“He was very young, he had big competition in front of him”, Wenger said this week.
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“I think you can learn a lot just analysing what he has done and how he has done it and there are certain principals – he is very strong to his beliefs and how he believes football should be played”.
After failing to break into the first team at Arsenal, Benik Afobe says he has moved on from his time at the Emirates.
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe believes his side’s improving defence is the key to their impressive form in the Premier League.
Olivier Giroud: Arsenal are misfiring so, once again, the spotlight falls on their French forward. Teenage stars in the making, such as Sergio Aguero and Romelu Lukaku, are rare and expensive. “It’s a huge part of the job”. Obviously it’s easier to go through an academy and then sign professionally at 18 or 19 years old but each player is different.
Afobe’s success, of course, came at a lower level. Scoring one (own goal) and conceding eleven in their last three. He’s showing that he’s got the quality to score goals, so it’s nice for him. By the time the 2014-15 season was out, he had outscored Kane to take the crown as the top scorer in English football.
Ahead of the visit of Arsene Wenger’s side, Howe revealed the club are still to make a decision on the fitness of Junior Stanislas, where suffered a knee injury in the 1-1 draw with Sunderland.
Arsenal after their failure to beat Southampton midweek find themselves five points off Leicester City at the top of the league table but when they kick off on Sunday they will find themselves not five points behind but eight points behind and now three points behind Tottenham as well.
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Their cause has been bolstered by the acquisition of Afobe from Wolves during the January transfer window, with the 22-year-old striker repaying Howe’s faith with three goals in his four top-flight appearances for Bournemouth. While the Cherries have won fewer home games than any team outside of the bottom three, Arsenal have not won a home game since their December 13th against Aston Villa. But perhaps there was already one in the house.
