“He managed to get the players in the end”. We needed to be patient and maybe as well make sure we did not concede a goal.
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Ramsey has suffered with plenty of injuries during his time with Arsenal and will be hugely disappointed with another setback.
“He did well”, Wenger said.
There had been some doubts that Arsene Wenger believed the new striker wasn’t quite ready for the new style of play and physicality of the game in England, however Lucas’ solo run that ended in a goal proved to many that he definitely offers Arsenal something new when driving forward with the ball.
The Gunners boss made 11 changes from the weekend, Kieran Gubbs was given the captain’s armband and Wenger was pleased to see his side come through a tough ask, as well as witnessing the strength and depth of this current squad of players. Chasing the ball away on the left, Perez outmuscled Michael Mancienne off the ball before nudging it past Stojkovic.
The Dane’s move to the City Ground took many by surprise, particularly Arsene Wenger who did acknowledge his need to try to get his career back on track. Individually, it’s good because he can convince people that he has the level to play for us and it will help himself as well to grow in belief.
“But I think we deserved one or two goals, it’s very disappointing for my players because they gave everything and did a lot of running but football is a technical sport and Arsenal had better technique than us”.
“The sooner you can integrate Xhaka into the team, the way he plays, he will have an imprint on the team”.
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Both men stamped their mark on the Gunners 4-0 EFL Cup victory over Nottingham Forest last night; the Swiss breaking the deadlock with his second long-range goal in a matter of days and the Spaniard opening his Arsenal account with a clinical brace.
