{"id":1387,"date":"2026-05-11T10:42:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:42:36","slug":"its-not-easy-to-do-that-to-a-player-especially-someone-with-his-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=1387","title":{"rendered":"“It’s not easy to do that to a player, especially someone with his quality”"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Mart\u00edn Zubimendi (San Sebasti\u00e1n, 1999)<\/strong> seemed the ‘part’<\/strong> what was missing Arsenal<\/strong> to complete the puzzle<\/strong>. This has been the case, in fact, for much of the course<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The ex of the Royal Society<\/strong>signed by 70 million euros, <\/strong>put order <\/strong>y made to play<\/strong> to the ‘gunners’. <\/strong>Not only that. <\/strong>It was revealed as arrival<\/strong> to the point of completing the best season<\/strong> of his career at the scoring level: sum six goals<\/strong> y three assists<\/strong> in 54 parties<\/strong>. \u201cI had in mind to improve in this aspect\u201d<\/strong>he acknowledged.<\/p>\n

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I had in mind to improve in this aspect<\/p>\n

Mart\u00edn Zubimendi<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Paradoxically, the third player<\/strong> most used by Arsenal<\/strong> -only David Raya (4,410′)<\/strong> y Declan Rice (4.246′)<\/strong> exceed their 4,178 minutes<\/strong> game – has lost his place in the eleven in the crucial stretch<\/strong> of the season: chains three games in a row<\/strong> as alternate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Arteta<\/strong>adjusted its position in the first leg of the semis against Atl\u00e9tico (1-1) and finished ‘sitting him down’ <\/strong>in the second leg (1-0) – he had already ‘tested’ it in the victory against Fulham (3-0)<\/strong>– to enter Myles Lewis-Skelly<\/strong>. “Maybe I should have done it sooner. It was a risk.<\/strong>I have been hard on him. <\/strong>He had a spectacular season when he broke into the first team and has gone through some tough times, but stayed humble and focused. Here is your reward.”<\/strong>recognized the technician of the Arsenal<\/strong> to value the youth squad.<\/p>\n

Zubimendi, <\/strong>that started again alternate<\/strong> In the victory against West Ham (0-1), he experienced a situation anomalous<\/strong>. He came onto the field in the 28th minute in place of Ben White and was replaced by Havertz in the 67th minute.<\/strong>after just 40 minutes on the field. <\/p>\n

“It’s never easy to do that to a player, especially someone with Martin’s quality,”<\/strong> assured Arteta<\/strong>who defended his replacement from the board: “We believed that Mosquera’s entry was going to unlock something, but sometimes you have to make another change.”<\/p>\n

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It’s never easy to do that to a player, especially someone with Mart\u00edn’s quality.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“The ‘Zubi’ (change) was tough, but I really felt we had to put two attacking midfielders<\/strong> at that time to generate all kinds of problems and danger. As a coach, you have to be cold<\/strong> and do what the game demands to win. “Thank God it turned out well.”<\/strong>insisted the Arsenal coach, who took the victory with a goal from Leandro Trossard<\/strong> in it 83′<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The (change) of ‘Zubi’ was hard, but as a coach, you have to be cold and do what the game demands to win<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A variant in the eleven that Thierry Henry<\/strong> defended before Atl\u00e9tico<\/strong>: “I didn’t see Zubimendi do that often: the legs, the anticipation, stopping someone… <\/strong>Make the opponent feel like you are there all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

“There is a fundamental difference between the Arsenal we have seen in recent weeks. No disrespect to Zubimendi, he is a cautious player. Instead, Lewis-Skelly’s first thought is to turn and look ahead quickly<\/strong>. “I think that really allows Arsenal to move faster,” he says. Gary Lineker<\/strong>. The ‘Zubimendi File’ is on the table. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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