Finally in the summer window, Arsenal signed
Spaniard Santi Cazorla from Malaga in a # 15m deal.
Arsenal in particular are his favourite for a move, and he has been speaking to an unnamed member of the Arsenal squad for a while now (likely fellow
Spaniard Santi Cazorla) about life in London and the possibility of a move.
But the little
Spaniard Santi Cazorla would like to disagree with me.
There are worrying reports circulating this morning that Arsenal have already agreed to let our little
Spaniard Santi Cazorla return to Spain this summer with Atletico Madrid.
But it has also been said many times that Arsenal's first drop in form came when the little
Spaniard Santi Cazorla first got injured and Wenger was left to experiment with Aaron Ramsey in the middle beside Francis Coquelin or Matthieu Flamini.
No - one could talk about today's game without mentioning the brilliant display from our little
Spaniard Santi Cazorla, and Wenger was no exception.
There are not many Arsenal fans that would disagree that our silky
Spaniard Santi Cazorla has been one of our most important players over the last five years, but now he has passed the grand old age of 32 we have learnt to accept that he won't be around much longer.
Wilshere is set to face even more competition in the centre of the park this season, as the Gunners are reportedly interested in Nice star Jean - Michel Seri, as well as how boss Arsene Wenger decides to use midfielder Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain this season and whether
Spaniard Santi Cazorla can find the form we know he is capable of, report the Telegraph.
The little
Spaniard Santi Cazorla turned 30 last week, but is still as sprightly as he was 10 years ago if not even fitter.
Arsenal are apparently set to see in - form
Spaniard Santi Cazorla leave the Emirates Stadium this summer according to the Metro.
The fit again Mesyt Ozil is back and he will have the considerable talents of our little
Spaniard Santi Cazorla to unlock the leaky Aston Villa defence.
So with the Gunners struggling in midfield without
the Spaniard Santi Cazorla, who is not getting any younger, the idea that Arsenal do not need a player of Wilshere's ability and class seems a bit misguided.
The Gunners have used Mesut Ozil on the left before and doing so again would allow the super
Spaniard Santi Cazorla to start again in his favoured central role.
A bigger worry is the fitness of our little
Spaniard Santi Cazorla, who is struggling to get back to his usual level.
Arsenal's one biggest problem over the last two seasons is that we have missed our little
Spaniard Santi Cazorla as our engine room in midfield, and we know that Fabregas could easily fill his shoes.
But Sanchez is not blowing his own trumpet, he prefers to praise the quality of his new team - mates and especially our little
Spaniard Santi Cazorla: «When I arrived at the club I didn't know the players that well, but I was really surprised by everyone's quality,» Sanchez told Arsenal.com.
Our little
Spaniard Santi Cazorla was expected to have played his last game for Arsenal after having yet another operation just before Christmas, but now perhaps Arsene Wenger still harbours hopes that our brilliant midfielder could return to play in our Europa League games this season.
I know it sounds like a cliche (not to mention that it also implies that sometimes Arsenal DO NOT always defend together), but our little
Spaniard Santi Cazorla thinks that he has found the secret to Arsenal's winning run — particularly when talking about our spectacular success over Liverpool this weekend.
Not exact matches
My initial thoughts were that the armband would go to Petr Cech, Laurent Koscielny, Aaron Ramsey or Alexis Sanchez but for some reason I forgot about
Santi Cazorla, but the
Spaniard was given the honour of captaining the side that beat the Mexican club Chivas De Guadalajara in the second and final game of the mini tour of America.
Spaniard's Lucas Perez and
Santi Cazorla remain out through injury, although Lucas could be sooner to rejoining full first team training than we think.
A Metro report shows that, somewhat surprisingly, the Gunners have the same goals scored per game ratio and the same goals conceded ratio with or without the
Spaniard, but there is a big difference in the win ratios, 60 percent with
Santi in the side and just 51 percent without.
I think
Santi has been in brilliant form the last few months of the season, however if AM are serious about there interest in the diminutive
Spaniard and offer in the region of $ 20M he will probably be off in the summer.
Maybe to accommodate Jack Wilshere or
Santi Cazorla in the middle, but the
Spaniard seems happier on the flanks than Ozil.
It is not just the Arsenal right back Hector Bellerin who will be left at home scratching his head for the next two weeks, as his fellow
Spaniard and Arsenal team mate
Santi Cazorla has also been left out of the Spain national squad for the first international break of the new season.
Arsenal midfielder
Santi Cazorla picked up an injury during Sunday's 1 - 1 draw at Norwich City, but that didn't stop the
Spaniard becoming to first player to make 1,000 Premier League passes this season.
Replacing the strange choice of Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho,
Santi Cazorla of Arsenal lines up alongside his fellow
Spaniard in the middle.
The
Spaniard made sensational saves from
Santi Cazorla and Alexis Sanchez the standout moments.
We were all shocked when we heard the rumour yesterday that
Santi Cazorla was more injured than we thought he was, but Wenger started off by confirming that the
Spaniard needs surgery.
I agree that it would be difficult but it sounds like Wenger is not even going to try and with the
Spaniard nearing the end of his current contract with the boss unsure whether he will take up the option of another year that seems a bit odd, as Wenger also spoke in an Arsenal.com report about how different
Santi is to the others like Ramsey and Xhaka.
Arsenal completed the signing of
Santi Cazorla on Tuesday, with the pocket - sized
Spaniard becoming Arsene Wenger's third major signing of the summer transfer window.
Considering the fact that
Santi Cazorla will not be available at least until November after undergoing as many as nine surgeries and the
Spaniard's spell on the sidelines very likely to be increased even further, perhaps there is a possibility of bringing in the Real Madrid man as a replacement.
He possess qualities / skills that - if properly honed and redeveloped - can make him a potential candidate for filing in the
Santi Cazorla role when the
Spaniard is not able to do much for us any longer.
At least we have
Santi Cazorla, but the
Spaniard needs to be in top form and, more importantly, has to stay fit until Ozil returns.
Instead of resting
Santi Cazorla for the Premier League and using Xhaka in Europe where his three match ban does not apply, Wenger started the
Spaniard but then had to replace him after
Santi picked up a knock in the second half, as revealed by the boos in an Arsenal.com report.
With the news that Arsenal fans will not be seeing any action from
Santi Cazorla from now until the end of the current season has come a lot of talk about the
Spaniard.
In the press conference ahead of the Arsenal home game against Premier League strugglers Middlesborough this weekend, reported on the Arsenal website, Arsene Wenger revealed that there is still a little doubt over whether
Santi Cazorla will be available after the
Spaniard picked up a knock in the Champions League win over Ludogorets Razgrad on Wednesday.
But Ramseys energy should give him the advantage over the 30 year old
Spaniard, Ramsey is capable of covering a lot more ground the Cazorla does, therefore this should allow him to get back to cover more often than
Santi.
One of the best attacking midfielders in Europe last season,
Santi Cazorla is a real gem in this Arsenal side and it's crazy to think Mesut Ozil cost nearly three times as much as the silky
Spaniard!
In addition, we will also have
Santi Cazorla back around the time of the second leg and the
Spaniard will surely provide a massive boost for the Gunners in the quest for a League and Cup double.
Unless Arsene Wenger has a brain freeze or
Santi Cazorla joins the Arsenal injury list, the
Spaniard will be directing proceedings for the Gunners against Manchester United today from his now customary role in the centre of midfield.
To be fair to Mohamed Eleney, the January signing has been pretty impressive in the box to box role but
Santi is something special and having the
Spaniard fit and in form would improve just about any side.
Santi Cazorla — 8 A usual excellent performance from the
Spaniard and his 8th penalty of the season was perfectly executed
With the
Spaniard now confirming that he will be out at least until November and more complications in his rehabilitation expected after as many as eight surgeries, surely Arsenal need to sign a player in the mould of
Santi, and I believe Elneny should be the player making way considering that he offers next to nothing to the team, even failing to make it to the matchday squad on most occasions.
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I think that Wenger will be reverting to nearly the same team though, with the only changes being Francis Coquelin in for the banned Xhaka, and Elneny coming in for
Santi Cazorla, although there is still a chance the
Spaniard will play.
Santi Cazorla's 16 chances created puts him above the likes of David Silva, Messi and all and with Mesut Ozil also right up there with 12 chances (the same as Man City's tricky
Spaniard) we should not have to worry about creating some opportunities at the Emirates on Saturday.
For Me
Santi is the game changer Ozil and Alexis are beniffiting because of our Little
Spaniard.
Arsenal fans that have been following the fortunes of the club for a few years might not be too surprised to hear about the setback suffered by
Santi Cazorla on his road to recovery, but I do think that we should be extremely worried about it, especially if The Mirror is right with their suggestion that his new Achilles problems could mean that Arsene Wenger has to do without the
Spaniard for the rest of the season.
The number 23 ranked player has 92 percent but before you start to worry, let me tell you that the name of this player is
Santi Cazorla and the
Spaniard's overall score of 881 is by far the best in the chart.
I know that
Santi Cazorla has done really well in that deeper role but it is not the
Spaniard's best position either so we have two players out of position.