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Not All Doom And Gloom

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Our season summed up in a picture  Despite the larger perception from outsiders and rival fans (trollers too) that it's been a torrid season for arsenal there has been some notable positives.Most notably our young guns . Here I look at some of the best performing young players so far. 1.BUKAYO SAKA #77  At just 18 yrs Bukayo Saka has arguably been the shining light of a largely dull season.The 18 year old was over the years regarded as a talent for the future but no one could imagine the impact he would have on our season. According to www.transfermarket.com Saka is valued at 20 million pounds .His impressive form has seen him notch  3goals and 11assists  in 30 appearances for arsenal this season.Saka's main strength is his crossing ability coupled up with a lethal left foot.His upturn in form coincided with Mikel arteta's appointment as arsenal manager and despite playing in an unfamiliar Left back position Saka proved his worth. With Kieran Tierney's return Saka ha...

Fragile Brittle Arsenal

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ARSENAL has become a club synonymous with injuries be it Niggly injuries or freakish injury like Bernd Leno's .  Here I take a look at arsenal's  recent injury woos.  We might all recall this injury....Ramsey's injury at Stoke which almost ended his career . It's almost become the norm at arsenal that our players get these injuries and so far no inquiries been made. Mathew Debuchy was a tough tackling RB who after joining arsenal incurred constant shoulder,Hamstring and thigh issues. Laurent Koscienly,Santi Cazorla and Per Mertesecker are other examples of unfulfilled potential as a result of injuries. Cazorla has since returned to Spanish top flight at Villareal and at 34 is fit and perfoming even better and has returned  to Spanish national team.  Let me come to more recent memory ......Rob Holding and Hector Bellerin.Its not hard to see that these two players have not been the same since both had Cruciate Ligament injuries. Holding was out for 248 days from 5...