Many Arsenal stars featured for their country during the international break. Ju-Young Park cannot stop scoring for South Korea. Aaron Ramsey helped Wales end their qualification run with two victories. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s hat-trick on Thursday proved that he is one of the top young English players.
Ju-Young Park scored two for South Korea in their 2-2 draw with Poland last Friday. The first was a powerful strike off of a low cross. Park completed his brace when a break put him one-on-one with the keeper. Park confidently slid the ball past the Polish keeper. Ironically, the Poland keeper was Arsenal teammate Lukasz Fabianski.
Park also scored for South Korea in their 2-1 win over United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.
Wales captain Aaron Ramsey converted on a penalty for his country on Friday in their 2-0 victory over Switzerland. Ramsey also featured in Tuesday’s 1-0 win against Slovakia. Despite their strong finish to their qualification campaign, Wales will not be competing in Euro 2012 this summer.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is a lethal finisher. The Ox scored a hat-trick for the U-21 England team in their 3-0 win over Iceland. Chamberlain used his blistering pace to score the first goal. His second came after the Iceland keeper made a terrible mistake. The Ox maneuvered around three defenders before sticking the shot near post to complete his hat-trick.
Theo Walcott must be feeling the pressure. Not only is Chamberlain pushing for a spot in Arsene Wenger’s starting eleven; he may be entering Fabio Capello’s mind ahead of [...]
