{"id":461120,"date":"2011-07-14T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/14\/%e2%80%98he-has-qualities-like-theo-walcott-they-have-good-movement%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-arsene-wenger-lauds-new-arsenal-signing-gervinho\/"},"modified":"2011-07-14T19:12:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T19:12:00","slug":"he-has-qualities-like-theo-walcott-they-have-good-movement-arsene-wenger-lauds-new-arsenal-signing-gervinho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/14\/he-has-qualities-like-theo-walcott-they-have-good-movement-arsene-wenger-lauds-new-arsenal-signing-gervinho\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He has qualities like Theo Walcott, they have good movement\u2019 \u2013 Arsene Wenger lauds new Arsenal signing Gervinho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Michael Lightfoot<\/h3>\n<h4>14 Jul 2011 20:12:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"69.3688792165\">\n<div readability=\"13.9487179487\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Coupe de France : Yao Gervinho (Lille OSC)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/131600\/131644_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coupe de France : Yao Gervinho (Lille OSC)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"37.2962962963\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/94\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> manager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/france\/2843\/ars%C3%A8ne-wenger\">Arsene Wenger<\/a> is looking forward to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/c%C3%B4te-divoire\/17088\/gervinho\">Gervinho<\/a> linking up with the club, and believes the player can make a &#8220;great contribution&#8221; to the squad.<\/p>\n<p>The Ivory Coast international completed a move to the Emirates from Lille, but has not joined the club&#8217;s pre-season tour of Asia. Nonetheless, the Gunners boss is confident that the former Ligue 1 star can enhance his forward line in coming season.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>He has qualities that are interesting,&#8221; Wenger told the club&#8217;s official website. &#8220;He has good movement off the ball, he is very quick. He can play up front, on the left or on the right.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He can score goals, can provide and had the best assists in the French league last year. I think he can be a great contribution to the offensive efficiency of the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old has stayed behind in London to work on his fitness, whilst his new teammates are in Asia as part of Arsenal&#8217;s pre-season build up.<\/p>\n<p>And Wenger believes that he has already got a player who is similar in style and play as Gervinho, and that man is Theo Walcott.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman has drawn on comparisons with the England international, and is looking forward to having the pair of them in his squad.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;He has qualities like Theo Walcott, they have good movement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Theo can play on the left, right and up front. He has a similar type of pace and finishing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Ivory Coast international was part of the Lille squad that won the French League and Cup double last season with Yohan Cabaye &#8211; who has since moved to Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Continued here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/07\/14\/2575087\/he-has-qualities-like-theo-walcott-they-have-good-movement\" title=\"\u2018He has qualities like Theo Walcott, they have good movement\u2019 \u2013 Arsene Wenger lauds new Arsenal signing Gervinho\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018He has qualities like Theo Walcott, they have good movement\u2019 \u2013 Arsene Wenger lauds new Arsenal signing Gervinho<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Michael Lightfoot 14 Jul 2011 20:12:00 Coupe de France : Yao Gervinho (Lille OSC) Related Links Teams Players Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is looking forward to Gervinho linking up with the club, and believes the player can make a &#8220;great contribution&#8221; to the squad. 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