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Arsenal FC – Mathieu Flamini More Important Than Mesut Ozil
Without Mesut Ozil, Arsenal aren’t sudden title contenders and league leaders in the Premier League, but they weren’t exactly short on creativity in the midfield before his arrival. However, bringing back Mathieu Flamini gave the team a real defensive midfielder and not a converted one for the first time in a very long while, happening to be the biggest reason for their success this season.
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Arsenal FC – Olivier Giroud Shouldn’t Be Irreplaceable
It’s hard to complain about Arsenal as they hit the international break still in the lead of the Premier League, as Jack Wilshere finds his scoring touch for the first time in three years. However, the over-reliance on Olivier Giroud and the lack of a decent backup to the jaded striker might become costly later on in the season.
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Arsenal FC – Mesut Ozil & Aaron Ramsey Thriving Side by Side
Even without playing a single midfielder with tendencies to play on the wing, Arsenal had a look about them during the first half of having an extra player to their opponent, as the switching between Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey worked perfectly, leaving themselves and other players wide open on almost every other attack to ensure the victory before the end of the first half.
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Arsenal FC – Olivier Giroud Can End Up Being the Top Scorer
Is Olivier Giroud the best striker in the Premier League? Probably not, as most would pick Robin van Persie and Luis Suarez ahead of the Arsenal target man. But is he good enough to finish on top of the scoring charts? Probably, considering he’s Arsenal’s only legitimate scoring threat up front, without anyone to replace him.
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Arsenal FC – No One Wants to Fire Arsene Wenger Anymore
Success erases anger and doubt. Arsene Wenger was the most maligned manager in the Premier League before the season started, but one under the radar signing (Mathieu Flamini) and another huge and uncharacteristic one (Mesut Ozil), among other decisions, have made him the most popular figure at the Emirates among Arsenal fans, for now.
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Arsenal FC – Aaron Ramsey & Olivier Giroud Holding the Fort
This early in the season, even the injury plague ravaging the Arsenal squad isn’t strong enough to overcome their rise, with Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud keeping it together despite hardly seeing any sort of rest since the start, and soon are going to be in dire need of one.
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Arsenal FC – Mesut Ozil Makes the Champions Dream Possible
Only one big signing, and suddenly everything seems to be completely different. Mesut Ozil hasn’t been at his finest since arriving at Arsenal, but whatever he’s done so far has been enough to put the Gunners on top of the Premier League and be overflowing with confidence about their chances of finally being an integral part of the title race.
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Arsenal FC – An Endless List of Injuries
As Arsenal are about to embark on another Champions League season, their first match of the campaign will force them to put on a lineup we haven’t seen from the before, as Arsene Wenger has to deal with injuries to Santi Cazorla, Mikel Arteta, Lukas Podolski, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tomas Rosicky, Yaya Sanogo, Abou Diaby and Nicklas Bendtner.
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Arsenal FC – Olivier Giroud Changing Opinions Quickly
Football fans have short memories, and anyone berating Arsene Wenger for not bringing in a striker isn’t too angry now as they see the new and improved version of Olivier Giroud, now coming with an upgraded midfield to provide him with chances, including Mesut Ozil who still needs time to settle down and a fantastic Aaron Ramsey.
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Arsenal FC – Mesut Ozil Will Make Olivier Giroud Very Happy
It took only 11 minutes for Mesut Ozil to show Olivier Giroud what he can do for him as his new dealer on an Arsenal team that both enjoyed an even greater midfield quality than usual and some sketchy refereeing at some point, although the whistle was actually a double edges sword on the day.