Scottish Arsenal fan, suffering from an over-estimation of wit. Wispa Gold saviour. Fanshare. Aspiring commentator.
Holding the 2014 F.A Cup aloft and looking down at the huge crowd of adoring Gooners, Kieran Gibbs could view his season and his future with a sense of optimism. Fighting off competition from a Spanish international, finally achieving some form of long term fitness and on the England front, Gibbs was courting a consistent squad call-up. Things were rosy and his summer holiday that year would have been worry free.
Luck is a fickle mistress. Just ask Mathieu Debuchy. Upon signing for the Gunners in 2014, he gushed about joining Arsenal and he set about showing Gooners why Arsene Wenger's judgement was excellent in his acquisition. For the first couple of months of his debut season in an Arsenal jersey, all was well. The French right-back was putting everything he had into every game he played. He was more than solid and allayed any fears Arsenal supporters had about the departure of long-term servant of the club, Bacary Sagna.
Santiago Cazorla joined our club in 2012. He was part of a trio of big signings in the summer of that year - along with German international hotshot Lukas Podolski and Le Championnat winner Olivier Giroud - and his acquisition was a coup of sorts. Most La Liga afficianado's were of the opinion that he was Barca or Real Madrid-bound, but Arsene Wenger acted quickly. He knew how much Cazorla would bring to his team.
