Lee Hurley Archives: 09/2016

Aaron Ramsey and Laurent Koscielny both trained with Arsenal today ahead of the Champions League match against PSG, however the Welshman is not expected to make the trip.

Santi Cazorla hailed Laurent Koscielny after the Arsenal captain’s amazing overhead kick pulled Arsenal into the game against Southampton.

Laurent Koscielny is facing a race against the clock to get his face fit for the opening Champions League game of the season in Paris.

Arsenal will pose a tougher test for Paris Saint-Germain than Chelsea have in previous seasons, according to defensive midfielder Thiago Motta.

Arsenal are in 12th place across Europe for the amount of money spent on transfers between 2010 and 2016, just above Tottenham in 13th place, but some way off Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United who take the top three places.

Shkodran Mustafi arrived at Arsenal with a big price tag and a reputation as a ball playing centreback, so is he? Is that what we saw against Southampton on Saturday at the Emirates?

Abou Diaby has admitted that he doesn’t feel quite back to his 2010 best and that it will take him a little time to get back there.

According to West Ham manager Slaven Bilić, AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca rejected a move to the Hammers earlier this summer as he was waiting for a potential move to Arsenal.

Shkodran Mustafi made his first start for the club in what was an assured performance at right-centre back alongside Laurent Koscielny.

Along with Shkodran Mustafi, Lucas was handed his Arsenal debut as Arsene Wenger rested Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud after their midweek travels (and with one eye on PSG on Tuesday.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, PSG’s coach, Unai Emery, was spotted at the Emirates on Saturday as Arsenal left it late to beat Southampton.

Arsenal are reportedly closing in on agreeing five-year deals with both Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, making a mockery of reports that we see sporadically that the duo want to leave.

Arsenal will open talks with Jack Wilshere in December over a new deal according to Arsene Wenger himself.

Theo, Theo, Theo, what are we to do with you?

Arsenal may not have had a proper captain start a league match since some time in 2014, but Per Mertesacker has had his portrait placed on the captain’s wall despite being sidelined until the last six months of his contract.

Laurent Koscielny’s overhead kick did more than break Saints’ hearts and liven up the stalling ones of Gooners everywhere, it also gave him a place in Arsenal history.

Arsenal fans are claiming the penalty they won on Saturday against Southampton when Nacho Monreal had clearly fouled Shane Long just moments earlier was justice for what happened last season.

With all the talk of Arsenal needing a clinical goalscorer, it is perhaps quite surprising to see that they have the best goal conversion rate in the Premier League.

Shkodran Mustafi was delighted with the win against Southampton and his first chance to play in front of the Arsenal home crowd after he made his debut on Saturday.

Mesut Ozil is no fool, he knows what happened on Saturday against Southampton.