Mikel Arteta concedes that Gabriel Martinelli’s availability for Sunday’s north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur is questionable, but Thomas Partey is not ready to play.
The Brazilian forward was pulled off in the first half against Everton last week due to a hamstring injury, and he missed Wednesday‘s Champions League triumph over PSV Eindhoven.
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However, he has been obliged to do so with Thomas, who has been sidelined with a groyne injury since the Manchester United game before the international break.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, the boss said: “With Gabi we are still assessing him, so let’s see if he can make the game or not. Thomas [Parety] for sure is out.
“The rest we hope are available, yes we still have two training sessions, but there were no big issues in midweek.”JAMB Portal
When it comes to selecting a team for our biggest game of the season so far, Mikel knows that given the quality at his disposal, there will be disappointed players who aren’t named in the starting XI when Spurs come to Emirates Stadium.JAMB Result
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He says that is the most difficult part of his job, but given the demands of the fixture schedule and the longer period of injury-time this season, he believes that everyone will get ample opportunities to make an impact, whether they start the game or not.
“When you have to announce the line-up, it’s one of the hardest things, because players feel happy and valued when they play,” he said. “When they don’t it’s very difficult. You want them to feel loved and trusted, and the way to do that is to play them, but everybody understands it’s a team sport.InformationGuideNigeria
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada“It’s always 11 players starting, but we have seen as well how important the finishers are, and how important everybody is going to be in the season, and not look back on the team who have played the first six or seven games of the season. ”
