Kai Havertz: Arsenal forward’s hamstring injury deepens crisis, so what does Mikel Arteta do in attack now? | Football News happymamay

Only last week, after the transfer window closed in January without adding to his team in arsenal, McCle Artita talked about the need to be “flexible” in the attack to deal with the absence of Bocao Saka and Jabriel Jesus.

The hard task is more difficult now.

After Gabriel Martinelli has already lost a hamst of the knee for more than a month in defeating the Carabao Cup against Newcastle, Arsenal fears that the Kai Havartz season has ended after suffering a tear suspected of the same muscles during training in Dubai.

The absence of Hefitz leaves Lendro TroSard, Raheem Steling and Ethan Nwaryi, 17, as the only attack options available in Arsenal. Saka is still somewhat due to his problem in the knee strings, despite the intensification of his rehabilitation in Dubai. Jesus outside this season with his knee injury.

The absence of Jesus Hefrtz as the only Arsenal option left in the attacker’s position, with ARTETA confessing last week that the 25 -year -old may have to start every game from now until the end of the campaign. But he had already bore the burden of a huge work.

Only William Saliba and Jabriel played more minutes than Arsenal’s external players this season. Havertz is already up to 34 games in all competitions that have achieved 51 last states. Moreover, the role of No. 9 under Arteta is a unique demand.

The Premier League tracking data for this season appears. Jesus and Huffersz are ranked first and fifth in a row among the strikers for the covered distance per 90 minutes. It should be noted that Dominic Solanki, who connects a similar amount of candidacy for their competitors in northern London Tottenham, has been marginalized due to a recent injury.

Of course, injuries are not only to download. Lucky plays a role as well.

But in the case of Heefz, in particular, it should not be a big surprise that he had fallen victim. ARTETA described it as a “genetic force” last week, but each player has its borders, and Narts looked near the last Arsenal games.

He produced an epic shift, even according to his criteria, in a 1-0 victory over the wolves in which Arsenal played for about an hour with 10 men. Then he played 89 minutes of winning 5-1 against Manchester City and completed 90 away from Newcastle, although the draw died in the second half.

Arteta’s hand, at least somewhat, was imposed due to the lack of available alternatives. But it is reasonable to wonder whether it can be done more to protect the player who works further than anyone else in Arsenal this season, and he is ranked first from pressure and attack.

It is clear that the warm weather break is intended for the rest that is needed and restoring is very late.

Who can fill number 9?

ARTETA mentioned all three TroSsard, Steling and Nwanderi as false options last week. The former looks preferred for the job after playing 723 minutes in the Premier League in the position of Arsenal, or nearly a quarter of an average since his arrival two years ago.

Whether it can provide the threat of the desired goal is another question. He was sometimes foiled by Heefzz, but he is the best scorer in Arsenal with nine goals in the Premier League. A total of 15 in all competitions was placed on the right track for the highest registration season in his career.

On the contrary, Trussard only found the net five times in this semester and was scored only once, in a 2-1 victory over Tottenham in January, in his last 18 games in all competitions.

The shape of the sterling pound is less convincing.

Chelsea loan showed signs of improvement out of possession in the last veil. A total of five games against Spears was the second highest in the Premier League match.

But he only scored once throughout the season, in the Carabao Cup against Bolton. There was no confidence in front of the goal due to a lost penalty kick in the Champions League victory over Girona.

Then there is a Numi. The transfer of a 17 -year -old player to such an unfamiliar role will be a huge matter from ARTETA, but the Oscar product definitely looks the biggest threat to Arsenal at the present time.

With seven goals in just 700 minutes this season, its average of 0.90 per 90 minutes is the highest Premier League players in all competitions. It also ranks first among the arsenal players to get clips on the target per 90 minutes, in addition to the accuracy rate in shooting and turning bullets.

Looking at the danger he puts out when he is cut from the right side and the goal of the shots in the distant corner, as he successfully did in the last games against Girona and Manchester City, Arteta may feel better to keep it in its normal position.

ARTETA’s alternative option will be to get out of the clown and re -display a midfielder.

Can McCill Mirino deserve to be tried in this position? It will be a difficult task for international Spain, which still finds his feet in English football, but he has at least the material qualities and air force to serve as an outlet in a similar style for Herz.

Regardless of what ARTETA is doing in position 9, he will need creativity in extensive situations as well. It is not expected that TroSard, Steling and NWANERI are not expected every minute. Others, such as Miles Lewis-Skili, or even Kiran Turney, may have to be used forward.

Of course, Arteta promoted the best Oscars in the club in NWANERI and Lewis -Sikely, but others on the sidelines of the first team, such as the wings Nathan Betrir -Digi and Islal Kapia, may now need to contact him as well.

The injury crisis adds to January questions

What is certain is that there is no perfect solution.

Arsenal is already six points behind the Premier League leaders Liverpool, who play their match at hand against Everton on Wednesday evening. They can’t afford any other points, regardless of the result in that game in Goodison Park.

But the reality is that tourist attractions may be reduced. The chances of the Arsenal title were greatly affected by the injuries of Jesus, Saka and Martinelli, and while the latter returns in the coming weeks and months, the addition of Heefz to the list of absence in the long term is the heaviest blow so far.

All of this is to intensify Arsenal’s decision not to strengthen it in January, after it failed to try Aston Villa Outkins. The club’s position was better to wait for the summer, when the long -term goals became available. But she felt a gambling, even before the injury crisis deepened.

It led to reverse results.