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GIROUD SCORES

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Even though striker Olivier Giroud has been scoring a lot of goals for Arsenal this season, it has been largely due to the strength of the midfielder that the club has been able to maintain their position at the top throughout this campaign. The likes of Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil, Jack Wilshere, and Tomas Rosicky may all play in the centre of the park, but the fact that they interchange so well makes them formidable. This is the opinion of Cazorla, who was signed from Malaga for just over £ 10 million. There has been a clear shift in the Arsenal consistency stakes.

Unlike in the past, they are not playing with traditional wingers, as the likes of Cazorla and Rosicky have played these positions. Even though it is not natural for them, they have managed to combine well due to the quality of the players surrounding them. The 29-year-old Spaniard has three goals in 16 matches in the league, but he has largely been used as a winger. Aaron Ramsey has been their best player in midfield when it comes to goals, as he has 8 in the league. Arsenal were not expected to sustain their title challenge beyond Christmas, but they have been remarkably consistent this season.

“Ultimately it’s easy to connect with guys like Wilshere, Rosicky, Mesut and all the players who play in the centre of the park. Plus I think that our style of play is ideal for me, Rosicky and Mesut as we’re players who enjoy linking up in tight spaces. We’re all different [though]. For example, Jack is a very strong player who grabs the team by the scruff of the neck, which is impressive for a player of his age,” said Cazorla.

This is the first season in Arsenal decided to spend big on an established player .

CLOUDS OVER THE WORLD CUP

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The 2014 World Cup still has not even started but the clouds of controversies and doubts have been emerging from the moment that it was decided to cut off from the traditional system in which a country was divided into regions as this would cut down on travelling and make it less of a burden and trouble for Brazil’s airport that will have a lot of the teams moving from side of Brazil to the other one.

With the intentions of FIFA to ensure that the matches take place at a convenient hour for the European TV and taking into consideration the sheer size that Brazil has, some squads will have to play under extreme temperatures and conditions while others don’t have to face this burden.

Any of the already seeded teams will be more than happy to be drawn into Group H as they will have to play their matches in Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo all of which are in the same region which means that the temperature in which they will be playing are mostly the same without major differences.

But this is not the same for other squads that have to undergo travels of major distances which will happen for the 1st opponent that Brazil faces as they have to open the competition in Sao Paulo and then make a 2,500 mile travel to Manaus in the Amazon until finally making a return to close their group campaign in Recife.

And all of this will be decided solely by the draw, by which teams goes into which group and nothing more. From extreme heat to cold in a matter of days, that is what some players have to get through in a unique and never before seen World Cup.