Now that Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have returned to the Arsenal squad, most Gooners were assuming that Joel Campbell would be returned to the bench while Wenger picks his favourites again, but it would appear that Le Prof is thinking that Campbell could hold down a regular place in the First XI.
Wenger has already praised the Costa Rican for his performance last week, which prompted me to ask the question if Joel would keep Ramsey on the bench, but now Wenger has gone even further and suggested they could both play together.
“This season I didn’t want to loan him out because he has a genuine team attitude and he’s a fighter,” Le Prof said about Campbell. “What you want from him is to bring more offensively when he plays.
“Recently he has shown that when he is confident he can produce the offensive quality and also be reliable with his team attitude.
“He’s a fighter so that’s great for us. I smelt something with him that is very interesting. He’s creative. I could see that but the creativity is linked with the confidence. You open your eyes when you feel really free to take the initiative.
“That was a bit of his problem. At the end of the day you decide what’s best for the team. Ramsey is coming back of course, Alexis is also there but it’s good to move Ramsey inside during a game and give Campbell the opportunity as well.”
So after those two comments from Wenger, I am 95% sure that Campbell will be starting today with the Boss’s belief that he is now confident enough to cause the opposition big problems. Let us hope that his faith is justified…..
Stop trying to guess Wenger tactics.
You’ll confuse yourself,then blame him .
Atleast he gives players a chance to prove themselves unlike mosteexperts here who just write them off because their not called christiano ronaldo
Campbell has now officially favourite to be Arsenal’s surprise player of the season, Unless Welbeck suddenly recovers and scores in every game (if he gets a game of course)
Trying to figure out le professor sometimes, is like trying to solve an algebra problem!
Rumours has it that mourinho was up to last night begging “eva” via twitter to revoke her curse today fearing another trashing by spurs!
Pure banter I say…
Campbell brings another dimension to Arsenal attack to what Ox and Ramsey offer. So opposition defenses will have 3 different test during matches on the right flank only. That’s d same thing Bayern do, they have Robben, Coman, Costa, Muller all posing different threats to defenses during matches. COYG
it’s another match day! Now all hail king OZIL the assist King of Europe
I confess I’m rooting for Campbell. I think he has real talent, but for him to become a top class forward he must bring goals with him. I would like to see him get on the score sheet as well as have a good game today, if he plays.
Campbell deserves his chance although he hasn’t been outstanding in all his games one thing he always offers is 110%, his defensive work is alot better then the ox on the wing & I would have him there over ramsey as he is more direct. A consistent run of games and as he is showing he will only improve
Off topic Big up James Chunky Degale repping the Gooners, #Worldchamp#unifacationnxt# 🙂
We can still go top today… win 5-0 and we will forget everything thats happened before, the couple of chances to go top! Norwich did well last week against chelsea so its not a given we win today but im expecting nothing less than 3points to go joint top with city again, we have to no excuses then a week off until next weekends game then the big one in Athens! My line up for today;
Cech
Bellerin Gabriel Koss Monreal
Flamini Santi
Campbell Ozil Sanchez
Giroud
Subs;
Santi, Sanchez 60min off – Ramsey, Ox On
i regularly read the word DEPTH, but now who questioning an contract extension.