Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta could reportedly play Gabriel Martinelli as a a striker in the upcoming games. The rest of the coaching staff is also open to the idea.
Hence, it is also looks like Eddie Nketiah will have to start the game on the bench. This is also because he has only scored 2 goals in the last 7 games.
ARSENAL STRIKER EDDIE NKETIAH HAS STRUGGLED IN THE RECENT GAMES TO SCORE GOALS
Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah has struggled to score goals in the recent games. He is getting good enough chances to score. However, sometimes he has failed to even hit the target. Hence, it is clear that Nketiah does need some rest after the busy schedule. He has played all the games as Gabriel Jesus continues to recover from his injury.
Gabriel Jesus is likely to train with his Arsenal teammates in the first week of March. Hence, Eddie Nketiah has started all the games. Therefore, now a number of teams are starting to nullify his threat. Hence, Mikel Arteta is reportedly going to try a very different idea. There is a chance that Mikel Arteta will play Gabriel Martinelli as a striker in the upcoming days.
GABRIEL MARTINELLI COULD PLAY AS A CENTER-FORWARD IN THE UPCOMING GAMES
According to reports, Arsenal could play Gabriel Martinelli as a striker instead of Eddie Nketiah in the further games. Reporter Dean Jones further said, “I think he’s running out of steam in this team, and I’m starting to wonder if they look at rotating the side now. Is there any possibility – I mean, this is just something I’m putting out there because I’ve heard that it’s not impossible that Arsenal do try this – of them playing Martinelli up top?”
Hence, it looks like Arsenal might play Leandro Trossard in the left-wing. Therefore, it looks like it was the right decision to sign Trossard in the January transfer window. Hence, it looks like the Gunners manager Mikel Arteta is trying do something different to continue the momentum for the season. There is also a chance that the Gunners could try to sign a forward in the next summer transfer window.
According to stats, Gabriel Martinelli has only played 14 games in the center-forward position. Hence, Arsenal are certainly going to big risk of playing him as a striker. However, at the moment, they need to rotate the squad because of busy schedule.
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