“Second half you move back a little … too much, because we were playing against a good team in Arsenal”.
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A World Cup victor with Germany, Mustafi instantly looked comfortable in his new surroundings, having more touches (94) and playing more passes (86) than anyone else on the pitch, frequently stepping up into the Saints half when he was on the ball.
They were a bit surprised by the pace and the commitment of the Premier League, and they will adapt to that.
After a disappointing start to the new season that saw us collect just one point from our first two games against Liverpool and Leicester, we picked up our first win with a well deserved 3-1 victory at Vicarage Road before the worldwide break. I think one month more to have a good level.
Arsène Wenger believes his latest signings are the final pieces in the puzzle as they look to challenge on all fronts this season.
Shkodran Mustafi had a calm, yet strong, debut in which I felt he showed the right balance between passion and aggression.
“I think he (Forster) will be okay”, said Puel.
“We have scored goals since the start of the season, but we bought one more striker because we thought we needed one more. So they are missing games”.
Mustafi has been under the radar for a long time, and eventually Arsenal secured his services. Giroud was then adjudged to have been pulled down in the area in added time prevent another frustrating afternoon for Arsenal at the Emirates. “For Tuesday, we might just have Gibbs coming back, who was not in the squad today”. “I don’t like to speak of the decision of the referee, but we have conceded, in four games in the championship, three penalties”.
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Saints went ahead through a Petr Cech own goal and had two excellent chances to retake the lead once Laurent Koscielny had equalised, substitute Shane Long missing both. “He told me about the club, and about the team”.
