Given that the Gunners are on a ten match winning streak, the mood around the club seems to be really good.
And fans will be hoping that this continues in the club’s Europa League adventure which will roll on in Portugal as Arsenal play Sporting Lisbon.
So, when the squad was announced as per Football London, many were surprised to see one particular name be part of that list.
That player is none other than the right-back Carl Jenkinson who has become something of a forgotten figure at the Emirates. After making a move in the summer of 2011, it seemed that he could become a useful squad player for the Gunners.
But a combination of injuries, poor form and the rise to prominence of Hector Bellerin meant that he found opportunities in the first team to be very limited.
Here a pic of the defender(right side) traveling along with the Arsenal squad:
Let’s go to Lisbon ✈️🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/wZda88cus8
— AUBA⚡️ (@Auba) October 24, 2018
This has resulted in the defender going on three different loan spells where two of them were spent at West Ham United and the final one was with Birmingham City.
His time at these clubs was a bit of a mixed bag. Jenkinson found some success with West Ham United where he was able to impress in patches. His time at Birmingham was one to forget as he was haunted by more injury problems.
But, he has somehow managed to survive all that and still be an Arsenal player. Even though he is a member of the team, not many people were expecting him to be a part of the squad at any moment. His inclusion goes to show that in football, anything can happen at any given time.
One cannot help but feel that this would be the last chance that Jenkinson has to prove himself as an Arsenal player. Perhaps he will get a few chances here and there and it is up to him to make use of whatever comes his way. If he is able to help the club in some form or other, he will definitely endear himself to the fans.
