Petr Cech Reveals Admiration For Arsenal Legend

“It’s a hard decision to go from Chelsea to Arsenal, but I believed it was the right decision because I wanted to be part of the Premier League at a club that matches my ambitions”.

“Playing there (up front) for England, that’s what I want to do”.

“I am no longer there, so it is hard for me to evaluate what is going on”.

However, as the saying goes, one swallow does not make a summer and Walcott still needs to prove he can be a consistent menace up front.

After the worldwide break Arsenal will return to action with a trip to face Watford before hosting Bayern Munich in an eagerly-anticipated Champions League encounter.

You know that thing Arsene Wenger does, where he tries to sign players from Barcelona all the time? Germany still sit atop group D, but their lead has now been cut to just a point. Kolarov has cemented his position in the team at the expense of Clichy, he has done a superb job defensively and remains a serious threat going forward.

There’s a little bit of “damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t” with Wenger at the moment regarding his squad rotation policy. It is a great tool to have in the locker… he’s [coaching] with the under-18s and, at times, I think a few of them don’t even know who he is!

Then when he does make changes, as he did for the matches against Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos, he is pilloried for weakening the team. It is why Roy Hodgson is now contemplating following Wenger into making the switch and, though Walcott trots out the standard line that he is happy to play wherever he is chosen, nobody should be under any illusions about his preference.

Sublime one week, infuriatingly ineffective the next, Ozil continues to flummox and frustrate. The former Barcelona player has been heavily linked with a move back to Catalonia in the next transfer window, with the Blaugrana reportedly being the preferred destination for the 28-year-old.

The Gunners drew much praise for their performance as they confidently dispatched of Manchester United with a 3-0 victory on Sunday, but, whilst Arsene Wenger’s side are capable of producing scintillating displays on occasion, they far too frequently fluctuate between excellence and over-exuberance.