Not exact matches
Zielinski made just 20
appearances in two seasons
for his
home club Udinese prior to making a two - year loan spell to Empoli.
Any Arsenal fans in attendance at their
home ground
for the South American friendly would have been hoping that his
appearance would become a more common occurrence in the near future, as they along with Liverpool, were two of the other
clubs keeping a keen eye on Firmino.
The
home side opened the scoring through Spaniard Fernando Llorente, as the forward's class first touch allowed him to bag his first goal
for the
club on his 17th
appearance.
Yet to make a single professional
appearance for the Gunners, Toral has been shipped out on loan to Championship
clubs Brentford and Birmingham, with the latter being his
home for last season.
So the last couple of
appearances from Lacazette have been very encouraging
for the Gunners and whereas I thought previously that Arsene Wenger might ease the new striker into Premier League and first team life with Arsenal, I think we can now expect Lacazette to start the opening game at
home to Leicester City on Friday and to quickly show just why the boss broke the
club's transfer record to sign him.
Lacazette became the first Arsenal player to score in his first three
home league
appearances for the
club since Brian Marwood in September 1988.
Athletic have privately accepted that Laporte's most recent
appearance — their 2 - 1 win at
home to Espanyol on March 20th — was the player's last
for the
club.
What's more, he has developed into a team player quickly — scoring 14 goals in 54
appearances for the Alex and his position as midfield fulcrum has helped inspire the Cheshire
club into an unlikely late run
for the play - offs — scoring a dramatic late equaliser against Torquay on Saturday and leaving the Railwaymen needing only a point at
home to Aldershot to book a place in the 4 team mini-tourney.
So not only are the
club eager to make it a Hat - Trick of Last - 8
appearances, they're champing at the bit to end their Quarter - Final voodoo, and if drawn at
home, where they've been in formidable form
for some time now, you'd fancy their chances.