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Some pre-match reading courtesy of Ed Aarons, who heard Mikel Arteta demand a bigger squad to deal with the intensity of a modern season:
Mikel Arteta believes squad sizes must be increased to cope with the demands placed on players by the increased number of games and has warned that more will suffer serious injuries if the schedule continues to expand.
Arsenal confirmed on Thursday that Gabriel Magalhães had become the latest member of Arteta’s squad to sustain a hamstring injury, with the Brazilian set for surgery and out for the rest of the season. He joins Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Riccardo Calafiori on the sidelines, although there was better news for Arsenal on Jurriën Timber and Ben White before Saturday’s game at Everton.
We had many other niggles. After the Fulham game we had some issues. What we are playing for is that important that you just have to move on, you have to demand the players to step in again. Gabi has a very important role, something that is not easy to replace.
Premier League latest, 12.30pm BST at Goodison ParkLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Mail SimonSome pre-match reading courtesy of Ed Aarons, who heard Mikel Arteta demand a bigger squad to deal with the intensity of a modern season:Mikel Arteta believes squad sizes must be increased to cope with the demands placed on players by the increased number of games and has warned that more will suffer serious injuries if the schedule continues to expand.Arsenal confirmed on Thursday that Gabriel Magalhães had become the latest member of Arteta’s squad to sustain a hamstring injury, with the Brazilian set for surgery and out for the rest of the season. He joins Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Riccardo Calafiori on the sidelines, although there was better news for Arsenal on Jurriën Timber and Ben White before Saturday’s game at Everton.We had many other niggles. After the Fulham game we had some issues. What we are playing for is that important that you just have to move on, you have to demand the players to step in again. Gabi has a very important role, something that is not easy to replace. Continue reading…
