Bernd Leno has played down the importance of the amount of shots Arsenal faced against Watford at the weekend.
The Gunners were on the receiving end of a staggering 31 efforts at goal by the Hornets, suggesting that Unai Emery's side did fairly well to come away with a draw.
It isn't the first time that the north London side have been on the receiving end of an onslaught of efforts, having faced 25 shots in the clash with Liverpool last month.
However speaking after the game, the goalkeeper suggested that the tally isn't a fair representation of the game and should be taken with a pinch of salt.
He said: "I think many [of those] shots were from distance.
“Watford had many chances but sometimes they were shooting for a throw-in and you can’t count every shot.
“[So] 31 is like every three minutes, someone is shooting at our goal. It is a statistic but it is not 'the truth'. For example, Deulofeu, he shot 15 times from distance.
“Of course there were some dangerous shots but not every one.”
The Gunners have received criticism for their persistence in playing out from the back despite the constant pressure from Watford, however Leno says it's a case of fine-tuning the approach as it can bring big rewards.
He said: "It is still a process we have to work on.
"We try to take the risk because if we beat the press of Watford, then there is a lot of space for our strikers.
“In the first half, we did it very well but in the second we didn’t create too many chances from playing out from the back.”
