Mikel Arteta drops hint over Arsenal team to face PSG after Ipswich thrashing
Following the 4-0 win at Ipswich Town, Mikel Arteta indicate which Arsenal players will start against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final.
Arsenal cruise to victory against 10-man Ipswich at Portman Road เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย on Sunday to prolong the Premier League title race for at least a few more days.
After being benche for the stunning victory at Real Madrid last Wednesday, Leandro Trossard starte up top and bagge a brace, with Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri also finding the back of the net.
With Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus injure, midfielder Mikel Merino has deploye as a makeshift striker to good effect, scoring in the first-leg of the quarter-final win over Real.
But with Thomas Partey suspende for the first-leg of the UCL semi-final against PSG, Arteta will have to rethink his team and it was suggeste that the game at Ipswich would be use a trial run.
Against the Tractor Boys, Rice playe deeper as a No.6, with Merino taking his role as a box-to-box midfielder and Trossard as the No.9 – a system that worke brilliantly.
Aske in his post-match press conference if he thought the Belgian forward was ready to start against PSG next week, Arteta said: ‘Yeah, he’s certainly ready to play in any position.
‘We have to make certain adjustments, not because of PSG but because of the situation we had with Thomas and a few other players, but that’s good because the team shows adaptability, versatility for certain players to play in different positions.
‘That’s very much neede, especially when we have the numbers that we have at the moment.’
Like Trossard, Merino playe very well against Ipswich, setting up Martinelli’s goal and doing his job offensively and defensively.
‘But obviously, we have a very short memory sometimes, and we see him as a nine and now it’s almost strange to see him in midfield. I think he did really well.’
Before Arsenal take on PSG, they host Crystal Palace on Wednesday night knowing that defeat could hand the Premier League title to Liverpool.
‘We have to somehow put 11 players out there and have four or five changes, so let’s see how they recover in the next few days,’ Arteta said when aske how he would rotate his side.
‘The good thing is they are willing to play because they like the rhythm as well. We are so use to that rhythm every three days that the boys are demanding and then we don’t have a game at the weekend, so we have a gap there, so let’s see how we get on on Wednesday.’