Confronted with a full infirmary to crack, the Gunners drew from their workforce, reinforced by a judicious recruitment, to win against Nottingham Forest and greatly reassure their coach, Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal struck hard this Saturday against Nottingham Forest (3-0) in the Premier League. A precious success for the London training, despite a large number of injured, made possible thanks to an extended workforce and a particularly ambitious summer transfer window.
The Gunners had to do without William Saliba, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Ben White, Christian Nørgaard and Martin Ødegaard, released on injury after only 18 minutes of play, touched in the shoulder. If certain absences have been offset by recruits Critthian Mosquera, Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke, the salvation of Arsenal came from two others, Martín Zubimendi, author of a double, and Viktor Gyökeres.
Arteta Savoure
Very delighted with this service, the Basque technician rented the good nascent cohesion of his group. “I am very happy because it gives us options, the ability to change the course of the match and to have a presence within the team. Now we have to make everyone feel connected and important ”he said to the club's official website.
Arteta is convinced of this, the new options he now has will have a decisive role in the title race.
“It is very positive, because some players that we decided to leave, like some others, see the welcome and the link they already create with our supporters. This is exactly what we need, because it helps us, it gives us confidence, gives us more ambition to do better, and they are all in a good position. We need two players per position, it's football. It is no different from other teams, given their qualities. Nothing new, it is simply a question of being efficient and available as much as possible, because we will need them. Faced with the opponent, we will use some players, certain qualities ”he said.
