Shkodran Mustafi – Football Scout

Arsenal’s Mustafi: Petit ‘criticism will haunt me for the rest of my career’

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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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Mustafi: Arsenal’s defence has done a good job

Steve Nicol says it’s tragic for Henrikh Mkhitaryan to be forced to miss out on the Europa League final in Baku due to safety concerns.
Shkodran Mustafi insists Arsenal’s defence is “doing its job” despite its poor record over the season.

Mustafi has been a regular in an Arsenal backline that conceded 51 goals in the Premier League this season, the most in the top five and more than twice as many as Manchester City and Liverpool, keeping just eight clean sheets.

However the top two were the only sides who scored more than them over the season, so given they only missed a place in the top four by a single point, a strong case…

Emery hits back at Arsenal fans over Mustafi criticism

With the race for top four in Premier League heating up, Unai Emery explains how difficult it’ll be for Arsenal to secure a spot in Europe’s elite next season.

Former Arsenal striker Paul Mariner takes Unai Emery to task for his starting XI in Arsenal’s defeat against Crystal Palace at the Emirates.

English Premier League: Wilfried Zaha (61′) Arsenal 1-2 Crystal Palace Arsenal manager Unai Emery has hit out at criticism of under-fire defender Shkodran Mustafi, telling fans that he “doesn’t agree” with personal insults towards the German international or any of his players.

Mustafi was at fault for two Crystal Palace goals as Arsenal fell to a 3-2 home defeat last Sunday, first losing striker Christian Benteke at a free-kick before allowing Wilfried Zaha to race through to score Palace’s second, and has been questioned for his performances in recent weeks. 

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Arsenal’s Emery a concern, Mustafi ‘king of blunders’ – Petit

Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw his penalty stifled late by Hugo Lloris as the 185th North London derby ends in a 1-1 draw at Wembley.

Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris delve into the crazy finish to the North London derby, where Lloris denied Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the last moments.

Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw his penalty stifled late by Hugo Lloris as the 185th North London derby ends in a 1-1 draw at Wembley.

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English Premier League: Harry Kane (75′) Tottenham 1-1 Arsenal
Unai Emery’s management style is a “concern” while Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi is the “king of blunders,” according to club legend Emmanuel Petit.
Emery sprang a surprise for Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham on Saturday, handing Mustafi a right-back role, and the defender conceded the penalty that allowed Harry Kane to rescue a point.
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“I was surprised to see Mustafi picked for that game, because he is after all the king of blunders,” Petit told RMC.
“Even though it shouldn’t have been a…

Mustafi 5/10, Koscielny 8/10 as Arsenal hang on to win at Huddersfield

Arsenal were unconvincing again after a scrappy 2-1 win at Huddersfield.

Arsenal survived a late scare as they beat struggling Huddersfield 2-1. A deflected strike from Alex Iwobi and a tap-in for Alexandre Lacazette were ultimately enough fo…

Shkodran Mustafi, Mesut Ozil struggle as Arsenal have win streak snapped

Arsenal are flying high and have scored some brilliant goals of recent. Can they carry this run of play into title contention?
LONDON — Arsenal’s 11-game winning streak came to an end as Luka Milivojevic’s two penalties gave Crystal Palace a 2-2 draw against the Gunners on Sunday at Selhurst Park.
Milivojevic leveled in the 83rd minute after Granit Xhaka was adjudged to have fouled Wilfried Zaha in the box.

The Serbia international had put the hosts ahead just before the half-time break, but Arsenal came back through a stunning free kick by Xhaka and an tap-in by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Arsenal got away with a clear…

Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, Shkodran Mustafi answer questions set by spin of the wheel

In a little deviation from the norm, Arsenal recently had teammates Mesut Ozil and Shkodran Mustafi interview each other using random topics selected by a "wheel of fate"-type contraption.
The two players took turns spinning the wheel …

Arsenal’s Shkodran Mustafi won’t face FA action for goal celebration vs. Cardiff

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette both score as Arsenal had to beat back Cardiff City twice to claim all three points.

Arsenal’s Unai Emery feels his side must work harder to cut out errors that cost them to concede two goals in their win over Cardiff.
The FA has opted not to take action against Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi over his goal celebration in a 3-2 victory against Cardiff on Sunday.
Mustafi ran toward Granit Xhaka and crossed his arms over his chest with his hands intertwined in a gesture that resembles the double-headed eagle on Albania’s flag after he opened the scoring with a powerful header against Cardiff.
The gesture was also performed by Xhaka and his Switzerland teammate Xherdan Shaqiri — who like Mustafi are of Albanian…

Koscielny’s injury makes revamping the back four at Arsenal even more imperative

Will Arsenal’s next manager be able to take the current crop of players to new heights or is a complete overhaul on the way for the Gunners?

The FC pundits are asked if they have any empathy for Arsene Wenger as his tenure as manager will end in a meaningless game against Huddersfield.

The former Gunners centre back Phillippe Senderos says the Frenchman will be impossible to replace.
Seeing Laurent Koscielny being carried off on a stretcher with his face in tears added more gloom to Arsenal’s loss to Atletico Madrid on Thursday.
What was already a sad ending to Arsene Wenger’s reign as Arsenal manager was made even more depressing by the fact that Koscielny is now set to miss the World Cup with a torn Achilles tendon.
But Arsenal have precious little time to feel sorry for themselves or the centre-back, who has been the lynchpin of Arsenal’s defence since his arrival in 2010….

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