On 18 April 2019, Lacazette scored a wonderful World Wave free kick to help Arsenal beat Napoli 1-0 away from home and advance to the Europa League semi-finals, which was Ramsey's last game for Arsenal, after which he ended the season early due to injury.
In fact, although Lacazette has never been a prolific goalscorer at Arsenal, it is not that he will not score goals, a few seasons ago he was still the winner of Arsenal's Player of the Year Award, I don't know how it became like this, Arsenal was once one of the strongest teams in the Premier League, with Oba and Raqqa, but did not expect the two to end up like this...
Ramsey is also a pity, if it is not Ramsey's early reimbursement that season, maybe the Europa League can still be expected, which is ramsey's last highlight at Arsenal.
Speaking of Rashin, he is currently on loan at Wanderer and is injured again, and the current news is that Rangers will not buy him out.
According to Orbinho, Arsenal have not been able to keep a clean sheet in four consecutive Premier League games since April 2021.
In addition, Arsenal have lost only 1 of their last 4 Premier League visits to Stamford Bridge: 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss.
In fact, Arsenal has long been afraid of Chelsea, Arteta has also improved the winning rate of the strong team since taking office, but now is different from the past, the current state of away to the Blues, it is really impossible to be optimistic, can get 1 point is quite good.
Chelsea have just finished playing the FA Cup semi-final, theoretically a day shorter than Arsenal's rest, and they have recently played double-legged for a week, but the Blues' bench strength is not arsenal-like, and the players on their bench feel like they can play at Arsenal, which is the Gunners' biggest shortcoming: there is no room for rotation.
Arteta recently praised Erdegaard's attitude and efforts on the training ground, saying that he sometimes even had to intervene to prevent the Norwegians from practicing.
In an interview with Norwegian media OUTLET TV2, Arteta said: "Erdegaard has a special passion for football. He wants to talk about football, he wants to get better, he wants to know why something happens on the pitch, he's very open-minded.
Erdegaard will do anything to get to the level he can reach, and this season he has improved so much that I even have to shout a halt at times. In addition to those other trainings, Erdegaard would practice in the afternoon and in the evening, and you had to stop him, and Erdegaard just wanted more. ”
I think this is the attitude and professionalism that a top player needs to have, Erdegaard has played for Real Madrid, where the competition is not about playing, you only have to work hard to stand out, don't talk about talent, the players who can mix with Real Madrid are not mediocre (just look at personal development and coaches).
Although Erdegaard has performed modestly recently, I personally still firmly believe that this is a good deal, a deal suitable for Arsenal, with his age and attitude, there is still room for improvement in the future, Erdegaard will come out of the shadows, in fact, the main problem now is that the whole team is not functioning well.
Lacazette was recently interviewed by Canal+, and the striker talked a lot about it.
Reporter: What does your captainship mean?
I'm proud that this is probably one of the seasons where I've had the most responsibilities at Arsenal and I think I'm mature enough to be captain now. I maintain a great relationship between the team and the staff and I try to give my peers the most confidence.
Last year, I told Saka to play the way he wanted and if the team lost, I would stand up and take responsibility and he didn't have to worry. And then he told me after scoring a goal in a game: "When you tell me those words, it really relieves me. ”
Reporter: Do you feel the confidence of your teammates?
I really felt it, and I felt the same way they would listen. When I give instructions, when I speak, I feel like they're all focused, so that's great, my current identity (captain) is different.
Personally, I think Raqqa has fulfilled his duty to unite the team, he tries to help his teammates on the field, and he is indeed a good team player, but now I don't know why he has completely lost the ability to shoot, is it because the task of planning is too much to change the role for a while?
Also, I don't think Lacazette should be the captain, I don't understand why After Oba left the team, Arteta gave the captain's armband to Raqqa, not to mention how he performed, Raqqa is the one whose contract is about to expire, is this appropriate...
So although it is a fact that the team is short of manpower now, and it is also a fact that Raqqa is not in good shape, Arteta still has to take more responsibility, it is he who cleaned up Aubameyang and then kept Raqqa whose contract is about to expire, it is he who provides him with the main position regardless of whether Raqa performs well or badly, and it is also he who gives the captain's armband to Raqqa, in fact, there is a better choice.
Oba himself should not have been the captain, but Arteta did not grasp the opportunity of Oba to leave the team to re-select the captain, and it is time to choose a long-term captain in the summer.
The Telegraph Newcastle reporter LE news that Arsenal did not want to buy Guimarães in January, they just did not have the financial resources to compete with Newcastle for this midfielder at that time.
Le wrote in his own article: "Guimarães' advisers were aware of the interest from Arsenal and Juve at the time, and they also had informal talks.
But these clubs, like other suitors, don't have that much money to spend in January, and Newcastle have money, which is key. Other teams wanted to wait until the summer, but Newcastle had been pushing the door hard in January, and eventually it opened. ”
This is actually a complicated question.
Arsenal are indeed interested in Guimarães, and it may be that they want to wait until the summer to make plans, but it is not necessarily that they do not have the money to buy Guimarães, because the team has quoted Vlahovic in January, which shows that it is not without money, but that the money is only willing to be spent on certain targets, and Arsenal is not willing to spend the money in advance for others.
But the problem is that in the end Arsenal did not buy anyone, and Guimarães played better in the Premier League, and the Gunners were short of major generals in midfield, so it has to be said that the team's strategy in January is currently very risky, and it is natural to have nothing to say about qualifying for the Champions League.