The ESPN FC crew debate whether or not Arsenal are good enough to finish third this year.

Arsenal are up to third, and Craig Burley says Unai Emery’s side can still go to another level.

Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol say Nicolas Pepe looks like “a flash in the pan” after failing to live up to the hype so far at Arsenal. Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has said he is always blamed when things go wrong at Arsenal, but that he will remain at the club until “at least 2021.”
 The former Germany international has struggled for game time this season, making just one Premier League and one Carabao Cup performance and not yet completing a full 90 minutes, but has insisted he will try to prove himself at the Emirates, rather than looking for minutes elsewhere.
“When I signed the new deal, I thought about it very carefully…

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Arsenal’s attack has always been exciting, but their inability to defend and their lack of physicality have made them harmless in top competitions.

Lee Hendrie scored in the third minute to put Aston Villa in front, but it didn’t matter. Arsenal would score and score again, and Arsenal would win. Because Arsenal always won.

Sure enough, Robert Pirès equalised from the penalty spot, and after Thierry Henry had given the home side the lead on the stroke of half-time, Pirès swept home his second goal to seal a routine 3-1 victory. “I don’t think they would have panicked at even two goals down,” beaten manager David O’Leary said. “They’ve…

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The ESPN FC crew debate whether or not Arsenal are good enough to finish third this year.

Arsenal are up to third, and Craig Burley says Unai Emery’s side can still go to another level.

Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol say Nicolas Pepe looks like “a flash in the pan” after failing to live up to the hype so far at Arsenal.
Alexandre Lacazette will make his return to training with the Arsenal first team squad next week after six weeks out due to an ankle injury, sources have told ESPN FC.
After ongoing treatment and wearing a protective boot on his right ankle, the France striker has been working hard on his own with one of the club’s physios to get back to full fitness.
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Arsenal are up to third, and Craig Burley says Unai Emery’s side can still go to another level.

David Luiz nets his first goal for the Gunners in a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.

Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol say Nicolas Pepe looks like “a flash in the pan” after failing to live up to the hype so far at Arsenal.

Craig Burley doesn’t hold back his criticism of just how poor Manchester United and Arsenal have been this season.
Shkodran Mustafi said he has become a “target” for criticism and is disappointed with comments made by former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit.
Mustafi, 27, has not featured for Arsenal in the Premier League this season, with his only appearances coming in the Europa League and Carabao Cup.
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He was guilty of a string…

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