“I feel very well [alongside Granit Xhaka]”.
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Against Watford, there was a calm professionalism and clinical finishing which indicates that after the loss to Liverpool and last week’s draw at Leicester, Arsenal are getting back to where they need to be in all departments.
Arsenal’s next Premier League game will be against Southampton on 10 September, a two-week break that somewhat slows the momentum the players appeared to be building.
Arsenal secured their first league win of the season on Saturday when they won 3-1 away to Watford, and will use the global break to strengthen their squad with a couple of signings.
Asked if Ozil’s presence had made a difference for the Gunners, Wenger replied: “Especially in the first half”. I think what we’ve seen from him today is what we want from him, to give assists but he is going to score goals.
“‘We are not capable in the end to maintain completely for 90 minutes exactly the same intensity physically, but overall it’s a very encouraging performance and a good win”.
“A club that always plays up there, always in Europe too – and what was also important to me, its that I’ve taken a step forward”.
“Mesut is almost there, not completely but he just goes again so for us the break is not welcome”, he added.
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The 24-year-old is set to sign for the Gunners from Valencia this week on a five-year deal for a fee which could rise to £35m, with Arsene Wenger revealing deals for the Germany global and Lucas Perez are nearly complete. “We had two hard away games (against Leicester City and Watford) but today I believe we had a good, solid performance”, Wenger said. “Like everybody else, we are going to fight to win every game to be in the mix until the last kick. The organisational things are still missing and two starting players were out last-minute and this really didn’t help”, Mazzarri said. Pereyra has scored on his debut and that will give him confidence.
