“I miss Arsenal every day and I’m always a Gunner”, says Santi Cazorla

Santi
Cazorla
was
one
of
the
most
gifted
players
in
the
past
decade.
He
signed
for
the
Gunners
in
2012
and
was
one
of
the
fan-favourites
during
his
time.

The
little
Spaniard
is
still
adored
by
Arsenal
fans.
Gunners
faithful
around
the
world
have
immense
love
and
respect
for
the
midfielder,
who
played
180
games
for
the
North
London
club
across
all
competitions.

The
38-year-old
currently
plays
in
Qatar
for
Al-Sadd.
He
joined
them
in
2020
and
has
been
racking
up
goals
left,
right
and
centre
with
the
Arab
club.
His
four
and
half
years
stint
at
Arsenal
yielded
29
goals,
and
here
he
has
already
netted
32
in
just
a
couple
of
years.

But
the
Spanish
magician
still
has
a
lot
of
love
left
for
Arsenal.
He
had
a
horrible
infection
in
his
leg
that
took
a
toll
on
his
Arsenal
career.
The
player
was
even
told
by
doctors
that
he
would
be
lucky
if
he
walks,
but
here
he
is,
still
gliding
around
with
the
ball
in
his
feet.

Cazorla,
despite
being
a
success
at
Arsenal,
didn’t
get
a
proper
send-off.
His
exit
was
silent
and
the
player
subsequently
joined
his
boyhood
club,
Villarreal.
And
he
says
he
wishes
he
could
go
back
to
Arsenal
as
he
loves
the
club
so
much.

“I
miss
everything
of
this
club
every
day
–
every
day,”
Cazorla
said
to

The
Atheltic.

“When
I
was
there
I
enjoyed
my
best
time
in
football,
but
also
my
worst
because
after
the
injury
it
was
really
difficult
for
me.”

Santi
Cazorla:
“My
dream
was
to
play
more
and
more
years
for

#Arsenal.
I
want
to
come
back.
I
have
to
wait
if
the
club
thinks
about
me,
if
I
can
help
in
something
–
as
a
coach
or
a
sporting
director.
When
I
have
the
idea
to
retire
I
will
speak
with
Mikel.”

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—
Adam
Keys
(@adamkeys_)

January
12,
2023

Cazorla
won
three
trophies
during
his
time
at
Arsenal,
all
three
were
FA
Cups.
He
scored
a
goal
in
the
2014
FA
Cup
Final
when
Arsenal
ended
their
nine-year
trophy
drought
by
beating
Hull
City.
He
was
then
the
player
of
the
match
in
the
subsequent
final
in
2015
when
Arsenal
blew
away
Aston
Villa
4-0
to
win
consecutive
FA
Cups.

“But
I
love
all
of
this
club.
I
loved
playing
in
Premier
League
and
winning
trophies.
They
were
good
memories
with
the
players.
I
follow
them,
I
support
them;
I’m
always
a
Gunner,”
the
Spaniard
continued.

The
former
Arsenal
player
also
heaped
praises
on
Mikel
Arteta,
the
current
manager
of
the
Gunners.
Cazorla
says
Arteta
helped
him
a
lot
when
he
moved
to
London
in
2012
and
credited
his
former
teammate
for
changing
the
mentality
of
the
players.

Arsenal
are
top
of
the
Premier
League
table
at
the
moment
and
will
be
aiming
to
win
Premier
League
after
a
gap
of
19
years.
And
Cazorla
was
quite
optimistic
about
that
as
well.

“I’m
very
happy
now
for
them
because
they
are
doing
well.
We
are
top
of
the
league
and
I
hope
they
can
keep
going
like
this
and
try
to
win
this
competition,”
the
ever-smiling
Spaniard
concluded.