The European Championship kicks off on Friday, so I figured that it's about time for an update on all the Arsenal players that will feature in the tournament.
Laurent Koscielny is in the French squad. He has featured in both friendlies where France has kept a clean-sheet ahead of the tournament, so it's looking good for our centre-half.
Robin van Persie will feature for the Netherlands up front. Our skipper has played in all of the friendlies, scoring three goals and making two assists along the way. Needless to say, he is keeping up the fine form.
Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have both made it into the England squad. It was quite a surprise when Oxlade-Chamberlain was picked by Roy Hodgson, but it will no doubt provide some valuable experience for the young midfielder. Both players have featured in the two friendlies that England has played, and they have showcased their speed and other qualities very well.
Wojciech Szczesny is the first-choice 'keeper for the Poles. He has occupied the goal in both of Poland's friendlies ahead of the European Championship, and he has kept two clean-sheets.
Nicklas Bendtner will be the man up front for Denmark in the tournament. He has played in both of Denmark's friendlies, scoring once.
Andrey Arshavin has played in all three of Russia's friendlies. The midfielder is a centre-piece in the Russian squad, and has been that for many years now.
Per Mertesacker will feature for the German team. The centre-half will be joined by Lukas Podolski, and this will be the first time for many Arsenal fans to get a good look at the new signing.
Tomas Rosicky is the captain of the Czech Republic team, however, the creative midfielder has missed both of the friendlies ahead of the Championship. Hopefully he will recover from his injury in time for the first game.
As you might have noticed, we have quite a lot of players to keep track of in the tournament. Therefore I will write updates on our players as often as possible!
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