. The Dutch international goes to ground very quickly despite being very tall, and has saved many one-on-one situations, which will have saved the club many points.

Veenendaal also won the European Championships with the Netherlands in the summer, and this improved her confidence even more I felt. She’s deservedly in second place for my top Arsenal players of the year, and here’s hoping she can be as successful in goal as her glorious predecessor.