Cerci had struggled to reclaim
his form from last season at Torino and it seems that neither Milan or Atletico Madrid see him as a key player.
But he's here, and here's to hoping he can replicate
his form from last season and take us to where we want to go this season.
At # 20 million, he is well within Chelsea's budget and would have no competition for a place in the team, if Matic and Mikel's
form from last season is anything to go by.
If Wenger had played him in the league games from the start, he would have become another Alexis Sanchez terrorizing defenses every game judging by
his form from last season in the Spanish Liga.
As another report on the Arsenal website reveals though, Wenger is happy with his options and clearly believes that keeping
the form from last season going is as important, if not more, than bringing new faces in.
Anyone compare Giroud's
form from last season to this season?
The 27 - year - old has struggled to replicate
his form from last season, but has shown signs of improvement in recent weeks after scoring six goals in six games since Guus Hiddink replaced Jose Mourinho last month.
what happened to
that form from last season that lead us to top of the table for 188 days?
Not exact matches
If Richmond doesn't find its free throw
form (
last season it shot 57.2 %
from the line), one of two schools named for Founding Fathers could win the Colonial.
Lukaku hasn't got into the goalscoring groove that he had at Goodison Park
last season so far since making his move
from Chelsea permanent, but a scuffed finish at Burnley yesterday could give the Belgian the confidence needed to kick on and find his best
form.
So Arsene Wenger's name is being cheered again, Arsenal look good for a UCL quarter - final place and we seem to be on the up in the Premier League as well, heading for an away game with a Liverpool side about as far removed
from the confident, dangerous and in
form outfit that took us apart at Anfield
last season.
The Italian international was in fine
form in Serie A
last season, scoring 13 goals in just 20 games for the club to attract interest
from a host of top clubs around Europe, also including the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid.
He burst back to
form in the
last few games of
last season and came back early
from the summer break to make sure he was in top shape for the beginning of the new campaign, only to be cruelly struck with a relapse just before the Community Shield against Chelsea.
He's had a rather mediocre
season last year that was saved by some really good
form from March onwards and I believe he's carried that on into this
season.
The 23 - year - old managed to secure an England call - up after a fine run of
form for the Saints this
season, though that has also attracted potential suitors, including the club who poached Luke Shaw
from the the St Mary's side
last season.
So because Ramsey hasn't yet found his
form, he has gone
from our saviour
last season to a useless and lazy player?
Wigan are seeking a return to
form when they host Reading, fresh
from their first win of the
season last weekend.
The French international wide - man was in outstanding
form in Serie A
last season, scoring 16 goals after joining
from Paris Saint - Germain to establish himself as one of the best attacking players in Italy.
The former Lyon man had an excellent campaign
last term scoring 32 goals
from 52 appearances in all competitions but has been slightly off
form in the goal - scoring department this
season scoring 12
from 32 matches.
Arsenal already have Nacho Monreal and Kieran Gibbs as options at left - back, though the latter lost his place in Arsene Wenger's side this
season, while Monreal's improved
form has attracted some whispers of interest
from La Liga duo Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, according to claims by the Daily Express in the
last few days.
Among the others, Ernie Broglio, a big right - hander who is another St. Louis refugee (and he was not happy missing
last October's World Series payoff), might return to his Cardinal
form (18 - 8 in 1963) after an off -
season operation to remove bone chips
from his elbow.
I clarified saying you can't simply extrapolate good
form from last year and apply it to the following
season.
The 24 - year - old has been in excellent
form in Ligue 1 so far this
season, and having helped the club to promotion
from Ligue 2
last term, is enjoying something of a breakthrough campaign.
The Reds only signed Salah
from Roma
last summer in what must be by some way the signing of the
season, with the Egypt international going on to enjoy an explosive run of
form far beyond what anyone could have expected.
By all accounts it appears that the Arsenal and Spain international star Hector Bellerin is pretty happy with the Gunners and is not pushing for a move away
from the club, despite the many Arsenal transfer rumours suggesting that his excellent
form over the
last two
seasons has drawn the attention of his boyhood club FC Barcelona.
Despite largely being first choice for Arsenal
last season, Ospina's fine
form for club and country doesn't look to have been enough for him to keep his place in the starting lineup, with Cech sure to become the new number one for the Gunners after joining
from rivals Chelsea.
Sanchez, who signed
from La Liga giants Barcelona
last summer, was in sensational
form the Gunners
last season and he scored 25 goals in all competitions, including a brilliant effort in the FA Cup victory over Aston Villa
last month.
However regardless of his level of quality, his addition to the side gives the Gunners another option up front and I'm sure he will bag a number of goals for Arsenal this
season, especially if he continues his run of
form from last year.
A patch of bad
form and you write off a player
from the first team of Barca going back quite a few years and is the best left winger in prem
last season on the first team of Arsenal no doubt and has almost single handedly won Chile the Copa America which includes Brazil Argentina messi and co..
The Eagles loaned Gomez
from Fiorentina
last season and he managed to rediscover his
form, finishing the
season as top scorer and playing a key role in Besiktas winning the league title.
Considering our away
form has been absolutely useless this
season, the three points are far
from guaranteed in Wales on Wednesday, but we should have less trouble when we face Everton, who are without a win in their
last 7 games, at the Emirates next Saturday.
I thought he was a stand out performer when he got his chance
last season but as soon as wengers favourites returned
from injury Campbell was in
form but dropped.
Benteke arrived on Merseyside
from Aston Villa
last summer after two prolific
seasons at Villa Park, but he was unable to replicate that
form for his new club.
Pogba's arrival
from Juventus
last season was met with great excitement, but it's fair to say the 25 - year - old has been unable to rediscover his best
form under Mourinho.
The only inference we could take away
from those stats is that Per Mertesacker, who has been woefully out of
form this
season following Germany's successful World Cup campaign, has not helped his central defensive partner's cause by being too slow and getting caught out of position too easily, forcing Koscielny into making that
last - ditch effort to save his side
from conceding.
Another quiet game
from Aaron Ramsey, who looks some way off the top
form he showed for the Gunners
last season.
Wilshere should have been move out
from last season when his worth would have been a lot more, i think it would be wise for wilshere to look a less physical league at the moment to play some football, in this league it is highly unlikely he will regain any sort of
form which would guarantee success in his future at arsenal.
Arsenal's
form over the course of the second half of
last season would suggest Arsene Wenger isn't a million miles
from putting together a squad that can challenge for major honours.
Midfielder Jordan Mutch, who only joined QPR
from Cardiff City in the summer, is to make the move to Selhurst Park for a fee of # 4.75 m and Eagles fans will hope he can recapture
last season's impressive
form.
It's always easy to make the decisions
from the outside looking in... Chelsea won the league fairly comprehensively
last season, and do you think their
form & quality, or Mourinho's charm have all suddenly dwindled or disappeared?
The Manchester City man played more key passes
last season at club level than any player in Europe, and while he translated this creative
form to the World Cup — it didn't stop his country
from crashing out.
Last season we didn't have the best of starts, but we were still undefeated heading into the game against Chelsea where he got injured too, and our
form from then until he returned after the new year was shocking, frankly.
However, Mignolet's performances this term have been a far cry
from the poor showings he put on under Brendan Rodgers
last season, as the Belgian international had seemingly rediscovered the
form that made the club buy him
from Sunderland in the first place.
Aside
from a dip in
form in the back - end of
last season, the 22 - year - old has been one of the better performers in the Arsenal team over the past two years, and Kroenke has seemingly seen enough to put his foot down and rule out the idea of an exit.
The 22 - year old Basel defender has built on
last season's impressive
form with some more great performances this time around and there is plenty of interest in him
from all over Europe.
Given the
form of Kos and Mert
last season, and promise showing
from Chambers, we can not promise him much game time.
My four man defence is Debutchy, Martesacker, Konsienly and Flamini (Yes Flamini in the LB position instead of Monreal who had a nightmare outing against Lukaku
last season) Middle, Chabers as DFM, Ox as AM and Ramsey as second striker operating
from the advanced midfiled position, Sanchez is my RFW, Campbell in the LFW and Giroud / Sanogo in the center to
form a 3 forward unit... i would predict 2 - 0 for gunners with such a line up
the fact that Chadli is slowly playing back into
form and that you start to see there is a method in their attack is already an improvement
from last season.
This could be an even bigger test for the Gunners than
last week's derby given our two tight matches against Burnley
last season and our abysmal
form away
from the Emirates this
season....
Blues fans can claim this one as well as Moses is on - loan
from West London, whilst Giroud hasn't been able to emulate
last season's
form due to injury.