That’s not great to me on two levels: One, because he seems to think that Coquelin and Cazorla is his best midfield pairing, and two, because of that, the Coqzorla pairing will be preferred until it no longer works.
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Edinson Cavani is the man entrusted with the task of carrying the hopes of PSG in the post-Zlatan Ibrahimovic era.
Martin Keown has suggested in The Daily Mail that Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud should be concerned about his place in the team.
“He’s one of the best strikers in the world and Im not anxious”, said Khelaifi said of Cavani, who has always racked up the goals but also has a habit of conjuring breathtaking misses – he squandered two golden chances to increase PSG’s lead against Arsenal before the interval.
This is where the caveats start: Wenger clearly has forgotten more about the game than I, you, or nearly anyone will ever know. But. We saw it against Southampton and now in this game, its not pretty but they did what they had to do.
Neither Cavani nor Giroud appear to be the answer to their clubs’ chronic Champions League failures.
He’ll be desperate to kick-start his season if given the chance this weekend. Perhaps Wenger’s comments were said in haste due to the rushed nature of his press conference on Friday afternoon, but it would seem nearly absurd for Xhaka to play as a box-to-box player with the likes of Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey in the team.
Yesterday, his sizzling start fizzled out quickly. It is easy to lay the blame on one player but it is the system that must be questioned. For many players it took them some time to get into the team. Unai Emery set up his team well and they came with an agenda, to press Arsenal and win the ball up high.
Iwobi could have won it for Arsenal after he found himself in space but his shot was saved well by Areola.
From the start PSG instantly showed their intentions.
Giroud is also watching helplessly as his season teeters on the brink.
Reportedly still unfit, he was left out of the starting line-up in Paris.
In Paris, the Gunners went behind after 30 seconds and alarm bells would have been ringing, but Arsenal to their credit held their nerve and forced themselves patiently back into the game to claim the draw after Alexis Sanchez’s equalizer.
It wasn’t until the 62nd minute that Giroud came on as a substitute to boost the Gunners’ attack.
Do you think Arsenal will give Wenger even more reasons to be positive today?
His persistent arguing with the referee earned him a booking two minutes from time.
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“Both of them are highly focused, and they are top, top quality”. Look, we have the roles that the keepers know.
