“Arsene Wenger is extremely experienced, he has been there, seen it and done it, but in terms of using modern methods and techniques Arsenal would be one of the pioneers of that and trying to take the game forward”, said Neil.
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“I would like to think I could manage at 66”.
“After the Manchester City game, and the mistake for the second goal, of course you question whether you will stay in the team”.
Arsenal picked up their first win of the month at the Emirates on Tuesday, comfortably overcoming a limited Dinamo Zagreb side thanks to sterling efforts from Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez.
“These are not players who have the traditional academic education that we give now to the players at 15 or 16 – they have a physio every day”.
Therefore, we believe the following line-up is the ideal choice for Arsenal.
Wenger said Sanchez was unlike the other players within his squad, who have helped Arsenal into fourth in the Premier League.
Neil feels the success of Leicester and Palace this season underlines how hard it is to make predictions in the Premier League.
A couple of weeks ago I would have played down our chances, but Arsenal losing at West Brom last weekend, and perhaps more importantly losing Francis Coquelin to injury, there’s an opportunity to get at them.
Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy is confident of survival: “All the ingredients are there”.
‘We do not fly a lot any more.
“So I have to be honest and say that I would like the kid and Olympiakos to go on, and we know that Bayern go through for sure”. He had a little hamstring alarm, but we will see how he recovers from that.
Ruddy added: “I have not been awful all season, but this is my sixth year here at the club and they bought me for £250,000, so I feel I have proved value for money over the years. I’m confident in my own ability as a goalkeeper because I’ve played at the highest level”.
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“Form is temporary. I am more than confident in myself”.
