{"id":422545,"date":"2026-02-12T22:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/422545\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T22:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:58:11","slug":"why-alex-oxlade-chamberlain-gave-martin-oneill-a-bigger-thank-you-than-arsenal-after-dream-celtic-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/422545\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gave Martin O&#8217;Neill a &#8216;bigger thank you&#8217; than Arsenal after dream Celtic debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=www.67hailhail.com \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add as preferred source on Google <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has thanked Arsenal and Celtic boss Martin O\u2019Neill for giving him the chance to pull on the green and white Hoops.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/unique-angle-reveals-martin-oneills-superb-instant-reaction-to-alex-oxlade-chamberlains-celtic-strike\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oxlade-Chamberlain\u2019s goalscoring Celtic debut<\/a> was a dream start to his Hoops career and here, the midfielder explains why O\u2019Neill and Arsenal were pivotal in making the move to Paradise possible. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/alex-oxlade-chamberlain\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oxlade-Chamberlain<\/a> told Celtic TV, \u201cYeah, it means a lot [the debut goal]. I have to say a big thank you to everyone at Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>          Are you happy with Celtic\u2019s decision to sign Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Comment why you voted for the answer you selected<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/67HH-2026-02-06T142735.110-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of Besiktas celebrates after scoring the first goal of his team during the Turkish Super League derby match between Galatasaray and Besiktas\" class=\"wp-image-360466\" \/>Credit: Getty Images\/ Seskim Photo\/MB Media       <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey all know, I\u2019ve spoken to them, for giving me the chance to keep my fitness up. And then an even bigger thank you to the manager here in this football club for giving me the chance to put on this kit and play for this amazing club. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you get those opportunities, you just want to be able to pay back with moments of quality like that.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Alex-Oxlade-Chamberlain-1024x622.png\" alt=\"Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain takes in a Celtic press conference after the Livingston win.\" class=\"wp-image-361884\" \/>Oxlade-Chamberlain admits he\u2019s still \u2018got a lot to offer\u2019 Celtic<\/p>\n<p>At 32, the former Arsenal man is entering the twilight of his career, but Oxlade-Chamberlain promises he will still be able to perform at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtic midfielder continued, \u201cIt\u2019s been difficult and sometimes the way things go in football, especially when you cross that 30 years of age barrier, you\u2019re maybe not as valuable as you once were in a business sense of things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I always knew I still had a lot to give. Training every day for the last 3 months where I was training, that sort of gave me the confidence in that sort of environment that I can still offer a lot to the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd yeah, I\u2019m absolutely delighted to be here and have the opportunity to do that and help these boys and tonight is a great start for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain\u2019s impressive Celtic debut stats<\/p>\n<p>According to Fotmob, Oxlade-Chamberlain was one of the best players on the park in Celtic\u2019s win over Livingston.<\/p>\n<p>And that was despite playing just over 12 minutes for the club:<\/p>\n<p>Rating: 7.03Minutes: 12Passing: 6\/9 (67%)Shots on target: 1\/1 (100%)Accurate long balls: 2\/2 (100%)<\/p>\n<p>For just a 12-minute cameo, the midfielder\u2019s impact was incredible and kept Celtic\u2019s title defence intact.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Celtic content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Add as preferred source on Google Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has thanked Arsenal and Celtic boss Martin O\u2019Neill for giving&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":422546,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[38776,59,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-422545","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-alex-oxlade-chamberlain","9":"tag-gb","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/422546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}