The 24 - year - old has a superb record of 14 goals in 15
games in all competitions so far this season, showing why a growing number of elite clubs are being linked with him.
He has now scored eight goals and offered seven assists in his twelve
games in all competitions so far this season.
The Uruguay international will turn 31 later this season and seems to be entering into his decline with just six goals in 19
games in all competitions so far this season.
It means Boca have won four and drawn one of their five competitive
games in all competitions so far this season, and they are being widely tipped as potential champions in the Argentine media.
Laurent Koscielny has played in
every game in all competitions so far, so it would be ideal to rest the Frenchman by moving Callum Chambers to join Per Mertesacker at central defence and bringing in Hector Bellerin at right - back.
The Italian international has established himself as a huge star for the future with his goalscoring exploits for both the Granata and Italy, with the 23 - year - old bagging 16 goals in 22
games in all competitions so far this season.
It may be easy to forget how well the England forward settled into life as an Arsenal player because the injuries have restricted him to less than 50
games in all competitions so far but I would like to remind you of the pace, power and versatility that made a lot of us prefer him to Giroud, who I personally feel is hugely underrated by Gooners everywhere.
The visitors have lost just one of their last eight
games in all competitions so will be full of confidence heading to Old Trafford, while Jose Mourinho's side will be looking to bounce straight back following their dismal display in the Champions League last week.
Early tensions between the Brazil striker and Edinson Cavani have quickly vanished, and the attacking trio of Mbappe, Cavani and Neymar has been too much of a challenge for most of the French league's defenders: PSG has scored 89 goals in 27
games in all competitions so far, failing to score only once.
Not exact matches
As for his replacements /
competition, Jenkinson and Debuchy are
so bad we couldn't even trust them
in a reserve
game..
Still, despite posting a 115 - 16 overall record
so far as a high school varsity player, and producing
game -
in and
game - out at the highest levels of high school and club
competition, Shelton was recruited lightly at the Division I level.
I'm happy we won the
game but let's be honest we were poor it was a tale of 30 minutes after that we were sloppy and looked disinterested and my god Danny Welbeck was awful and I mean awful and that worries me because he's gonna be our main forward
in this
competition until April
so it's definitely gonna be a struggle, let's hope we were given another kind draw Partizan or Plzen would do I couldn't take the yous can't get past the 16 jokes jokes again?
It is certainly true that the last two Premier League champions did
so without Champions League football to worry about, but neither Chelsea nor Leicester had Europa League
games either,
so is Wenger right to say that being
in the lesser European
competition will help Arsenal
in the Premier League?
Nevertheless, Conte makes a fair point as with his side competing for three different targets this season still, he can't afford to let a striker go and be short
in that department, especially having not
so long ago suffered with a goal drought having scored one goal
in four
games in all
competitions earlier
in the month.
Both sides have had disappointing results
in recent friendly matches though
so will be looking for a win
in their final match before the
competition to take some confidence and momentum into their first group
game.
Wengwr always makes some changes for Cup
games, but ultimately we are aiming for an historic treble
in the
competition, a feat that hasn't been achieved for well over a century,
so we must also make sure we make no mistake
in this
game either.
A replay, while not being the ideal result against a team
so far below us
in the echelons of English football, would keep us
in the
competition and at the Emirates
in a week or two it would be a
game that we would almost certainly win.
Only three players have ever scored hat tricks
in the final of this
competition, and two of them did
so in this
game *.
«
So in this
competition (Europa League), cup
games, Premier League when given the chance, I need to take it.
So, I think
in answer to your question Olivier should fight it out with Benzema... perhaps both their
games will be raised by the mutual
competition.
Claude Puel's men have just beaten Liverpool to reach the League Cup Final
in February and
in fact have won 4 out of their last 5
games in all
competitions (and have won their last three at home too)
so may be confident of getting another result against us at St Marys.
The biggest problem he has
in that respect is the strong
competition in the squad for places,
so who would drop out if the boss was to listen to his demands for more
games?
After losing
so much and nearly all the
games that matter, we have not been converted to «Seabiscuit», who after being made to lose for too long
in training other thoroughbreds, hankers for
competition and will not take a loss when allowed to compete (kindly note reference is to alleged true story of American racing horse «Seabiscuit»).
He had a bad
game against Chile, therefore he deserved to be dropped and from my understanding the German coach carried other players to look at
in this tournament,
so its going to be a hell of a
competition for world cup place
in all positions for German, even our Ozil may not make it into the squad
So far this season, Fellaini has made a decent start, as the Belgian managed to score four times and assist once
in nine
games in all
competitions.
Lichsteiner has already made an appearance
in the Champions League for Juve
so will be cuptied for us if we progress further
in the
competition, but there will be enough League and FA Cup
games for the Swiss defender to be used
in rotation with whoever else happens to be fit at the time!
Now that Arsenal have given themselves a good chance of qualifying into the last 16 of the UCL, after a disastrous start by losing our first 2
games in the
competition, I think some of us are still nervously assuming that we have been here before (whatever stage) and don't want to get our hopes up, understandably
so!
The only other United player to reach double figures
in all
competitions is Martial
so the news that Rooney will miss the
game against us at Old Trafford next weekend is a big boost.
Vardy had 24 goals
in 36 league
games while Giroud had 24 goals
in over 50
games in all
competitions including the league, Fa cup and champions league
so your comparison is balls because Giroud's record is rubbish!
Of course I can't see us winning the league or the Champions League, and we've only won one of the five big
games we've played
so far this season, but on the flip side, we haven't been beaten
in any
competition since the opening day defeat to Liverpool.
Nevertheless, he still has plenty of strength
in depth and cover to fill the voids, and
so he'll be confident of putting out a strong line - up against the Eagles as the visitors will look to extend a three -
game unbeaten run
in all
competitions.
Particularly with Sanchez coming
in to provide further
competition for places, it was crucial that Lingard responded by making his mark on the
game and he did
so to take his tally to 12 goals this season as he'll hope he remains firmly at the forefront of Mourinho's plans.
He said while he was «playing
in that
competition: «This season has been
so important for me, playing
games as a centre - back,» he said.
Lukaku has scored 17 goals
in 26 appearances
in all
competitions so far this season, and as he continues to improve and develop his all - round
game, it will only strengthen speculation of an exit.
When Jose Mourinho's Manchester United were
in the Europa Cup semi finals last season, the Portugese boss gave up on the title race and rested players
in important Premier League
games so they could be fresh for the infamous Thursday night
competition.
The rest
in my opinion are winnable around the Champions League
games,
so we can focus on both
competitions can we not?
He is not a quality striker because he makes a lot of mistakes
in his
game.The fact that he scores 20 goals does not mean he is a quality back up striker.It is one thing to be a goal scorer and another thing to be a good or average player.Goal scoring is a very important aspect of a player but not the only aspect.Trust me you can score 20 goals
in all
competitions and still be average.If Chamakh, Gervinho and all the
so called flops scored this same goals they would still have been considered not good enough for Arsenal.His
game is just not good enough and I for one believe even if no one believes that we can get a backup striker who is better than him and also a top centre forward.Its all about mentality and willingness.Forget his goals and look at his
game or else you'll force me to bring up strikers
in the world who have scored his same goals and are even considered terrible.
It was their twelfth victory from the fourteen
games they have played
in all
competitions so far
in 2015.
Arsenal are expected to be competitive
in 4
competitions, 50 +
games,
so why have no recognized back up DM, why not simply get a better CF?
My main concern is that we need an exceptional run of
games to win PL, recent form
in all
competitions is poor
so realistically we are heading for our usual scrap for third or fourth place.
Arsenal are flying with 7 straight wins
in a row, and have incredibly lost just one of their last 26
games at home
in all
competitions,
so their confidence is sky high.
Just five goals from 32
games in all
competitions last season and just five
so far this time is certainly not a great return compared to some of the other top players
in that position.
Hernandez has been
in top form
so far this season, banging
in an impressive 21 goals
in 24
games across all
competitions.
Schneiderlin has made just four appearances
in all
competitions so far this season, amassing just 170 minutes of action
in those
games as he struggles to establish himself
in Mourinho's preferred line - up.
The Bayern star Thiago Alcantara is also expecting a hard
game at the Emirates, despite Arsenal's poor form
in the
competition so far.
What signings bring I'd
competition and should make players raise their
game,
so they're
in the starting Xl.
But as long as we are
in this
competition, he obviously gets his
game so they have a focus, something to focus on.»
Having shown his quality with Colombia and
in previous spells with Monaco and Porto, the 25 - year - old can offer
so much more as he's shown what he's capable of with 11 goals and 13 assists
in 31
games in all
competitions and limited playing time this season.
The last big milestone that Wenger reached was his 1000th
game in all
competitions and that was the trip
so Stamford Bridge last season, a truly terrible display which was our heaviest and most painful defeat of the season.
With 31 goals
in 51 appearances
in all
competitions so far this season, he's putting himself on a par with the most illustrious of names
in the
game today and winning trophies will certainly cement his place alongside them.