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Arteta Hails a More Dependable Squad and Confirms Havertz Setback.
Mikel Arteta feels assured that his side can persist in handling with fitness issues following confirming that forward Kai Havertz is not ready for a few more weeks.
Prolonged Recovery for Havertz
Havertz has been out for months after undergoing an operation on his knee. Hoped to come back sooner, Arteta explained the player hit a snag when increasing his rehabilitation and could not progress “to the next level.”
“We learned, and we were able to put together a squad that is much more reliable and has more options,” Arteta said.
Tactical Decisions for Midweek Fixture
This development creates a selection headache for the midweek match against Brentford. A decision is required between persisting with Mikel Merino, who scored as a makeshift striker last weekend, or recalling Viktor Gyökeres, who came back from a muscle injury in the latter stages. Long-term absentee Gabriel Jesus is also an option after 11 months out.
Fitness Doubts Persist
Additional concerns affect centre-back William Saliba and attacker Leandro Trossard, who sat out the Stamford Bridge game. Consequently, summer signings Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapié are expected to continue in the backline for the Premier League front-runners.
Arteta feels the significant outlay on squad depth during the summer has left Arsenal in a more robust situation to deal with such setbacks.
Squad Depth Vital for Premier League Pursuit
In response if a larger pool of players was helping their league challenge, the manager agreed. “Yes, because this season has seen more issues in certain positions, and now what’s happening with the backline,” he continued.
“We learned from the past that we need to utilize players in alternative spots, and they must be capable to perform various functions if we are to fight at the top. And the instance of Mikel is probably the prime illustration.”
Arteta's Support for Frustrated Havertz
Speaking about the delay highlighted by Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann, the manager gave further detail. “He was doing everything. He could not go to the subsequent stage and now it appears like we have overcome that hurdle.”
Arteta expressed his eagerness to have him back. “The team is keen to have him. I mean, Havertz is someone that, for me, I admire greatly for what he brings to the team, but his character, his attitude. I see him suffer on the sidelines.”
“His availability record is phenomenal, he's rarely been injured, and I can’t wait to get him back involved on the pitch because I feel it’s going to be a significant uplift.”
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