Arsenal’s Oxlade-Chamberlain England call-up likely – What about Jenkinson?
One of the Gunners’ most recent youngsters to hit the headlines of late is Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who, at just 18 years of age, has already managed a hattrick at Under-21 level for England and has scored twice for Arsenal in just four appearances. Now, with the pair of friendlies coming up against Spain and Sweden next week, it seems that Fabio Capello is prepared to ‘experiment’ with different players with an eye on next year’s European Championships, meaning that Oxlade-Chamberlain could well be in the squad.
However, he isn’t the only young Englishman who deserves at least recognition for his performances. Carl Jenkinson – eligible for both Finland and England – may have shown glimpses of inexperience in his time covering at right-back for the injured Bacary Sagna but his pinpoint crossing technique and endless energy have put him ahead of Johan Djourou in the pecking order for that full-back spot.
Arsène Wenger commented on the player following the Gunners’ West Brom win: “Today he had a very interesting game with the quality of his defending and the quality of his crossing. The pace of his improvement is very interesting. His energy levels are absolutely amazing.”
He may have performed poorly against Manchester United – getting sent off in the process – but the improvement he has shown since then is indeed impressive. In recent games, he has been described as many Gooners as among the best crossers in the team, his delightful right foot placing beautiful balls in and around the box. His defending, meanwhile, may not be up to the level of Sagna’s as he does get caught out of position at times, but it is improving with every game.
Glen Johnson would still be the obvious first-choice for Capello, but Kyle Walker and Micah Richards are the only other potential suitors to the position. Micah Richards may offer more of a physical presence than Jenkinson but Capello has never been overly keen on the Manchester City defender, whilst Kyle Walker offers nothing that Jenkinson doesn’t. In fact, the Arsenal youngster’s use of the ball is arguably better than Walker’s and so some might argue that he deserves at least a chance before the European Championships begin next summer.
He may not be ready quite yet but can Jenkinson genuinely compete for a place in Capello’s squad for Euro 2012 (if he chooses England over Finland)?
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jenkinson just needs time. he has the raw talent but with wenger he has the potential to be an arsenal hero and maybe world class.
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but i think he was a good buy ,young and improving every game
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He needs more time before he can play at international level. However, when he becomes experienced, he will be one of the best RBs in the world. And Who doubted Wenger when he bought Jenkinson? He still has a lot to prove but is already proving all the critics and doubtful fans wrong. Never doubt Wenger and the ‘unknown’ players he brings to the club.
Up the gunners!
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Agree jenkinson is a fantastic crosser of the ball , but glen Johnson should not be first choice for England I’d have Micah Richards anyday . I think chamberlin is a year at least away from being a permanent fixture in the England and arsenal team , however the future is bright for these two players.
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Have to say, I was a little harsh on Jenkinson at the start of the season… I feel he is now really beginning to prove himself… Well done Jenkinson for showing up your critics from earlier this season [post Man U]… I was indeed one of them… He has proven himself to be mature-minded, quite quick, strong over the ball, and with a decent enough cross to create chances… Just hope he can now build on his recent performances, and in general this experience he is getting!!! Jenkinson will prove to be a fine acquisition… Well done Carl for filling the vacuum at RB Sagna’s injury created!!
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jenkinson has been playing very well.. again, very good buy by wenger.. he still need time to develop, but he can be a great player..
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What make you think he will choose England rather than Finland?
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What about Lansbury, we really need to give him a chance, fantastic player
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this january vertonghen,goetze,podolski..and we gona b a complete package..next summer that hazard boy would love to join us with tv5,vertonghen,gervinho,rvp,goetze in the team..spudsy..our team gona b clasy now…next game is norwitch..hpe we nt gona b complacent..bt am woried bout dortmund..f we won that..and manshity clash in quarter final..hpe our young gunner cn prove it..hv a nce weekend gooner..we r gunning upwards..cheers! for manshity jst let our young guners n experienced mixed..
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arshavin for rosicky n myaichi for chambo r benayoun in the scond half..our first team wud face them away n home n premier league..hpe our young gunner prove we dnt need to b big spender to b champ..i wnt greedy nasri n arogant clichy cry f they gt knocked down!haha..we cn do it against barca..we cn do it against shity..lets keep bein humbled n b the underdog..we’re playin at home..shud we put our best eleven??lets young gunner + experienced prove our play is awesome..frimpong cn marked their playmaker..either nasri or silva..wenger wil discover their weakneses..go go gunner..for nw enjoy our week n a cup of tea..f we gt thru champs league n keep wining..keep this streak on there wud b no team cn beat us..keep the confidence guys!! our teamwork now is amazing..cheers evryone..
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jenkinson bright future aheads..Lansbury and chambi will torn othr team apart in the carling cup..they cmbine well tgther..
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England hahahaha! He is terrible and whatever Wenger was thinking in signing a kid who was useless at eastbourne on loan, I dunno! typical that people think one average performance makes him good! Ha he is useless
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people keep forgetting CJ is a 19 year old from charlton; not everyone is a prodigy so base your expectations of him on his age and level of experience and you’ll see that he’s a really good defender, good enough for England – maybe not this season or next – but after that just watch
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hell yes jenkinson for england
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i think jenkinson also deserves the call-up…if he is not part of the team then maybe capello will have to do something about the youngstar no need to worry about him he is still young and can be a future for both england and finland
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Arsenal is a very fragilr team… Even though with our recent win of form… Arsenal’s defence look’s solid now but the team is not ready yet… Top 4 finish is a major doubt… Oh and just because we won a romping 3-5 against Chelsea at the bridfe… that doesn’t mean our trouble’s are over… The defence seemed to have dozens of mistakes during the WBA match… The team look’s fragile in defence and midfield… THis team is a team that can be torn apart 10-0 if we become fragile… Example of teams ;
Manchester City 10-0
Real Madrid 10-0
Barca 20-0
Tottenham 6-0
Our team is no match for a top4 finish this year… Sorry lads…
Comment of defence;
Andre Santos ; Not happy with RB position, yet not really a good dribbler yet his defensive discipline is very poor… If Ronaldo or Messi was playing at the right against Arsenal with Santos in it… The scoreline must’ve been outstanding…
Djourou ; Why oh why… he should not be at RB… glad that jenkinson’s back.. his slow and his confidence is dead… He look’s like an inexperience player… he should never be fielded in the XI unless Arsenal have a crucial injury list…
Squillaci ; I don’t even wanna talk about him… His slow… he has experience but his past his glory days… Sorry squid…
Mertesacker ; He is good, he is now competing his position with the verminator… He is a world class player… he has experience and quality… he just can’t find his real touch like his old club Werder Bremen… Sooner or later i think he will find it.. and bcome a world class defender…
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@hmmmm. plz shut up n go support ur REAL team the spuds n remember the basics in which every SPUD n his dog know that is: U SPUDS will never beat arsenal by more than 1 goal even if we played our reserves DI*KFACE, arsenal Eat spuds 4 breakfast n even when we played sh*t u still had 2 win by van der fart’s netballing skills n a fluking goal from a RB who would beg 2 be OUR BALL BOY n that goes 4 ur beloved GARETH FAIL N MODBITCH oh n Barca 20-0 don’t make me laugh we beat them last year without our 2 best defenders(sagna n verma) n lost because we had almunia playing as well as fabregas who was playing 4 Barca n doing wat his sugar daddy guardiola told him 2 oh n did i mention the ref who was butt-*uckin xavi n sent RVP off 4 bullsh*t n still bendtner could have one us that game if he wasn’t so shi* so i say bring FARCELONA if they want 2 get FU*KED up the arse again n i’ll let the team spek 4 themselves against $hitty, oh n RM 10-0……….enuf said!
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Jenkinson: 2 games 4 england as a back up 2 Glen johnson n micah richards or 80 caps as finish captain hmmmmmmmmmmm……….. ENGLAND here i come!!!
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LOL you’ve got to feel it for the scousers… Oxy’s hit two goals, the same as Carrol and that too in less than half the number of matches he’s played… And oxy costs 15m less than half of Carroll. Gotta trust Wenger when it comes to signings..
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carl jenkinson was just named in the epl team of the week,that shows that he is improving and i think that his best is yet to come.Capello pls give him a chance to prove himself.
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Jenkinson is a typical Arsene Wenger’s signing, remember how rubbish Adebayor, Diaby, Flamini were at first? Right now they’ve become world-class talents.
Carl needs playing time and in 2-3 years he could become one of the best full backs and by that time Arsene should present him the number 2 shirt. Dixon won’t mind!
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