Southampton Have Proved That They’re The Real Deal

Avid Premier League watchers might have dismissed Southampton’s top-four surge as a merely good form, especially having seen recent similar surges fade away as the season progressed - examples of this may include Newcastle and to some extent Hull City before them. However, this season, it seems as if Southampton are here to stay.

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Why Arsenal's Victory Over Southampton Was Their Best Of The Season

Before, I get bombarded with hate messages and my mother’s name is tainted with obscene curse words, at least read the whole article till its end, understand my logic and then attack me, if needs be.

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4 Defensive Midfielders That Should Be On Arsenal's Radar Next Summer

You might say that this article has no relevance or is just plain stupid considering the amount of depth Arsenal have in midfield, but just hear me out. Every club who wants to challenge for the title must have two or three players in every position capable of making the starting line up. Arsenal do have that in midfield, but when you need consistency and you look at who can actually play defensive midfield well, then you'll realise that Arsenal are quit bare in that position.

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5 Things We Learned From Arsenal's 2-0 Victory Over Southampton

Arsenal beat Southampton 2-0 yesterday to stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points. Here are five things we learned from the clash.

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Why Koscielny Deserves Credit For His Domineering Display Against Southampton

It's all well and good praising the forwards after a victory, but today in Arsenal's victory over Southampton there was one man in particular that stood out to me, and that was France international Laurent Koscielny.

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Statistical Preview: Arsenal vs Southampton

Arsenal were haunted by their former talisman as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford last time out thanks to a Robin van Persie header. Arsenal were deprived of several key starters following an illness sweeping the camp the day before the match, but Arsene Wenger will no doubt have seen many positives to take from a battling effort.

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Walcott Back For Southampton Clash, But Should He Be Thrown Straight Into The Mix?

The Southampton academy has seen the birth of many great talents over the years - Gareth Bale of Real Madrid, current trio Adam Lallana, James Ward-Prowse and Luke Shaw and Arsenal's Theo Walcott, and the latter is ready to pay them another visit this weekend. Sky Sports say that the Gunners whippet has recovered from his abdominal injury and will be available to Arsene Wenger for the tie.

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Pochettino 'In Awe' Of Wenger, But Southampton Can't Afford To Give Arsenal Too Much Respect

Mauricio Pochettino is a man on top of his game right now. Southampton sit third in the Premier League at present and have the chance to go top this weekend should results go their way, albeit with a massive goal swing, but the Argentine boss is keen to shift the light onto his opposition. Ahead of the Saints' trip to the Emirates to face Arsenal on Saturday, Pochettino has praised Arsene Wenger, saying he is 'in awe' of the Frenchman, but come kick off he cannot afford to allow his team to pay too much respect.

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Why Arsenal Cannot Afford To Underestimate Morgan Schneiderlin This Weekend

While Arsenal are in stunning form of late, on Saturday they come against the stingiest defence in the entire Premier League in Mauricio Pochettino's Southampton. The Hampshire side have conceded just five goals all season and currently sit third in the table, just three points behind the Gunners who are sitting pretty at the top.

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Why The Upcoming Period Could Make Or Break Arsenal’s Season

Arséne Wenger’s Arsenal side has surpassed all of their expectations this season, so far. The Gunners entered the season with pundits and rival fans all claiming that they would be a failure, and that their lack of significant signings would surely lead to them falling out of the top four in favour of their arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Indeed, the Gunners’ shock opening day 3-1 home defeat to Aston Villa seemed to confirm that it would be a season of doom for Arsenal, but lo and behold, it would turn out to be a whole different story.

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Player Report: Tottenham Midfielder Linked With Move Away, But What Can He Offer Potential Suitors?

With the World Cup just around the corner, there will be plenty of players looking for a move in the new year to boost their hopes of travelling with their countries to football's biggest stage. One of those men, supposedly, is Mousa Dembele of Tottenham, who has fallen out of favour at Spurs despite his pleasing statistics.

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Where Will Walcott Fit Into The Arsenal Mix When He Returns From Injury?

When Theo Walcott demanded to be played as a striker last season rather than a winger, few people took him seriously in his claims. However, the former Southampton player soon quietened the doubters when he struck 21 goals in his 43 appearances last time out. People were starting to take the England forward seriously, and then it all got pulled from beneath his feet.

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5 Surprise Contenders For Player Of The Year

This is a list that basically just evaluates which players have particularly stood out when we as fans didn't think they would. It's perhaps too early to talk of player of the season nominations, but it's a headline that people would be more attracted to than '5 players I feel are doing well so far'. Anyway, that's not important. What is important is the players I feel deserve to go on this list. Obviously there are players that will be nominated that won't make this list, the likes of Robin van Persie, Sergio Aguero and Luis Suarez, but I'm confident that if these players maintain their current form then they will be in with a chance.

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3 reasons why Southampton are flying high this season

The usual suspects are vying for the title of Premier League Champions this season: Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, and oh wait…Southampton?! How can a team that was languishing near the bottom of the table last season under the hapless Nigel Adkins be in the top four with virtually the same squad of players over a quarter of the way into the season?

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Why Southampton Pair Fully Deserve Their England Call-Up

Finally, after all the calls from Englishmen up and down the country, Adam Lallana has been called up to the Roy Hodgson's squad for the upcoming friendlies against Chile and Germany, and he has been joined by his St Mary's team-mate Jay Rodriguez. The pair may not be the most glamorous players in the Premier League, but they certainly deserve their spot in the squad, and here's why.

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