Arsenal Likened To Frank Lampard's Chelsea As They're Not 'stagnant'

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Date posted: Thursday sixteenth December 2021 eleven:26- Lewis Oldham

Former Chelsea superstar Joe Cole has likened Arsenal to his former membership as they have got a “actually young and thrilling group” in the mean time.

The Gunners moved into the Champions League places on Wednesday night as they beat West Ham United 2-zero. 

Two of their standout younger players made the difference as Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith Rowe scored the decisive desires.

Arsenal take the odd hint from West Ham in watershed win

Martinelli, Smith Rowe, and Bukayo Saka had been shining lighting fixtures for Arsenal during the last couple of years.

Chelsea have long gone via a similar technique nowadays as the likes of Reece James and Mason Mount have been key for them.

As quoted with the aid of Football London, Cole instructed BT Sport that this Arsenal crew is one “fans may be certainly proud of”:

“For 10 years, it has been stagnant, the identical issues. You hear Arsenal enthusiasts pronouncing approximately the equal issues since the days of 2006, or 2007, when the awesome groups left this vicinity,”  Cole said.

“This is a crew, for me, I feel like the fans can get behind. They can reunite the membership. They appear to be a truely young and exciting crew. Similar to in which Chelsea have been two years ago, once they brought their younger players in.

“Two years down the line, examine the cost in their younger gamers. I do now not assume Arsenal inyears’ time will be champions of Europe or anything like that, however that is the first time I actually have seen a clear pathway and a aspect that the Arsenal fans may be sincerely proud of and get in the back of.”

Elsewhere, Granit Xhaka has called for Arsenal to be “greater strong”:

“We are searching tons a lot better at domestic. But in case you need to be within the top 4 you have to win. You also should take the points far from home,” Xhaka informed Stadium Astro.

“Hopefully this can begin towards Saturday against Leeds. But sure, we need to improve away we ought to be greater smart, more strong.

“We can’t play on every occasion the equal sport at domestic and away. We have to be more smart and begin from the skilled players to the younger guys.”