Nottingham Forest shocked everybody when it defeated Liverpool last week. The same team will meet Arsenal today in another game of the Premier League. Nottingham Forest will go into this game with high spirits while Arsenal will be looking on ways to bounce back to winning ways.
The Gunners drew against Southampton last Sunday and again lost to PSV on Thursday in the Europa League. This is indeed a worrying result for a team that has been very magnificent this season in all the competitions.
There are things that Mikel Arteta needs to do in order to win the Premier League game today against Nottingham Forest. First of all, the Manager should unleash his full squad from the goalkeeper to the forward line. He should also start Thomas Partey alongside Granit Xhaxa in the midfield. Their partnership has so far proven to be very formidable.
When Thomas Partey is on the pitch, he covers even the defenders and gives them even more opportunities to go forward and fall back without worrying. His presence in the midfield also gives Granit Xhaxa a free role. This makes him even more efficient upfront in looking for goals. He has revived his scoring skills because Thomas Partey gives him the space to move forward well.
Mikel Arteta should also empower his striking force. He should tell Martin Odegaard to lead by an example and be more creative as he was at the beginning of the season.Gabriel Martinelli,Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus should also aim at scoring goals and not just dribbling too much.
The players should look for quick and early goals in the first half and they should not waste any chance. They need to have in mind that they are now second in the Premier League table and it is only a win that can help them reclaim the top spot.
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