It is another beautiful match day for Arsenal fans courtesy of the attacking display of the front men with special mentions Danny Welbeck and Theo Walcott for their individual contributions which saw 5 goals past The Saints in a stadium we have been nothing short of goal shy in recent times.
Oxlade-Chamberlain also made a major statement as regards his ability to control a game from the covering midfield (CM) role in Santi Carzola’s absence.
His incisive and well-timed distribution led to a plethora of chances created by the Gunners. His influence was so majestic it helped conjure questions as regards if Wenger knows what position best suits him.
There’s no doubt Aaron Ramsey was more of the Rambo we knew in that Burnley game but in comparison with The Ox’s display against Southampton in the FA cup, there’s really no point in trying.
The prospect of The Ox pairing Coquelin in the middle of the park suddenly feels like the masterstroke to weather the storm of February fixtures in Xhaka’s absence.
Lucas Perez is indeed turning out to be an excellent signing. His display against The Saints was also a huge contributor to the explosive nature of our transition in play.
Here’s what the Boss had to say to Arsenal Player:
Yes, it was a tremendous team performance,” said Wenger. “For example we won 5-0 but our goalkeeper was very good and from number one to 11, I would say everybody had a good performance
He added:
We looked as well like a real team, it was compact, well-organised, explosive on the transitions and overall of course I am pleased for Danny Welbeck who is not at the club [for a long time] and for Walcott that they scored the goals. Overall we behaved like a real, compact, united team
It will be very hard to be in Arsene Wenger’s shoes right now as the reality of benching any member of that squad containing 10 non-starters is quite frankly impossible.
However, the teammates that were rested for the game will be all too aware of the competition for the spots they currently occupy. This has been every Gunner’s desire for the last decade.
With Olivier Giroud, Alexis Sanchez, Danny Welbeck, Theo Walcott, Lucas Perez and Alex Iwobi all on fire at the moment, the prospect of getting the right combo for any game will have any manager earning his wages.
With Watford coming to the Emirates, It will be an exciting game for the Gunners before that trip to Stamford Bridge at the weekend. The game at the Emirates will be the 2nd of the 4 touchline bans for The Boss.
COYG! ! !
