Arsene Wenger has praised the performances of Mathieu
Flamini in Arsenal's unbeaten start to the season.
Arsenal secured their sixth win from seven Premier League game's
this season with a 1-0 win over West Ham on Saturday and Flamini
was a pivotal figure.
The 23-year-old almost walked away from Emirates Stadium in the
summer following a lack of first-team opportunities.
However, with Internazionale and a number of English sides
reportedly circling, the French midfielder performed a u-turn and
now finds himself a Gunners regular.
Bossy
attitude
"Mathieu realised he was maybe at a place where he will get a
chance if he is doing well," said Wenger.
"He is growing - he has a little bossy attitude in midfield you
know and he is an organiser, a fighter and a winner.
"He has improved in football terms; his vision is better, his
presence is better and overall at the moment he is doing very
well.
"Mathieu told me first he wanted to leave and of course I couldn't
do anything against that because he had the right to do it.
"After, when he changed his mind, I said 'okay, you fight like
everybody else for your job and for your position' - and he does
that well because at a big club you must be prepared to put your
backs to the wall, be capable to respond, and he does."