25 Jul 2017 09:57:44
Eds. Do you think Chamberlain wants out or do you think Arsenal want rid of him? .
Ok I get the argument that he wants to have more pitch time but I would be more than happy to keep hold of him if he continues in the way he has been lately.

{Ed001's Note - no and no. Arsenal want him to stay and sign a new contract. He just wants regular football, preferably at Arsenal.}


1.) 25 Jul 2017
25 Jul 2017 11:49:03
Is it regular football at arsenal full stop or would he like his preferred midfield roll instead of the wing back roll he did so well in?


2.) 25 Jul 2017
25 Jul 2017 13:45:09
I am a big fan of the Ox and would love to see him stay. There were definitely signs last year that he was starting to click, and he does take opposition defenders on, which is something we desperately need in the team. However, how can any player, and him in particular, ever demand regular football when he can only manage about 3 games before going lame? He needs a long run uninjured to prove to both himself, the team and the fans that he can do it. Perhaps he also needs to decide what position he believes he should play, and push for that, whether he stays or goes. At least then he will stop being treated as a back-up jack of all trades across various positions. I think the issue if he stays is that, no matter how well he did in the right wing-back role last season, that's Bellerin's position, and I just can't see Wenger dropping Bellerin to make the Ox the number 1 wing-back.
So that narrows the Ox's options on getting regular 1st team football with us. Personally i would be happy for him to play more regularly through the middle, either as a CM or AM. Again there would be issues here, as a CM of the Ox and Xhaka would not exactly dominate other teams, but i do believe he would be a great alternative to Ramsey in that position. The AM spot is firmly Ozil's, so he is not going to step in there, but with the formation change we can play two AM's behind the striker so if Sanchez leaves why not play the Ox alongside Ozil? I mean, we keep being linked with Mahrez, but would the Ox honestly do any worse in that role?


3.) 25 Jul 2017
25 Jul 2017 16:28:50
Belerin or Ox at RWB and Belerin is better but I'm not sure we currently have anyone better than Ox in Caz position.