The physiotherapist of Arsenal must do well to keep all the players fit if they are to win the League.
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Steelers beat Browns 28-12, slide into AFC playoffs
The Steelers (10-6) earned a wild-card berth as a result of their win and the Buffalo Bills’ 22-17 victory over the New York Jets. This is a lot of points to lay on a road team but the Browns aren’t going to match what Ben Roethlisberger and Co.do offensively.
Ozil himself grabbed a goal having set up Gabriel’s opener with a corner and Walcott labelled him a “special player” as he continues to lead the Gunners’ title tilt.
Jets loss to Bills sends Pittsburgh into AFC playoffs
Pettine enters with a 10-21 record , a mark made worse by the Browns’ disappointing performance on defense this season. However, a Steelers win coupled with a Jets loss to Buffalo would propel the Black and Gold into the playoff picture .
“When he was injured for a long period he worked very hard physically”, he said of Ozil.
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However, Ayatollah Khamenei said the Shia cleric had been executed for his opposition to Saudi Arabia’s Sunni rulers. Hundreds of protesters later demonstrated in front of the embassy and in a central Tehran square.
Arsenal do not play our next Premier League game for another few days but because of the new year celebrations the manager has given his pre-match press conference today for the visit of Steve McLaren and his Newcastle United side, and you can see what the Frenchman had to say on the Arsenal website. He is also controlling games single-handedly, finding space where it appeared there was none and dictating Arsenal’s tempo.
“Mesut, I gave him a one-week holiday during the global break”, Wenger was quoted as saying in the Independent.
When asked if Ozil has been the star of the Premier League season at its half-way stage, Walcott replied: “Without a doubt”.
“We have to rise above that and show that we can deal with all that and I believe we have to be guided by playing better football and being a real team in every game and show that we can be competitive”.
“Maybe when we were top these three times because the other teams did not play at full power and we did”.
One is Alexis Sanchez, who Wenger opted to play against Norwich last month despite the Chilean carrying a hamstring concern.
Arsène Wenger is confident Jack Wilshere will recover fitness and form in time to feature at Euro 2016 – and he believes the Arsenal midfielder could even be part of an England squad who win the tournament.
“There are types of players, sometimes the most technical players, it looks like it demands less energy for them to play – it is just natural for them”, he added.
“When you come into a new team and environment you need to get the balance right but everyone knows his strengths now and he is really fitting in”.
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“If things go well, they have a bunch of young players … If you want to reach the best in the game, you’ve got to play the best”.
