{"id":3079,"date":"2026-04-21T13:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/updatelive.online\/?p=3079"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:04:27","slug":"another-extension-stina-blackstenius-becomes-the-latest-arsenal-player-to-sign-a-new-contract-as-the-london-club-continue-their-extension-campaign-to-resolve-the-long-list-of-expiring-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/?p=3079","title":{"rendered":"Another extension! Stina Blackstenius becomes the latest Arsenal player to sign a new contract, as the London club continue their extension campaign to resolve the long list of expiring contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"article-body\" data-affiliate-button-variant=\"A\">\n<div>\n<p><span>In the past, Blackstenius might have been tempted by a new challenge. Indeed, she has often struggled to establish herself in Arsenal&#8217;s starting lineup, competing with Alessia Russo, the Gunners&#8217; starting striker. This season, however, coach Renee Slegers has them playing together more regularly: Russo plays a more withdrawn role while Blackstenius leads the attack, with the two players often swapping positions fluidly to create new angles of attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think they&#8217;re quite different as players and that&#8217;s why they fit together so well,\u201d Slegers said recently. \u201cIt is sometimes said that opposites attract. They are very different from each other, and this is precisely what makes them a complementary duo: each occupies the space left by the other and can thus express its specific qualities. This association creates a very beneficial collective dynamic, especially since both players are capable of playing in the number 9 position.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thanks to this device, Blackstenius is experiencing his most prolific season in the Arsenal jersey: eight goals and three assists in 15 Women&#8217;s Super League matches, including only six as a starter. Already a personal best since his arrival in England, to which are added three goals and two assists in other competitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the past, Blackstenius might have been tempted by a new challenge. Indeed, she has often struggled to establish herself in Arsenal&#8217;s starting lineup, competing with Alessia Russo, the Gunners&#8217; starting striker. This season, however, coach Renee Slegers has them playing together more regularly: Russo plays a more withdrawn role while Blackstenius leads the attack, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}