West Ham vs Arsenal: 3 players who will be key to Gunners win
by Kian Long
PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG
As always, all eyes will be on the captain. This is to be expected, and more often than not, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang prevails under such scrutiny. He likes to be the centre of attention when all is going right, but when all is going wrong, he just wants to focus on making them right again.
He is his own harshest critic and being surrounded by a family that live and breathe football, he will know he needs to be doing better and the steps he needs to take to fix his form. A goal against West Ham will most certainly calm his nerves after the couple of weeks he’s had.
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<p class="wp-caption-text" style="width:850px;">Arsenal’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Photo by JULIAN FINNEY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)</p>
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<h2>PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG</h2>
<p>As always, all eyes will be on the captain. This is to be expected, and more often than not, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang prevails under such scrutiny. He likes to be the centre of attention when all is going right, but when all is going wrong, he just wants to focus on making them right again.</p>
<p>He is his own harshest critic and being surrounded by a family that live and breathe football, he will know he needs to be doing better and the steps he needs to take to fix his form. A goal against West Ham will most certainly calm his nerves after the couple of weeks he’s had.</p>
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<p class="wp-caption-text" style="width:590px;">Arsenal’s Scottish defender Kieran Tierney (Photo by GLYN KIRK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)</p>
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<h2>KIERAN TIERNEY</h2>
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<p>The most in form Arsenal player is, without a doubt, <a href=https://playingfor90.com/2021/03/21/west-ham-vs-arsenal-3-gunners-win/2/"https://fbref.com/en/players/fce2302c/Kieran-Tierney?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22>Kieran Tierney</a>. The left-back has been in scintillating form and it seems like everything he touches turns into gold. Playing in the old firm derby many times, he knows how to deal with the climate and pressure of local derbies. That said, this game should bring out the best in Tierney, just like the North London derby did.</p>
<p>Tierney will look to bomb forward as much as possible to help out with the Arsenal attacks. It seems like he has an unlimited amount of energy that he will look to utilise for his team’s sake. Do not be surprised to see him bag a goal or an assist in this match, he will certainly start.</p>
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