For the semi-final go to the Champions League against PSG (0-1) on Tuesday, Arsenal had to do without seven major players. His trainer, Mikel Arteta, became aware of the importance of these unavailability only a few minutes before the match.
Deprived of six injured players and a suspension, Mikel Arteta ended up with a very limited workforce at his disposal for the semi-final go to the Champions League lost to PSG (0-1) on Tuesday. However, in an interview with Sky Sports, the Manager of the Gunners reveals that he became aware of the extent of the damage only a few minutes before the start.
“I was waiting for the players to finish their warm -up before the match against PSG at home, explains the Spanish tactician. Before the match, I cross the tunnel, and I see seven players online”. And there, it’s the shock.
Arteta’s assessment which is cold in the back
“These players are Tomiyasu, a phenomenal defender, so I use it a lot in the defensive line. Besides him, Calafiori, a holder we had just signed, absent for five and a half months. Gabriel Magalhães, the best defender. Thomas Partey, our number 6 holder, suspended. Kai Havertz, our number 9 holders, absent four months. Brought back in life, which shone for nine or ten months, I don’t know how long.
Limited in his coaching, the Iberian has made only two changes, with the entries of Ben White and Ethan Nwaneri at the end of the game. The song will be the same for the return match on Wednesday to the Parc des Princes: only Party, which has served its suspension, will be able to return to Arteta’s plans.
