A collection of Emirates Stadium talents who need to deliver the goods if the north London side are to secure a major trophy in 2014/15.
Arsenal’s less than satisfactory start to the season has left many demanding Arsene Wenger reach for the club chequebook but the truth is that bar the lack of an effective defensive midfielder the north London side has a squad that should be capable of mounting a genuine Premier League title challenge.
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Yes Arsenal have suffered with injuries, what’s new, but as well as this unavoidable obstacle there are a fair few players who are simply not delivering the goods on a regular enough basis.
Here are four such talents.
Mesut Ozil
Though it may be fair to state that the level of criticism the German international has suffered of late it’s fair to state that Arsene Wenger should expect more from the club’s record signing.
The Arsenal playmaker is often guilty of slowing the attack down and has developed a habit of picking out the wrong pass in the final third and certainly needs to prove more effective in the final third and that requires some end product be that a goal or an assist.
Per Mertesacker
On more than a few occasions the big centre-back has been found wanting and injuries permitting Calum Chambers may well have displaced Mertesacker in the Arsenal defence.
There is no denying the determination put in by the World Cup winner but since returning from Brazil the 30 year old has been found wanting and Arsenal fans will hope that he gets into gear, and fast.
Jack Wilshere
The England man had perhaps his worst season to date in 2013/14 and though the 22 year old has shown a marked improvement on those displays he is still a shadow of the player who was considered one of the hottest prospects in world football two of three years ago.
The tigerish youngster needs to direct his anger towards getting the most out of himself and his team-mates rather than continuously berating the officials or his opponents. On his day Wilshere can be a world beater but the harsh truth is that the midfielder hasn’t been at his best for quite some time.
Aaron Ramsey
The Welsh international was inspired when fit last season and by some distance the most effective player in Arsene Wenger’s squad but hasn’t come near hitting those heights in 2014/15.
Ramsey should have benefited from a summer off and then come back ready for battle but has appeared a tad off the pace and a little ring-rusty and Wenger needs the playmaker to replicate the form from last term when he all but carried the side to victory on his own on a number of occasions.