Lukas Podolski: Reviewing the Forward’s Performance in the Month of April

Lukas Podolski: Reviewing the Forward’s Performance in the Month of April

The official site has reported that Lukas Podolski
has been honored with the prestigious Player of the
Month award for April. This is an award that has
been dominated by Aaron Ramsey for a considerable
chunk of the season but his injury paved the way
for others to step up a plate.
Podolski receives this award after a good
goalscoring run that saw him score four goals in the
five games he played in the course of the month. He
even managed to amass 90 minutes in some games,
a feat that seems to be a rarity in recent times.
In honor of Podolski, Gooner Daily has decided to
review his performances in the course of the month
to ascertain why he was favored ahead of FA Cup
semifinal penalty-saving hero, Lukasz Fabianski and
everyone’s favourite, Aaron Ramsey.
Arsenal began the month of April with the last tough
fixture of those run of games that saw the Gunners
take on some big sides which had a detrimental
effect on the Gunners title charge. Podolski started
against Everton but he and his teammates had bad
days in the office as the Toffees ran riot on Arsenal
scoring three goals which put Arsenal’s Champions
League hopes on a thin thread.
Shortly after the Everton debacle, Arsenal had an
all-important clash against Wigan Athletic and Per
Mertesacker was on the spotlight as he was directly
involved in the goals scored by both teams. Podolski
had a somewhat peripheral outing against the
Championship outfit and he was even substituted,
much to his disgust. Fabianski became the hero as
his saves played a role in Arsenal’s booking a place
in the final.
With a place in Wembley secured, Arsenal faced
West Ham just two days after and they had enough
in the tank to see out Sam Allardyce’s team.
Podolski was key as he took his chances clinically
with two goals that helped Arsenal grab all three
points. Podolski’s hot streak continued as he
blasted in another brace against Hull to make it an
amazing four goals in two games.
Arsenal’s last match of the month was against
Newcastle and Podolski had another chance to get
on the score sheet but his attempt on goal missed
the target by a lick of paint.
With these performances, the fans felt justified in
voting for the German machine and in my honest
opinion, it’s well deserved.
According to Who Scored, Podolski has scored eight
goals in 18 Premier League games (12 starts) and
he averages 1.8 shots per game. Podolski is one of
the highest earners at the team and he suffered a
hamstring tear in Autumn, since his return to full
fitness, he struggled to command a first-team berth
and he found himself out of favor with the likes of
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Tomas Rosicky above
him in the pecking order.
He has been getting a consistent run of games on
the left wing and it’s good to know that he has
been scoring some vital goals that has helped the
club surge for a fourth place finish.
Here’s to Lukas Podolski.
Arsenal’s Player of the Month for April.