He got his chance in the first two Carling cup games sandwiched by a Champions league tie against Olympiacos, all at the Emirates. In two of the three games he was fantastic, scoring two very good goals. In recent games, Chamberlain has been pulled back out of the spotlight and has often failed

Many people opened their eyes wide when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joined Arsenal for £7m possibly rising to somewhere in the region of £12m from Southampton.

Apart from a cameo appearance in a match at Old Trafford that has almost been erased from my memory, Gooners were asking why we haven’t seen much of the teenager in an Arsenal shirt.

He got his chance in the first two Carling cup games sandwiched by a Champions league tie against Olympiacos, all at the Emirates. In two of the three games he was fantastic, scoring two very good goals.

In recent games, Chamberlain has been pulled back out of the spotlight and has often failed to even find a seat on the substitutes bench.

Chamberlain speaking to Arsenal Player explained that he understood the situation and that there was plenty more to come from him.

A.O.C said:

“At Southampton, I was playing more week in week out, but I knew as soon as I signed here that it would be hard for me and maybe in my first season I wasn’t going to get a lot of game time, but the stuff that I have learnt from training everyday with some of the best players in the world, the likes of Robin and all the rest of the boys. I am learning so much from them everyday just training and from the manager as well.”

“I think there is a lot more to come from me. I am going to keep working hard and keep learning in training and try and get some more appearances and do well.”

I have been impressed with the way he comes across during interviews, much better than a former youngster we had on our books once upon a time. Judging by the little that we have seen of him, he looks to be a player with huge potential.

I imagine that Chamberlain along with Park and Ryo are still baking slowly in the oven and will be ready just in time for the post Christmas fixtures.