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Arsene Wenger: Why I don’t feel under pressure to do this as Arsenal boss
ARSENE WENGER insists he doesn’t feel under any pressure to sign players in the January transfer window, because his players are in good form.
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Bar landing Cohen Bramble for £400,000 from Hednesford earlier this month, Arsene Wenger has yet to make any significant acquisitions.
Arsenal warmed up for their game against Watford tonight (7:45pm) by thrashing Southampton 5-0 on Saturday in the FA Cup.
Olivier Giroud was rested, while Danny Welbeck made his first Gunners start in 256 days after coming back from a second major knee injury.
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Arsene Wenger was pleased with Danny Welbeck's performance against Southampton
Giroud was not involved, Ozil did not play, so offensively we have a very strong squad
Alexis Sanchez also made a cameo role, as Wenger’s men continued their fine form.
And Wenger has cited the form of his attackers, as a key reason for not feeling pressured in the transfer window.
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When asked about how the offensive side of his squad is looking, Wenger said: “Welbeck’s return, the quality of all our players… on the offensive front we played with Lucas, Walcott and Welbeck.
“Giroud was not involved, Alexis was on the bench, Ozil did not play, so offensively we have a very strong squad.”
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