Samir Nasri scored two terrific goals as Arsenal beat Sturm Graz 3-0 on Wednesday evening.
The first was an angled drive after 16 minutes to give Arsenal the lead. But the second was a free kick right before the half that was as good a free kick as we will see al season. rsène Wenger’s side the lead. Then, two minutes from the break, Nasri curled home a wonderful free-kick in to the top left-hand corner of the net to give the visitors a lead they were unlikely to let ever slip.
Teenager Henri Lansbury, who has been linked with a move to Newcastle, added a third 12 minutes into the second half.
The only other point of note was that Arsene Wenger once again picked Lukasz Fabianski and Wojciech Szczesny as Manuel Almunia sat out the game.
After the game Arsene Wenger spoke about how important this preseason is for someone like Jack Wilshere:
“At the moment, I want Jack to gain experience and, if possible, at Arsenal. I will give him a chance to play – now. I want to see if he can integrate with the first team. Of course, I will make that decision later (next month). Ideally, it is better that he gains experience with us. Jack has done well. I am keen not to create too much hype around the young English players because they need to work hard. We do have outstanding English talent at this club, though.”
Arsenal continue their preseason games against SC Neusiedl next Tuesday before returning home to take on Milan and Celtic in the Emirates Cup the following week.
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am very glad to hear that nasri shines… i knw that i might sound mad but i believe nasri is more talented than fabregas, nasri is more pacy n inteligent than cesc tho cesc has a superb vision. to be sincere nasri can hold on well the no.4 jersy when given a chance. I thnk wenger should let fab. join barca n bring in honda. the reason as to why arsenal fans hav never seen the best of nasri is the presence of cesc…
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