Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gives his thoughts on William Saliba's Gunners' 2-0 Premier League defeat at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium.
Arsenal Manager Michael Arteta He has given his opinion on William Saliba'Sending in the gunners' A 2-0 defeat in the Premier League do Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
With title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool not in action until Sunday afternoon, Arsenal have a chance to leapfrog their two rivals and into first place. Top-notch table By beating the Cherries in the opening match at 5:30 p.m.
However, Arsenal once again fell victim to their own indiscipline when Saliba received the first red card of his career for a late foul in the first 30 minutes of his career. evanilson.
The Frenchman's dismissal marks Arsenal's third exit in eight Premier League games this season. Declan RiceRed and relegation against Brighton & Hove Albion Leandro Trassart – Whose terrible back pass sparked Saliba's fearsome challenge against Manchester City.
Arsenal fell short with 10 men, but Bournemouth finally broke their defence. christian ryan Before this, he finished the routine in a tidy corner. Justin Kluivert and then attacked from that point David Rayá Defeated Evansilson.
Arteta suggests Arsenal will not appeal Saliba's red card
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Saliba's foul on Evanilson was initially considered worthy of a yellow card by the referee. Rob Jones He changed his mind before looking at the pitchside monitor and kept his tone low when Arteta asked him about the incident after the match.
“Well, it was a decision on the field, that decision was reversed, and I don't think the decision is going to be reversed twice now. So, the decision is made,” Arteta said in his post-match press conference.
“It's a decision you have to make in a split second, the striker is face up, obviously, he's not waiting for the ball and suddenly it comes towards him, he makes a decision and that's it, the referee decides to give a yellow and red card.” .
Asked if Arsenal would appeal Saliba's sending off, Arteta suggested the Gunners should not worry: “The decision is made, so it's done.”
Saliba Shipping A competition has caused the ban. The Frenchman will serve his national ban in next weekend's crunch clash against current leaders Liverpool at the Emirates, but will play against Shakhtar Donetsk in Tuesday's Champions League clash.
Who replaces Saliba for Arsenal against Liverpool?
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When Arsenal lose Saliba, they lose one of the most composed, collected and generally level-headed centre-backs on the planet, who exudes confidence on the ball and can time his tackles like no other.
The Frenchman's sanction comes at a time when Arsenal are already sweating over the suitability of two potential replacements. jurian tree AND Takero TomiyasuThe latter may be out for a while. For the new knee setback.
However, Timber may return to the match against Liverpool, where he or ben white – who played at right back on Saturday after recovering from his own knee problem – could join the ranks Gabriel Magalhas in the center.
White can be used as a centerpiece, even if the tree doesn't fit Tomas Party He represents as an emergency right-back, and Arteta's only solution is to deploy another left-footed centre-back in defence.
Ricardo Calafiori AND Jakub Kiwier The main competitors will be – one Oleksandr Zinchenko EITHER Miles Lewis-Skelley He could be called up as a left-back, but in Saturday's second leg against Bournemouth, Guivier was largely at fault and was left hooked after coming on as a substitute.
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