Arsenal legend Ian Wright has criticised the current Gunners side for lacking a winning mentality and only believing in their own publicity following the club’s defeat to West Ham.
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“He was playing in a vital position to protect the back four and did it impeccably”, the Scot said on Sky Sports. “For a 16-year-old it borders on the ridiculous”. We can only blame ourselves for today’s game.
West Ham host Leicester in their next EPL fixture on Sunday (NZ time).
The most impressive things about the Hammers on Sunday was their defending as a team.
He has also played for England up to under-17 level and captained England at this summer’s European Under-17 Championships in Bulgaria, where The Three Lions were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Russian Federation.
Brendan Rodgers came under fire from fans after finishing sixth last season, and the Liverpool boss invested heavily in a wealth of attacking options tasked with increasing the number of goals scored from last season’s paltry 52. I’ve said that before already, especially after the Community Shield game.
Wenger will have to expect that his side takes more responsibility and understand the importance of a good start. On the two aspects of our game, going forward and defending, overall we were punished. “He will have ups and downs but the boy has basically got everything”. “Where he is at his age, he has done exactly what he needs to do”.
Premier League holders Chelsea also kick-started the new league campaign with a surprising result as Jose Mourinho’s men drew 2-2 with Swansea City at Stamford Bridge. It is good, he was great, so me being compared to him is an honour really.
The tournament runs from October 17 to November 8, but Oxford is unlikely to be denied the chance to keep playing for West Ham if he remains part of the first-team squad.
Oxford is not the youngest Premier League debutant at 16 years 236 days. The kid’s not only broken some phenomenal records and played the game, he was outstanding.
He flapped at a Dimitri Payet free-kick shortly before the break leaving midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate to head into the net.
Arsenal made a bright start, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain volleying the ball over the bar from outside the box.
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“I am very proud of him”, added Bilic. “There aren’t too many world class players around and available – It’s the same for centre-halves”, he told talkSPORT. But I’m pretty certain he’ll save more points than he loses for the Gunners.
