Wenger hits the nail on the head that it may have only been a few games for Mustafi, but he is already showing a lot of the qualities that Arsenal fans have been desperate to see at the back for years. Maybe we played a little bit with the handbrake – not enough freedom, not enough combinations, not enough pace to go in behind. “They’re a bit of a yo-yo club just now but I am hoping this season they can put things together and really work on staying in the Premier League”. Three players attacking any space left in front of the Burnley defence creates more space for Alexis Sanchez – who will likely start at nine.
“It’s the kind of game we could also have lost 1-0”. Given the Clarets defensive abilities we imagine Sean Dyche will set up in a similar vein, but we expect Arsenal’s class to tell in the end.
“We need to push ourselves more and more and its the most hard thing in football is to win”.
“The second one was big investors came in at the same time”.
The points were clearly there for Arsenal’s taking, but this was one of those afternoons when the lackadaisical approaching, the over-passing, began to increase the risk of dropped points.
Alongside the commemorative plaques and good wishes, he can add this 648th victory. “I think so”, he added. We always try, no matter what, to try the same way.
Speaking to arsenal.com, the 31-year-old was keen to ensure that his team-mates stay grounded and focused throughout the Gunners’ impressive run, the highlight of which was the 3-0 home victory over arch-rivals Chelsea in September.
The centre-back was not sure which part of his body the decisive touch came off, though. The impact of the other results today on the morale of the team could have been negative if we had not won.
With confidence high and momentum building, Arsene Wenger’s side have too readily blown these sort of opportunities previously. The BBC notes that eyebrows were raised when he bought Henry from Juventus for $14 million. We wanted to get the ball forward quickly and earn the right to score a goal.
“I haven’t seen the replay and honestly from the bench I didn’t even see the ball going in. It comes down to how consistent we will be and that is down to producing the performances every three days now”.