If a comical personal objective from 35 yards to degree the scores in Arsenal’s pre-season pleasant wasn’t sufficient to rile Mikel Arteta, then the Spaniard would possibly effectively have been incandescent when listening to the information of accidents to 2 of his main stars.
Bukayo Saka put the Gunners forward in opposition to Nurnberg after simply seven minutes, however late within the sport an below stress Jorginho inadvertently knocked the ball again previous his keeper and into the web.
Supporters attending the match may need puzzled why captain, Martin Odegaard, wasn’t taking part in on condition that it’s believed he was named within the beginning XI.
The Night Normal famous that the Norwegian picked up a knock and was subsequently withdrawn earlier than a ball was kicked.
At this stage the precise extent of the damage isn’t recognized.
“[Odegaard] and Leo are struggling,” Arteta advised reporters after the match (h/t Night Normal).
“And we had different gamers with points picked up within the week so now we have to be cautious.
“It’s pre-season and a few of them have solely had two or three coaching periods so we’ll take it step-by-step.”
With the beginning of the brand new Premier League season simply 4 quick weeks away, the very last thing that Arteta and Arsenal want is for his or her stars to be choosing up accidents and niggles in video games which imply nothing other than bringing in some first rate crowds for native groups and handing gamers the chance to get match match.
As soon as the issues have been identified, Arteta may have a clearer image in his head as to when he can utilise the companies of the duo as soon as extra.
