Stan Collymore’s latest column discusses Eberechi Eze and Alexander Isak. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images, Stu Forster/Getty Images, Jon Hobley/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore discusses some of football’s biggest talking points, including Eberechi Eze’s decision to join Arsenal over Tottenham, Alexander Isak’s statement, the talking points of the Premier League opening weekend, and more.
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Eberechi Eze is a very good signing for Arsenal
Eberechi Eze in action against Chelsea last weekend. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
It makes a lot of sense that Eze has decided to join Arsenal over Tottenham, given that he is a fan of the club. The mood music and the news coming out was that it wasn’t a done deal with Tottenham, and it was a bit of a worry when it started to drag on. And as a player in that situation, your agent can call you and say ‘two or three other clubs are interested, what do you think?’ And when one of those clubs is Arsenal, of course it’s going to be of great interest to him.
I think he gives a really good option. I think it definitely strengthens them. I think that having somebody other than Bukayo Saka that can really go past people five times a game and set up goals is a very exciting option. It’s an 8/10 signing for me, because he makes Arsenal stronger.
But does it make Arsenal favourites for the Premier League title? Not for me. But I’m licking my lips at the thought of Saka on one side, Eze on the other. And if it doesn’t work on one side, I would like to see a little bit more tactical flexibility from Mikel Arteta to put Saka on the left and Eze on the right – because having those two gives Arsenal a lot of attacking flexibility.
Where do Tottenham go for here following Eze snub?
Thomas Frank, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur, reacts during a Premier League match. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
As for Tottenham, I think that…
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