Claude Puel has seen his new
Southampton side struggle to only gain one point from the first three games of the season, but he believes his team is better than that and will give Arsenal a run for their money in Saturday's game at the Emirates.
Not exact matches
Following the EFL Cup defeat to
Southampton the Gunners will look to return to winning ways when they take on the robust West Ham
side who are kind of
struggling at home this term.
We didn't play badly exactly but we did
struggle to get our fluent and incisive game going against a very good anbd determined
Southampton side.
If Arsenal do as we expect them to this weekend and run out as winners of the home game against a
struggling Southampton side getting used to their new manager Claude Puel, while he gets used to the English Premier League for the first time, then we will be heading into the next round of matches a bit closer to at least one of our big spending Premier League rivals.
Oxlade Chamberlain has
struggled to maintain a regular spot in the Arsenal first team since his 2011 transfer from fellow Premier League
side Southampton and he seems to be very much following in the footsteps of another former Saint at Arsenal, Theo Walcott.
The former
Southampton man has
struggled badly at Old Trafford in the last couple of years, failing to win a place in Jose Mourinho's
side after a horror injury in the 2015/16 season.
The two youngsters also looked really comfortable, but I just dare not draw too many conclusions because this season we destroy terrible teams (Swansea, West Ham, that
Southampton side), as we should but we
struggle in matches that should be a breeze.
Caulker is currently on a season - long loan at
Southampton but has
struggled to secure a regular place in Ronald Koeman's
side and could have the move terminated this month if, as Liverpool hope, QPR agree to another temporary deal.
# 457585412 / gettyimages.com Saturday afternoon will see Arsenal heading north to take on a
struggling Sunderland
side, who come into the game on the back of that forgettable 8 - 0 loss to
Southampton last weekend.
Southampton is a
struggling side and is currently in the relegation places and Burnley will be playing for points.
Manchester United battled in
Southampton to grab all three points against a
side they have
struggled and succeeded in equal measure in recent seasons.