Arsenal MUST be very careful henceforth not to play into any belief of any referee's whistling impartiality in
their remaining games in all competitions.
Not exact matches
Before (and after) the Europa League
game against Ostersund, Arsene Wenger emphasised that Arsenal's main objective
remains to finish
in the Top Four to achieve Champions League status next season, as he doesn't agree with the rule that you can enter the elite
competition by the «back door» if you win the lesser Europa League.
Onazi only played a total of 22
games in all appearances for Lazio last season
in all
competitions and has been linked with a summer exit but he does have another two - years
remaining on his contract.
While Adams
remains unconvinced by Bould's impact on the Arsenal side, Mertesacker's opening six
games in all
competitions have been a testament to the changes that have been introduced.
The Gunners go into the match needing just one point from their
remaining two matches to confirm top spot
in Group H to cement their place as one of the top seeds
in the knock - out stages of the
competition, while a loss for our opponents could well see them closed out of the top two spots, but at least Cologne will have the wish to win the
game to give them a chance of reaching the next stage of the
competition, while Arsenal are already guaranteed progression.
I wonder if Arsenal are the luckiest team around at the moment, because we should have lost the last three, including other
games as well, yet we STILL
remain unbeaten since the opening day
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.
The 30 - year - old is enjoying an unbelievable season
in Naples with one
game remaining in the Serie A campaign, scoring 33 goals and providing 15 assists
in 45 appearances
in all
competitions.
As per the Telegraph, Spanish side Atletico
remain in negotiations for a deal for Costa, who managed 22 goals
in 42
games in all
competitions for Chelsea last season, however the former La Liga champions are yet to reach agreement with the Blues for the 28 - year - old.
However, they
remain unbeaten
in the two major
competitions, winning 12 of their 15 league
games so far this season, and so from a results point of view, there's little to moan about.
Its unfortunate that we lost the
game, really, wanted to
remain in the
competition for a few more
games to help with
game time for some of our players and continue build the confidence of our youngsters
Cavani scored 16 league goals last season (25
in all
competitions) and has 16 again
in the current campaign with two
games remaining (28
in all
competitions).
Progress
in the Champions League could extend the amount of
games remaining in all
competitions from 10 to 13 — if that were to happen, beating the current record of 156 would be a possibility.
Fulham have
remained unbeaten
in their last ten home
games against Norwich
in all
competitions, winning the last seven on the bounce against them.
The
game had the feel of a Europa League tie, although that's probably unfair on the teams who
remain in that particular
competition.
The home side came into the crucial
game on the back of a nine match winning streak, whilst the visitors
remain winless
in 2017
in all
competitions.
The Gunners are now five points adrift of the top four and
remain winless across all
competitions in the last four
games.
The squad for Valencia FC Barcelona After exiting the Champions League, FC Barcelona are focused on the domestic league, a
competition in which they
remain unbeaten and with the option to beat Real Sociedad's record of 38
games without defeat.
The ecosystem for apps and
games remains a deciding factor
in North America where tablet
competition and visibility is high.
Don't get me wrong,
competition is a good thing, and if a company is forced to make changes to
remain in the
game, it's fine.
This why Playstation is the best
in this gaming industry, not like others that only depend on their company name like Nintendo for example that only want to keep selling their devices without releasing new
games, Sony on the other hand they keep pushing boundaries
in terms of gameplay and visuals, they always have this forward thinking unlike the
competition that like to
remain in the past or just being closed minded (Nintendo / MS).
The MOBA genre has been one that has not changed massively
in recent years, with the titans that are League of Legends and DOTA 2 are still
remaining dominant and very few new
games rising to give these two
games some true
competition.
In other news I submitted the
game to the Independent Games Festival,
competition there is absolutely fierce so it
remains to be seen how that goes!
The end - of - the - year holiday season
remains the heart of the video
game calendar, but more publishers are releasing major titles earlier
in the year, when
competition is less intense.