With injuries leaving limited options, Joel Campbell was able enjoy a rare run of first team appearances. Starts against Swansea, Bayern Munich and Tottenham gave him the opportunity to show Wenger what he could offer in a variety of matches. The boss had already described this as a ‘now or never’ situation for the Costa Rican youngster, so how did he perform?
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Swansea v Arsenal – The Key Performances
After two defeats last season the fixture against Swansea was one which most fans would have expected to be tough. However, current form told the story as Swansea could not prevent the Gunners securing their fifth consecutive victory in the Premier League. The convincing win was a good start to what is looking set to be a crunch week with a limited squad. I’ve taken a look at some of the stand out performers from this weekend’s win.
Arsenal’s Right Wing – Rambo v The Ox
One debate amongst Arsenal fans this season has been which player should start on the right wing. The injury to Ramsey in that emphatic victory against Bayern Munich brought Oxlade-Chamberlain into the starting line-up this weekend. Although most Arsenal fans would be happy to see Chamberlain get a start and have a chance, it has been clear that so far this season Ramsey is Wenger’s preferred choice. Given Chamberlain’s winning goal in the Community Shield and his naturally more exciting style of play many Arsenal fans were tipping this to be his season, but ten Premier League games in and it seems that he will be forced to play second fiddle.
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