Ox’s England Role Is Good For Arsenal

There’s a noticeable abatement in transfer gossip these past few days, as Euro 2012 nears commencement and fans reconcile themselves to the fact that the earliest any deals can be completed is after the end of the group stages on 19th June. Of course, every good performance will lead to that player being linked to Arsenal, the author himself guilty of indulging in it yesterday – although you have to admit Ibrahim Afellay does look good in the new Arsenal shirt.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s performance against Belgium on Saturday is being applauded in the media. On his first start for country, he looked the only fearless English player on the Wembley pitch. It’s a quality Roy Hodgson wants to promote in the youngster and...