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Reviewing every Arsenal’s players season in 100 words or less.

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For the third time running, it’s been a pretty underwhelming season for Arsenal Football Club. Targets haven’t been met and it seems like the transfer window will be quiet too. While it’s easy to criticise Unai Emery, the players need to take the blame too for some of this season’s failures. With that being said, I decided to review every single player in 100 words or less as well as rate their season out of 10.

*Must have played in at least five senior games, this season.

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Thank you, Aaron Ramsey.

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Following the confirmation that Aaron Ramsey will leave Arsenal Football Club for Juventus combined with the fact that he’ll never play for the club again, I just knew I had to write this piece. The Welshman is not only one of my favourite Arsenal players of all time, but, he is simply one of my favourite ever footballers.

Today, the 28-year-old will make his final official appearance at the Emirates Stadium as an Arsenal player as he will reportedly be rewarded with a guard of honour for his eleven years of service to the North London club.

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Arsenal Watch: Eddie Nketiah

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19-year-old forward Eddie Nketiah made his fifth appearance for Arsenal today as the Gunners faced Blackpool in the third round of the FA Cup. The Englishman has featured regularly in senior training for the Gunners and was awarded his third senior appearance for the club, this season, in his preferred position as a striker.

Going into the game, Arsenal manager Unai Emery opted for a 4-2-3-1 formation as opposed to the 3-4-2-1 system that was utilised midweek in the 4-1 victory versus Fulham in the Premier League. In regards to the Gunners’ attack, Aaron Ramsey was positioned in the traditional “number 10” role and was accompanied by Alex Iwobi and Ainsley Maitland-Niles on the flanks. As previously mentioned, Nketiah was positioned at the very front of the team in attack.

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