Player focus: Theo Walcott continues to shine with superb brace v Basel
Theo Walcott put on another superb display in the Champions League against Basel on Wednesday night, scoring a brace and tearing the visitor’s defence apart.
Player focus Archives: 09/2016
Player focus: Alexis Sanchez puts in silky performance v Chelsea
It was another excellent performance from the talented Chilean, who showed his world class quality in a number of different situations against a Chelsea side who came but were ultimately unprepared for Alexis’ tireless running and admirable workrate.
Player focus: Theo ‘Big Game’ Walcott puts in another top performance v Chelsea
Theo Walcott loves a goal against Chelsea and Saturday evening was no different as he put in another brilliant performance to help secure a 3-0 win.
Player focus: Hungry Alex Iwobi proves he’s Arsenal first team material v Hull
Although Alex Iwobi’s performances for Arsenal are still a little rough around the edges, his display against Hull was hugely exciting.
Player focus: Mustafi puts in another solid display v Hull City
Shkodran Mustafi appears to be adapting to the Premier League and his partnership with Laurent Koscielny is developing nicely.
Player focus: Walcott produces mixed performance at Hull
The Arsenal winger played 87 minutes against Hull mainly as an inside forward rather than a classic winger and produced a mixed performance.
Player focus: Giroud makes most of his short game time against PSG
Olivier Giroud managed to do a lot with his 30 minutes on the pitch against PSG on Tuesday, including getting sent off.
Stats: Santi passes Arsenal to a point
Arsenal’s game against PSG was annoying in it’s predictability but Santi Cazorla worked his pass magic to help Arsenal to a point.
Player focus: Ospina gamble saves Arsenal point v PSG
It was a controversial decision to pick David Ospina over Petr Cech for Arsenal’s Champions League clash against PSG but one that ultimately paid off.
Player focus: Alexis not a striker but scores huge goal for Arsenal v PSG
Another game, another day when Arsene Wenger attempted to play Alexis Sanchez as a lone striker in the first half and it simply didn’t work.
Player focus: Shkodran Mustafi’s debut assessed
Shkodran Mustafi made his first start for the club in what was an assured performance at right-centre back alongside Laurent Koscielny.
Player focus – Lucas Perez’s debut assessed
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.
Player focus: Theo Walcott doesn’t out-Theo himself against Southampton
Theo Walcott had an interesting game overall against Southampton, combining his attacking work with a very good defensive work ethic, something that we do not always see from him.