Sead Kolasinac has arrived in north London, people.
Although it took him a few pre-season games to get into the swing of things in a new team, Kolasinac ran the show against Benfica in the Emirates Cup.
His debut appearance at his new home ground couldn’t have gone much better considering not only did the 24-year-old boss Benfica off the pitch, he also assisted Theo Walcott’s first goal and was involved in a couple of the others.
A refreshing skill that Kolasinac possesses is the ability to be an absolute beast who can out-muscle and knock people off the ball with ease, but he’s also good with the ball and can pick a pass out beautifully – as he proved for Walcott’s volley in the first half.
From Arsenal fans’ perspective, it makes a nice change to have a player on the pitch who doesn’t look as if he’s going to get knocked over by a sudden gust of wind.
While having world class players who dance around the pitch like gazelles is great and all, don’t get me know, it’s nice to have a balance of physicality, which is something the Gunners have lacked for a long time.
With the introduction of Granit Xhaka last season, it appears that Arsene Wenger is attempting to bolster the ranks with no-nonsense, yet young and promising players who also fit into Arsenal’s style.
At the moment, everyone at Cannon Towers is a huge fan of our Bosnian Hulk and is seems that you lot on Twitter feel very much the same.
— Sarah Mitchell (@LimerickMitch) July 29, 2017
— Ruan Leone (@Major07Leone) July 29, 2017
— thiccolas (@ricknees) July 29, 2017
— Alex Williams (@AlexSerious) July 29, 2017
Looks strong and very mobile. Think he'll be very good
— Kevin Conaghan (@ckcgunner) July 29, 2017
Looking pretty promising so far. Keeping the ball in play and assisting Theo a highlight. His general "tank-iness" also a plus.
— BrewCityGunners (@BrewCityGunners) July 29, 2017
He's a beast
— gerard hanlon (@joeybollox) July 29, 2017
He was just outstanding!!! Am confused on who to pick as the MOT between him and Reiss Nelson…..!!!
— joel duniya (@duniyajoel) July 29, 2017
Powerful, smart movement. Pleasure to watch.
— NN⁷ (@nijad_nazarli) July 29, 2017
looks the deal
— Gooner (@Gooner1AFC) July 29, 2017
Massive improvement on Monreal. Gives us more steel down that left side.
— Roy argent (@royargent) July 29, 2017