The Importance Of Per Mertesacker To Arsenal

The final player of my five player special is Per Mertesacker - the Big Friendly German, as Arsenal fans refer to him as, which, whatever way you look at it, it's ironic because he is a scary player. His considerable frame alone is enough to put off some attackers.

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The Importance Of Theo Walcott To Arsenal

I've been inspired by yesterday's post for my three video blogs for today because I love pointing out, and almost realising myself on some occasions, how important a player is to a team. Today I have a visual aid to assist me, and the player who I have chosen is Theo Walcott. The 24-year-old has been at the centre of criticism for most of his career at Arsenal after bursting on to the scene as a 16-year-old. The reason for this is, until last season, he was very inconsistent and fans started to worry that all of the potential he had as a 16-year-old was already reached by the age of 23/24. However, last season he proved many critics wrong by being Arsenal's top goal scorer with 14 goals. He also grabbed 12 assists in the Premier League also.

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The Importance Of Mesut Ozil For Arsenal

This is a follow on from my Tomas Rosicky post about the importance of some players in a team. With the arrival of Mesut Ozil I feel that his importance off the pitch could be just as important as on it. When you pay over £40 million for a player you expect to get your money's worth, and with Ozil you definitely get your money's worth.

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Why Arsenal Should Have Looked Elsewhere During The Transfer Window

It would seem that Mesut Ozil’s move to Arsenal was seen as the biggest of the transfer window, and if you think this you would probably be right. But was it a smart move from Arsenal?

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Real Madrid's Loss Is Arsenal's Gain

After several months of inactivity on the transfer front, with the exception of the free transfer signings of Sanogo and Flamini, Arsenal fans finally had a marquee signing to cheer about, and it did come quite out of the blue.

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A Light-hearted Look At Mesut Ozil

In this post I will be having a light-hearted look at Arsenal new boy Mesut Ozil and his most distinguishing feature; his eyes.

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Why Signing Mathieu Flamini Was A Wise Move For Arsenal

After looking at Yaya Sangogo in my previous article, I thought I'd have a closer look at Arsenal's French midfielder Mathieu Flamini. Now if your memory serves you well, you will remember the name Mathieu Flamini as the player had previously spent time in the Premier League. In fact, he spent his previous time with Arsenal, when the Gunners had a midfield which included Alex Hleb, Francesc Fabregas and Tomas Rosicky. This time round, though, the Frenchman will be playing alongside Mesut Ozil, Santi Cazorla, Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey to name a few. It's a change, yes, but the quality of players around him remains the same, if not better.

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A Closer Look At Arsenal Striker Yaya Sanogo

With the summer transfer window now firmly shut, it's a good time to reflect on the summer that Arsenal had - a reflection which could have been much, much worse had Wenger not splashed the cash on Mesut Ozil on deadline day. Arsenal only made three other signings this summer, spending £0 in the process - except the loan fee for Emiliano Viviano and the compensation that was paid to Auxerre for Yaya Sanogo.

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Why Arsenal And Everton Came Out On Top On Transfer Deadline Day

Take a breather. Relax. Sit back and try to decompress from what was one of the most ridiculous days of the year; transfer deadline day.

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Arsenal should play to their strengths - a tactical look at the Gunners

Whilst the Gonzalo Higuain story continues to rumble on, and the Argentine appears no closer to a move to the Emirates than he did about a month ago, what type of formation will Arsene Wenger use this season, regardless of whether the club manages to sign the striker or not?

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Mezut Ozil: the power of the nutmeg (Video)

If you don't know about Mezut Ozil then you should definitely get to know.

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The Bundesliga: Everybody's second favourite league in 2013/14 (Video)

This week’s announcement that Pep Guardiola will be re-starting his already illustrious managerial career in the Bundesliga as opposed to the Premier League next season appears to have shocked many football journalists and supporters on our shores, who fully expected Guardiola to take a seat in the dugout vacated by either Rafa Benitez or Roberto Mancini. However, should we be so surprised that Pep has elected to test himself in Germany?

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Is Wilfried Zaha really worth £15 million? (Video)

The young attacker is set to leave this window, but can he justify his hefty price tag?

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Scary goalposts (Video)

The goalpost can sometimes be an enemy, sometimes a saviour, and sometimes even a physical threat

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Barcelona Vs Real Madrid - Going Forward

In the second part, we look at the options that both squads have going forward.

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