OX: WE’RE DOING IT FOR THE ARSENAL FANS

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain claims the Arsenal players are determined to do their best for the fans as much as themselves.

Staring Champions League elimination in the face and having slipped to fourth in the Premier League – ten points behind Chelsea – the regular mid-season calls for Arsene Wenger’s head have begun, and even louder than in previous years.

Wenger himself is said to be considering his future at the club – according to former Gunner Ian Wright at least – but the Ox is adamant the whole squad want success as much as the fans.

“We want to be able to respond for the fans,” he said. “They want to win as much as we do. We’re all in this together and we all want the same thing, so we’ve all got to stand up and be counted.

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“People have been doubting us and it’s important that we pick ourselves up to try to turn the tide into a more positive one.

“Our fans are great home and away. They’re very loud so we hear them when they’re happy and when they’re frustrated, but that’s part and parcel of being at a massive club like Arsenal.

“They want us to win the league, so when we’re losing games and it seems like it’s slipping out of our hands, it’s going to be frustrating.

“That’s understandable because we’re a massive club and we’ve got a great team that is more than capable of competing for the title.”