Craig Burley credits Arsenal for their perseverance in fighting back to defeat Aston Villa, but says Unai Emery’s side have many areas to improve.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang found the goal Arsenal needed to make a thrilling 3-2 comeback win against Aston Villa, despite the Gunners being a man down.
Arsenal staged a stunning comeback to win 3-2 against an Aston Villa side that will be wondering how they managed to come away from the Emirates Stadium pointless.
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The most remarkable part of Arsenal’s win was that they managed it while playing incredibly poorly, and with 10 men. Nicolas Pepe, meanwhile, will be a relieved man after opening his Gunners account from the penalty spot.
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Arsenal have defensive work to be getting on with on the training ground; both Aston Villa goals…
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ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens discusses the tale of two halves for Arsenal in their come-from-behind victory over Aston Villa.
Shaka Hislop explains why Arsene Wenger would only be a short-term appointment for any club considering hiring the legendary manager.
Arsene Wenger will take up a job at FIFA in the coming weeks, as he continues to wait for an offer from a club…
Stewart Robson warns Arsenal will continue to give goals away if they don’t adjust to teams’ high presses when they try to play out of the back.
Shaka Hislop slams Unai Emery for his lack of leadership and Arsenal for their calamitous play out of the back in their draw against Watford.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan expresses how he hopes to turn a new leaf with AS Roma after “hard times” at Arsenal.
Arsenal boss Unai Emery said he has left Mesut Ozil out of the squad for the Europa League group stage trip to Eintracht Frankfurt because the German midfielder needs a rest, despite having only played 71 minutes of football this season.
Ozil, 30, made his first appearance of the campaign in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Watford on Sunday, where he started and was replaced on 71 minutes by Reiss Nelson.
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Paul Mariner analyses Mesut Ozil’s struggles at Arsenal and whether the club should move on from the German midfielder.
Arsenal teenager Bukayo Saka scored a lovely goal and set up two more as the Gunners beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 in their Europa League Group F opener in Germany on Thursday night.
An entertaining end-to-end first half saw both teams miss quality chances before Arsenal opened the scoring on a 38th minute counter-attack with Joseph Willock firing home with the help of a wicked deflection to beat Kevin Trapp.
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Arsenal backup goalkeeper Emiliano…
Paul Mariner analyses Mesut Ozil’s struggles at Arsenal and whether the club should move on from the German midfielder.
ESPN’s Alexis Nunes and Julien Laurens discuss the factors that will make or break Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes.
Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola insists he will continue to back his players after they believed in him during his first season in charge.
Former Liverpool star Steve Nicol says Manchester City have no choice but to play with three defenders now that John Stones joins Aymeric Laporte with an injury.
“Playing out from the back,” the principle whereby teams begin passing moves from deep in their defensive third, has become increasingly popular but has yielded mixed results.
There is risk attached to adopting the tactic, particularly against teams that are using a high intensity pressing game to nullify it, but there are myriad tactical reasons why playing out from the back can be advantageous.
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