‘Bravo’: Arsenal coaches seriously impressed with £32m player in training ahead of Everton match,player set to start today amid fitness boost – Not Havertz
Arsenal star impressed his coaches in training ahead of their match against Everton today.
In a video shared by the club on their website, the first team can be seen preparing for their visit to Goodison Park.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will be getting his side ready for their schedule to start ramping up now.
After an unbeaten start to the season, their European campaign gets going on Wednesday.
It means his squad will need to be fighting fit and every player will need to be ready to play on every occasion.
Arteta has already had to deal with several injuries, with new signing Jurrien Timber and Thomas Partey already ruled out.
Gabriel Jesus is now fit again and it’ll be interesting to see if he starts this afternoon.
Another Arsenal player who has been in full training for several weeks after his injury problems in Oleksandr Zinchenko.
The £32m defender is essential to the way Arteta’s side way when he’s in the team.
Arsenal coaches impressed with Zinchenko in training
In the video shared by the club, the squad can be seen playing a possession game in a small space.
Two teams are aiming to keep the ball away from the opposition with quick passing and movement.
There are two players wearing bibs who float between both teams in the centre of the space.
One of those players is Zinchenko and it’s easy to see why, with the Ukrainian able to find his teammates with ease under pressure.
At one point, he plays several pinpoint passes under pressure and one Arsenal coach can be heard shouting, ‘Bravo Alex’, while another applauds his efforts.
Although Zinchenko’s position on the team sheet is at left-back, he tends to spend a lot of time in midfield.
Working on playing that role in training makes a lot of sense for Zinchenko with Arsenal expected to have a lot of the ball today.
Zinchenko makes the team immediately better when he plays and it would be a surprise if he didn’t start today.
The 26-year-old makes a ‘massive difference’ whenever he’s on the pitch.
