Arsenal beat their rivals to Rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in the Premier League, playing the best game of the season, and after the game, they pushed their opponents to rise to tenth place in the league table, but in this game Mikkel Arteta lost his love will Granit Zaka, who was injured and was replaced at the end of the game after colliding with Lucas Mora, and after examination, it was confirmed that his right knee was torn in the medial ligament and would be absent for three months, which was bound to disrupt The deployment of Mikel Arteta, but Granit Altta was forced to leave the game. Xhaka's absence could bring opportunities to the rest of the team.
The player with the biggest chance of replacing Granit Xhaka is Albert Sambi Lokonga, who came to shoot at the beginning of the season, and it was Lokunga who replaced him after Granite Xhaka was injured, and many people hope that the young Belgian player can replace Granit Xhaka's absence, after all, he has been able to perform well since he joined. Although Lokunga and Granite Xhaka have different styles, the former can bring something different to Arsenal, Lokunga is clearly better at defending, in his five league games, he averaged 2.2 interceptions, 0.8 interceptions and 0.6 clearances per game, coupled with his courage to pass forward, so that he averaged 1 key pass per game, and should have a good chemistry with Thomas Partey.
In addition to Lokunga, Mikkel Arteta still has two midfielders, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Mohamed Elneny, the former once quite close to leaving, but in the end Arsenal were reluctant to let him go, and the most dramatic thing is that Ainsley Maitland-Niles was able to regain playing time and was placed in the midfield position he had always dreamed of. But unfortunately, his performance is not very impressive, resulting in a lot of time this season from the bench, it may be better to put him back at full-back development may be more suitable for him.
Although Mohammed Ernenni had a good performance last season, it began due to quality limitations, and this season spent more time on the bench, and currently only has 120 minutes of playing time in the league, and It is also a good choice against some weaker teams or when trying to strengthen their defense.
Mikel Arteta also had the opportunity to switch formations to deal with the injury of Granite Xhaka, who played a 4-1-4-1 formation during Granite Xhaka's suspension, using Thomas Parte as the only midfielder, but given Arsenal's weak defensive ability in midfield, this approach only applies to teams with weak attacking power. Fortunately, during granite Xhaka's three-month absence, there were two international schedules, which had less impact on the team, and the team could still maintain a certain competitiveness after trying granite Xhaka's suspension before, which was a good time to verify whether other players were capable of taking granite Xhaka's place.