Arsenal could turn to Declan Rice at centre-back – as Arteta calls on players to step up after Gabriel injury

Mikel Artita said that Rice Deklan can be used as a central successor for the first time since 2023, when Arsenal is trying to deal with the absence of Gabriel as part of the defense injury crisis.

Gabriel, who was almost present in the Gunners’ in the quarter -finals of the Champions League, is outside this season as one of a series of players who will be excluded this month, where Ben White, Ricardo Calafiori and Jurien Timber suffer from short -term issues in the short term.

ARTETA answered when asked if the midfielder could form a partnership with William Saliba: “We will definitely,” ARTETA answered whether the midfielder could form a partnership with William Saliba. “We tried against PSV away last season. He is a player who is able to do this.”

Did Diklan Rice played in the middle?

Rice played 29 minutes as an alternative to this position against the Dutch team in the Arsenal match in his European campaign for 2023/24, when ARTETA changed almost a full assortment, after he already won the group.

He played the last time in the center in West Ham during the 2017/18 campaign, as it also appeared there for the hammers in 2019/20.

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Slavin Belic, who was West Ham director until 2017 and presented Rice for the first time at the age of 18, said that England is similar to the legendary Chelsea and the center of the center in England John Terry during his period in West Ham “the largest possibility team.”

“[He was a] “” Rice became only a midfielder due to injuries during the pre -season.

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Diklan Rice in defense: “We need an escalation”

ARTETA has succeeded in experimental use of midfielder Mikel Mirino as a striker in 2024/25, and says that the caliphate of the knee strings that Arsenal faced is “all completely different”.

“I don’t think it’s specially for Arsenal and it is very difficult to put a finger,” he said. “We do all research and try to understand how we can bring this possibility [of more] Lower as possible.

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“The sample is very small because last year, I think, we were the best team in this aspect. When Willie asks who wants to play beside him, the answer is clear because it is [Gabriel] It brings attributes and makes [Saliba’s] The attributes are much better.

“When we lose a player and a leader like him, we need an escalation. One player [alone] You will not be able to do so. “

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Everton v. Arsenal

Arsenal is ranked second in the fifteenth rank on Saturday (12:30 GMT) before Real Madrid was hosting in the first stage of the eight Champions League on Tuesday (20:00).

Liverpool is leading Liverpool’s top flight leaders with Arsenal with eight league matches remaining, while Nottingham Forest is third, four points.