The Arsenal legend turned pundit Martin Keown is under no illusion who he thinks is Arsene Wenger’s best buy this summer. Although he thinks that Podolski and Giroud will turn out to be quality additions to the Arsenal team he is certain that Santi Cazorla will prove to be even more influential than the departed Cesc Fabregas.
Keown said: “Arsene Wenger has seen a few creative players leave in the past year but he has a new jewel in the crown in Santi Cazorla.
“The Spaniard looks a fantastic talent and his class is there for everyone to see straight away.
“He is Liam Brady and Cesc Fabregas rolled into one: he has Brady’s shooting ability and Fabregas’s vision. He’s better than Fabregas with the ball too – he moves it so quickly, which is shown by the fact he’s had more touches in the opposition half than any player so far this season.
“Watching him, it is difficult to tell sometimes if he is right or left-footed, as he is so comfortable with both.
“Straight away, Cazorla has taken on the role of lieutenant in the Arsenal midfield. He is happy to receive the ball anywhere, he’s taking all the free kicks and his vision is superb.
“Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski will know that if they make the right runs, Cazorla will find them.
“He is tough to defend against too as if you close him down, he’ll thread a ball through to the strikers and if you back off, he’ll shoot.
“What is certain is that with him in the team, Arsenal will create a lot of chances.”
Although Arsenal remain goal-less the stats show that Cazorla has already created nine chances for his team-mates in the first two games, which is excellent for a new arrival. Even Arsene Wenger admitted after the Sunderland game that ALL Arsenal’s chances came from Cazorla.
Now if only Giroud and Podolski could start to turn those chances into goals, Arsenal will be flying once again…..
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