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“Appropriate about Reece James,” says Rob Hobson. “I am convinced that Tuchel would still be a manager if he and Chilwell had stayed fit. For me, James has the ability and engine of Ashley Cole with an additional muscle stone at the top. I sincerely hope that his career will not be a number of short returns from the injury. “

I saw James in October 2019 for the first time in a league auvas against Manchester United. There was a moment when Marcus Rashford escaped, and he usually stayed away, but James had the gas to catch up, and the ability to make a proper tackle. Obviously there is much more than that, but at that moment I was sure that I was watching a player.

Areta says this is a big game and the players concentrate on it. You are excited to face Real Madrid, and the international break comes next, so you have to play well and hopefully get some players back afterwards.

Where is the game? Arsenal will feel like declan rice and Martin Odegaard to run James and Moises Caicedo, while their left flank from Lewis-Skelly and Leandro Trossard will certainly aim at Jadon Sacnho, which is not from the position because of his physicality or unrest and Wesley Fofana, a remedy.

In the meantime, Chelsea feels able to find more men ahead than usual in view of the absent attackers of Arsenal. However, there is not much weakness in the defense of the hosts, so I would expect Neto behind the three behind him to move the ball quickly while examining for space.

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E-mail! “What confuses me is why Areta begins with Merino as a striker instead of using him as a super-sub-role against Leicester,” writes Kieran McKintosh. “At this point there were some tired legs on the Nwaneri field rod and the two combined for two goals. And behold, when Merino starts as a striker, he doesn't look at much. For me, a smarter idea with Martinelli in the middle and Newaneri on the left wing would have come, and then in Merino, but I was at home around 70/80 minutes, but I was sitting at home and great this and he is in the emirates. So we will see. “

I imagine it is not just about who the better center forward is, but that Merino Merino. Arsenal will want to play and play in him, which is not feasible with Martinelli, and I believe that his presence in both boxes will be useful for set pieces. If we were on the pipe for a year, it would be Nwaneri in the middle, I think, and I am a little surprised that he doesn't play off the flank today because there is not much magic in ARTETAS front.

Then what do we do from Reece James in midfield? I think I can see it because I think he is a brilliant footballer who can play the skills, will and brain anywhere, but I also think that if he can stay fit, he can be the best right -back in the world. It felt like there was a time when England had argued whether Kyle Walker or Trent Alexander-Arnold should play there, but James, a mix of both, is actually better than both. Nevertheless, it's great to see him back.

Enzo Mareca, meanwhile, now Bring Benoît Badiail and Reece James, who will play through the appearance of things in midfield; Missing Out Cole Palmer, who is injured, and Tosin Aderabioyo who is on the bench.

Mikel Areta makes two changes to the side that the last time attracted to Old Trafford: Myles Lewis-Skelly returns on the right wing on the left behind-he also played a week a week, and replaces Riccardo Calafiori, and it is Gabriel Martinelli, not Ethan Nwaneri. Oh, and Raheem Sterling, player of the game a week, is not eligible to play against his parents' club.

I will write them down Then we will look at them more in more detail.

Teams!

Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; Wood, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Parttey, rice, odegaard; Martinelli, Merino, Trossard. Subs: Neto, Terney, White, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorgho, Calafiori, Butler-Oyedeji, Nwaneri.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Fofana, Badiail, Colwill, Cucurella; James, Caicedo; Enzo, Nkunku, Sancho; Neto. Subs: Jorgensen, Bettinelli, Tosin, Chalobah, Gusto, Acheampong, Lavia, Dewsbury-Hall, George.

preamble

There are only a few emotions more acute than disappointment. Although at first glance it is more harmless than their more intensive relationships – devastation, destroyed, etc. – it is precisely this kindness that it consumes so powerfully, a feeling that things did not go, as the cosmos are intended for them, and a persistent, gnawing, weak feeling of claim, strength and unpainting.

Arsenal should not be 15 points from the top of the table with 10 games. After the surprise challenge of two seasons, they were still closer the following year and were expected – expected – expected – to have another serious tendency to have the title.

Not so, and if that weren't enough, the champions will not be a state -financed front this time, which is examined by the football authorities and managed by the leading football genius of the generation. After Manchester City even hurt and even hurt the man who makes her tick, Liverpool will benefit from the subsequent delivery. And because it happened slowly, without a drama, there is no sense of reconstruction and repair, but the constant irritation of the opportunities that has no guarantee, it will now return to a cycle for three years.

However, there is: Bukayo Saka is approaching full fitness and may be available if Arsenal hits a non -convincing Real Madrid in the last eight of the Champions League at the beginning of next month. Immortality is still not beyond them.

In the meantime, however, you have to ensure your place in the competition of the next season, with today's visitors Chelsea want to do the same. After a decent time at the beginning of the season, they have found it more difficult to achieve a consistent level lately, since Enzo Maresca is looking for the best commitment of his openly ridiculous resources. But they have the talent to give someone a game, and if they win today, they will only be three points behind his London rivals, which brings the different teams back into the equation, which means that the disappointment can still turn into devastation.

Kick -off: 1.30 p.m. GMT

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