Declan Rice

Good morning from Lisbon. Arsenal and Mikel Arteta arrived yesterday evening, and the team news is mixed. Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel have all travelled, but Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber have stayed behind in London, not quite ready for this one. With a huge game on Saturday against Bournemouth, you have to imagine […] The post Arteta looks for Arsenal identity ahead of Sporting clash appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Team will not panic in wake of City and Southampton defeats Raya set to return in goal for Tuesday’s first leg at Sporting Mikel Arteta has insisted that Arsenal will not panic after losing successive games for the first time this season but admitted that they must rediscover their identity to get their campaign back on track. The Premier League leaders face Sporting in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in Lisbon on Tuesday after seeing their hopes of an unprecedented quadruple crumble with defeats by Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final and the Championship side Southampton in the FA Cup. Bukayo Saka and Jurriën Timber have been ruled out as they continue to struggle with injuries, although there was better news for Arteta with Gabriel Magalhães, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard all expected to feature against the Portuguese champions.

The Gunners have been sweating over several injuries.

He's launched an impassioned defence of the Gunners.

Declan Rice has returned to training after missing his side’s shock FA Cup demise at Southampton on Saturday

Arsenal's Declan Rice and Gabriel return to training before the Champions League meeting with Sporting after injury absences.

Declan Rice has handed Arsenal a significant injury boost for the opening leg of their Champions League quarterfinal against Sporting Lisbon.

ARSENAL have been handed a triple injury boost ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Sporting. Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Magalhaes all took part in first-team training despite concerns over injuries. Gabriel was taken off with a knock during Arsenal’s shock 2-1 FA Cup exit to Southampton on Saturday.  Mikel Arteta...

Arsenal dressing room leaders must take it upon themselves and end any self-pity from their teammates after defeat at Southampton. That’s the view of Gunners legend Ray Parlour, who believes …

The mid-block is a well-established tactic and will be seen at some point during most games at all levels. A mid-block can be broadly defined as players being positioned zonally rather than in response to the oppositions positioning, and occupying the middle zone of the pitch. Being positioned relative to one another, rather than in […] The post Unlocking A Mid-Block: Tactical Solutions From Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta & Unai Emery – Tactical Theory appeared first on Total Football Analysis.