Player focus – Ozil – From sick to slick
Mesut Ozil was subbed on for the injured Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain early in the first half and didn’t disappoint.
Mesut Ozil was subbed on for the injured Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain early in the first half and didn’t disappoint.
Aaron Ramsey managed to score his second goal of the season against Lincoln
Despite a slow start, Alexis Sanchez finished Arsenal’s 5-0 FA Cup win over Lincoln as the best player on the pitch – nothing new there.
When Francis Coquelin was brought on in the 72nd minute against Bayern Munich for Aaron Ramsey, Arsenal fans everywhere internally groaned.
Theo Walcott was Arsenal’s second highest rated player on Who Scored, behind Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but why doesn’t he play like that all the time?
Despite generally being Arsenal’s best player, Alexis Sanchez’s performance against Bayern Munich is one many, the Chilean included, would like to forget.
Theo Walcott joined the prestige club of players that have scored 100 goals for Arsenal.
While there’s no doubt that Alex Iwobi has a tonne of potential, Arsenal’s 3-1 loss away to Liverpool highlighted once again that the 20-year-old still has a lot to prove when it comes to big games.
When Francis Coquelin is the only Arsenal player to have a shot on target the entire first half against Liverpool, you know you’ve got problems.
Despite Arsenal performing pretty terribly against Liverpool, at least Danny Welbeck started and scored.
After Arsenal found themselves 2-0 down at halftime against Liverpool, it was up to Alexis Sanchez to save the day… again.
Olivier Giroud gave a rather forgettable performance against Liverpool.
Following confirmation from Lucas’s agent that he doesn’t want to leave Arsenal, but is unhappy with his lack of game time, the Spaniard got the nod for the Gunner’s FA Cup clash against Sutton United.
Jeff Reine-Adelaide got his third FA Cup start of the season against Sutton United in the FA Cup and it wasn’t his best performance.
Arsenal’s 5-1 loss away to Bayern Munich probably wasn’t David Ospina’s finest 90 minutes yet he didn’t actually have too bad a game compared to the rest of the team.
It was no coincidence that as soon as Laurent Koscielny was subbed off at the start of the second half against Bayern Munich, everything fell to pieces.
A 2-0 home victory was the ideal way to bounce back from last week’s frustrations, and Arsenal’s defensive solidity seems to have returned – somewhat.
Alex Iwobi wasn’t at his free-flowing best throughout in a frustrating afternoon for the 20-year-old.
Despite being Arsenal’s highest rated player on WhoScored.com (9.0) after scoring a brace against Hull City, Alexis Sanchez still wasn’t in top gear at the Emirates on Saturday.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain once again had a terrific match in the centre against Hull City on Saturday.