Lee Hurley Archives: 09/2016

Well, it’s that time of year again when we see what youngsters Arsene Wenger is going to throw into action in the Sponsorless League cup.

Nicklas Bendtner has called an end to the nonsense which saw him dubbed ‘The Lord’ by many Arsenal fans, granting him a cult status he never deserved.

Arsenal have reportedly sent scouts to watch Oguzhan Ozyakup as rumours linking Arsenal with a move refuse to die.

Arsene Wenger revealed that Theo Walcott is still not fully physically fit.

Alex Iwobi thought he’d got his name on the Arsenal scoresheet again, this time against Hull, only to have the goal taken away from him by Alexis Sanchez’s quick reactions.

Granit Xhaka arrived in the Premier League in style on Saturday against Hull as he spanked home a belter after coming on as a second half sub and it’s a goal he will never forget

Granit Xhaka is hoping that his thunderbolt against Hull will be the first of many as he looks to ingratiate himself with the Arsenal faithful.

On the face of it, Mesut Ozil looked like he had another off afternoon against Hull, but when you drill down into his performance, the opposite is actually true.

Alex Iwobi thought he’d scored again for Arsenal against Hull on Saturday, but Alexis was soon claiming it. Arsene Wenger thinks it belongs to Iwobi, so is he right? We take a closer look.

Santi Cazorla wheeled out some skills during Arsenal’s win over Hull.

Granit Xhaka hit a belter to score his first for Arsenal, but how far did it travel and how fast was it going?

On Saturday, as Arsenal spanked Hull, Diemerci Mbokani won a penalty against Arsenal employing the technique perfected by Manchester United and England’s Wayne Rooney.

Arsene Wenger and Mike Phelan both spoke to the media after the Gunner’s 4-1 at the KCOM on Saturday afternoon.

We often talk about Hector Bellerin’s ability to get up and down the flank but often, we leave Nacho Monreal out of that conversation.

Since Shkodran Mustafi arrived at Arsenal we’ve been looking closely at his passing stats given that he arrived with a reputation as a ball-playing centreback.

Another weekend, another game, another chance to get a predicted lineup completely wrong.

Arsenal’s game against PSG was annoying in it’s predictability but Santi Cazorla worked his pass magic to help Arsenal to a point.

There wasn’t much to cheer about in Arsenal’s game against PSG but they somehow managed to get themselves a draw and Mustafi stood out once again with his passing ability.

Arsenal got their Champions League campaign for 16/17 underway in familiar fashion with an underwhelming performance against a side they had reasonable expectations of beating.

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