Arsenal s strong formation shows bones, will Arteta open an aircraft carrier?

relied on a rotation lineup to complete the League Cup promotion mission and defeated the victim Newcastle over the weekend. Arsenal performed well in the past week. For Arteta, the biggest obstacle to the Gunners' multi-line championship may not only be their opponents, but their injuries that entangle them.

Since the beginning of the new season, Arsenal's injuries have reached double-digit numbers (9 people), with the 1.3 billion euros worth of the strong formation exposed. Jesus, Ben White, Havertz and others have been recovering from injuries for a long time. Saka, Saliba and Odegao fell one after another, and new players Maduaike, Inkapier and Nelgao have also won the lottery one after another. Arsenal has become the most injured club in Europe at this stage.

Arsenal's injury wave has been going on for several seasons, which has a lot to do with the team's style of play. Arteta tends to select new players with outstanding physical fitness, emphasizes confrontation on the defensive end, and relies on the players' personal abilities to break the situation during offense. These are all based on huge consumption, and the wave of injuries is inevitable. From continuously introducing left-backs to building a 25-man rotation lineup, Arsenal has tried its best to expand the depth of the lineup in order to deal with the injury crisis and meet the tactical needs of the young coach.