Everton's stoppage - time winner — scored by Ashley Williams, whose double - error had
earlier helped Arsenal break the deadlock — came from a corner kick that Gunners manager Arsene Wenger does not think should have been awarded.
Not exact matches
After putting in another match winning performance for
Arsenal, depending on whether or not you agree with the player ratings from Just
Arsenal earlier that is, Mesut Ozil continues to confound his critics and
help to keep the Gunners in strong contention for the Premier League trophy.
And like you say he seems to have lost faith in
Arsenal being a club that can
help him win trophies so he will be gone at the
earliest opportunity.
He will surely be up for it and not just because he is aware that his beloved
Arsenal could do with a
helping hand, but because Bournemouth are being dragged into the relegation scrap and need to get back to what they were doing
earlier in the season.
And as I pointed out
earlier, the Pole will
help Arsenal in the quota for home grown players whereas Ospina simply has to go.
He
helped to steady the
Arsenal ship when he finally did appear but it could have been a much calmer finish if Wenger had moved
earlier.
having said all that, we can offer him a million pound per week if we like, if we don't start wining trophies, and i mean real important trophies (no disrespect to the F.A cup) he will up ad leave because like i said
earlier he is a WINNER... none of these» project»,» loyalty»,» building» talks we are so fond of at
Arsenal, Wenger and the board has to fork out for world class players to compliment his efforts and
help us win trophies otherwise he will leave to win stuffs elsewhere and i will not be one to blame him....
As Wenger alluded to, however,
Arsenal were
helped by the
early goal at Everton which settled everyone down.
I seem to remember
early last season going through this same scenario, when we were even further behind the League leaders (in fact relegation was mentioned at one point) but our «despicable manager» turned it around, brought
Arsenal all the way back up to Third Place, and
helped us to retain the FA Cup before the seasons end.
So as well as being able to
help Arsenal blow teams away
early on, as he did with a goal and an assist against Man United, he is still mentally and physically fresh enough to take advantage when the opposition tires, as happened with his two assists against Watford.
This will not be the first time or the last time that
Arsenal face two big games in quick succession of course, and the fact that our north London derby clash with Tottenham has been scheduled for the
early kick - off on Saturday will
help, but Arsene Wenger must still consider the fatigue of his players, with a Premier League game against Leicester City coming up on Tuesday night.
Away games and
early Sunday kick offs will hardly convince Wenger to select a strong
Arsenal team in the Europa League but in a way that could
help him.
The Gunners are unbeaten in our last four PL games against Spurs, which may
help explain the prices, but Tottenham defended like hell at the Emirates
earlier this season and managed to leave with a point, despite
Arsenal's domination of the game.
Theo Walcott was a key member of our starting XI
earlier in the campaign, which saw Alexis showcase his immense talents as a centre - forward, and I cant
help but think that with the England and
Arsenal winger back in the side, Giroud may well find himself demoted back to the bench in favour of that system.
Guardiola's excellent work with the young players coming through from the Barca academy, as well as his approach to the game and his tactical knowledge make him a very attractive option for
Arsenal fans, but would Wenger be willing to step aside
early to
help the club beat our Premier League rivals?
After seeing the giant German's replacement yesterday, Gabriel Paulista, recover from an
early error to put in a very assured and impressive defensive display and
help Arsenal to keep a clean sheet and beat Everton, Martin Keown had some worrying words for our BFG.
There was some bad news for
Arsenal on the injury front today, with both Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain not due to be available until after the international break at the
earliest, so they won't be able to
help us in the Premier League against West Ham or Newcastle and will play no part in trying to overturn the Champions League defeat in Monaco.
Standing six - foot two - inches, Manolas, who was linked with a move to the Emirates
earlier this month by Italian publication Corriere dello Sport, has the size and strength to handle the physicality of the Premier League and could
help Arsenal solve their perceived weakness in the air.
Wenger's
early innovations at
Arsenal included banning players from drinking, encouraging them to eat boiled chicken instead of red meat, discouraging junk food and enlisting the
help of an osteopath.
Arsenal were laying siege to the All - Stars goal
early doors, but Smith's side held firm, with a headed clearance from referee Howard Webb
helping to alleviate the pressure.
The 4 - 1 win at the Stadium of Light on Saturday was comfortable in the end for
Arsenal, but it required the Gunners to call on a returning Olivier Giroud to bag a couple of goals from the bench as
Arsenal responded well to being pegged back in a game they should have won
earlier than... More Giroud
helps Arsenal avoid a slip - up at Sunderland
An
early goal and a goal in the final ten minutes gave
Arsenal a 2 - 1 which
helped them jump into the top half of the table.