Didier Drogba may no longer play for Chelsea but he is still finding ways to torment Arsene Wenger and Arsenal. I’ve just understood what the All-Star week is here.
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The second half revealed a startling reversal of roles as the All-Stars sent multiple substitutions on and capitalized on the momentum from Drogba’s stoppage time goal.
During a postgame press conference following a 2-1 defeat of the MLS All-Stars on Thursday, Wenger confirmed the team was seeking to add one more attacking player.
“I want to say I’m lucky, but when you score 16 goals against them, it’s not luck anymore”. He knows what he’s doing. “I’ll be patient until I get it”. With Olivier Giroud unlikely to feature in Arsenal’s opening Premier League game of the season against Liverpool in two weeks’ time and Danny Welbeck ruled out until February, Wenger is keen on signing another striker, especially given Theo Walcott’s alarming slump in form that continued with a poor display in San Jose. “For me it is a good opportunity as well to see many young players”.
Didier Drogba remains a unsafe player who continues to haunt Arsenal, Arsene Wenger said after the 38-year-old scored against the Gunners yet again.
“I thought he was brilliant”.
Joel Campbell had given the Gunners the lead from the penalty spot after 11 minutes, the Costa Rican converting after winning the spot-kick himself by drawing a rash challenge from Montreal Impact defender Laurent Ciman.
“I’ve been here since last season and you can see that every time we bring in a player, it’s a player we need, and the manager believes he improves the team. In the first half, we did well in keeping possession and going very quickly on transitions behind, and had good penetrating runs in the final third”. “The games all the people expect us to win, we have to win them and respond as well in the big games”.
So, in the name of scrutiny, here is the grade for Holding’s debut performance.
There was a scare for the MLS team in the 22nd minute, when Dallas star Kellyn Acosta collided with Francis Coquelin. “Exceptionally strong. Look at the results for the MLS All-Star Games made in the recent years”.
One thing that many failed to notice after the game was the fact that Rob Holding played the full 90 minutes in San Jose – the only player to do so. The constraints within the Premier League are less and less about pure finances.
Striker Akpom, who spent last season on loan at Hull City, settled the contest in the 87th minute when he tapped in a Nacho Monreal pass from close range.
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“Your stomach settles and you feel good”.
