Andrey Arshavin names his best team-mate and Mikel Arteta has an Arsenal problem to solve

Here is your Arsenal morning digest for Saturday, March 13.

Arshavin names favorite team-mate

Andrey Arshavin has named Cesc Fabregas as his favorite team-mate after taking part in with the Spanish midfielder at Arsenal.

Fabregas, who was Arsenal captain and the membership’s best participant at that time, was heralded for his performances earlier than his transfer to Barcelona in 2011. And Arshavin, like many others, was clearly impressed.

“Best team-mate? Let’s say, Fabregas,” stated Arshavin in an interview with UEFA as reported by The Mirror. “He can ship the ball from any level to one other in the proper second and with the proper timing.”

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Arshavin additionally named Emmanuel Eboue as the largest joker, including: “He was very humorous, and I appreciated his humour; it was Rossisski [Russian].”

Analysing Arsenal’s taking part in out from the again

Mikel Arteta has demanded that his workforce play out from the again. However, as Andrew Dowdeswell analyses for soccer.london, it has put the workforce into bother in current matches, particularly with Granit Xhaka and Dani Ceballos committing essential turnovers.

However, whereas Xhaka’s mistake towards Burnley was on him, Bernd Leno, not Ceballos, ought to take the vast majority of the blame for the second error.

Xhaka had the chance to play a first-time cross into David Luiz, however he took a contact and the passing lane closed up.

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Conversely, Ceballos by no means had the possibility to launch the ball, with Olympiacos closing down the house shortly. In actuality, Leno ought to by no means have handed him the ball.

You can the total evaluation of Arsenal’s taking part in out from the again right here.

Arsenal U23 speaking factors

Arsenal’s U23’s misplaced 3-0 to Blackburn on Friday, and soccer.london lined the principle speaking factors from the sport, which you’ll be able to learn right here.

They included the spectacular Miguel Azeez, who, regardless of the scoreline, confirmed his class in midfield.

The evaluation additionally lined Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah, each of whom are hoping to power their manner again into the first-team set-up. Neither actually did sufficient to transfer the needle to show to Arteta that they deserve extra senior alternatives.

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Folarin Balogun additionally featured. A call have to be made on his future imminently as he’s within the closing 12 months of his contract.

Arteta lately expressed his need to preserve the younger striker on the membership. “No, I’m nonetheless very constructive that Flo goes to stick with us and it’s what we’re making an attempt to do as a membership, and it’s what I’m making an attempt to do as a supervisor,” he stated final month.

“As far as I do know from final week, the participant needs to be right here, so I’m constructive. I feel he’s made some huge progress in just a few months.”

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